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29" Discussion thread
I have a variety of unicycles. I find the 29 is the most versatile. I do distance and some light cross country. My favourite unicycle is the N36 - it just feels so goood to ride. But I like my 29s for anything hilly, anything off road and anything more urban (lots of pavements). If I'm going somewhere new and don't know what the riding will be like, for preference I will take the 29. I have much more control over it than the 36er and there's far less distance to fall when I come flying off, hands first. -- cathwood Cathy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cathwood's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9425 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64498 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I just want to know what the difference is when riding a 29" compared to a 36". Like speeds and fun factor. I am small and considering buying a 29". Thanks. -- Municycler 'My 24\" unispin.' (http://youtube.com/watch?v=hM8VJWqSMd8) 'My lil trials video.' (http://youtube.com/watch?v=qXZSV5RhkTQ) ONE WHEEL FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Municycler's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15505 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64498 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Municycler wrote: I just want to know what the difference is when riding a 29" compared to a 36". Like speeds and fun factor. I am small and considering buying a 29". Thanks. To me it is kind of like the difference between driving a rolls royce (the 36") and driving something like a pergeot 205 (the 29"). The 36" is pure quality to ride and every time I ride it I want to just ride it more and more. The 29er is nippy and fun (and not so high off the ground to fall off) and more versatile. There is a current thread related to 29er speeds on a different part of this forum but to me it's a difference between averaging at 8 mph (29er) and 10 mph (36") - I'm not a fast rider. I have ridden 30 miles in one ride on my 36" and about 10 on my 29er. Oh and finally, I think they are not mutually exclusive - get the 29er first and learn about riding on a big wheel and get the 36" when you've had a bit of practice and are ready to really go distances. These are my thoughts but other people have other opinions. -- cathwood Cathy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cathwood's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9425 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64498 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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On a scale of 1-5, I'd say a 5!!! I love riding my 29" Sun (or is it 28"? whatever). It literally rides itself. People scoff when I claim that it rides itself, but it's true! I just sit on top! It is like gliding through a vat of buttery smooth goodness. I've got 150 cranks on it now, but I think it is better with 127s. I don't think I'd like cranks shorter than 127, it gets a little twitchy as it is. Anyway it is a total P.O.S. unicycle compared to, say, a KH29, but it has been super reliable and trouble free (but I don't do any drops with it, just a hop or two ). I'd have to say it was the best $100 that I've ever spent. I also have a 24" with a fat tire and the difference between that and the 29 is really remarkable. I'd hesitate to ride the 24 for any distance (I use it mainly for winter in-door gym riding), but the 29 is perfect for just about any distance (3 mile rides are nothing, piece of cake). The most I've ridden is about 15 miles, which is nothing compared to the gladiators on this forum. -- CrazyChrisVT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CrazyChrisVT's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12606 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64498 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I rode a nimbus II 29" for the first 4 months of my unicycling habit and took it on a 2 day 100 mile ride in Indiana called the Hilly Hundred. Then I tore it down and rebuilt it into this thing: http://silentaftermath.com/guys.jpg http://silentaftermath.com/guy1.jpg Shortly after that I sold it to a friend and purchased a 36er. I still like that cycle and it was good for light muni and great on the road. -- mouse Originally Posted by johnfoss Yes, being old makes you stupid. Originally Posted by jerrick I think we should get off the topic off kinky/horny girls and unicycles, and back to creepy horny men. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mouse's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14148 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64498 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I use my Yuni 29" with Big Apple tire mostly for street riding around the neighborhood. I do not ride on busy roads. Sometimes I ride it in town but stay mostly on the sidewalks. It originally had 125mm cranks but I changed to 150mm cranks for better control getting over rough sidewalks and up/down driveways. I use a 26" with 170mm cranks for off-road (MUni) riding. I am not a real strong rider ( ) so these cranks work well for me. -- Wheel Rider A man can fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame someone else. - Waite Phillips ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wheel Rider's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10656 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64498 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I have a Nimbus 29er and it's my second unicycle (the other has a 24 inch wheel). The 29er is definately my favorite of the two. I ride distances on roads almost exclusively. Started off with 127 mm cranks, and switched to 114 mm cranks about 5 months ago. The shorter cranks made such a big difference that now, I'm debating on getting either 89s or 102s. I usually ride 5 miles at a time. My longest ride was a little over 30 miles. My Garmin GPS indicates I average a little over 8 MPH on my rides and can easily get over 12 mph if the road surface is good. Mounting is pretty easy and I love the fact that I'm not so high up in case of a UPD. I've considered getting a 36er, and even bought parts to start making one. But I've been thoroughly disappointed in the wheel production problems, tire selection issues, expense, etc. Maybe one day I'll get the glamorous new Coker when it comes out, but for now the 29er makes for truly a great ride and I can throw it into the car without any hassles. I rate it a 5 out of 5. Maybe after I put even shorter cranks on it, I'll rate it a 6 out of 5. There's plenty for me left to master on my 29er. I want to get better at hopping (can only manage an inch or so), riding up curbs, leaning more on the turns, riding with SIF, wheel walking, etc. In many ways, it's still more unicycle that I can handle. It's a great mode of transportation. -- abridged ------------------------------------------------------------------------ abridged's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11292 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64498 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I had a 36er for about three weeks. I liked it ok, but it took some Oomph to get her going and stopped. The 29er I got in trade for it is, to me, better. It is lighter, easier to manuveur, and easy to start and stop. Not to mention, on the 36er, I had to do a rolling mount to get on it. Free mounting it takes it out of ya if you miss two or three times. My 29er I can free mount as well as my 24". My 24, all two of them, now are collecting dust. I much prefer to take the 29er out in whatever I'm doing over the 24. I'd give it a 5 of 5. Once i get my handle on it, it will be that much better! -- Rubix Unicycle Not just for clowns anymore! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rubix's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14793 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64498 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I use my Kh29/Big Apple 2.3 for mostly road riding right now. I recently switched from 150's to 125's and am just not very comfortable with the 125's. I live in a very hilly area and am a large man so the 150's seem to be the perfect compramise between speed and torque. At this time I like the 29er more than my 24 Muni, but I think thats mostly because I can 29er right out the front door vs the 24Muni I have to drive somewhere and am not real sure where to go right now. -- anton005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ anton005's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14941 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64498 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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KH 29er here. It was my only uni for the last two years until I was reunited this fall with the Torker LX I learned on. The difference is staggering. Smooth, smooth and plenty of torque for any hill on or off road I care to climb. Once you get used to the bigger wheel I find it just fine for twitching around tight corners and such as well. I give it a five. -- mboulanger "Lot's of things in books is just garbage." -feel the light ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mboulanger's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9642 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/64498 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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