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Old October 17th 03, 01:06 AM
asqlerth
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Is it feasible to ride in the winter on a unicycle while maintaining
better than walking speed?

What would be needed? Would a knobbly tire grip snow well? What about
pedals?

On that note, can someone recommend pedals that won't slide around in
the rain?

(This is for my freestyle unicycle by the way.. No muni yet)


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Old October 17th 03, 01:21 AM
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I just got some Wellgo pinned pedals that are great in the rain.

As for Snow, I haven't been riding long enough to tell you.

Actually, I have seen several post about people who ride in the snow.
Hopefully, they can weigh in on the type of tire, etc.


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Old October 17th 03, 01:50 AM
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Here's a topic I started: 'Gazza in snow?' (http://tinyurl.com/r8f4)
And for the pedals get some pinned pedals like Wellgos (I have about the
cheapest Wellgos out there and they haven't slipped). Almost anything
will do as long as it's pinned.


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Old October 17th 03, 09:10 AM
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Asqlerth

This is something I have also thought about and some time ago I found an
article on the internet detailing how to make chains for the unicycle.

Have a look at these.

http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~ben/chains/

I have not tried them yet but if we get any snow in the hills this year
may well male some and try them out. If you try them - let us know how
you get on.

Simon


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Old October 17th 03, 10:11 AM
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I tried riding in the snow once, and let's just say the attempt was a
little less than successful. I couldn't get any grounding at all, but
perhaps this is because right below the layer of snow was a thicker
layer of ice. I even found it difficult to unicycle over the
snow-covered roads. The spiked tire thing is a great idea though, and
could feasibly work. It almost makes me want to try it again; but alas,
these days I'm living in California by the beach, so the sand is a much
bigger worry.


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Old October 17th 03, 01:54 PM
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Riding in the snow is a blast. A big fat tire helps, and it's easier if
the snow is new - like skiing, ruts in the snow will throw you off. Ice
is surprisingly easy to ride on.

There are snow bikers out there and they have tire studs and chains and
such - check out:

'icebike' (http://users.rcn.com/icebike/Equipment/tirechains.htm)

'home-made chains'
(http://www.ramsays-online.com/treadonline/chains.html)

Looks kinda fun - I think I'll try some this winter!

Tim


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Old October 17th 03, 03:12 PM
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We used to ride in snow all the time. Yes, ruts are horrible and throw
you of quite easily but new snow, and hard pack are fine.

Knobby mountain bike tires work great, but make sure that the tread is
far appart. If the treads are close together, snow builds up in them,
and then it's just snow on snow. Not good.

Here's an old bmx trick. You need one of those tire liners like Mr.
tuffy or any other puncture protecting products, and some wood or sheet
metal screws about an eight of an inch longer than the knobs.

From the inside of the tire you screw threw the knobs so that you begin
to make studs in the tire. Make sure the screws are counter-sunk into
the tire so that they don't put preassure on the tube. Put you tire
liners in and away you go. You can by stud kits for tires but this works
just as well and cost less and its fun to do. Good luck


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Old October 17th 03, 03:24 PM
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Beener wrote:
*We used to ride in snow all the time. Yes, ruts are horrible and
throw you of quite easily but new snow, and hard pack are fine.

Knobby mountain bike tires work great, but make sure that the tread is
far appart. If the treads are close together, snow builds up in them,
and then it's just snow on snow. Not good.

Here's an old bmx trick. You need one of those tire liners like Mr.
tuffy or any other puncture protecting products, and some wood or
sheet metal screws about an eight of an inch longer than the knobs.

From the inside of the tire you screw threw the knobs so that you
begin to make studs in the tire. Make sure the screws are counter-sunk
into the tire so that they don't put preassure on the tube. Put you
tire liners in and away you go. You can by stud kits for tires but
this works just as well and cost less and its fun to do. Good luck *



A good way to make sure you won't have screws smashing your tube is
putting a strip of tube inside the tire so that it covers the bases of
the screws. Some people put a thick layer of glue on the screws and you
won't get punctures. Gluing makes changing the screws a bit harder than
using a strip of tube.
I think I'll try this. I just have to buy some cheap tire to test it.


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Old October 17th 03, 03:28 PM
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Cool idea. I have never thought about the extra tube deal. The Mr. Tuffy
stuff was always sliding around in the tire and then, Pop.


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Old October 17th 03, 05:21 PM
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Pedal pins, knobby tire, maybe lower the seat (it's harder to mount when
standing on slippery snow because you can't hop up -- but that depends
on the snow conditions and your shoes).

Prepare for the snow. Look forward to the snow.

This will be my second winter, and I can't wait. Because now I'm a much
stronger rider and I have a KH24 with a 24x3 Gazz. Snow, baby! Bring
on my backyard winter wonderland!

(and when winter does finally come, please just ignore my whining about
the cold...)

Dave Lowell (uni57)

P.S. - Just start with a knobby tire. Unless you plan to ride on sheer
ice, don't use a studded tire -- I have a healthy fear of pedal pins --
I certainly wouldn't want to turn the entire unicycle into a unicycle of
death. As a beginner at MUni, I am discovering all the different
creative ways of falling. Ways that just never happen on pavement.
Studded tires (especially with pointy screws) seem too dangerous until
you have enough experience. Then it becomes a calculated risk and an
informed decision. In my opinion, for all but the most hardpacked icy
snow, a knobby tire is all you need.


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