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KH / Schlumpf Geared 24" mountain unicycling
munirocks;1139406 wrote: Thanks lowlight, I did look at it, but I think my KH29 frame would be better due to its lighter weight, friendlier crown and definitely schlumpfable bearing holders. So I'll try and make some adapters for the maguras. I'm in the process of machining some adaptors out of aluminum bar stock to use a Maggie brake on my KH26 (29er frame and 26" Alex DX32 rim). I'm actually considering not using these adaptors and going back to a 29er wheel in this 29er frame. I may be interested in selling these adaptors if I elect not to continue with the KH26 concept. Brycer1968 -- brycer1968 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ brycer1968's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11311 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/74483 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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KH / Schlumpf Geared 24" mountain unicycling
lunicycle;1159855 wrote: Corbin how do you think the riding experience of the 24 GUNI in 1:1.5 mode off road compares to a single speed 36" off road? Are you finding you can ride the 24 GUNI 1:1.5 'virtual 36' as aggressively off road - descents, climbs etc - as they can be ridden on a 36" wheel? When compared to an ungeared coker (or a geared one in low gear), I think that I can ride slightly faster on a coker on mild offroad and single track. I've been riding the 24 guni on stuff that I have ridden the Coker on. However, on the geared 24 I can do more aggressive trails that I wouldn't have even considered on the coker, and ride the steep downhills (or uphills) in low gear. As for riding uphills: it is definitely harder to ride the geared 24 up steep hills when in high gear -- I could ride stuff on the Coker that I don't think I can do (yet) with the 150 cranks on the muni in high gear. But, having said that, these hills are best tackled with a lower gear ratio -- so, riding the 24 in low gear is just as fast (for me) as riding a coker would be; I'm just spinning my legs faster with less effort on each spin (compared to the coker). We've done quite a few more rides (about 5 in the past 5 days) and I really love the geared 24. Some of the rides (and distance/elevation profiles) on my blog http://www.corbinstreehouse.com/blog/ -corbin -- corbin http://www.corbinstreehouse.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ corbin's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7561 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/74483 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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KH / Schlumpf Geared 24" mountain unicycling
Thanks Corbin, great info! I'm enjoying the 29" GUNI, but 1:1.5 on the 29" off road riding might be less useful than I thought it would be, unless I go to a longer crank. Too fast and not enough control, but it's early days with GUNI for me. Later on I wouldn't mind trying the hub in a 24" wheel. I enjoy off road on my 36" with 150 and 137 cranks, so the 24 GUNI might suit. I wonder if a 1:1/1:1.3 would be more useful for off road riding? The gap between the two gears seems so large, atm anyway. -- lunicycle ------------------------------------------------------------------------ lunicycle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16926 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/74483 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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KH / Schlumpf Geared 24" mountain unicycling
lunicycle;1161187 wrote: Thanks Corbin, great info! I'm enjoying the 29" GUNI, but 1:1.5 on the 29" off road riding might be less useful than I thought it would be, unless I go to a longer crank. Too fast and not enough control, but it's early days with GUNI for me. Later on I wouldn't mind trying the hub in a 24" wheel. I enjoy off road on my 36" with 150 and 137 cranks, so the 24 GUNI might suit. I wonder if a 1:1/1:1.3 would be more useful for off road riding? The gap between the two gears seems so large, atm anyway. You'll get better at the 29er GUni. I took it on one of our local trails that has a long swoopy slightly downhill singletrack (almost 3 miles continuous); it was a total blast at speed, and I could handle the roots and rocks as long as I didn't try to control it too much. The main rule with GUni MUni is, never stop pedaling. I did have an amusing biff going for a jump off a kicker; I got a little bit of air, lost control on the landing, and face-planted into a mud puddle. -- tholub ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tholub's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/804 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/74483 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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