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Geared hub advice needed.
I have just received a new geared hub and I am having great difficulty in hitting the upshift button. Everytime I manage to hit it I am immediatley thrown off the uni, possibly because I have slowed down so much trying to find the button. Any tips on technique would be appreciated. -- cokernut ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cokernut's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7013 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75089 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Geared hub advice needed.
Practice There is actually not a lot more to it. Some people hit the button with their ankles, others with the heel of their shoe. Some people rub it over the button, others give it a good kick. -- GizmoDuck The Induni Unicycle Tour 2009. Unicycle Tour of India. Email me for details. www.induni.adventureunicyclist.com The Uninam Tour 2008.....Hanoi to Saigon!!! www.uninam.net The SINZ Unicycle Tour 2007....South Island, New Zealand www.sinzuni.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GizmoDuck's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/794 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75089 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Geared hub advice needed.
fwiw (I've only had a GUNI the last week or so) what I've found helpful getting started so far is: - going to a longer crank, which feels a bit goofy in 1:1 but definitely helps in making the shift to 1:1.5 and learning to ride 1:1.5. - prior to shifting gears, position the foot making the shift as needed. for me that means moving the foot in towards the crank a little and positioning the foot further back on the pedal so my ankle is in the right spot. - just as I shift up to 1:1.5 by giving my ankle a decisive flick inwards, I let off pedal pressure and anticipate the pause as the pedals slow relative to the wheel - the latter seems to help smooth the change, and have the legs ready to take the load . - I pretty much do the same for shifting down to 1:1, but instead anticipate pedaling quicker just as 1:1 engages. So far for me shifting up to 1:1.5 is lot smoother and more enjoyable. Shifting down to 1:1 seems like a lot of crazy spinning after the high gear. The main glitch hasn't been falling off when changing gears, but making reliable contact with the shifter button, which isn't a biggie as I just try to shift again next time around. I'm using low shoes atm, I'll probably get some mid's/high's so life is bit easier on the ankles shifting. Apart from my usual riding I aim for a session each day of just riding back and forth changing gears, along with some easy runs in 1:1.5, trying to keep it smooth and getting a feel for how to control it etc. Takes a bunch of concentration atm. My initial impression is that the jump from 1:1 to 1:1.5 could be too wide for a lot of off road use which is mainly what I do ... maybe something more like 1:1.3 might be more useful during a ride, but that is probably due to my lack of experience on the GUNI. -- lunicycle ------------------------------------------------------------------------ lunicycle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16926 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75089 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Geared hub advice needed.
cokernut;1159365 wrote: I have just received a new geared hub and I am having great difficulty in hitting the upshift button. Everytime I manage to hit it I am immediatley thrown off the uni, possibly because I have slowed down so much trying to find the button. Any tips on technique would be appreciated. I wrote a thread about this a while ago: http://tinyurl.com/7estyh -- corbin http://www.corbinstreehouse.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ corbin's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7561 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75089 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Thanks for the advice guys, already there is a big improvement. -- cokernut ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cokernut's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7013 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75089 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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