How impossible is the impossible wheel?

Given the number of people who ride BC wheels, it can't be to difficult.
I know coasting on a standard unicycle is horrendously difficult (it
took me six months of hard practice to go ten meters and ride out) but I
think a BC wheel would be a lot easier, since your center of balance is
lower. Lots of people have gotten quite a ways on a BC wheel after only
a few hours practice. It will probably come easier than regular
unicycling, provided you can already unicycle. Also, once you learn the
BC wheel, learning to coast on a regular unicycle might be easier to
learn, since you would already have the basic reflexes necessary to
coast. I highly reccomend learning to coast in any case, since it's so
much fun.😄

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Hi Ileberg,

I think it is not so impossible to buy an IW from Sweden. Take a look at

www.municycle.com

Roland offers 3 different IWs starting from 95 euro (850 skr). Shipping
will cost 17 euro (150 skr) provided the parcel does not weigh more than
5 kg.

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The impossible wheel is of course far from impossible. That's why
impossible is a bad name. I prefer BC Wheel, but if you have never seen
the BC comic strip (in Sunday newspapers in the USA), this name doesn't
make any sense either.

They are harder than most other unicycle types, and are similar to
coasting on a regular unicycle (but easier than coasting).

That BMX wheel you pictured is really cool looking. It should make a
great BC. All you need is something to use for the pegs. In Sweden it
might be easier for you to find some basic moped pegs like the ones I
used to have on mine. Or you can have some steel welded into an L shape,
and drill a couple of holes for the axle to go through. No need to buy a
whole separate wheel from another country.

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Or go to a good hardware store and get some plates,i think their
normally used for ceiling jionts or somthing,and there the perfect size
shape and they already have holes drilled in.Im going to make one
eventaully.

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The pegs won't be a problem because my dad's a steel worker.
Now i only need to get some money to build this sucker.

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