Should I get a Coker?

Well a coker is a 36" wheel and it a brand name unicycle. I know little
to nothing about this but Andrew (HCR) should be posting any time
now.....

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u dont have to get a coker if u love distance rides..i ride my brothers
28" and its fine and i dont feel tired. theyre much cheaper too.

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if you do get a coker

then you can try an get a remanufactured one here

'remanufactured coker'
(http://www.unicycle.com/Shopping/shopexd.asp?id=660)

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Quoted message said:

if you do get a coker then you can try an get a remanufactured one
here

thats "no longer available". So you might want to try this
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=84

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Yeah as long as you dont have any off roading you need to get this....

http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=652

It is really cheap and you fly.... and if you look around you can get it
for $65

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unijuggler said:

*if you do get a coker

then you can try an get a remanufactured one here

'remanufactured coker'
(http://www.unicycle.com/Shopping/shopexd.asp?id=660) *

^^^^^ o yeh sorry ^^^^

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Should I settle for something like a 28" - 29" and spend less, or is it
worth it to shell out the extra bucks for the 36" ?

Would a 28-29" be drastically different than my current 24" ?

With a large wheel how hard is it to control your stops? Can you do
stalls? Hops?

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a 29er or 28er would work, of course.... but if you want to do some real
long distance riding, like 10+ miles, a coker would definitely be your
best bet. Plus, they're so high, and they go so fast.... what more could
you ask for?

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thayr said:

*Should I settle for something like a 28" - 29" and spend less, or is
it worth it to shell out the extra bucks for the 36" ?

Would a 28-29" be drastically different than my current 24" ?

With a large wheel how hard is it to control your stops? Can you do
stalls? Hops? *

I'd say if you have the money, then get the 36". you won't be sorry.
With a 36" wheel, it's harder to come to a stop quickly. It doesn't
react as fast or as easily, since it's so huge and it's already spinning
so fast. You can do it, of course, but it takes practice. But you never
really have to hop, just ride over it. ( :

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thayr said:

*I love doing distance rides. Right now I'm on a 24", it's great
exercise but even at full tilt I feel like I'm going slow. What should
I know about Cokers? Is Coker a brand name or is that what large wheel
unicycles are called? Should I buy new or try to get a used one?
Anything else I should know about them? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.*

There is absolutely no doubt about it… GET THE COKER!!! You WILL NOT be
sorry! Not only is a Coker good for distance riding, the speed and
momentum that it offers opens up a whole new realm of unicycling, in my
opinion! All of a sudden, the SKY is the limit… speed, distance, jumps,
ramps, curbs, stairs, quarter-pipes, half-pipes, velodromes, obstacle
courses, slalom racing, rollerball, downhill, drop-offs, Rolling Trials,
MUni… the Coker can do it all! Stick to the smaller wheel for unlimited
Trials…but for everything else… you might as well go BIG with the Coker!
It may be the greatest invention of the 21st Century! (Does anyone know
the exact month/year the Coker became available… or a close
approximation?) The view is great from up there… you feel like you’re on
“Top of the World!” I’ll never forget how it felt the first time I rode
it… I said Holy &^@$#*!, how am I ever going to be able to idle this
thing? And now it feels like a 20” and I’m ready to start a petition to
persuade the Coker company to make a 48” inflatable tire uni!!! Let me
know if you want to sign my petition …

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HardcoreCokerRider said:

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Let me know if you want to sign my petition …

*

I'll sign it!

Oh, and thayr........you should get a coker. In the meantime, have
fun.😄

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i was sorry when i got my Coker..i have much more fun riding a 26er or
28/29er. the Coker is a beast (some like that, i didnt) its also a tank
and is hard to port around..

the lightness of a 26 or 28/29 is definatly to be considered.

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Stick to the smaller wheel for unlimited Trials…but for everything
else… you might as well go BIG with the Coker!

Even for freestyle? It might be fun, but a 20" is also better for
freestyle.

I would not advise getting a 28" Sun unicycle under any circumstances.
It looks very weak, and would just not be the same thing as a Coker.

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I ride a 26 with a 3" tire--it's big, but already I'm dreaming of my
first Coker.
I can't wait.

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jagur said:

*i was sorry when i got my Coker..i have much more fun riding a 26er
or 28/29er. the Coker is a beast (some like that, i didnt) its also a
tank and is hard to port around..

the lightness of a 26 or 28/29 is definatly to be considered. *

You didn't ride your Coker long enough... otherwise you would have got
real accustom to it! Regarding being hard to port around... I'll go
grocery shopping, albeit less than a mile away, but I'll carry 8-10 bags
of groceries (including milk, juice, and beer) while riding my Coker,
and then once I get to my apartment, I'll hook the seat of my Coker on
my forearm and kind of hold it under my armpit, with all the bags in my
hand of that same arm for the few moments when I use my other (right)
hand to turn the key to open the door. Once you're used to it...
everything else feels "small" in comparison.

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I'm going to have to say that a coker is a bit of a burdon to carry
around, How many bike racks, or car trunks do you know that will fit a
36" wheel.

On a side note we should really get away from the Coker name afterall
its just a tire company that makes mediocure tires in a enormous size.
Thirty-Sixer is a much better way to describe it afterall.

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Checkernuts said:

*I'm going to have to say that a coker is a bit of a burdon to carry
around, How many bike racks, or car trunks do you know that will fit a
36" wheel.

On a side note we should really get away from the Coker name afterall
its just a tire company that makes mediocure tires in a enormous size.
Thirty-Sixer is a much better way to describe it afterall. *

The Coker is a breeze for me to carry around. I have no idea how many
trunks it fits in... all I know is that it fits perfectly in the trunk
of my Honda Civic... which is a pretty small car! I'd be happy to call
it a 36er... but at the momemt, the Coker Tire Company is the only
company to produce 36" wheel unicycles in any quantity (to my
knowledge).

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Definitely get a coker, it was such a worthwhile investment for me. I
ride my coker literally every day, to class, to the store, etc. It is
such an awesome way to get around. Before I got a coker a trip out of
the house was only about the destination, the traveling was a necessary
chore. With my coker I now look forward to going places because it has
made getting there so much fun. I am probably unusual in that a coker
is my only unicycle and it was the first unicycle i bought. I learned
on a friends 24", then tried another friends coker and was immediately
sold. After having my coker for a year or so I am finally planning on
buying a 24" for more freestyle/trials/muni stuff.
Buy the coker, nothing else comes close, you really have to ride one to
understand how much of a different and awesome vehicle they are.
lebn

lebnjay said:

*Definitely get a coker, it was such a worthwhile investment for me.
I
ride my coker literally every day, to class, to the store, etc. It
is
such an awesome way to get around. Before I got a coker a trip out
of
the house was only about the destination, the traveling was a
necessary
chore. With my coker I now look forward to going places because it
has
made getting there so much fun. I am probably unusual in that a
coker
is my only unicycle and it was the first unicycle i bought. I
learned
on a friends 24", then tried another friends coker and was
immediately
sold. After having my coker for a year or so I am finally planning
on
buying a 24" for more freestyle/trials/muni stuff.
Buy the coker, nothing else comes close, you really have to ride one
to
understand how much of a different and awesome vehicle they are.
lebn *

Right on, lebnjay! I feel the EXACT same way! And other than my geared
giraffe, the Coker is the only uni I have (in working condition) at the
moment.

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