Self-designed Coker/Giraffe unicycle

All I can say is: Good luck! 🙂

I'm sure you have already done the math but do you realize a 2:1 ratio
would give you a unicycle with a simulated wheel size of 54"? Do you
have much experience with big wheels? I built a unicycle with similar
dimensions to what you described last summer but was unable to ride it
since each pedal revolution moved me so much further then I was
comfortable with.

I would strongly recommend learning to glide on a giraffe unicycle
before building a coasting (freewheeling) big wheel. I have never seen
someone glide on a giraffe, I'm not sure if it is plausible to do. As
you saw on my unicycle I removed the b*cycle's rear shifter so that you
can pedal both ways to regain balance and/or stop and/or slow down; to
pedal both ways like a direct drive unicycle you have to somehow lock
out the rear gears so they cannot freewheel.

Please keep us posted on your progress. Though I would recommend you
start by building something closer to a regular giraffe. From my
experience homebuilt creations seem to have a way of being harder to
ride then a similar store-bought item.

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If you intend to leave in the deraileur, please be sure to get video of
some of your attempts to ride it. This is the official "told you so"
from the Unicyclist.com community on deraileurs on unicycles. I've never
seen a unicycle with a deraileur. Believe us here, or find out for
yourself!

I recommend you start with 1:1 and get used to riding your beast before
upping the ratio. Enjoy!

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johnfoss - The wilder Wilder

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