Coker or trials?

here's my perspective:

i had a muni and a trials.

all my trials were too far away to ride a trials to, so i would just use
the muni.

It was heavier and bigger than the trials, but on the otherhand, it the
24" was also much more capable and precise than the 26" version I just
taco'd jumping off a picnic table.

I got the Coker and reall got into distance riding and riding fast.
While a muni makes a fine substitute for a trials, there is nothing but
a Coker that would feel and ride anything like a Coker.

It is what I use the majority of the time now, I can't get enough. On
the other hand, I do not do anything more than moderate trials, but
trials was something I just never was intersted in pursuing.

If you are, you aren't going to be happy with the Muni as your trials
cycle.

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I can see advantages and disadvantages with both:

If you get a 36, then I'll have someone to ride mine with. The
disadvantage of this is that all the hopes I have of selling you my 28
(which the 36 completely superseded) and the spare 36� wheelset go up
in smoke.

If you get a trials, then I still won't have someone to go riding on my
36 with for the time being. However, you might be tempted to buy my 28
or try and make a cheap 36 of your own and pay me for my spare
wheelset.

It's a tough one....

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Get the coker...unless you really want the trials, then get the trials.

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mscalisi said:

*Get the coker...unless you really want the trials, then get the
trials. *

Unless you'd rather have the coker, then get that.

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Yeah cheers guys, incidentally rupert scrote wants your 28 i think, i'd
make him an offer of it if you want to sell, if you can ever get it back
off me. It's going to be the trials, you'll have to wait till we next
meet to find out which 😕 The coker build from a wheel may
follow, roger has both wheels and complete unis in stock atm, trust him
to make my choice more difficult. And incidentally Brian, i know i need
more than one new uni, about four would be good.

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What you need to do is....say your budget might be 400. Go with a Sun
28" and then go with something trials like the qu-ax....then you will
have 2 new cycles. Muhahahahah. Kelly.

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I second that, the sun 28" will get you around and then you can still
have a trials unicycle. If eventually you decide to make the step up to
Coker, you could do that later when funds allow. The 28" really isn't
much slower than a Coker, it just doesn't feel the same.

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On unicycle.com for the sun 28" it says "Note: This cycle is intended
for street use only; hopping, dropping off curbs, or riding off-road is
not recommended." Would dropping off a curb actually affect this uni?
😕

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Coker or trials?
Trireme or kayak?
Land Rover or pogo stick?
Beer or Budweisser?

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I would get a COKER. I think being wit ur friends would be more

important than being really good at trails.

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Wanna race?

cegli said:

* The 28" really isn't much slower than a Coker, it just doesn't feel
the same. *

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unick 8133 said:

*I think being wit ur friends would be more important than being
really good at trails. *

What a lovely sentiment. I think he's going to get the trials anyway.
However that's probably the more sociable option as I'm the only one in
our group with any big wheels, having a 28 and a Coker, although the
28's always out on loan! I guess I'll have to get a trials now too......

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mscalisi said:

*Wanna race? *

Lol. I wouldn't fancy his chances! I can cruise loads faster on my 36
than I could on the 28. In addition, I have some room for improvement on
my 36, but I felt I had reached my limit on the 28 - the highest speed I
ever recorded was just over 15 mph on a Schlumpf when set to the 1:1
gearing. (The improvement gained by switching it to 1:1.5 was only 0.3
mph, due to a lack of practice on it.) I'd rather nobody ever holds a
gun to my head and tells me to ride at 15mph on a 28, just in case the
cycle computer on the Schlumpf was set incorrectly and I wasn't actually
going that fast.

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15mph is pretty impressive for a 28"

rupert said:

*Lol. I wouldn't fancy his chances! I can cruise loads faster on my 36
than I could on the 28. In addition, I have some room for improvement
on my 36, but I felt I had reached my limit on the 28 - the highest
speed I ever recorded was just over 15 mph on a Schlumpf when set to
the 1:1 gearing. (The improvement gained by switching it to 1:1.5 was
only 0.3 mph, due to a lack of practice on it.) I'd rather nobody ever
holds a gun to my head and tells me to ride at 15mph on a 28, just in
case the cycle computer on the Schlumpf was set incorrectly and I
wasn't actually going that fast. *

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i think it's amazing how small that geared hub is on those Schlumpfs
(wich I think is an awesome word...Schlumpf.....)

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As far as exercise goes, I love the excerise I get in trials. You really
work out your core muscles hopping and lifting the uni, as well as the
increased effort required to balance while hopping, riding rails, etc.
This has helped me a ton with rock climbing, btw.

Cokering works out a far narrower group of muscles, but you will
probably get really buff legs.

Trials will get you a pretty strong handle-grabbing arm.

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vanman2004 said:

*As far as exercise goes, I love the excerise I get in trials. You
really work out your core muscles hopping and lifting the uni, as well
as the increased effort required to balance while hopping, riding
rails, etc. This has helped me a ton with rock climbing, btw.

Cokering works out a far narrower group of muscles, but you will
probably get really buff legs.

Trials will get you a pretty strong handle-grabbing arm. *

i'm trying to perfect the seat in front still stand at intersections on
the coker, I haven't gotten a full light change worth of still
stand...yet

that adds an upper body workout!

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mscalisi said:

*Get the coker...unless you really want the trials, then get the
trials. *

wow, I never woulda thought of that...!

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Quoted message said:

-originally posted by Brian MacKenzie-
*i'm trying to perfect the seat in front still stand at intersections
on the coker, I haven't gotten a full light change worth of still
stand...yet*

I'll try that!
Also it helps to have good handles to be able to use the upper body
while climbing or speeding on a 36''.
Anyway, you know you want a coker...

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