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    CrazyChris
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    Today during my ritual Saturday 10 mile ride I experienced a most
    massive crash. I am very fortunate that I had knee, elbow, and wrist
    pads, and I had a helmet.

    Until today I never thought that much about a helmet on a unicycle. I
    just wore it because it felt like part of the uniform, with the other
    pads.

    But today, while using my CrazyCranks at 4.5", I psyched myself up and
    up and up and went super fast.. Crazy like never before, totally pushing
    it... then had a massive crash.... lawn sale for sure, as unicycle
    went bouncing away and I half-stumbled and the lost it and managed to go
    into tuck and roll ten or so feet. Even with the pads I lost a bit of
    knee and elbow skin, and lightly smacked my head against the pavement.

    I got right back up, thanks to all the protection. That would have
    been a trip to the hospital. I hit my right knee and elbow and my left
    wrist really hard, and at the very least smacked my head against the
    asphalt.

    Here's the best part -- the bike computer survived... 15.3 MPH!!! Just
    for the briefest instant, I was smoking, before I died. I got too
    close to the Sun and it melted my wings. This shatters my previous
    record of 12.4 MPH.

    FYI the CrazyCranks are holding up extremely well. I changed them alot
    during my ride -- 5.5 - 6.5 - 4.5 - 6.5 - 4.5 - 5.5. The 6.5- 4.5" is
    quite the transition, have to raise/lower the seat alot, and it takes a
    bit for the legs to deal with it.

    Yeah, that's it.

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  2. David_Stone
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    I forgot about that one aspect of adjustable cranks: that you have to
    adjust the seat height, too! Still, it's got to be great changing cranks
    for long up- and down-hills. I wonder what will prove "better" in the
    end, adjustable cranks or geared unicycles. It might just end up being
    rider preference.

    Too bad about your UPD, but as you point out, you DID manage to hit a
    new personal speed record, and that's always nice. You didn't mention
    what wheel size you are riding, but if that was on a small wheel, then
    it would explain why you are more likely to go flying -- it's harder to
    get your feet into proper running position from a small wheel than from
    a taller wheel. Losing balance on a Coker at 15mph isn't as bad as
    losing balance on a 29" at 12 mph.

    I dread the day I have a bad fall on my guni. I've hit 22 mph down a
    hill, and if I suddenly lost it at any speed over 18, I'd probably be
    meat, even with the pads and helmet.

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  3. harper
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    CrazyChris said:

    *I got too close to the Sun and it melted my wings. *

    Thanks for the Icarus reference. David Stone will soon have the Coker
    for you to try.

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    -Greg Harper

    B L U E S H I F T

    "You guys aren't thinking this through. Hey, where's your other... BANG.
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  4. harper
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    CrazyChris said:

    *I got too close to the Sun and it melted my wings. *

    Thanks for the Icarus reference. David Stone will soon have a faster
    Coker for you to try. This one is not made of wax and feathers. It's a
    long haul from Vermont, though.

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    -Greg Harper

    B L U E S H I F T

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  5. dogfeathersvt
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    CrazyChris where in Vermont are you? I'm in Shelburne. Also know a bunch
    of riders in the Montelier area.

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  6. Carey
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    LOL!! Just to know we've got our priorities right...scars heal, but
    records stand until broken!

    Carey

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  7. mboulanger
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    Perhaps a little off topic- but i am glad to hear of other VT
    unicyclists- I grew up in Monkton, south of Burlington a bit and spent
    last year in South Royalton at Vermont Law School in an ill fated
    attempt to kill my soul and abandon all that I loved for a career I soon
    figured out I was going to hate. Anyway, I'd like to say I'm going to be
    back in the area soon but I'm getting ready to move out to Montana now.
    Anyway, Vermont is great and if anybody needs a couple of tips on
    swimming holes, skiing, driving shortcuts, etc. I'm here to help. Also,
    there was a guy on a uni in the Free Press last spring- anybody know who
    it was?

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  8. dogfeathersvt
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    This picture appeared in the Free Press December 26, 2002:

    http://3dstuff.com/forumpics/ashley.jpg

    He's a friend of mine. I don't remember hearing about a uni picture last
    Spring, but I may have missed it.

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  9. CrazyChris
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    I was riding my Sun 28". And I live in beautiful Burlington VT.

    And yeah I have to adjust the seat quite a bit. Bit of a pain, all in
    all. It's pretty amazing how different the unicycle feels at different
    crank lengths and seat heights. 4.5" down any kind of hill is
    incredibly difficult. My speed record was actually slightly uphill!

    I might try a different design, somethink like this:
    http://tinyurl.com/exhnw

    That would need only a pedal wrench.

    But I don't know, my crank design is holding up well.

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  10. CrazyChris
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    David_Stone, you went 22 mph downhill on a guni?!?! Holy smokes that
    must have been one white knuckled ride! I can't imagine that... must
    have been pretty cool, though.

    I think the geared unis will win. After using my adjustable cranks for
    a while, I am of the opinion that they aren't terribly practical for
    adapting to frequent terrain changes during a ride. The time to adjust
    them isn't really the issue, IMHO, but rather it is how much your riding
    geometry changes. But a quicker change time (mine take 5-10 minutes)
    would be great.

    The 6.5" to 4.5" transition is unbelievably difficult, at least for me.
    At 6.5 your legs more up and down alot. At 4.5 is seems like they
    hardly move at all, and I find free mounting to be incredibly hard. I
    usually leave them at 5.5 for tooling around.

    Anyway enough rambling... I'm wound up having just returned from a
    Helmet show... they rocked.

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