Justifying unicycles

a 24 is fine for hockey, so no problems with the muni there. If you're
near a wilkos, they do a 24" tyre which is okay for hockey and costs £3
or so, which is a lot more narrow than the fireball.

At unimeets, someone usually has a spare wheel you can borrow for
hockey anyway.

But then I've never had a 20" so maybe I don't know what I'm missing.

Joe

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phil said:

The question is... is being used twice a year enough to justify taking
up a corner of the garage? I don't do trials any more; I ride muni
almost exclusively, which means I'll take the muni or 29er.

You partially answered your question already. If you don't plan to ride
Trials much, it might be better to sell that one. Then you could buy a
nice Freestyle/hockey machine, or whatever you want.

And a few hooks, to hang them from the ceiling. There's probably plenty
of room up there for more.

I have unicycles that don't even get ridden once a year. Some that are
just there as part of the collection, and are not intended for riding
ever. I've got the space thing figured out (for now, long as there's
enough garage ceiling space). What I worry more about is the effects of
time and temperature on them. They need occasional cleaning and care,
which I haven't been very good at...

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You have a garage so no need to worry about taking up space. All my unis
have to fit in my broom cupboard so it's a bit more difficult. But no
reason to throw any out.

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Sell the 20 to make room for a Coker. Er...

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You never know when you are absolutely definately going to need
something. Usually the day after you have got rid of it. Keep them
all.

Cathy

Actually, I'm looking for a 20" trial for xmas. Sell it to me for
pennies.

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I just keep mine in my bedroom propped against a wall, it's so cool
just to look at even if you're not riding it.
I bought a suction pad thing that I can stick onto the side of my
cupboard and hang the unicycle from that, maybe it's worth investing in
something similar? .. hooks would be cheaper ^^ but no where near as
kickass as suction pads.

The main reason I've been scouring the place is that I probably won't be
in this house for much longer. At the moment there is a garage, and it
is pretty empty (or rather, it would be if it weren't for the bikes,
unicycles and piles of cycling-related miscellania); whether this state
of having-lots-of-space is going to continue I do not know. I'd rather
prune the wastrels now rather than when it starts to hit the fan.

I'm currently heavily leaning in the get-rid-of-it option...

Phil

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Miek said:

I bought a suction pad thing that I can stick onto the side of my
cupboard and hang the unicycle from that, maybe it's worth investing
in
something similar?

I have a suction-cup mount for my GPS for use in the car. The GPS
weighs a tiny fraction of what the unicycle does, but it still manages
to become unstuck on a fairly regular basis. I don't think I'd want to
risk a unicycle crashing to earth that often...

Phil

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phil said:

I'd rather prune the wastrels now rather than when it starts to hit the
fan.

Wow! Now that's what I call a metaphor!:p

(As someone once said, the cure for a mixed metaphor is to ask the
person to draw a picture of what he has just said.)😉

Suction cups: glaziers use special suction cup handles for carrying
large sheets of glass. They place them on the glass, activate a
trigger mechanism of some sort (presumably a valve/cam?) and carry the
glass. The suction is then released by activating the trigger. As
sheets of glass for shop windows etc. can weigh quite a lot, I dare say
one of those suction cups would support a unicycle.

As for getting rid of unicycles: unicycles are like books, easy to
collect and impossible to throw away. Their resale value is often
minimal unless you know someone who wants one.

Here's a serious idea: any wheel size will fit into a large frame. You
can even put a 20 inch wheel in a Coker frame - it just looks a bit out
of proportion. Why not strip the 20 down and pack the frame and seat
away. Detached from the wheel, they will be easy to store. The wheel
will fit easily under the sink, or behind the toilet, and if you need a
20, it takes 5 mins to swap the wheel with your MUni.

Failing that: eBay?

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Mikefule said:

Wow! Now that's what I call a metaphor!:p

Mixing metaphors is great fun, I feel like a kid in a china shop! 🙂

Phil

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phil said:

I feel like a kid in a china shop! 🙂

Phil

LOL😄

A friend was talking to me the other day about something a mutual
friend had done that had caused a bit of upset. She said, "But she'd
know that would be like a red bull to you."

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I thought to the solution of only keeping the wheel set too.

But if you get rid of a uni, and counted it in the related post, don't
forget to deduct it from the uni count 🙄

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Right.

Does anyone want a 20" trials uni?

Phil

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Me, me, me.
What kind is it?

Cathy

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It started life as a Nimbus 2 trials unicycle; then I stuck a KH splined
hub and 140mm cranks on it. KH seat, pinned pedals, characterful
scratches on the left crank from me learning to crank-grab on it.

The cranks are ones with nubs on, but I can't say I've ever had a
problem with them.

It's probably complete with lots of cobwebs and garage floor dust at
the moment. I will remind myself as to its condition tomorrow, but
other than the superficial scratches on the cranks I think it's in good
nick.

Phil

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I'm interested, especially if the unicycle can already crank grab!
PM me with the details if you think we could do business.

Cathy

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phil said:

I don't do trials a n y m o r e

Ah, I see. So, you are saying that your unicycle interests vary over
time? Hmmm...

Also, don't ask your barber if you need a haircut and don't ask
unicyclists if you should get rid of unicycles.

Edit: P.S. - Are you giving it away? Because if so, I may wish to
change my answer.

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phil said:

It seems silly to -not- have a 20".
Phil

worst reason I've ever heard for not wanting to get rid of something
you don't need. Whoever said it is quite right -getting rid of stuf is
far, far harder than aquiring it. My feeling is you will feel better
(your whole life will feel cleaner) with it gone. As for storing the
frame, it seems like a good way of reducing the uni to even more
useless junk.

In any case, if that is the biggest thing you have to wory about, I'd
love to be in your shoes 🙂

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uni57 said:

Ah, I see. So, you are saying that your unicycle interests vary over
time? Hmmm...

When I was young and foolish I'd be out there riding ledges, dropping
walls, leaving pedal pin marks on benches and getting whinged at by
grannies.

Now I am slightly older (and, probably, slightly more foolish 🙂) I
just don't care for that any more. I have the means to travel now; I'd
much rather be on the muni somewhere nice than some ratty bit of town
with a few walls in it. Yeovil isn't the nicest place for riding around
town...

Phil

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