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  1. How many times has this happened to you: You're out riding, having a
    grand old time. You come back to your car and you find that your tire
    is completely filthy, covered in mud. If you put that in your car, the
    backseat or trunk will be filthy? Whatever can you do?

    Well finally, there is a solution--- The Tire Diaper! No longer will
    you need to deal with a dirty backseat. The Tire Diaper wraps around
    the tire and keeps the mud inside, where it won't bother anyone. What
    an amazing invention!

    How, you may ask yourself, can you get your hands on one of these
    fabulous devices? Well, for only $50.00 USD, plus postage and
    handling, I will custom make one of these babies and ship it to your
    door! Act now and I'll throw in a set of Pedal Socks absolutely free!

    Or if you prefer, here are the instructions. It's actually really
    easy. Anyone who knows how to sew should be able to make one, and the
    materials cost less than $5.00. My apologies for making multiple
    posts. I don't know how else to show all the steps necessary.

    Materials needed:
    3 Yards of some heavier-duty material
    110 inches of 1/4” elastic.
    Large size sew on snaps

    Step 1: Go to your local Wal-Mart or fabric store and pick up 3 yards
    of whatever material you think will work.

    Step 2: Cut out a piece of fabric about 90 inches long and 20 inches
    wide.

    Step 3: Fold the material in half (so you have a piece 90 inches long
    and about 10 inches wide) and sew a seam on the matched up edges the
    entire length of the material.

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  2. Step 2: Cut out a piece of fabric about 90 inches long and 20 inches
    wide.

    Step 3: Fold the material in half (so you have a piece 90 inches long
    and about 10 inches wide) and sew a seam on the matched up edges the
    entire length of the material.

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  3. Step 4: Turn the fabric inside out so the seam is now inside the
    “tube”. Center the seam. Then sew 1 inch seams on both edges of the
    project.

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  4. tep 5: Cut your elastic into 55 inch pieces. Take a safety pin and pin
    it through the end of your elastic. Slide the safety pin (with
    elastic) through the half inch seam. When the unpinned end is almost
    entering the seam, safety pin that end to the fabric. Continue pulling
    the safety pin end until it comes out the other end of the fabric. The
    fabric should be bunching by this point. That's a good thing. Do this
    with both sides.

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  5. Step 6: Sew across the end of the elastic. This should hold it in
    place. Do this on all four corners.

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  6. Step 7: Fold the material over (about half an inch), sew it in place,
    then fold it over again (maybe about 2 inches or so) and sew it. You
    now have a finished end.

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  7. Step 8: Wrap the fabric around the unicycle tire and see how much it
    overlaps. You should have a long section left. Fold over a half inch
    section, sew that, then fold over the material so that it will overlap
    by a couple of inches. Sew off this end as well.

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  8. Step 9: Sew 2 or 3 sets of corresponding snaps in place.

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  9. Step 10: It's done! If you did it correctly, it should easily slide
    over your wheel and snap into place, keeping the dirt inside and off
    your seats/carpet, etc.

    I tried this out today (purposefully rode through some muddy spots),
    and the only thing that needs to be done is the frame may need a little
    wiping off before you put the tire diaper on or you'll get the cloth
    dirty as it revolves past the legs or crown. But it works!

    I also made some Pedal Socks to keep the pedals from banging into
    everything. I worry a lot less about where I set my unicycle inside
    now.

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  10. That looks great, really professional, for slightly less hassle just put
    it in a strong bin bag, it covers the frame and everything aswell.

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  11. Paco, you silly goose. I have used a large trash bag as well. The lawn
    variety works best. As kington99 said, it covers everything. Then you
    toss the bag and use the next one in the box.

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  12. I like the pedal covers, I have scratch marks everywhere from the pedal
    pins

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  13. That is a neat setup, but I just leave an old blanket in my vehicle.
    When I have a dirty Muni (or anything else), I just pull out the old
    blanket and put it down before I put the dirty item inside my
    vehicle.😄

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  14. Gosh, you all make it too easy!

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  15. I always get mud on the back of the frame, too. Could you make a bit
    that goes there?

    Phil

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  16. For the back of the frame, you could just wipe it off with a paper towl.

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    GUI

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  17. GUI said:

    For the back of the frame, you could just wipe it off with a paper towl.

    That's what I figured. Really, the way to keep the unicycle from
    making a mess would be to wrap the entire uni in a garbage bag or
    blanket, like people have mentioned. The parts that seem to cause the
    most problem with dirt and mud are the wheel and the pedals, as the
    frame can be cleaned pretty easily with a paper towel. The reason I
    invented this is again because I have one closet where we store our
    unicycles, vacuum cleaner, and coats. A plastic bag wouldn't be as
    aesthetically pleasing and a blanket wouldn't fit.

    The other options are definitely easier, but who here would complain if
    they won one of these at the Moab MUni Fest?

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  18. paco said:

    The other options are definitely easier, but who here would complain if
    they won one of these at the Moab MUni Fest?

    No one!! 🙂

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  19. GUI said:

    For the back of the frame, you could just wipe it off with a paper towl.

    A paper towel?! You need to find some better mud!

    Paper towels wouldn't stand a chance against proper British winter mud,
    you'd be better off with a shovel. I'm slowly but surely stealing Wales
    and bringing it back to my house on the wheel, frame and cranks of my
    muni...

    Phil

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  20. I like the pedal socks idea. I have been using an odd pair of my socks,
    especially when transporting the beasts in hubby's lease car.

    Cathy

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