So I was thinking today (as I was getting a new tube for my uni) that giraffe's are awesome, and cokers are really useful (distance and speed wise.) Then I thought "Why not combine the two?" A giraffe-coker! It would be like, 5 or 6 feet tall, 36 inch rim, and it would go really fast. Has anyone done this? Would it even be possible?
yeah i forgot who it was, but someone posted that they made a high speed giraffe. it would be more practical than a coker wheel, and wouldnt look so goofy (cause the giraffe doesnt look funny to non uni people already)
I am a college studient and unicycling is practical for me. It has a large diameter wheel so I can ride over rocks and junk like that (unlike rollerblades or a skateboard). It is also small enough that I can store it in a class room (unlike a bike). And (of course) it is way faster and cooler than walking around.
Nice giraffe coker picture, not sure if I would personally want to be that high, that fast, but I guess it will better ride the bumps for those that do.
Nao
-- Naomi
They may largely have abandoned religion, but the modern teenagers do not lack for Gods. The collection plates are just much bigger, and they get to pay in advance. (Naomi 2005)
Nice giraffe coker picture, not sure if I would personally want to be that high, that fast, but I guess it will better ride the bumps for those that do.
Nao
Damn! Just noticed it has been geared down a fair bit.
nao
-- Naomi
They may largely have abandoned religion, but the modern teenagers do not lack for Gods. The collection plates are just much bigger, and they get to pay in advance. (Naomi 2005)
Just thinking, if you geared a 36" wheel down to 20" speed by a chain drive or epicyclic gearbox you'd have a slow uni that could still roll over anything. or would the wheel spin too slowly to give you stability?
it makes to tal sense...rather than lose the control with the big wheel you gain control with the speed of the small wheel but still have the hill climbing abilities
