There was another thread about the posibility(sp?) of a coasting
machine, and there probably were a gazillion more...After thinking
about my double-hub design thing, I realized there was a loophole, that
with my design the rider would have to literally lift the cranks and,
not only would it be uncomfortable, but you wouldn't be resting your
leg muscles at all, and it would be more uncomfortable than before, and
if I made specially designed pedals, it would be uncomfortable to put
on, and almost impossible to free mount! And the extreme rider just
wouldn't take it...But there's a bigger loophole yet, and I'm not sure
it would be a lot of a loophole until I try it...the ultimate question,
*would the rider be able to coast longer than he/she can do a
standsill?* -Or would it be like on a bike, that as long as you have
_speed_ you can stay up easily?- I wouldn't like to use bearings due to
the fact that it would make it a one-way drive, and I wouldn't like the
location of the brakes, and what if you need to idle to wait to cross
the street? It would be annoying if you were making the video comparing
how the coasing unicycle would be better or worse for street(SOMEONE's
gonna wonder) and you're doing the transition to hop standing on the
wheel and as you turn the unicycle and/or yourself you lose balance!
You forgot to use the brakes...rats! Or you're demonstrating a rolling
hop when some suicidal or blind dude decides to cross getting right in
the middle of your way and you reach for the brakes and fall
off...close call for both! On a normal uni, with the same situation you
wouldn't have to reach for the brakes, you'd just have to stop
pedalling and THEN fall off, less close call...Any more problems?
😕
I felt like signing this, weird,
Andy
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Need for (low) speed!Level Bored!Plain Crazy!I reject your reality and
substitute my own!(Adam, Mythbuster)I now ride for Christ(though I
always did, now I'm in that group) but I still need my daily dose of
(low) speed!
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