36 inchers

Can you ride a unicycle?
What size uni?
How tall are you?
How far away is school?
What are the roads/sidewalks like?

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opps yea i can ride a uni well
i currently ride a 20 incher
im 6 foot 1" roughly
2 km
regular sidewalks and roads mostly uphill the way there and mostly
downhill the way back

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For 2km I think it's pretty cumbersom to carry around for such a short
distance. If it were me I would just get a 29er or something. They're
cheaper, more convenient, easier on hills and you could get a kh 29er
for about the same price as a coker or there are many many options for
less expensive 29ers.

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Do you have opportunities to ride longer distances and does that
interest you?
There's nothing like a 10 mile spin on a 36.

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um yea i'd have opportunities but i'd just like it to get around to my
friends houses to the movie store, starbucks, school and places of the
such

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Maybe a 29er would be better then. Cokers are impressively large!

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I say go straight for the 36. I got a 29er, and I am still not happy
with my avg speed when going long distances. I'm still gonna get a
36"..and when I get it i'll probably never ride the 29 again.

A 29er is already huge, a 36 won't be much of a difference. Besides,
you'll be locking it up outside when you go to school won't you?

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Sir Falloffalot said:

um yea i'd have opportunities but i'd just like it to get around to my
friends houses to the movie store, starbucks, school and places of the
such

A 29er would suit that better than a 36er.

A 36er is like driving a Mack truck. Not very maneuverable. Not the
best for tight quarters, getting around on sidewalks, or short errands
to the stores.

A 29er is more like driving a sporty sedan. Maneuverable, nimble, and
fast enough for short trips and a good amount of fun.

If I was looking for a unicycle to ride at college or a similar
environment I'd get a 29er. A Coker (or 36er) would be the wrong uni
for that.

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aww but i rode a 29er at my local bike shop and it was boring lol not
much change from my 20incher. I hopped right on it and had no problem
riding it first try. i'd like a challenge and speed 😄 plus i got a
whole wad of paper route tips ($410 and still comming) that i was
saving up for a new uni. And everyone on here is always sayin how much
fun their 36ers are. i feel left out🙁 lol

would it really be that impractical to ride around how i have
preiviously stated? it cant be that less manuverable and i like the
speed of a bike to get around but if this was fast and COMFY i'd stop
riding my bike around

i know its not any of your guys' decisioin and your jsut giving your
great advice but i didnt think it'd be that impractical to ride around
town casually.

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I love my 36er, my daughter (16) loves her 29er. Neither of us would
change. I ride 3.2 km each way to work on the road (bumpy surface,
fast commute), she rides on sidewalks (more maneouverable, shorter
trips).

I'd say it's all personal preference, but if I HAD to recommend one to
you now based on what you have written, I'd suggest the 29er.

Good luck on the choice.

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For rides of 2km and less, a 36" is overkill. If function is your
primary concern. If you want size and shock value, definitely go for
the Nimbus 36er! Today's 36ers are great at cruising, but are
definitely less maneuverable than smaller wheels, even a 29". A lot of
this has to do with the weight of the 36" tires + rims, where there are
much lighter options available for the smaller sizes.

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To everyone saying to choose carefully, I pose the following question:
Why get a 29” frame when a 36” will accept both wheel sizes? If I had
the funds, I’d get the 36” Nimbus. Then I'd just have to make sure
that all other wheels I get have the wide hub.

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Sir Falloffalot said:

aww but i rode a 29er at my local bike shop and it was boring lol not
much change from my 20incher. I hopped right on it and had no problem
riding it first try. i'd like a challenge and speed 😄 plus i got a
whole wad of paper route tips ($410 and still comming) that i was
saving up for a new uni. And everyone on here is always sayin how much
fun their 36ers are. i feel left out🙁 lol

Sounds like you already know what you want, so why are you asking? 🙂

Although since you did, I'd say for the type of riding you do (and know
real indication you want to do longer distances for the sake of doing
them), I'd go for the Nimbus 29" with a Big Apple tire. Get you some
fast road ride for the 2 to 5 to 10 mile range, and change back in your
pocket from that $410 you've saved.

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Sir Falloffalot said:

i currently ride a 20 incher
im 6 foot 1" roughly
2 km regular sidewalks and roads...

Interesting mix of Imperial and Metric measures.

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UniTyler said:

That made no sense at all. NOT WELCOME? Why? Sarcasm? My adolescent
mind no comprehend. 😕

Klaas Bil said:

You have an adolescent mind? Where did you get that? Aren't you like 12
or so? :-)

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Saul_nova said:

Why get a 29” frame when a 36” will accept both wheel sizes? The only
detriment would be having to make sure that all the wheels used with it
had the wider hub, right?

Not necessarily - most steel 36" frames can be bent in enough to
accomodate a standard hub. Unicycle.uk.com even has a 'page with
instructions' (http://tinyurl.com/2g3uf) on how to do it. Probably not
a good idea to bend your frame in and out every day, though.

Or you could get an original Coker with an icky narrow hub.

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TonyMelton said:

Probably not a good idea to bend your frame in and out every day,
though.

Yeah, I would go with the wider hub for everything. The whole idea
behind that cool Nimbus 36er frame is for it to be stiff, not bendy.

Quoted message said:

Or you could get an original Coker with an icky narrow hub.

Make the wide hub be the new standard. No point in offering the narrow
hub on a unicycle of any size, when even the weight savings is
negligible, right?

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The two 36" unicycles which Unicycle.com produce both indeed have the
wide hub as standard. ('Nimbus 36' (http://tinyurl.com/yxngze) and 'UDC
36\"' (http://tinyurl.com/c3psl)) 36" unis built with narrow hubs
suffer from weak flexy wheels. The reason the first generation of 36ers
came with narrow hubs is that there were no wide hubs available at the
time, rather than for the purposes of saving weight. If you wanted one
you had to make it yourself. This is how I got my first wide Suzue hub.

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I think if you have some serious $$$ then this might be your pick.
http://tinyurl.com/y4wqx5

But if you don't have serious $$$ then this is what i think might be
good choices:

If you want some serious commuters: 😄
- 48" This is probably the ultimate commuter and costs $549us. Even
though there's a 2 to 3 weeks for delivery. :p
- 43" This one is $600us and is pretty good, considering it is a
semcycle.

This is my prefered choices: 🙂
- 36" Be a one of the best unicycles to get if you want to get some
good long distance commuting.
- 29" This is ideal for those who can't afford the 36" but want a good
commuter.

Hoped that helped somehow Sir Falloffalot. I try to think outside the
square. 😄 :p 🙂

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Sir Falloffalot said:

i know its not any of your guys' decisioin and your jsut giving your
great advice but i didnt think it'd be that impractical to ride around
town casually.

Well, it does seem like you've got your heart set on a 36er, so I'm
sure that's what you're going to buy.

However, I'd agree with most of the other suggestions of getting a 29.
I've been riding one on an 8 mile commute through London for the last
12 months and it is fantastic for commuting. It's also a sensible size
for taking on the train or coach when I'm needing to get to places
further away and easy to store. It weighs a fraction of a Coker, so
isn't cumbersome to lug about.

I'd really love a 36er too, and will probably get the new Nimbus one
soon. However, I can't justify it for getting to work and back. I
think my 29" will still be just as quick through traffic, and probably
a lot safer too. I've done several 20+ mile rides on the 29 (including
a 45 mile trip), which is where I'm sure the larger wheel will come in
to its own. But for a couple of Ks to school and back, it would be
overkill.

STM

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