Wheel size for 9 year old???

right 20" would be best but if you can get a cheap 16"er to practise on
as they get better move them up =]

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Depends on his height. There are 16" wheels out there, but even if he's
quite short I'd still go with the 20". He'll grow into it.

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It depends on the size of the boy. If his legs are long enough, use the
20".

We had a 6-year-old boy who learned to ride on a 20".

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Tim-

If the 20" wheel fits, use it. It's much better than the smaller sizes
where the pedals tend to start hitting the ground during turns. A 12"
wheel should be really strong with its big rim and short spokes but his
feet will be almost on the ground even when he pedals straight. The way
I mount those little wheels is to rest one pedal on the ground and step
on it. Then I mount and go from there. That's how close they are to
scraping.

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Thanks for the tips guys. I think I will try him on the 20" and see how
it goes. We start lessons next week, so I'll let you know how it works
out.

Ride on.
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I started my son on a cheap 16" at age 8; he was average height for his
age. Very quickly--without getting any taller--he outgrew the 16" and
moved to a 20". I suspect your child will too, and would recommend
just bypassing the 16 and going right to the 20. If you can shorten
everything enough that he can get a pedal stroke w/o having to tip toe,
he'll be fine.

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Well these come from Oz UDC. 😄 😄 So i don't know if these will help.
Sorry if they don't. 🙁

BTW i don't know what brands they are. So i apologize in advance. At
least the 2nd and 3rd come with an instruction booklet. 😄
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12"*
http://tinyurl.com/3b7pcg
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16"*
http://tinyurl.com/2drnoh
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20"*
http://tinyurl.com/2z9f8k

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definantly the 20

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mornish said:

definantly the 20

I think it also depends on his height. 😕 But then again, you
could always cut the seatpost to match it. 😄 😄

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16" or 20"

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just because Kris can do it, doesnt mean its possible 🙂

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tomblackwood said:

I started my son on a cheap 16" at age 8; he was average height for his
age. Very quickly--without getting any taller--he outgrew the 16" and
moved to a 20". I suspect your child will too, and would recommend
just bypassing the 16 and going right to the 20. If you can shorten
everything enough that he can get a pedal stroke w/o having to tip toe,
he'll be fine.

I agree entirely. My 8 year old started with a 16". UDC in the UK
advised that the 12" was not really suitable except for real weenies.
The 16" was perfect: I think a 20" might have been too big to learn on.
Now she's been unicycling for 6 months and although the seat has been
raised because she's grown, I do suspect that she'll soon be ready for
a 20". However, a b*ke for school has greater financial precedence.

Jerry Attrick

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JerryAttrick said:

UDC in the UK advised that the 12" was not really suitable except for
real weenies.

Ha ha ha, is that word for word from their product description?

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My son learned on a 20". I had to cut the frame down a bit to allow the
seat to go low enough, but that wasn't a big deal. He's still riding
it. I put a Maxxis Max Daddy 2.3 tire on it. The biggest tire that
will fit a Torker LX. He loves to go MUNI riding and due to his better
athletic ability will out ride me on my KH24. He's 10 now.

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Brian MacKenzie said:

Ha ha ha, is that word for word from their product description?

Here is what he actually said in an email...

Roger said:

This is normally what we recommend for under 6. At 8 we would normally
recommend a 16. You should go for a biggest wheel that they can fit on
as they are easier to ride (this is a general rule but for under 10s is
not a bad one).

So... How many under 6's are there unicycling? We've got the thread
for the over 50's.

Jerry

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i learned on a sun 18" they have it at unicycle.com i was about 10 at
the time (i'm almost 14 and can still ride it with a 300 mm seatpost)

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