29 or 36

onewheelmadness said:

what sort of speeds can you get on a 29 with short cranks ans is it
anyway close to the 36 becasue im on a budget so i was wondering does
any one know.
cheers :confused🙂

What do you want to? comuting? XC? Muni? big wheel trials 😄

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i just want something that i can ride at about 12 mile per hour on bike
rides with my mates something that can cruise at bicycle speeds

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http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66339
http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65408

You might find something useful in these threads.

About your first question, "it depends on the rider". If you want to
match a bicycle I think a 36er is the way to go; notice the _think_, as
I haven't seen a 36" in real life. :p

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hansc said:

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66339
http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65408

You might find something useful in these threads.

About your first question, "it depends on the rider". If you want to
match a bicycle I think a 36er is the way to go; notice the _think_, as
I haven't seen a 36" in real life. :p

cheers for the links there were a real help and i am now leaning
towards a 29 can any one counter the argument???

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on a 36er you can average 12 mph fairly easily but on a 29er even with
really short cranks it's hard to average above 10 mph, notice I said
hard to do that not imposible. It also depends on your biking friends
(I have both by the way)

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onewheelmadness said:

cheers for the links there were a real help and i am now leaning towards
a 29 can any one counter the argument???

If you get one, let me know what you think. I have a 36 and have
considered a 29 for control. I would be interested in knowing the speed
difference.

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scotthue said:

on a 36er you can average 12 mph fairly easily but on a 29er even with
really short cranks it's hard to average above 10 mph, notice I said
hard to do that not imposible. It also depends on your biking friends
(I have both by the way)

now i dont no the 36 has that wow factor anf if i just by the wheel and
frame comes in at about the same price as the nimbus 29 i can put bits
from my other unis on it will be a hard choiuce😄 😄 🙂 😄

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I had to make this dissicion not long ago, I went for a 29er and bought
a KH29. The only thing I sort of regret is that I didnt get the twin
hole cranks. I love my KH29 though, I often ride it the 6 miles home
from school. I did 35 miles one day with 150mm cranks and with no great
discomfort. I do quite a bit XC and some sort of freeride/muni and for
that the 150s are realy nice. I have added a magura break as well which
is great for steep tracks. In august Im going to the lake district ad
its definatly coming with me.

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just get a 36 with 125's and be done with it.

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Unitik908 said:

just get a 36 with 125's and be done with it.

Chase

Yea thats fine.... .....untill he comes to a hill

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scotthue said:

on a 36er you can average 12 mph fairly easily but on a 29er even with
really short cranks it's hard to average above 10 mph, notice I said
hard to do that not imposible. It also depends on your biking friends
(I have both by the way)

Maybe I haven't been at it long enough, but on my 36" I can average
10mph "fairly easily" and under ideal circumstances can have stretches
where I'm averaging 12mph. My heart rate is quite low at those speeds
- I can quite literally run all day at the heart rate I sustain during
my rides on the 36" - so there's room for much more exertion. Maybe I
just need to build up greater confidence to keep those feet going
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sp4rky-m4rky said:

Yea thats fine.... .....untill he comes to a hill

now i think that it will have to be a 36 from what i have heard
allthough a 29 might be an option if my funds get a bit to low has
anyone run a 29 with a t7 touring handle🙂 😄 🙂

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125s are just fine for climbing 99% of what you're likely to find road
riding.

sp4rky-m4rky said:

Yea thats fine.... .....untill he comes to a hill

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A few people have run the t7 on a 29er but I suggest going with the 36".
Keeping up with bikers would be tough on a 29er I think and you will
always want to go bigger. The 36er gives you an entirely different
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We have a little radar device on our street and I can get a precise
speed on my unicycle using it. Pedaling casually on a bike will carry
you along at about 11 or maybe 12 mph. On my 29, I find I pedal
casually along at about 7-8 mph. If I try to go fast on my uni...I can
go 11 mph but could not sustain it. The fastest I have ever got it too
read is 12 mph. I don't think you could casually ride with people on
bikes riding casually with a 29.

My 29 has 125s and I ride it about 7 miles in the morning...it
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mscalisi said:

125s are just fine for climbing 99% of what you're likely to find road
riding.

I haven't found one hill I can't climb with 125mm cranks (I'm currently
using 102mm or 114mm depending on the day) and trust me there are HILLS
around here (though no mountians)

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As a rough guide, I can do 10km on a Coker with 110mm cranks in about
22-23 min. On a 29'er with 150mm cranks (which is what I'm riding
nowadays), it takes about 31min. On shorter cranks (eg 100mm) with the
29'er I think I could probably get in about 25-27min.

I know of riders that can cruise at 25km/hr on a 28" but it's usually
with sub 100mm cranks.

So basically there is a noticeable difference in speed, but with short
cranks I don't think a 29'er will be that much slower.

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onewheelmadness said:

has anyone run a 29 with a t7 touring handle🙂 😄 🙂

Yes. It's great. The biggest problem with a 29 and T7 combo is the
colour of the handle clashes with the frame!

Anyway, before you make a decission, I suggest you try and find someone
with a 29 and 36 that you can test drive for a little bit. They feel
very different, and some people get on with a 36, some don't. But
buying one is an expensive way to find out.

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If your mates are only doing 12 mph on bikes, get tougher mates.😉

The 36 will always be faster than the 29, all other things being
equal.

However, other things aren't always equal. Joe Marshall can casually
ride his 29 faster than I used to be able to achieve on my 36.

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