Re: Freewheeling unicycle

Call Huffy and order a "replacement" wheel for the 'Huffy Green Machine'
(http://www.huffy.com/bikes/fun/1.html).

It comes with wheelset, 20" tire and cranks already attached - I think
it was $30. The cranks are really short since its designed for
children, and the bearings are tiny, but come with plastic casings that
will fit 'this' (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=848)
frame easily.

Definitely fun to mess around on, though mine broke after a couple
months and just freewheeled in both directions. I'm not sure if that
was because it wasn't designed for an adult's torque or maybe mine was
just defective. Either way this is the easiest, cheapest route for
getting a freewheeling unicycle hub.

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hell-on-wheel said:

Call Huffy and order a "replacement" wheel for the 'Huffy Green Machine'
(http://www.huffy.com/bikes/fun/1.html).

It comes with wheelset, 20" tire and cranks already attached - I think
it was $30. The cranks are really short since its designed for
children, and the bearings are tiny, but come with plastic casings that
will fit 'this' (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=848)
frame easily.

Definitely fun to mess around on, though mine broke after a couple
months and just freewheeled in both directions. I'm not sure if that
was because it wasn't designed for an adult's torque or maybe mine was
just defective. Either way this is the easiest, cheapest route for
getting a freewheeling unicycle hub.

Thank you very much. I will have to try this.

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hmm... im actually considering getting one of these myself!

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I just built one using the methode stated above. It is very hard to ride
but is a completly different experiance compared to a normal unicycle.
It is really fun. Huffy does a terrible job on shipping.

Thanks for your help!

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Wouldn't you be able to put a frame, and seat on a BC?

Should work, anyway.

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beeper said:

Wouldn't you be able to put a frame, and seat on a BC?

Should work, anyway.

But the tricky part is functional pedals and cranks...

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peleschramm said:

But the tricky part is functional pedals and cranks...

beat me to it

I see no benefit in putting a frame and seat on a bc wheel, you need
the crank arms

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peleschramm said:

But the tricky part is functional pedals and cranks...

This is true... It would still be challenging and fun without them
though.. Maybe with pegs, or the platforms.

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beeper said:

This is true... It would still be challenging and fun without them
though.. Maybe with pegs, or the platforms.

you basically want a bmx flatland bike🙄

EDIT, quite a bit later: Yea I'll probably be getting one of those
eventually 😄
seems like it would be fun and maybe I could learn rolling wraps on it
(peg freewheeling style) though I'm sure they would be totally
different then those on a unicycle, and it might be fun to have the
added aspect of swinging the frame around

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hell-on-wheel said:

'Huffy Green Machine' (http://www.huffy.com/bikes/fun/1.html).

Damn you. Now you've made me want one!
Do you have any pictures of yours? And how far could you ride it?

Now that it's just freewheeling, you can rotate one of the cranks and
make a BC wheel out of it. Hm. 30 $ doesn't seem too steep...

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I didn't make much progress before it broke, and in an impulsive purge I
sold it someone who wanted the short cranks. You can see a similar one
in action 'here' (

) at 1:38.
The fellow riding it learned to BC wheel and then to freewheel over the
course of a day. So it's definitely possible.

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