20" vs 24" ?

You may consider getting two unicycles.

However, if you are like me and want "one solution" it's likely you'll
choose the 24" for durability, freestyle, distance, off-road ability,
trials, and versatility.

The downside about the 24" in your area is that it has fallen out of
favor. More people are riding Cokers and 20" trials on a regular basis.

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It seems most people out there go for the 20''. I had both a 20'' and a
24'' layin around when I learned how to ride, and I just plain thought
the 24'' was more fun with the bigger tire, and personally I think it
looks better :- )

Two weeks ago, my 24'' broke down as I started trying to do bigger drops
and muni, so I had to buy a new one. It didn't take me long to decide on
an KH 05 (24''😉. I wanted it mainly for the muni abilities, but I still
use it on street for tricks. They may be a little harder to do on the
24'', but personally I think they look better, harder, and I like being
able to travel distances and not have to switch back and forth between
uni's.

20'' would simply be too slow on the trail for me.

My suggestion: Be a rebel, get the 24'', and use it for both!

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I stopped riding urban on my 24" completely.

I had durability issues. I figured out that my uni would usually break
on urban. Last time I went out and did a 36" drop to flat, the spindle
of the pedal broke and went THROUGH the end of the pedal. I'm pretty
sure that most of the stuff I've destroyed (including wearing down
tires) was due to urban riding or trials.

Contrarily, when I ride offroad, it's more interesting, my uni doesn't
break, I can take the dog, I don't get harassed by police, and I get
much more of a workout.

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A little off the subject, but how exactly do the police harass you?

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Ohh its not too tough to get harassed by police :- )

I was riding around the KSU campus with a few people I taught and we had
a campus cop come over to us and stop us... having us wait for a minute.
She radio'd in "I know we have a policy against skateboards and ... in
this area, what about unicycles?"
(pause... then a response...)
"I dunno"
(another pause)

"well, I dont think you guys are causing too much trouble, So i'm gonna
go ahead and let you ride around here"

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The Yang said:

*A little off the subject, but how exactly do the police harass you? *

ha·rass
1. To irritate or torment persistently.
2. To wear out; exhaust.
3. To impede and exhaust (an enemy) by repeated attacks or raids.

I have written urban less than a dozen times. I have been stopped by
police 4 times. 2 of the times, I was with other riders and NOT riding
myself. Another time, I was riding on a rail of a railroad (some
distance away from the street). Another time, I was riding backwards
along side the road, saw the police car coming, got off, tossed the
unicycle in the gutter, and sat down (so that they would just drive by).
The cop stopped and asked if I was OK - she guessed that I had injured
myself because I looked frustrated! I was frustrated - with having to
deal with cops at all.

I don't do rail grinds, damaging things or endanger people. I'd like to
simply be left alone altogether by police.
I DON'T want to have a chat with them (they always seem to force a
"good-natured" talk, when I just want them to go away).

Fortunately, when I ride UMX I never get stopped.
That's because there are no donut shops in the woods. :p
(The steriotype is appropriate, the local police are EXTREMELY
overweight for some reason)

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Nioate said:

How much does a larger 24" wheel affect things?

Significantly. Some aspects of the difference are lessened if you use
longish cranks on your 24", e.g. 150 mm.

Quoted message said:

Is it naive to want a uni that works fine for street
freestyle, muni, -and- trials-y things?

Naive is not exactly the word. It would be possible to come up with a
single compromise unicycle for all those styles. (I am assuming that
by "street freestyle" you mean "street" as well as "freestyle".)
Probably something like a 24" with 140 m cranks, a 2 to 2.5" lightly
knobby tyre, and plastic but grippy pedals. But it would be exactly
that - a compromise, and hence not ideally suited for any one of those
styles.

Quoted message said:

Do you guys have any suggestions?

The average number of unicycles for the people who post here is about
four. Can you feel it coming? Pick your favourite style for now and
buy a specialised unicycle accordingly. Then take it from there.

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Klaas Bil said:

a 24" with 140 m cranks

To prevent you from having those custom built, let me correct that. I
meant 140 mm cranks.

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