29" Discussion thread



The pulling in one direction could be down to a few things (road camber,
tyre choice, type pressure) already mentioned, but most likely it's
down to the rider. You may well have been pulling slightly to the
right on your 20", but that is nice and easy to compensate for. Moving
up to a 29er amplifies this so it'll become a lot more noticeable.
But the good news is that the more you ride the better it'll be.

The same is true of your dismounts. Ride a bit more and dismount a bit
more, and all of them (including the pretty fast ones you had no idea
were coming up) will leave you on your feet.

Oh, and welcome to the 29" club!

STM


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semach.the.monkey wrote:
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>
> Oh, and welcome to the 29" club!
>
> STM



Thanks guys & girls! It's really great to get the feedback that you
experienced riders give out so freely. It is a community in the true
sense of the word.

I've just taken my KH29 out for a run tonight around the block and I
got on a lot better with it. I found that by holding the seat handle
with my right hand I kept going straight, take it off and I was off to
the right again. Weird.

I didn't UPD though which was my main worry. The only thing of any note
was that some snotty little teenagers shouted "Oi Fall off" Heh heh, I
love how original these people are!

Thanks again fellow riders!


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For road camber issues I found that adding air to my tires really
helped.

I especially noticed the increased air presure helped for tight turns
too.

Get as much practice time as you can with your 29".

Try freemounting, idleing and commuting and get as much practice as
possible.

It's a versitile unicycle.


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I ride about 4-5 miles per day. I ride over a bridge back and forth to
the beach. I care less about speed but more effort on distance. I have
worn out the bearings in the peddle in 3 months due to my extensive
uphill bridge riding. P.S. I am also 50 years young.


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Wow neat tread design on your tire Squeakyonion.

I recently swapped out my tire.

For street riding the Big Apple looks great probably less rolling
resistance to my Nano Rapture.

For me I needed a bit more agressive tire for off roading, down
grassy/muddy slops. The kenda klaw really worked well for that part but
on paved roads the tire really slows you down.


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Big Apple tyre + mtb tube?

Hello again and I'm after some advice.

I've got a WTB Stout on my KH29 and after next week I want ot put my
Big Apple road tyre on. I'm gonna ride around Lake Vyrnwy with some
running mates of mine.

Can I use the same tube?? I've got a spare Continental 28"MTB tube for
my uni from UDC and I was concerned that I might need a different tube
for the road tyre.

Anyone got any advice?

Thanks in advance,

Bob


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unibob wrote:
> Big Apple tyre + mtb tube?
>
> Hello again and I'm after some advice.
>
> I've got a WTB Stout on my KH29 and after next week I want ot put my
> Big Apple road tyre on. I'm gonna ride around Lake Vyrnwy with some
> running mates of mine.
>
> Can I use the same tube?? I've got a spare Continental 28"MTB tube for
> my uni from UDC and I was concerned that I might need a different tube
> for the road tyre.
>
> Anyone got any advice?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bob




The tube should be marked with the tyre width that it is suitable for.


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After some more extensive use of it, I've decided that the continental
Mountain King 2.2 tire seems quite excellent for the off-roading I do.
A view of the tread can be found 'here.'
(http://www.phattire.com/comokibiti.html) They also make a 2.4, which I
haven't tried.

After riding some mtb trails in the Pine Grove Furnace State Park here
in PA, I must express how awesome this tire is. I can't remember a time
that I've ever really lost grip, and this includes going over dirt, mud,
water, gravel, and leaves; dry or wet, this tire grips like a champ.
Also, I ride muni with 125mm cranks. I don't own 150s (gonna buy some
this summer), and thought I would have a real difficult time with the
125s. However, the 125s have been working out ok, and I attribute that
a lot to the light-ness of the tire, at about 580g.

The only gripe I have is that sharp turns on pavement are twitchy and a
bit hard to control. On dirt or gravel, this isn't an issue.

To be honest, I've never tried any other 29er off-road tire. However, I
REALLY like how light the Mountain King is compared to my Big apple
2.35, and wouldn't want something as heavy as the BA (995g) for trail
riding. I think I may try the Big Apple 2.00, since it is lighter AND
will (according to what I've read elsewhere on the forum) handle road
camber better on my commute to work.

Now that I finally have a summer job (and hopefully getting another
next week), I have to wait for the paychecks to start rolling in. Then
I'll be able to afford a few things, like the Qu-Ax 150mm cranks, Big
Apple 2.00, and Coker touring handle.

UPDATE ON CUSTOM PAINT JOB:

My spiral black/white paint job is still holding up well. There is some
surface dirt, especially on the sides of the (painted white) cranks, but
that wipes off with some windex or simple green. There are about three
or four spots where the paint has chipped, which happened when the
frame was hit by another hard, metal object (like another unicycle in
my trunk, or a crank puller). I've also tried to scratch the paint off,
and its hard to do. I did make a small scratch, but had to use a knife
and dig in really hard. So, my paint job seems very scratch resistant,
but not very impact-resistant. I'm glad I left the chrome on, or else
I'd have four pea-sized rust spots. Overall, I'm very pleased that it
has stood up for so long (about 6 weeks later). Eventually, I may get
it powder-coated black, but I have a feeling this paint job is going to
last quite a while.


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The profile of the Mountain King looks ok. At what pressure do you run
the tyres? The most important thing for me is that the tyre can still
be manouvered while keeping low pressure. That is where the thickness
of the sidewalls play a role - if they are thin they wrinkle when you
steer the wheel.



SqueakyOnion wrote:
> After some more extensive use of it, I've decided that the continental
> Mountain King 2.2 tire seems quite excellent for the off-roading I do.
> A view of the tread can be found 'here.'
> (http://www.phattire.com/comokibiti.html) They also make a 2.4, which I
> haven't tried.
>
> After riding some mtb trails in the Pine Grove Furnace State Park here
> in PA, I must express how awesome this tire is. I can't remember a time
> that I've ever really lost grip, and this includes going over dirt, mud,
> water, gravel, and leaves; dry or wet, this tire grips like a champ.
> Also, I ride muni with 125mm cranks. I don't own 150s (gonna buy some
> this summer), and thought I would have a real difficult time with the
> 125s. However, the 125s have been working out ok, and I attribute that
> a lot to the light-ness of the tire, at about 580g.
>
> The only gripe I have is that sharp turns on pavement are twitchy and a
> bit hard to control. On dirt or gravel, this isn't an issue.
>
> To be honest, I've never tried any other 29er off-road tire. However, I
> REALLY like how light the Mountain King is compared to my Big apple
> 2.35, and wouldn't want something as heavy as the BA (995g) for trail
> riding. I think I may try the Big Apple 2.00, since it is lighter AND
> will (according to what I've read elsewhere on the forum) handle road
> camber better on my commute to work.
>
> Now that I finally have a summer job (and hopefully getting another
> next week), I have to wait for the paychecks to start rolling in. Then
> I'll be able to afford a few things, like the Qu-Ax 150mm cranks, Big
> Apple 2.00, and Coker touring handle.


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