29er vs. Coker

i have both... my experience

29er- Much much lighter, much more "managable", but the only way to get
coker esque speeds (in my opinion) is smaller cranks. This makes it
much harder to control. I would only really recomend a 29 if you live
in a really heavily populated area.

Coker- Bigger, Awesomser, Faster, if you arent afraid of a heavy uni,
ie.harder to stop and turn. Then get the coker. I love it much more
than my 29er with small cranks. Seeing as though you live in a
suburbian type area, Id get the coker, others will disagree.. but thats
my 2 cents

I know this is a slighly biased answer. But i vote coker.

Chase

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Pros (there are no cons to unicycles):

Coker:
1.) Faster
2.) Cooler
3.) More stable

29er:
1.) Easily stored
2.) Interchangeable parts
3.) Easier to ride

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Other than cost and cross country riding (which the coker is suposedly
actualy pretty proficient at) I would say the coker is definatly the
better vehicle.

For a big wheel the idea is speed, with a bigger wheel you get more
speed, simple as that. (at least I think it is)

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ntappin said:

Other than* cost* and cross country riding (which the coker is suposedly
actualy pretty proficient at) I would say the coker is definatly the
better vehicle.

For a big wheel the idea is speed, with a bigger wheel you get more
speed, simple as that. (at least I think it is)

Cost is my main problem when deciding which tourer to go after. I know
the Coker is just bigger and better all around, but it's also around
400 bucks, while the Nimbus 29er, which is what I was considering
buying, is 230.

I hate these dilemnas... 😠

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Yeah the price was what drove me down the 29er route, I figure if/when I
get a coker I will go all out and get a geared tubless airfoil fancy
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I agree with ntappin a 29er is half the cost and still a lot of fun.
I can bring mine on the bus when I have to I don't think that would fly
with a coker.

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Is it possible to reach the normal crusing speed of the Coker on the
29er without killing yourself?

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Is it possible to reach the normal crusing speed of the Coker on the
29er without killing yourself?

Yes but not indefinitely. It basically means pedaling that percentage
faster that is equal to the wheels' difference in diameter.

Like riding a bike in a lower gear.

Here's another aspect of the choice. If you never ride with other
unicyclists, or if your other local riders don't have Cokers, the 29er
will seem huge and fast enough. But if your friends have Cokers, you
won't be able to keep up without knocking yourself out!

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johnfoss said:

Yes but not indefinitely. It basically means pedaling that percentage
faster that is equal to the wheels' difference in diameter.

Like riding a bike in a lower gear.

Here's another aspect of the choice. If you never ride with other
unicyclists, or if your other local riders don't have Cokers, the 29er
will seem huge and fast enough. But if your friends have Cokers, you
won't be able to keep up without knocking yourself out!

Well none of my friends even have unicycles, so that finalizes my
decision. 😎

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So a 29er is probally the right choice? No one in Rochest New York
unicycles... no one... so which uni to buy?

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Problem solved: $630

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Brian MacKenzie said:

Problem solved: $630

I agree.....titanium Coker.

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mike_echter said:

So a 29er is probally the right choice? No one in Rochest New York
unicycles... no one... so which uni to buy?

One of the universities at Rochester had a very active juggling and
unicycling club at the time that Jeff Lutkus was active. Search around
and try to locate them. If they still exist they may have a collection
of stuff you can try.

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mike_echter said:

Is it possible to reach the normal crusing speed of the Coker on the
29er without killing yourself?

I have done several distance rides with Coker riders, on and off road,
on my 29er with 125mm cranks. I was near the front of the pack each
time. There is no way I could keep up with the fastest Cokers when
their riders decided to go all-out, but I could easily cruise along
with them; the 29er was faster for some conditions, the Coker faster
for others.

Those Cokers all had at least 140mm cranks; if the Cokers had 125mm
cranks it would have been more difficult. Hilly terrain is easier than
flat terrain, in terms of keeping up on a 29er.

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If you want to cruise, get a Coker. For handling and slow speeds, you
can learn to do that on a Coker. When I went to university, I rode my
Coker in heavily crowded sidewalks at slow speed with little problem (I
only ran into a girl once, who decided to stop in front of me and I did
not predict that), but it does take practice to get that skill. Right
now, since I don't ride in that sort of situation, I would not have the
same agility.

Of course, if you have the funds (and the addiction), get a schlumpf, a
29" and a very nice equivalent geared up 44", all in one little
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harper said:

One of the universities at Rochester had a very active juggling and
unicycling club at the time that Jeff Lutkus was active. Search around
and try to locate them. If they still exist they may have a collection
of stuff you can try.

Thats the RIT Juggling Club, they have a Juggle-In every year. Thats
how I first got into unicycling! :p I first went to it two years ago,
missed it last year, but hopefuly I will be able to make it this year.
I think it's held in March, April, or May. Even if I do go there is a
chance of there not being a Coker, or a 29er for that matter. I could
try to get a hold of Jeff Lutkus, but I'm not sure of his contact
information.

Quoted message said:

Of course, if you have the funds (and the addiction), get a schlumpf, a
29" and a very nice equivalent geared up 44", all in one little
package.

Just for grins... how much would one of those run for? :p

And also while I'm at it... does anyone have a Coker or 29er for sale
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Just for grins... how much would one of those run for?

You can pay them as much as you want and they still won't run. You have
to pedal them. (Actually, I think they're of order $1000 to $1500.)

Jeff graduated and I have no recent contact info for him. I thought
perhaps you could find the club on the web and contact someone that
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I thought perhaps you could find the club on the web and contact someone
that way. Good luck.

http://www.rit.edu/~jugwww/ Thats the site for the Juggle-In. I don't
think that the RIT Juggling Club has a website or anything, but I'll
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whats 630?

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