coker or 29 inch ¿

you should be able to ride a coker but it depends on what your doing,
coker for road and 29 for road and xc muni

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dan de man said:

er yeah the title states the queastion and considering im 12 should i
get a coker or a 29inch

Disclaimer: haven't ridden or even seen a Coker myself, so my knowledge
of them is based on what I've read, mostly on RSU.

I bought a 29" Nimbus from UDC, which I've been very happy with. It's
fast but still maneouverable enough for me to ride it safely round a
busy pedestrianised city, full of bikes and tourists in all directions.
In this environment I'm glad to have a slightly smaller machine, and
the extra speed of the Coker wouldn't be usable for substantial parts
of my journey. The 29er would also be a bit easier to mount / idle
(although I can't idle it yet), which are also useful in the city. It
also the advantage of being a little smaller to push / carry around,
store in my office or at home.

I thought about getting a Coker, but I'm only about 5' 8" tall and a
29" wheel seemed plenty huge enough to me! I figure that for me, it's
like a 6' dude riding a Coker anyhow ;-) The 29er took a bit of
getting used to after my 20" standard, but it's seeming much more
natural now. I'm told Cokers can be ridden in just about any
circumstance with enough practice, so I still think I might try
switching at some stage. I think I'll be glad to have had an "in
between" unicycle to practice on, though.

Oh, and the 29" Nimbus is cheaper ;-)

HTH,
Cheers,
Mark

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The other thing to bear in mind if you are 12 is whether you are tall
enough to ride a Coker, according to unicycle.com you need a minimum
inseam length of 31 inches, which might be longer than some 12 year
olds legs.

jim

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I have one of each (well, strictly speaking, I have a Coker and a
28er).

The 28/29 is lighter, more portable, more steerable, more versatile,
more idleable, easier to upgrade and safer in crowds or traffic.

The Coker is marginally faster in a straight line or on a journey.

On my Coker, I couldn't keep up with Joe Marshall on his 29. That is,
it's not just how many inches you have, but how fit and young you are
too.

There are absolutely no rational arguments for buying a Coker instead
of a 29.

But who unicycles for rational reasons?🙂

I can only take my own example and say you'll get more use out of the
29, and add to that that if you get a 29 now, you will still have the
Coker to look forward to when you're a bit taller and heavier.

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1. Being 12 shouldn't be a factor, as long as you're tall enough.

2. There have been many, many, many threads on this exact topic. Search
around and you can read opinions until your eyeballs fall out so I
won't add any more here. Advice: give more weight to the people who
have actually ridden or own both.

3. Whenever people ask which of two unicycle types to get, the
inevitable right answer is always "Both." The real question is which
one to buy first, but it seems a lot less urgent that way. 😄

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good point i think i will coker or when im getting it having a test on a
29er and then a coker

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i just got a new sun 28 and i have to say its very fun and CHEAP. It
cruises at a good speed, with some shorter cranks im sure you would be
able to really get moving. you could get about 5 sun 28's for the
price of a coker delux

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Also, I find my 29er requires quite a lot of leg strength compared to a
small uni: my muscles get tired quickly if I'm doing tricky stuff. For
just cruising I guess it's not much different, except that the
gearing's higher. I think the extra rolling mass makes things a little
more physical though.

This gets better as I get used to it, but I'd imagine it'd be worse on
a Coker (any comments, anyone?). Just something to watch out for. But
Cokers are cool ;-)

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Mikefule said:

I can only take my own example and say you'll get more use out of the
29, and add to that that if you get a 29 now, you will still have the
Coker to look forward to when you're a bit taller and heavier.

Like Mike, I have both a Coker and a Sun 28. But for me, after getting
the Coker I lost all interest in the Sun. The Coker rocks my world.

(Actually, I mostly alternate between street Cokering, and riding park
hills on my 24" Nimbus.)

Still, I like Mike's advice on getting the 28/29 and leaving the Coker
for the future. (The Sun 28 is a good cheap uni.)

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