Cruise or Bruise?

For all but the most skilled riders, riding on crowded streets in the
city can be frightening with a 36" as you have significantly less
control. However that is not to say its impossible. If you will mostly
be riding in the city a 29" may be a better idea for you. It's still
pretty fast yet a bit more easy to control for some people.

As far as for doing tricks you could do most of them on a 24" inch
wheel, it will just be a little bit more difficult. This is one
downfall of unicycling, the equipment is very specific to which type of
riding it will perform well in. It's really best to get a unicycle for
each discipline - freestyle/street and distance/commuting.

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mscalisi said:

We only need one 36" rim, one that doesn't suck. A properly sized KH rim
(like the 29er only larger) would be awesome.

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So that really means I can't ride it in a place where I have to stop
every block. Fortunately, there are lot's of places here where I can
just ride. You really can't beat a 36 for distance street riding. If
you have places to go where you can just ride none stop, parks etc. ,
I'm sure you will love a 36. It is tricker to idle and mount, but no
harder to ride then a 24.

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ulyssesnitrate9 said:

wheel-walking... I've read on some places that anything larger than a
20" wheel makes it very difficult to do tricks. Will someone please
elaborate?!

As an example, for me, wheel-walking seemed much easier to learn on a
20" because there's more space to maneuver my feet between the seat and
the top of the wheel. Smaller wheels are generally easier to control
than larger wheels, so smaller is generally better for learning tricks.
As long as you're comfortable on your 24" it's fine for learning a
lot of freestyle tricks. In fact, I think some tricks (like seat drag)
are easier on a 24" wheel.

Quoted message said:

My fork in the road is this: I want to learn tricks, but I also very
much enjoy cruising down the streets of Chi-town pedaling to my iPod
tunes. What are the pros/cons of a 20" (or smaller) freestyle and a
36" commuter? I was thinking: big city = big wheel.

The obvious solution is to get both, if you can! 🙂 Otherwise, your
24" will do for tricks as long as you don't break it by jumping too
much. If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate to go straight for a 36"
wheel for distance. Even a 29" is a bit easier to control, I think
you'd tire of a 29" quickly because Chicago is so flat.

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Is there a way to tell when your uni is going to give way? My 20 inch's
pedal basically stripped out of the crank before without warning.

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ulyssesnitrate9 said:

Is there a way to tell when your uni is going to give way? My 20 inch's
pedal basically stripped out of the crank before without warning.

I would just say that if anything is loose, stop straight away amd put
it right. Riding with loose parts only causes damage and can sometimes
be very quick to make the unicycle unridable. Check things like the
left pedal is in the left crank, and that both of these are on the left
of the seat. This is one of the main things people get wrong, and is
worth checking if you are unsure.

Matt

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I have a 20" and ive been riding for just over 2 months now and hopping
up stuff is down packed.

So i'm saying hopping is really easy on a 20" and so are doing tricks
however you have to be a fast rider to ride at even a jogging pace.

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ivan said:

*I'll just pretend I'm a ninja and disregard all potential pain.*

*See my profile here -
http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/member.php?u=15237

* -NO I did not lose my other wheel and NO I will not do a backflip for
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