Dirt jumping unicycle?

Tried it, BMX jumps are designed for much higher speeds than are
attainable on a unicycle (i was using a 24" with 140 cranks),
consequently they are genreally built much too steep, and it's a fight
to be able to get over them atall. You could build a course of small
low angle jumps that would give you some air. BMX tracks are still fun,
you just really can't get much air except on the drop-offs and the
small stuff.

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Try a 29er or Coker.

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you might be able to get enough speed to get air on a coker, but the
landing will not be so pretty I think. uni's aren't really meant to
get huge air on....

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You won't get big airs, but, as James_Potter said, unis aren't made for
big airs. You can still play around in the skataparks and BMX places
and have a lot of fun, though, because you can practise so many other
skills ...

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if you were on a 20 or a 24 inch the landing woudnt be all that hard..
but on a coker or a 29".. rim might bend or taco and landing would just
be harsh

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maxisback said:

if you were on a 20 or a 24 inch the landing woudnt be all that hard..
but on a coker or a 29".. rim might bend or taco and landing would just
be harsh

the problem with that is that a 20 or 24 inch you won't be able to get
in the air.

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what about a geared muni or something like that? has one been made?

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What about a B.C. wheel? It should be possible then.

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jl0r said:

What about a B.C. wheel? It should be possible then.

ooh, I didn't think about that...I think if it was a downhill right
before the jump, that would totally work. but it'd still be hard to
land...it'd take practice.

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Evan needs to go to a bmx track and try it out.

They should have enough oif a slope to maintain speed. if not, you can
skitch behind a bike or get pulled behind one with a rope

SOMEBODY TRY IT

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James_Potter said:

ooh, I didn't think about that...I think if it was a downhill right
before the jump, that would totally work. but it'd still be hard to
land...it'd take practice.

Set up the BC wheel with some clip type pedals so you dont lose the
wheel!
P.S. Be sure to get a video of this I got to see this

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Evvaaaaaaann! Evvaaaaaaann! Get out there and try it. Oh and get video

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DK said:

you can skitch behind a bike or get pulled behind one with a rope

...or put some rockets on your BC footplates 🙂

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