disc brakes on a uni

yeah I remember seeing one a few yearss back. I don't know if there is
still have have any like that.

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Here's a real good thread on unis with disc brakes, complete with links
to other good threads:
http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36965

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dosent that lock your wheel ? and then youd bite the ground ?

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maxisback said:

dosent that lock your wheel ? and then youd bite the ground ?

no I don't think so becuase that would be true for vehicles and mtn
bikes

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thats what it does on mtb bikes.. but good point u got there

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disk brakes are better than normal rim brakes. they are more percise and
are not as affected by terrain as much as rim brakes. Roland from
Municycle.com has one that a customer had built for him and it is
amazing.😄 But the work of making one is the biggest question you need
too have a machinist on the hand that is willing to help you. Because
there is not alot of space between the frame and the hub and in that
area is where u need to be.:eek:

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in theory disc brakes are likely to be bent on a unicycle... because
when it falls it is much less controlled than a bike... especially in
muni, on a distance unicycle ridden only on flat surfaces a disc brake
would be the best thing.

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maxisback said:

dosent that lock your wheel ? and then youd bite the ground ?

You could always adjust it so when the lever is pulled all the way, it
just be on the verge of locking up.

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skrobo said:

in theory disc brakes are likely to be bent on a unicycle... because
when it falls it is much less controlled than a bike... especially in
muni...

I disagree; the front disc on a bike is highly exposed as there's
nothing around it to protect it. It is the second frontmost part of
the bike, behind the front of the wheel, and right at the front where
it might get clipped by things if you're riding a technical or narrow
section, especially if you come a cropper.

On a muni the disc any objects that might damage the disc have to get
past the pedals and cranks first, which is much less likely.

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phil said:

I disagree; the front disc on a bike is highly exposed as there's
nothing around it to protect it. It is the second frontmost part of
the bike, behind the front of the wheel, and right at the front where
it might get clipped by things if you're riding a technical or narrow
section, especially if you come a cropper.

On a muni the disc any objects that might damage the disc have to get
past the pedals and cranks first, which is much less likely.

Phil

true
I didn't take that into consideration

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A Guard can always be made if you really want to ride a disc brake.

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if it were to be made for a unicycle, a disk brake would have to be
smaller, like previously stated. and the piece that brakes it could be
smaller and less powerful, because unlike a bike, you don't need as
much stopping power because of inertia or something cause a bike has
more weight and momentum that needs to stop. and it could be smaller to
fit.

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I would be more worried about stomping on it myself when I try stuff,
rather than hitting it on things. I really don't think that unicycle
brakes are enough of a concern to bother wit disc brakes. Hydraulic rim
brakes seem to be enough for what we do.

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