im not sure if this question has already been asked, but the other day me and a mate who rides a trials 20" bike were thinking, i wonder if they could put a freewheel on a uni, just like bikes do, so that u could pedal to get urself going, then just stop pedalling and u would keep going. you would have to do something with the hub connecting to the cranks, but i think that should be the next prototype uni, they'd be a hoot to ride 🙂
Roger unicycle.com has one, although when I saw it the clutch was broken, so it would freewheel in both directions, you couldn't pedal it up to speed.
It was quite hard to ride, but loads of people can ride BCs now, surely it's pretty similar to that (except with more potential for speeding yourself up).
where can you get one of those?....it looks like an awsome challeng....fun 2 ..
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Somebody built a nice one using a hub from a Coker Wheelman penny-farthing. It had a brake and looked like a normal 24" muni, apart from the hub. I saw it at one of the Exeter unimeets a year or so ago - can't remember whose it was though (I don't think it was Roger's... could have been somebody known as North who used to post on here).
lol it would be impossible. if it wasnt it would already been done.
Shocking attitude from a unicyclist. If it hasn't been done obviously no-one was trying hard enough, or they gave up too early. This applies to everything, coaster unis up to cold fusion.
I think it would be very possible. You would want a brake and some kind of handlebars. It would then be very similar to riding a wheelie on a bicycle. Without handlebars and a brake, I think it would be nearly impossible.
Think how fast you could go on something like that!:eek:
I think it would be very possible. You would want a brake and some kind of handlebars. It would then be very similar to riding a wheelie on a bicycle. Without handlebars and a brake, I think it would be nearly impossible.
I say again, see the link in my signature or buy Training Wheel Not Required. Both of them show that not only is it possible, but it's been done. By two different people.
That 1HWY site hasn't been updated in over a year. It's best to stick with the gallery, or wait until we get a new site put up (which I am planning to do).
