going fast on a uni.

sounds interesting.
what size cranks do u have on ur 24?

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The standard 127mm (5"😉 ones. On my 20", however, I have 152mm (6"😉
cranks which were sent as replacements (from Torker, free of charge)
because I put the cranks on the wrong sides/was too excited to read the
directions for assembly and stupidly/wrongly assumed the cranks/pedals
were universal 🙄.

I don't know exactly how fast I can go on either uni, that "10MPH"
figure was just used to show that I was moving faster than they thought
possible on a unicycle. I'll have someone clock me sometime.

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burjzyntski said:

On my 20", however, I have 152mm (6"😉 cranks

Really? That's l - o - n - g ! Can you turn (and lean) without
hitting the ground?

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On some of my sharper turns I -do- hi the ground with the pedals. I wish
I hadn't stripped my 127's, or else I'd be riding those instead.

Damn, looks like I fell asleep at the wheeel....

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burjzyntski said:

I have found, as I am sure many of you have too (but this post is for
those of you who haven't), that *if I use one of my hands to put
down&backward pressure on the back of the seat I can lean -much-
further forward without falling off. Being able to lean farther
forwards while still having my weight on the seat allows me to run "all
out" forwards. I can run (pedal very fast) this way*, and I didn't
think to tell others about my method until the other night when I was
riding with my mom (she was on her bike [an older Peugeot "Nautilus"
roadbike]) and decided to show her how fast I could go on my 20".

I don't follow what you are describing. Are you putting one hand on
the back of the seat? Can you post a picture of you riding this way?

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Sounds like the maneuver he's describing is simply pushing down on the
handle while he stands and "runs."

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In addition to that, I've noticed that if I put one hand on the back of
my seat and try sorta picking it up and pushing it forward while I'm
sitting down, I end up leaning farther forward and going faster.

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Unless I have misunderstood your description of the go-faster technique,
I think the effect is purely psychological.

To go fast, you need to be relaxed and smooth. That means you don't
push or pull on any part of the seat. Just sit comfortably with your
weight on the seat, and the seat at the right height for efficient
pedalling. Pedal smoothly, gradually accelerating up to maximum speed.
I find it helps to hold the front of the seat loosely just for
"feedback" of what the wheel is doing. Concentrate on circular
movements of the pedals, rather than simply stomping down on the
pedals.

I find it helps to accelerate up to maximum speed, hold it for only a
few seconds, then back off a bit. Sustained periods of maximum speed
result in messy UPDs. If you keep nudging the limit, the limit will
keep moving away, and you will gradually find it easier to go fast.

Shorter cranks help but the better you get, the faster you can go with
longer cranks.

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I think to get going top speed, you need to lean forward a lot more than
you think you should. this can probably result in terrible UPD's, but
so far hasn't happened to me yet, and my top speed is 19.2 mph on my
coker with 150mm cranks...always wear a helmet, kids! EDIT: adults,
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Know whats AWSOME???

175mm's on a 16" unicycle!!!!

(very ssllllllllllllooooooowwwww)

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forrestunifreak said:

Know whats AWSOME???

175mm's on a 16" unicycle!!!!

(very ssllllllllllllooooooowwwww)

whoaaa, you would almost hit the ground with those!! on a 12" wheel I
think you would hit the ground....

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It does hiy the ground. On a 16" I mean.

You have to lean the oppisite side of the down pedal...

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