Got me 1st MUNI, Now I have a question...



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newtouni

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My NIMBUS26 showed up today. It looks like a good uni for my use. I
put it together and was lucky enough to free mount it on the first try.
I haven't been riding long and the only other uni I have riden is my
Torker CX24. What a different feel with the KH seat and the knob
tire!

How hard is it to adjust to a new uni? I only have about 50 yards of
'stick time' on the new NIMBUS26, but the darn thing sure wants to turn
to the right. Any hints? It is like the seat is crooked, but it is
straight. The wheel rolls fine, etc. Is this just something that I
will figure out after (like everything else)?

Thanks


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50 yards is not enough to form an opinion. Go back out and ride!

A knobby will handle more poorly than a "regular" non-agressive tire.
Knobbies that are the best on dirt often don't ride well on pavement.
Give it some time. Enjoy!


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Running the tyre at too low a pressure can cause problems with steering
and handling.

On a knobbly tyre, what you sometimes get is a central ridge or a
central row of knobbles. As the rubber is quite soft, this ridge (or
row of knobbles) tends to fold over to one side or the other. Once it
has folded in one direction, it will stay folded in that direction until
something changes it (a tight turn, a change of camber, etc.) and this
will make the unicycle tend to pull in one direction.

As soon as the uni starts to pull in one direction, the rider tends to
twist or lean the other way to counteract it. This leads to an
uncomfortable and ungainly riding style which can be very irritating for
the rider concerned.

But you don't buy a knobbly tyre to ride on tarmac. As soon as you ride
on a soft or uneven surface, the problem disappears. The knobbles can
dig in, instead of folding, and there are constant small changes of
camber which mean that the tyre doesn't "set" in one direction.

So the answers to your problem:
Try putting a bit more pressure in
Try riding it on the surface for which it was designed.
Ride it lots and lots and lots. :0)

And remember, a successful freemount first time is NEVER luck, it's
skill.;)


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Mike:

Thanks. I think this is a great explaination of what is going on. The
second I get in soft stuff the problem goes away.


Mikefule wrote:
> * As the rubber is quite soft, this ridge (or row of knobbles) tends
> to fold over to one side or the other. Once it has folded in one
> direction, it will stay folded in that direction......
>
> As soon as the uni starts to pull in one direction, the rider tends to
> twist or lean the other way to counteract it......
>
> .... As soon as you ride on a soft or uneven surface, the problem
> disappears. *



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it might be that the seat was not centered on your previous uni, and you
got used to that, but now that you have one thats right, its different.
But then again, my opinions should rarely be trusted.


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