Help wanted in building a STC style bUNIke

Weird idea - good luck with it!
As for 48 hole rims, all the ones I know of are intended for tandems.
You'd probably have a hard time finding one wide enough to work well
with a 3" tyre. If you've got a 48 hole hub you want to use, you'd
probably be better off just using a 36 hole downhill rim and doing some
creative lacing - 48 into 36 isn't too bad.

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AscenXion said:

I'm wondering any actual (not "inferred"😉 drawbacks to a STC style
"bike" built with the correct geometry (as close to at least) of a
mountain bike.

Obviously it couldn't freewheel or have gears.

That's two. How long of a list did you want?

I have a "hybrid" or "cross" bike, a Miyata Triplecross. It's supposed
to cross the line between a road and mountain bike. But it can only be
what it is. The better you make a road bike, the worse it will be as a
mountain bike, and vice-versa. So what I have is a lousy road bike, and
an even lousier mountain bike. Fortunately it's a great commuting bike.

If you want to build something for fun, that's fine. If you want to
build something for the point of building it, that's also fine. But if
you want a cycle to do two very different things, you're going to have
to compromise. For a good quality ride, use two different cycles.

Beyond that, the picture you posted looks really cool. One obvious
drawback with the bike in the picture: it won't go up steep hills. Try
to pedal that thing up steep hills and you'll have to lean crazy
forward, but it still probably won't be enough to keep the front end on
the ground.

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johnfoss said:

Beyond that, the picture you posted looks really cool. One obvious
drawback with the bike in the picture: it won't go up steep hills. Try
to pedal that thing up steep hills and you'll have to lean crazy
forward, but it still probably won't be enough to keep the front end on
the ground.

Who needs the front end on the ground?

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johnfoss said:

I have a "hybrid" or "cross" bike, a Miyata Triplecross. It's supposed
to cross the line between a road and mountain bike. But it can only be
what it is. The better you make a road bike, the worse it will be as a
mountain bike, and vice-versa. So what I have is a lousy road bike, and
an even lousier mountain bike. Fortunately it's a great commuting
bike.
Try to pedal that thing up steep hills and you'll have to lean crazy
forward, but it still probably won't be enough to keep the front end on
the ground.

I envy you, then, as your wife must be MUCH more athletic than mine. 🙂
That's why I said easy to moderate trails. The only reason that she
would need another bike than the one she has, is that it's a laid back,
beach cruiser, 3 speed. And it would probably break the hub the first
time she tried to do anything even remotely off the pavement.

I'm just looking for basically a bmx with a larger frame and bigger
tires. I figure that that'd be enough for her to keep up with me on a
unicycle and have a little fun of her own.

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yoopers said:

You've obviously shown your colors and proven that only a narrow band
of people can exist in your world where you are an intolerant god,
AscenXion.

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I problem I would have, I think, is mostly with the seat.

For upright riding, like on a unicycle, you want a unicycle style seat.
Now, imagine that you are all hunched over, like on a bike - also
figure in that with the pedals under you that you'd be even more
hunched over than on a normal bike. Think about leaning that far over
on your current uni - You are going to squish or damage your man parts.
It won't be much better for a woman.

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Seager said:

I problem I would have, I think, is mostly with the seat.

For upright riding, like on a unicycle, you want a unicycle style seat.
Now, imagine that you are all hunched over, like on a bike - also
figure in that with the pedals under you that you'd be even more
hunched over than on a normal bike. Think about leaning that far over
on your current uni - You are going to squish or damage your man parts.
It won't be much better for a woman.

Yeah, I've already imparted my disdain for current uni seats. Maybe I'd
just put a bike seat on it from the get go, I dunno. But, part of it
will be solved as I intend to lean the uni to the front slightly for
attachment, so it'll be in a better position to lean over a little. And
the geometry won't be all that agressive anyways, so...

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yoopers said:

You've obviously shown your colors and proven that only a narrow band
of people can exist in your world where you are an intolerant god,
AscenXion.

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Anybody out there that wants to take a stab at how such a bike would
actually feel? Any STC owners that can look past the bad geometry and
small tire size, to let me know how it might feel to ride a mountain
sized bmx bike with the seat, cranks, and tire inline?

I'd really like to generate some conversation on this, and not just let
it die....this is me on my hands and knees here begging.

`\0/`
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or it's a frog...I'm not sure which.

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yoopers said:

You've obviously shown your colors and proven that only a narrow band
of people can exist in your world where you are an intolerant god,
AscenXion.

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AscenXion said:

And I'm figuring, why not just have/make one "wheeled vehicle" to
accomplish both tasks?

Its people like you who make america great. I'll second the seat
problem. maybe you could modify a uni seat and cut of the front
portion? I think a rail mechanism to adjust the seat angle for uniing
and biking would be useful. Best of luck to you, and thanks for
innovating :-D

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I think you'd have to be bold upright with cruiser handlebars or really
really leaned over with tons of your weight no your hands.

If you figure proper biking the cranks are right under your knees with
your thighs parellel with the ground, and on your unibikethingy the
cranks would be under your butt... I dunno. I think you should try it
- if it's horrible atleast we will all know the answer.

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theres a wide DH 48 holed rim called the Halo Combat...its mostly found
in Europe though...look on unicycle.uk

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forget_your_life said:

theres a wide DH 48 holed rim called the Halo Combat...its mostly found
in Europe though...look on unicycle.uk

Hey, thanks a lot for that info.

Seager said:

I think you'd have to be bold upright with cruiser handlebars or really
really leaned over with tons of your weight no your hands.

If you figure proper biking the cranks are right under your knees with
your thighs parellel with the ground, and on your unibikethingy the
cranks would be under your butt... I dunno. I think you should try it
- if it's horrible atleast we will all know the answer.

yeah...guinea pig I will have to be, I guess. 🙂 I figure, if you lean
the uni to the front, like the Uniqo does, you'd be in a weird
position, not like a bike, but if you get used to it, it might be cool.
You'd be in like a sport bike position...might work.

Sgaterboy said:

Its people like you who make america great. I'll second the seat
problem. maybe you could modify a uni seat and cut of the front
portion? I think a rail mechanism to adjust the seat angle for uniing
and biking would be useful. Best of luck to you, and thanks for
innovating :-D

Thanx for that. I take back the bad thing that I think I just said
about you in the "little punk" thread. 🙂

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yoopers said:

You've obviously shown your colors and proven that only a narrow band
of people can exist in your world where you are an intolerant god,
AscenXion.

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AscenXion said:

Okay, so, my wife needs a bike that's suitable for moderate trail riding
and whatnot. I would like a 26x3 unicycle to be better able to keep up
with her on her road bike. And I'm figuring, why not just have/make one
"wheeled vehicle" to accomplish both tasks?

Haha once again I think you need a coker. 🙂

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TheObieOne3226 said:

Haha once again I think you need a coker. 🙂

Right...cuz my wife is going to learn to ride a unicycle off-road and a
coker no less FOR YOU.

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yoopers said:

You've obviously shown your colors and proven that only a narrow band
of people can exist in your world where you are an intolerant god,
AscenXion.

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