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    Krashin'Kenny
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    Some of you may remember of me complaining about my Yuni
    Muni. I could never get it to track straight regardless of
    any attempts my made such as reversing the wheel, aligning
    the fork legs,etc. I could ride my 28" Sun straight as an
    arrow so I assumed that it had to be the Yuni. Well, I was
    wrong🙁 On New Year's Day, while riding with mkuhfahl
    (Matt), I got a chance to ride his KH 24 and to my dismay, I
    kept veering off center on it as well. Reflecting back quite
    some time ago, while I was still racing motorcycles, I was
    told by a chiropractor that one hip was about 10 mm lower
    than the other. After having this revelation, I wondered if
    the width of the seat on the Muni's may have had some to do
    with my problem.

    Today, I took the much narrower saddle from my yet unridden
    Coker and installed it on my Muni and headed for the local
    running trail that I frequently ride on. Although I wobbled
    a bit, I seemed to go in a much straighter line. I think the
    wider saddle on the Muni might have exaggerated the
    difference in length from my hip to the pedal and
    contributed to my problem. So to all you Yuni riders out
    there, please accept my apologies for the negative comments
    I made in the past about your favorite ride.

    BTW. Steve, I'm still interested in purchasing one of your
    frames, even though it's not my Yuni that's defective 😄 😉

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  2. Duaner
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    Maybe wearing a wallet in the back pocket on one side would
    help -- like a shim for your hip.

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  3. John_childs
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    duaner said:

    *Maybe wearing a wallet in the back pocket on one side
    would help -- like a shim for your hip. *

    Or you could try making an air seat with foam on top like
    mine 'here' (unicyclist.comAirseat). But
    cut the foam so it is wedged from right to left or left to
    right to even out your hips. It might help or it might make
    the situation worse. Hard to know until you try.

    Playing with the angle of the seat may also help. I like my
    muni seat angled up so I'm sitting on the back part of the
    seat. If you use rails and a bicycle seat post you can play
    with the angle to find what works best for you.

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  4. Krashin'Kenny
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    john_childs said:

    * Or you could try making an air seat with foam on top
    like mine 'here'
    (unicyclist.comAirseat). But cut the
    foam so it is wedged from right to left or left to right
    to even out your hips. It might help or it might make the
    situation worse. Hard to know until you try.

    Playing with the angle of the seat may also help. I like
    my muni seat angled up so I'm sitting on the back part of
    the seat. If you use rails and a bicycle seat post you can
    play with the angle to find what works best for you. *

    I'm hoping the air seat that I just built will help by
    allowing me to "rock" my hips a little more while in
    the saddle. Hopefully, I'll get to put a few miles on
    it tomorrow

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  5. S_wallis
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    john_childs said:

    * ...But cut the foam so it is wedged from right to left
    or left to right to even out your hips.... *

    Sounds exactly like an orthodic support for shoes, only
    different. Would this be called a butt-thodic support? or
    glutethodic?

    And all this time we thought it was your head that wasn't on
    straight, Kenny.😉 Riding crooked is better than not riding
    at all (like poor me).🙁

    Scott

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    in order that I may learn how to do it."
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  6. Joemarshall
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    Have you tried twisting your muni seat round so it isn't
    quite straight? There are quite a few people who ride better
    with a wonky seat.

    Joe

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  7. Paco
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    S_Wallis said:

    *Sounds exactly like an orthodic support for shoes, only
    different. Would this be called a butt-thodic support? or
    glutethodic?*

    That's quote-worthy!

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    Sounds exactly like an orthodic support for shoes, only different. Would
    this be called a butt-thodic support? or glutethodic?
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