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  1. Finished the short 24" with 4 days to spare before Obe's 8th birthday.

    http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albuu71/minimuni2

    LBS had a specialised roller pro 2.5 tyre which is as light as a
    feather, and some generic platforms. I welded a handle on, ready for the
    brake lever, then common sense got in the way. Might be safer for him to
    get used to it a bit before adding brakes. I tried a few bmx calipers,
    and one or two seem to fit round the tyre no problem, so that will be
    less hassle than setting up v-brake mounts.

    It's just such a shame that I'll have to go out riding at least twice as
    often now

    🙂

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  2. awesome! wow, i wish i had a father like you!

    for my bday, i usually get some socks and a meaningful card, usually
    which says "happy birthday, enjoy the socks"

    -grant

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  3. That looks like a mini Coker. At one of the USA conventions I remember
    a little kid doing a freestyle routine on a 24" unicycle with the seat
    just above the crown. With the size of the wheel, the size of the
    rider, and the height of the seat, it had all the proportions of someone
    doing a freestyle routine on a Coker.

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  4. That's fantastic! I'm sure he'll be thrilled with it. What length
    cranks are they? Can you describe the connection of the frame and
    seat?

    Andrew

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  5. That's awesome! Is their any room for growth?

    David

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  6. That is super... dare I say it- adorable! Why is the handle pointing
    away from the body instead of across it tho?

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  7. The frame is made by cutting the seat tube off flush with the top of the
    fork tubes,and putting a 1.5" long seatpost in, then welding round top
    and bottom. The handle is welded straight to what remains of the seat
    tube.

    The first bit of growing room comes from shimming the seat up, then when
    needed I'll cut the legs and make them telescopic as per Unicycle.com's
    shortie coker frame. I liked the clean lines of it too much to chop the
    legs straight away, and there's no point carrying the extra weight for
    nothing.

    The handle is on straight forwards, 'cos I like them that way. It's easy
    to make a 'clamp on' handle out of an mtb bar end if he wants an angled
    / T bar handle.

    Cranks are 152's, for torque. It will go to 125's or shorter in time,
    but it's best to start safe.

    Now, with a brake and 89's it would be a rocket...

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  8. I had a haddle like that for about 10 mins i didn't like it at all but i
    guess thats because i have been riding a kh for as long as i want to
    remember as before the saddle was just nasty!
    Ben

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