Hi Joe, sorry I haven't gotten back to your email yet...
Geared unicycles:
With the rising popularity of off-track racing, our once-simple rules
are getting more complicated. Most forms of racing are only for
"standard" unicycles (definition in Section 1.8 of the 2008 USA
Ruleboook). Standard unicycles may only be direct drive, so no
gearing.
But today we have more and more races happening away from the track. In
general, MUni races don't have the restrictions of track unicycles, but
this year we have two divisions for the 13-mile XC race. The "regular"
or "under 29-inch" category will be for standard unicycles only. Geared
unicycles, regardless of wheel size, must enter in the Unlimited
category. Same for the 10k.
On reading the rules today, I notice it's very unclear what the
restrictions are for MUni, as it only briefly mentions "unrestricted
unicycles." But that's what it means, normally no limit to wheel size
or crank length. The only one I'm aware of at the moment is the
separation of the Unlimited category in the long XC race. Otherwise
your geared MUni should be good to go in all MUni races and the
Unlimited 10k.
Not that it's necessarily the best cycle for all of those races, but
that's another story. We're still waiting to hear more on the details
of the race courses in terms of distance, climb, start and end
elevation, and type/difficulty of terrain along the way.
The current rules for the Long Jump competition are also found in the
USA Rulebook. Let us know if you have any additional questions on that.
The rules do not mention any limitations on the unicycles, and the
assumption (in the past) has been that anything goes here as well. I
don't think geared unicycles would be restricted, though I don't think
they would be helpful either.
--
johnfoss
John Foss
Email: "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" -- www.unicycling.com
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