beginner-1 said:HI
HI im new hear and new to unicycling.I hope that I have put this in
the right place.
Hi, welcome - this is indeed the right place.
Quoted message said:
I come from wales and I am in to my mountain biking. I was realy stuck
on something to get for christmas then it came to me I want an unicycle
lol. Could you tell me what kind and where to get them from? I have
rode one before and I think that I did quite well to think that I was
only on it for about 15mins.
As other folks have said, a cheap 20" unicycle is good for learning the
basics on, doing tricks that don't need a really strong uni, plus
playing hockey and generally fooling around on.
Larger wheels are better suited to offroad. The most technical
downhill offroad riders use 24" wheels with very fat tyres (and
sometimes brakes, but those aren't at all essential). For slightly
less technical riding over greater distances, there's the 26" size,
with a good choice of tyres. For real distance riding offroad, people
tend to like 29" wheels - or even 36ers!
You'll definitely not be wanting a 36er to learn on, it's far too large
and heavy. I think a 20" or 24" uni is a sensible size to learn on.
However, a 24" with a fat offroad tyre is not going to handle as nicely
for learning as a 20" with a road tyre.
I learnt on a cheap 20" and I still ride it nowadays. It certainly is
a good machine to learn on and can keep being fun even when you've got
other, bigger wheels.
Quoted message said:
And is it harder to ride on dirt like on slopey trails kind of stuff
If it is fine for a beginner to ride a dirt then would that sort of
unicycle be fine on tarmac as well?
thanks
If you get a 20" you -can- still ride it on dirt, but it's not going to
be as effective as a larger wheel would be. That mightn't bother you
as you're just starting - I guess you might also find a 24" a bit large
depending on your leg length, weight and level of fitness. You may be
able to get a fatter tyre for a 20" if you really wanted to.
On the 20" you probably wouldn't want to try and do huge distances
offroad, but you can probably still find some things to challenge
yourself offroad on any uni you get, it's more a question of how many
trails are rideable and how far / fast you can go.
I guess I'd say a reasonable plan would be either:
a) get a 20" learner uni, they're not that expensive. Then when you've
played with that on dirt, decide if you want a muni for harder offroad
action. You could always sell the 20" but you could also keep it for
doing freestyle tricks with etc. I started on a 20" then got bigger
wheels.
b) get a muni and learn on that. The learning will be more difficult,
but it'll be able to ride more varied offroad terrain once you do have
the hang on it. Freestyle tricks will be harder to pull off than on
the 20" though. I don't know how much more difficult it is to learn on
a bigger wheel, since everyone I know learnt on a 20".
Hope that advice helps you a bit!
--
mark williamson
Dave: Just a question. What use is a unicyle with no seat? And no
pedals!
Mark: To answer a question with a question: What use is a skateboard?
Dave: Skateboards have wheels.
Mark: My wheel has a wheel!
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