Nice looking ride, George.
Dirtsurfer said:*have you thought about making it a low rider (mounting the cranks
below the hub)? Realistically, you won't be doing much offroading,
wouldn't lower your center help some? *
I was thinking the same when I watched the video. That wheel is probably
too small for flipping the drivetrain, but it might work nice with a
bigger wheel, maybe even a 29".
Of course the "budget" way to make one of these is to put the crank axle
just above the tire, so you can use normal giraffe parts. Tom Miller
used to make geared-up 20" unis like that, which he called Travelers.
Like George's, you can change out the sprockets for different gearing
(in the shop, not on the road).
With a Traveler design, you could also do what Walter Nilsson did on his
cross-country ride in 1933. His giraffe had a different-sized bottom
sprocket on each size, so he could change effective gearing by taking
off the wheel and turning it around.
Quoted message said:*How would changing the pivot at the center of the wheel effect the
ride? *
It's a giraffe. As you bring the pedals closer to the wheel axle it
acts less giraffe-like, but that should be about it. Then with a
geared-up wheel, you should get a little bit stronger gyroscopic effect,
though this is offset by the unicycles' natural tendency to wobble.
I've never tried a unicycle with the pedals below the wheel axle. That
would be different.
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