Re: Multi-Wheeled unicycles

Ducttape said:

Not sure if you saw in my post but I said I can't running mount(or step
up) my 3 wheeler, the tire pressure I like allows the tires to slip
when I try to running mount and I haven't got the coordination to step
up on the 3 wheeler before it falls. All this talk about 2 wheeler
unicycles having very few competent riders is making me want to go try
to master the 2 wheeler. I wonder how strange it would feel to be wheel
walking it forward and be moving backwards.

EDIT: 'I found a pretty good video of a guy at Mondo Fest 2 years ago
riding a 2 wheeler he even idles it and wheel walks it.'
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Do you think or know if it is possible though? cos i haven known of
anyone who can mount a 7 foot. I guess you would just put more effort
in to the crank push and jump.

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Unisykolist said:

Do you think or know if it is possible though? cos i haven known of
anyone who can mount a 7 foot. I guess you would just put more effort
in to the crank push and jump.

I don't see why either mount wouldn't be possible, just quite hard to
learn. Running mount could pose a problem, with the possibility of
tyres slipping on each other. I have tried climbing up the 3 wheeler,
it's kinda awkward with just the one set of cranks on it, as there is a
lack of decent places to put your feet for climbing it. What looks great
on a 3 wheeler, is cranks on each wheel, then it looks mad, like there
is loads going on with it. I did it on mine thinking that i could climb
the pedals like a ladder, but the wheels move at slightly different
rates, so the cranks are rarely in the right positions for that. Also,
it adds quite a bit of weight to an already heavy piece of kit.

Also, to solve the problem of the 3 wheeler being harder to get going,
it might be worth trying some longer cranks on it. I've been meaning
to, but not got round to it yet.

F.

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Fraggle said:

I don't see why either mount wouldn't be possible, just quite hard to
learn. Running mount could pose a problem, with the possibility of
tyres slipping on each other. I have tried climbing up the 3 wheeler,
it's kinda awkward with just the one set of cranks on it, as there is a
lack of decent places to put your feet for climbing it. What looks great
on a 3 wheeler, is cranks on each wheel, then it looks mad, like there
is loads going on with it. I did it on mine thinking that i could climb
the pedals like a ladder, but the wheels move at slightly different
rates, so the cranks are rarely in the right positions for that. Also,
it adds quite a bit of weight to an already heavy piece of kit.

Also, to solve the problem of the 3 wheeler being harder to get going,
it might be worth trying some longer cranks on it. I've been meaning
to, but not got round to it yet.

F.

it doesnt really matter if the wheels slip does it? I will run up to
the cranks and jump on them, even if the wheel isnt touching the other,
there still connected by the steel frame bit so i don't think it should
matter.

Ducttape, do you have your bottom and top tyre hard and the middle
softer? whats your tyre preffereance?

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I reckon there must be plenty of people who can ride a two-wheeler. I
know of four in NZ alone (myself, Peter Bier, Steve Pavarno and Adam
Stone). I have a two-wheeler with 16" wheels which makes it relatively
easy to freemount, both static and rolling.

As for freemounting a 3-wheeler I've seen it done by jamming a foot
between the lowest and middle tyres, then standing on the pedal.

There's a video of Aussie street performer Mr Spin juggling three
baseball bats while balancing a glass of water on his head on a
3-wheeler here http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=X_xNbtlgiMI He uses a
volunteer to mount his 3-wheeler. Scroll thru to the end as that's
where the trick is.

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Unisykolist said:

it doesnt really matter if the wheels slip does it? I will run up to
the cranks and jump on them, even if the wheel isnt touching the other,
there still connected by the steel frame bit so i don't think it should
matter.

Yes but you'll have no control, in the running mount standing on the
back pedal turns the bottom wheel backwards and pushes the unicycle
upright. With no drive, the bottom will just freewheel away from you
and you'll land flat on your [censored]. Slipping of multi-wheels, or of the
drive cog on a giraffe suddenly turns your uni in to a coaster uni,
with no warning.

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Unisykolist said:

it doesnt really matter if the wheels slip does it? I will run up to
the cranks and jump on them, even if the wheel isnt touching the other,
there still connected by the steel frame bit so i don't think it should
matter.

Ducttape, do you have your bottom and top tyre hard and the middle
softer? whats your tyre preffereance?

On a three wheeler you are meant to have the top and bottom wheels
harder than the middle.

If you moved more into street performance you could include it in your
act to get someone to help you get on the three wheeler, as somebody
mentioned above.

+1 to what kington99 said too.

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Kieron said:

I tell u wat they would have to be a very commited pedo to learn to ride
a unicycle in order to mingle with us, steel one of us and rape us in a
bush.

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