Re: Muni / Trials

Long term it would be best to get both, a 24"/26" is too heavy and
cumbersome for really good trials, a 20"/19" is too slow and has too
small a wheel for serious Muni. If you have a particular favourite of
the two styles then go with the Uni that will best cope with that, if
you are undecided i'd say go with a fat 24", i've been doing trials on
one for years and although i'm not that good it works ok aslong as you
know that you won't get the performance that you do from a 19". The 19"
really is not that good at muni, especially fi you want to cover any
distance.

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kington99 said:

*The 19" really is not that good at muni, especially fi you want to
cover any distance. *

Really not that good at muni, Its more then just not that good, unless
you think going 5mph, and getting bucked off by knolls of grass is
extreme. I'm more or less a street ridder, so I like my 19" and all, but
if you truly want to do both, kington is right its best in the long run
to buy one of both. I'd personaly recomend picking one now. And alot of
it depends on how much money you have to spend, I recomend a trials uni
first, unless your feel you've really been bitten by the muni bug, in
that case just go all out screw the 24" and get yourself a 26" if latter
down the road you decide you'd really like to do some trial, or some
muni depending on which you get first, go ahead and by the other. But if
you are truly divided as you say, then a fat 24" should be perfect. But
I warn you if there is any slightly more prefrable style of ridding then
go for it. You'll be thankfull latter.

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Hmmmm. I recall an evening riding with Gary (Unicus) and his young lad
and his mate. Said young lads had 19 inch wheels, fat tyres and 140mm
cranks. They went down hill like things that go down hill very quickly
indeed on a particularly fast and down hill day, where Gary and I (on
26s) had to plod to keep control.

Small wheels are slow, and there's the risk of pedal strike, but there's
fun to be had.

The thing about unicycling is that there are so few variables: wheel
diameter, crank length, tyre section - that's about it (except for
quality of component, and points of detail) so the thing is to do one of
three things:
1) Optimise your uni for your preferred style of riding, or
2) Enjoy getting hte best you can from a general purpose uni.
3) Own several unis...

There's much to be said for (2) until you know what style of riding
really grabs you, then you can do (1). Or you can try (3) , but that
way, madness lies... Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! Burble.

Mike
(3x20s, 26, 28 and Coker - but I did sell the 24, and get rid of the
novelty giraffe.)

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I am not that good at muni, like beginner/intermediate but with a 26" I
would think it would be very difficult to do the technical stuff, but, i
don't really know.

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unign said:

*I am not that good at muni, like beginner/intermediate but with a 26"
I would think it would be very difficult to do the technical stuff,
but, i don't really know. *

It would be especialy since most 26" unicycles will have a huge GAZZ
tire on them, which makes the wheel diamater much larger then 26", but
think of them more as a fast paced trail or downhill unicycle. I'm
actually making myself a 26" pretty soon, i'm going to take it up to the
skii slopes, ganna try unicycling down the slopes before I go get my
skii's it shoudl be fun ^^.

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Hi,

I had to do the same choice 2 month ago, and i chose a trial uni with a
20" wheel. I am definitely satisfied about my choice and i would
recommend it.

As I live in town, with the trial uni i can do trial, street and
freestyle only opening the door down of my building. As i did't uni to
make long distance but tricks, i wasn't interested in a bigger wheel.
I although understand that a muni could be very very fun but it's more
something that i imagine in the nature. If i had bought one of these
instead, my sessions would be less frequent because i imagine the good
spots hard to find in town (am i wrong ?).

Manuel

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I would recommend a 24" MUni if you want to do both trials and MUni if
you can't afford one of each. Then buy a 20" trials uni later if that's
what really grabs you.

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You can buy the 24" MUni (because it is more versatile)
Then buy a 20" wheelset that fits your muni set up.

That way, you can afford both (and have less maintainence costs) with a
lot less cash.

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Cyber, tell me how it works out will you, I'm thinking of buying a 26"
myself

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kington99 said:

*Long term it would be best to get both, a 24"/26" is too heavy and
cumbersome for really good trials *

It all depends on the size of the rider... If you're 6' or taller and
athletic a 24x3 would be the best bet. I have a qu-ax 24" muni and have
not problems with the size. Also ever notice how funny a really tall
rider looks on a 19-20".

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24 all the way. It is no fun doing muni on a 20. A 24 will cover you in
both departments, while a 20 will just cover one. Infact, I prefer my 24
for trials and street! My highest seat out hop (32 inches) was with my
muni. I also like the speed much better of the 24. The slightly higher
mass gives me more stabilty too when grinding handrails or hopping onto
skinnies, etc. The only reason i still have my 20 around is because my
24 is out of commision.

One more vote for 24.

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Well, I'm leaning more toward a trials now. I would be able to do alot
more trials were I'm located than Muni riding. And since I'm fairly tall
( 6'3" ) would it be better to get a larger wheel than a 20" for a
trials?

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Get a 24" muni, you can just as easily do trials on a muni, but the
small wheel on a trials can prevent you from getting the nessesary
speed, and torque to ride muni properly.

24" fo sho!

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