Re: shortest crank arms

I would shoot for something shorter than six inches ;-)

edit: Ok, maybe I'll give a real reply. I would try using 89mm cranks.

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Giraffe, or just like a regular uni? Standard axle or all custom, to
allow you to go shorter? I've seen standard unicycles with wheels of 2"
and smaller. Not easy to ride!

My 12" uni has 3.5" cranks. Those are the cranks that came with the
kiddie bike it was built from. Shorter cranks would make it a little
easier to ride, with the seat as low as I have it on mine. Also my
pedals (the kiddie pedals that came with same bike; a little narrower
than regular ones) hit the ground when you turn unless you really work
to keep the uni upright.

I juggled clubs while riding it in my show the other day. Badly. My
seat is about 16" off the ground.

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mscalisi said:

I would shoot for something shorter than six inches ;-)

edit: Ok, maybe I'll give a real reply. I would try using 89mm cranks.

89mm is fairly easy to obtain, I mean approaching the extreme of the
pedals touching the axle, possibly with the diameter of each
approaching zero. 89mm also comes standard on sun 12" unis.

The crank arms I'm talking about would probably be for a standard 20",
however, without having too much leverage to get going.

John, I heard of the 2" unis and I just assumed they were assembled
with chain drive.....
but a standard build? wow.

I would definitely beg to ride one of those if I saw it at a convention
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How would you go about getting the parts? Machine them yourself?

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