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Re: shortest crank arms

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  1. hobo_chuck said:

    I'll repeat myself--- I'm talking about approaching the limit regarding
    crank length, without having too much leverage. On any size uni.

    Would you like to repeat yourself with a little more background info?
    Are you planning to use a square taper axle, or custom build? You can
    go a lot shorter if you go custom. If you use standard parts you just
    need to leave a tiny bit of metal between the axle hole and the pedal
    hole. So what was your real question?

    And a 12" uni does not *need* a long seat post. In fact I'd say that
    was a bit silly. There's no point in being real comfortable or having
    good leg extension with a 12" wheel. It's a silly setup, so it might as
    well look silly. That's why I cut down the frame on mine to make it even
    lower than it was when I first got it. You can see it on top of my head
    in 'this picture' (http://www.unicycling.com/garage/piles.htm#mytoys)
    (I think that was after I cut it down).

    hobo_chuck said:

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

    Here is 'Teresa Abrahams on hers'
    (http://unicycling.smugmug.com/gallery/728931#32018866_jxzqK). Not sure
    the exact wheel size, but it's all handmade. There is also a video there
    of her riding it, but mostly it shows her spoofing my own "Mission
    Impossible" act I do when I ride my 12", which I must have done earlier
    in that same show... :p

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  2. Is a helmet really necessary when riding a 3" unicycle?

    johnfoss said:


    Here is 'Teresa Abrahams on hers'
    (http://unicycling.smugmug.com/gallery/728931#32018866_jxzqK). Not sure
    the exact wheel size, but it's all handmade. There is also a video there
    of her riding it, but mostly it shows her spoofing my own "Mission
    Impossible" act I do when I ride my 12", which I must have done earlier
    in that same show... :p

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  3. In one of Brian MacKenzie's videos he shows the process of cutting down
    some cotterless (square taper) cranks and welding them back together to
    make 40mm cranks for a Coker. 'Here is Brian's thread'
    (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36404) about the
    pygmy Coker cranks.

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  4. mscalisi said:

    Is a helmet really necessary when riding a 3" unicycle?

    It depends what you're doing with it. 🙂

    In her case, she's spoofing my act, in which I roll out a piece of
    luggage and pull out:
    - A pair of sunglasses
    - A helmet
    - A pair of the world's smallest traffic cones, at about 4" tall
    - And finally, the unicycle that goes with all of this

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