What size for mountain riding?

Phil said:

*I am ready to finally purchase my first mountain unicycle.
Should I get a 24" or a 26"?
I live in Santa Barbara where the terrain is mainly steep and rocky.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Any specific brand / model recommendations would be cool too.

Thanks in advance
*

If it's steep and rocky, I'd go with the 24x3.

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To save you some confusion, that's a 26" wheel also. The big fat (3"😉
tires add so much diameter to a rim, they come out to basically 26". So
you can use the Gazzalodi or similar (my favorite), or another unicycle
with 26" wheel.

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Having ridden in SB with some of the regulars there, I'd say go with the
24x3 GAZZ.

SB has some of the best riding in So. Cal.

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Phil said:

*I am ready to finally purchase my first mountain unicycle.
Any specific brand / model recommendations would be cool too.
*

If you have strong knees that can take lots of downhill, try this one:
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=102

If you're knees are weaker, try the same model but with brake.

http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=103

But do yourself a favor...if you go for the brake model, buy it with the
Alex rim instead of the Sun.

Disclaimer: I'm a Hunter Fan....others may have different opinions.

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Very crude rules of thumb:

For uneven ground, big wheel = good.
For steep slopes, small wheel = good.
For rough ground and drops, fat tyre = good.

So if you're going to do lots of steep stuff, I'd go for a small wheel
with a fat tyre, which would be a 24 with a 3 inch tyre.

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Mikefule said:

*Very crude rules of thumb:

For uneven ground, big wheel = good.
For steep slopes, small wheel = good.
For rough ground and drops, fat tyre = good.

So if you're going to do lots of steep stuff, I'd go for a small wheel
with a fat tyre, which would be a 24 with a 3 inch tyre. *

So, if I'm uneven, rough, and fat, that's good, right?

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..and don't forget about crank length as you're thinking about wheel
size (just as important; I think)......

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