wheel size for competition

I have heard that 24" muni tires are actually something like 26".
Don't take that as a definite answer cuz that's just what I've heard.

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The Muni tyre will deffinitely not fit within this requirement, they are
usually 26 to 27 inches diametre. However, some 26" racing tyres will
fit within the 24" requirement such as this one:
http://www.unicycle.com/Shopping/shopexd.asp?id=721
due to the very low tyre profile. Your best bet is probably the Nimbus
24" tyre, which will probably fit on a muni rim and is just inside the
24" limit. You're also going to need some shorter cranks to compete on
a muni, 165 or 170mm cranks are very slow, 125s or shorter would give
you more of a sporting chance.

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kington99 said:

125s or shorter would give you more of a sporting chance.

<nitpicking>
Actually 125 is the minimum allowed crank length for 24" wheels.
</nitpicking>

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I was asking for any kind of race including Muni.
I haven't read that rule on the 2004 competition rulebook: "Muni...
Generally there are no restrictions on wheel size or crank arm length"
because I've used an old version of the rulebook.

Do you know what was applied before, when the special rule for the Muni
didn't exist?

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anso said:

I was asking for any kind of race including Muni.

For the MUni events, it is basically unlimited. Any size wheel and crank
length you want.

Quoted message said:

Do you know what was applied before, when the special rule for the Muni
didn't exist?

Before that rule, but after MUnis were starting to be common, we used
that rule anyway. It didn't get added to the rulebook right away.
Before MUnis were common, it was the same rules as for track (that's
what we were riding anyway).

The first Unicon MUni race (we didn't call it MUni yet) was at Unicon
IV in Puerto Rico, 1988. It had muddy puddles and at least one sand
trap. It was a blast. Unicon V (Hull, Quebec, 1991) we didn't really
have one. Unicon VI (Quebec City, 1992) it was on a wood-chip fitness
trail. Unicon VII (Minneapolis, 1994) it was on grass, a road, and some
nice singletrack. Unicon VIII (Guildford, England, 1996) had an
Orienteering competition on bridal paths and various dirt and sand. At
this point some riders were starting to have actual mountain unicycles,
which were allowed. Unicon IX (Bottrop, Germany, 1998) it was
Orienteering again, with a few more MUnis, but mostly still 24" street
or track unis. Unicon X (Beijing, 2000) It was a proper dirt race with
hills and more MUnis, but still some of the winning riders were on 24"
street unis. Unicon XI (Snoqualmie Summit, Washington, 2002) the race
was about 2 miles of rough, rocky downhill. All the top winners were on
MUnis.

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