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I mangoesing love this thing http://ur1.ca/clvdc
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 18:10:07 UTC from MayonnaiseHD-
@fortecadenza PENNY FARTHING
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 18:10:30 UTC from web-
@redenchilada My school owns one. It's so much fun.
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 18:18:47 UTC from MayonnaiseHD
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@fortecadenza Why ride a penny farthing if you can ride unicycles? That reminds me, I should make a picture of ALL my unicycles together!
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 18:49:49 UTC from web-
@kamikaze Because I'm awful at unicycling.
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 18:53:32 UTC from MayonnaiseHD-
@fortecadenza You can fix this by doing more unicycling!
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 19:03:13 UTC from web-
@kamikaze I try. I can barely go two feet.
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 19:08:37 UTC from MayonnaiseHD-
@fortecadenza Keep on doing it, it's worth it. And if you get a little more ambitious or just want to talk to fellow unicyclists come over to http://www.unicyclist.com/. Some of the worlds most knowledgeable and famous riders like John Foss, Terry “UniGeezer” Peterson and Kris Holm hang around there.
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 19:24:11 UTC from web
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@fortecadenza Make pictures of the unicycles in the background, I want to identify the make.
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 18:52:06 UTC from web-
@kamikaze Most of them are this http://www.unicycle.uk.com/unicycles/learner/20-hoppley-beginner-unicycle.html
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 18:56:18 UTC from MayonnaiseHD-
@fortecadenza 'see. I don't like single walled steel rims, they've got too much flex in them. Also the frame is unfit for the first tricks you usually learn after managing basic riding. Indoor I ride a Japanese import freestyle frame, you cannot get from UDC http://www.einradversand.de/UNICYCLE-SPARES/Frames/20-Zoll--406mm--AJATA-Freestyle-Longneck-Gabel.html.
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 19:14:56 UTC from web-
@kamikaze We've some nicer ones as well. Nothing as good as yours though.
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 19:24:30 UTC from web-
@fortecadenza Mine is heavier than yours, though. A whooping 5.6 kilos is a lot for a 20" ride. With it's 5-walled aluminium rim, long neck frame, full length seat post, 48 spokes, it's built to be robust more than anything else. I have a really crappy picture: http://lon-kamikaze.deviantart.com/art/Deep-Purple-and-my-Freestyle-U-258885484
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 19:30:21 UTC from web-
@kamikaze s/it's/its/
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 19:30:56 UTC from web -
@kamikaze Heavy is probably good for balancing.
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 19:34:01 UTC from web-
@fortecadenza Doesn't do much on a 20" unless you want to trial. My KH20 is only 5.0 kg and it's really robust, too. When you ride something big like 26" to 36" you really want to reduce rotating weight.
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 19:39:53 UTC from web -
@fortecadenza What makes a lot more difference at this scale is crank length. I ride 75mm cranks with the freestyle uni and 110mm with the KH20 (which is a dead give-away that I don't use it for trial). I'd recommend you 90mm, which is reasonable for a beginner riding strictly indoors. It will feel vastly different from the 127mm you currently train with. It will feel less controlled, but the uni will wobble a lot less.
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 19:44:34 UTC from web-
@kamikaze I'll see if we have any on Monday.
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 19:46:53 UTC from web
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@fortecadenza At least it's reasonably robust. You wouldn't believe what kind of crap gets sold as a unicycle.
Thursday, 24-Jan-13 19:16:23 UTC from web
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