Unicyclin'

Cyber Wolf · 07-26-2004, 08:57 AM

Does anyone know how/where I can get information about the details of purchasing a unicycle? I know several places online where I can buy one, however I seem to have no luck in finding out spec details for my height. For example, I know that the height of the wheel and the seat is very important and I've figured out that a 20" wheel is right for me but I don't know how to figure what kind of frame I should get or how tall (or short in my case) it should be. I'm a 5'3" uber-dwarf so it doesn't need to be all that tall. Any one have any ideas?

xoxoxoBruce · 07-26-2004, 09:54 AM

Check with your HMO.

Cyber Wolf · 07-26-2004, 10:01 AM

It's the furniture one should worry about, it'll break before I do

wolf · 07-26-2004, 10:17 AM

Try your local bicycle retailer, but not the Megalo-Mart. You want the little mom and pop bicycle guy. They might either know or have a good time finding out.

Also, check out parks and such near you ... anyone else in your neighborhood riding one?

From seeing unicycling over the years, it doesn't seem like height is a major factor, especially since some of the most impressive schtick for it requires an overly tall one.. First one should probably follow the same rules as for a bicycle ... you should be able to touch the ground with your feet when not in motion.

07-26-2004, 08:57 AM	#1
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	Unicyclin' Does anyone know how/where I can get information about the details of purchasing a unicycle? I know several places online where I can buy one, however I seem to have no luck in finding out spec details for my height. For example, I know that the height of the wheel and the seat is very important and I've figured out that a 20" wheel is right for me but I don't know how to figure what kind of frame I should get or how tall (or short in my case) it should be. I'm a 5'3" uber-dwarf so it doesn't need to be all that tall. Any one have any ideas? __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

07-26-2004, 09:54 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Check with your HMO. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-26-2004, 10:01 AM	#3
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	It's the furniture one should worry about, it'll break before I do __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

07-26-2004, 10:17 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Try your local bicycle retailer, but not the Megalo-Mart. You want the little mom and pop bicycle guy. They might either know or have a good time finding out. Also, check out parks and such near you ... anyone else in your neighborhood riding one? From seeing unicycling over the years, it doesn't seem like height is a major factor, especially since some of the most impressive schtick for it requires an overly tall one.. First one should probably follow the same rules as for a bicycle ... you should be able to touch the ground with your feet when not in motion. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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