Archive for December, 2009
Season’s Greetings From Team-Uni
December 23rd, 2009 • Events
Merry Christmas and have a wonderful 2010! May you keep rollin’ on in the coming year on one wheel!
Team-Uni will be off on a holiday break at Unicon (www.unicon.co.nz) until 16 Jan 2010. We’ll be slower in our email replies but we’ll still get back to you so don’t worry if you don’t hear from us in 24 hours.
We’ll post pictures and videos of the event so stay tuned!
So That’s Why They Call it a White Christmas
December 21st, 2009 • Happy People
Tags: happy customers, unicycle, unicycles, white christmas
Unfortunately for the rest of us in Singapore, the closest we can get to the white stuff is dandruff.
Here’s a shoutout to Jim who’s having fun with his 24″ Cross in Harbin, China!
Smoother Than an Expensive Latte
December 13th, 2009 • Thoughts
Tags: aluminium, bicycle, kris holm, learn to unicycle, schwalbe marathon, unicycles
Here’s something for all you aspiring distance unicyclists.
I cleaned up my 29″ Cross a little and put on some new parts. Owing to the high humidity, some of the screws have rusted and there’s a bit of mould on the tyre (amazing weather we have in Singapore!) and I’m quite glad that the ISIS cranks I have on are made from non-rust aluminium.
In the picture is the ‘07 or ‘08 frame – the new frame has a completely flatcrown. I’ve swapped out the original Kenda Karma knobby tyre for a Schwalbe Marathon 28″ x 1.75″ tyre. Cranks shown are 100mm ones (stock ones are 145) to go faster – the shorter the cranks, the less distance your feet have to move to have the wheel cover a revolution. The black seat shown is a Kris Holm Fusion Gel saddle and the handlebar’s a uncycle-specific Coker Pi Bar.
I’ve also swapped out the original metal pedals for a pair of flat plastic Eclat Surge PC pedals. They’re meant for flatland/street riding and I thought I’d try them out because they’re lighter than the metal ones albeit chunkier.
The narrower profile of the tyre actually makes the uni a lot more responsive but the short cranks does take some getting used to. On flat roads, this feels a lot smoother to ride with but wind affects it a lot more than it would with a wider tire.
Both the pedals and the seat will be available with Team-Uni shortly as well as a different model of handle – the Pi bar’s very easy to fix up since it attaches to the seat post but the sides rub against my thighs too much to be comfortable for long rides.
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