Posts Tagged ‘bicycle’
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.
One-Day Workshops
July 9th, 2009 • Uncategorized
Tags: bicycle, holiday programs, sports education, sports programs, unicycle hockey, unique sport
The One-Day Workshop is meant to be an introduction to unicycling and to allow youths to try out a unique sport that they might be interested to pursue.
Recommended for:
Ages 13 and over.
Prerequisites:
Students should be able to ride a bicycle.
Group Size:
15-20
Duration:
4 hours
Notes -
It is unrealistic to expect to learn to unicycle well in a day; few if any will actually be able to ride forward unassisted at the end of the workshop. This is a great course though, for schools that are trying to introduce some variety to their sports programs.
This program is endorsed under the Sports Education Programme (SEP) for 2010… more details coming soon…
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