Talk to me about unicycles

What’s better for learning on – a big 24″ wheel or ickle 16″ wheel?

For clowns and weirdo’s

Yes, I’m both.

Ha! A unicycle it is then sir!

:o)

A quick eBay search yielded this gem of information, for any other clowns and wierdos out there:

16” – This is a children’s unicycle, the small wheel makes it only suitable for very smooth areas. Best used indoors or on smooth ground; not so good outdoors especially if it is rough or uneven, good for learning for 6 to 9 year olds.

18” – Also for children but because of the bigger wheel size this is great for tricks & stunts. Good for learner/intermediate riders between 9 & 14 years old

20” – Traditionally the most popular size of unicycle. These are great indoor, they turn quick and the best size for tricks… sort of the BMX of the unicycle world. They are great for unicycle hockey or basketball

24” – This is a common size among adults. Good for outdoors on paths, off-road and open areas although it can be a little bit big for indoors unless you have access to large hall or gym. The bigger wheel can make some of the advanced freestyle tricks harder.

There is bloke in Sheffield that commutes on one…

I have tried to ride one (little 20″) and they are really hard, you think you get it, then you hit the floor again 🙄

Depends what you want to do.

If you just want to learn to ride it, then a 20″ is probably best – it’s the smallest size that has any decent tyres available for it, and a good size to learn on.

If you have aspirations to jump off big things or do clever jumping around tricks on unicycles like this, then a trials unicycle makes sense.

If you want to ride offroad (like this guy!, then a 24″ mountain unicycle would make sense.

<http://www.unicycle.co.uk/&gt; is a good place to get them from – as they actually know about unicycles. Don’t make the mistake of buying them from a bike shop, as they will know bugger all about them, and sell you something that will fall apart in a month or two.

Joe

The smaller the wheel the easier they are to learn on I think. I have a 20″ wheel one – takes a bmx tyre.

Wow! That Kris Holm video is fckuking mentalism!

20″ here, when I had one. Took a bit of practice but if I can do it…

I teach kids to unicycle at my Daughters school, and I would go along with the others that 20″ is the best to learn on.

You can pick up a good 20″ Starter unicycle from Unicycle.com[/url] They are very helpful and the prices are good. If you then enjoy riding, you will want a better unicycle, and can decide what size to go for. Your 20″ unicycle will not be wasted though, you can still use it to learn new things on, or teach your friends with.

I have a few unicycles; a 24″ Kris Holm, a 29″ Kris Holm, and just recently a 20″ Club Freestyle. I bought the 20″ one to use indoors for teaching. My Son is using my old basic 20″ unicycle, and my Daughter learned on that one as well, so it has been put to good use.

This is a great site for anything Unicycle related: Unicyclist.com

Innes

Yeah Holm is the daddy.

Thanks for the links Innes!