{"id":491,"date":"2008-11-25T13:02:18","date_gmt":"2008-11-25T20:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/11\/geared-24-mountain-unicycle-riding\/"},"modified":"2008-11-25T13:02:18","modified_gmt":"2008-11-25T20:02:18","slug":"geared-24-mountain-unicycle-riding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/geared-24-mountain-unicycle-riding\/","title":{"rendered":"Geared 24″ Mountain Unicycle Riding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I finally got a geared hub for my 24″ Mountain Unicycle (muni) and gave it a ride last weekend. What a treat! The thing is blastingly fast. I rode a 6-7 mile loop in the Soquel Demonstration Forest called “Braille Trail”. It has a huge climb; most people walk it. I powered up it with a few lame dismounts (mainly due to me not being as fit as I usually am). I didn’t notice the extra weight in the hub at all! Riding down the single track was a blast; I tried to keep it in high gear as much as I could. Some bikers saw me and said “man you are cooking on that thing!”. They passed me once, but I quickly caught up to them whenever they stopped. I had to downshift a few times on the steep inclines and some of the really steep downhills. I did at most 1-2 foot drops; I’m trying to keep it in one piece until after our unicycle tour of Africa next June.<\/p>\n

The next test was the following day. See if I could keep up with a group of our usual Coker riders on “Rob’s ride”. Sure enough, it was fairly easy to do. It felt like I had to exert a little more power than usual — that may have been due to the rolling resistance of the muni tire, and the gearing. But it wasn’t hard to keep up.<\/p>\n

Photos from Nathan for Sunday’s ride: http:\/\/nhoover.smugmug.com\/gallery\/6637666_SutW5<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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A video of me cruising along: http:\/\/nhoover.smugmug.com\/gallery\/6637666_SutW5#423349592_eN8yQ<\/a><\/p>\n

And it fits perfectly on the back of a Harley:<\/p>\n

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Thanks for the pictures, Nathan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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