Looking for a new challenge

[pbennett@lssec.bt.co.uk]

I've been thinking on and off about buying a two-wheeled uni. I think I was
first sparked off by a message Andy Cotter posted to this list which I saved way
back on 22 Jul 93 (my goodness, has this list *really* been going that long ;-)

> I have always wondered this question of 'ruining' my balance on one uni
> because I get used to another. When I started to learn a two- wheeler (wheel
> on top of a wheel so you pedal backwards to go forward), I thought that I
> would mess up my balance when I returned to a 'normal' unicycle.

Sounded like fun, but he went on to say

> Well I never mastered a two-wheeler

Now I don't know cause I've never met the guy, but I get the feeling Andy's not
such a bad unicyclist. So, just how easy are two-wheelers to learn? (Yes I've
*almost* made up my mind to get one, only I want to hear anyway.)

Another thought: would it be possible to build (or buy) and "extendible"
multi-wheeler, that starts of as a normal uni, but can be extended by bolting
extra wheels on underneath? That way if I never got the hang of the two-wheeler,
I could extend it to a three-wheeling mean giraffe. I guess the main problem
with this would be the make robust joints so that the extended frame was
*nearly* as strong as a solid pole.

So, who builds these things? DM? Siegmon? Sem? Where's my best bet? Does anyone
have one? Has anyone ridden one? Does it really hot-up your backwards pedalling
as Andy suggested? Advice?

pab.

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[Your Friendly Neighborhood Juggler]

I had an old catalog lying around and decided to look up prices on multiple
wheeled unicycles. Here it is :

The Unicycle Factory (Tom Miller) has a variety of multiple wheeled unicycles.
He even has for a sale a 5x12" wheeled giraffe. He lives in Kokomo, Indianna,
USA I believe.

2711 N. Apperson Kokomo, Indianna 46901
(317) 452-2692

Listed in catalog from 1990 : 12", 16", or 20" Double Wheeled Unis : $275 and up
12" or 16" Triple Wheel : $300 and up 12" Penta : $375 and up

That's all I know now. Good luck!

JIP (Juggle In Peace)
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On Fri, 18 Nov 1994 pbennett@lssec.bt.co.uk wrote:

> I've been thinking on and off about buying a two-wheeled uni. I think I was
> first sparked off by a message Andy Cotter posted to this list which I saved
> way back on 22 Jul 93 (my goodness, has this list *really* been going that
> long ;-)
>
> > I have always wondered this question of 'ruining' my balance on one uni
> > because I get used to another. When I started to learn a two- wheeler (wheel
> > on top of a wheel so you pedal backwards to go forward), I thought that I
> > would mess up my balance when I returned to a 'normal' unicycle.
>
> Sounded like fun, but he went on to say
>
> > Well I never mastered a two-wheeler
>
> Now I don't know cause I've never met the guy, but I get the feeling Andy's
> not such a bad unicyclist. So, just how easy are two-wheelers to learn? (Yes
> I've *almost* made up my mind to get one, only I want to hear anyway.)
>
> Another thought: would it be possible to build (or buy) and "extendible"
> multi-wheeler, that starts of as a normal uni, but can be extended by bolting
> extra wheels on underneath? That way if I never got the hang of the
> two-wheeler, I could extend it to a three-wheeling mean giraffe. I guess the
> main problem with this would be the make robust joints so that the extended
> frame was *nearly* as strong as a solid pole.
>
> So, who builds these things? DM? Siegmon? Sem? Where's my best bet? Does
> anyone have one? Has anyone ridden one? Does it really hot-up your backwards
> pedalling as Andy suggested? Advice?
>
> pab.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Paul Bennett pbennett@lssec.bt.co.uk Churchill Engineering Centre BT Software
> and Systems Integration tel: (0171)728-7527 PP 6/7, 151 Gower Street, London.
> WC1E 6BA fax: (0171)387-6743
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------