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unikidd
2009-09-19, 04:09 AM
started unicycling in the 1971, when i was 7, on a Sears 16" hard tire with one piece crank!,rode it for a year or so and ventured away from it:mad:,thirty nine years later walking around a bike swap meet and picked up a 24" Torker,and fell for the hobby once again!!.man have the uni's changed!,picking up a Vintage Schwinn 20'' tomorrow(always wanted one),but heres the real kicker! rode a 36er a few weeks ago and i'am hooked on getting one,just need to save a few more $$$ but it is a must have!WHAT!!! HANDLEBARS!!! LIGHTS!! RIBBED TIRES!!! 150MM CRANK ARMS!!!,,OH YES I WILL HAVE ONE :D....sorry so long but just had to share and say thanks to this forum!!!
Trevor Staader
2009-09-19, 04:54 AM
Welcome to the forums. :)
masterfulmoron
2009-09-19, 05:48 AM
that was 21 years before I was born
unikidd
2009-09-19, 01:43 PM
that was 21 years before I was bornyou sure know how to make a guy feel old masterfulmoron !:confused: wanna race !!:D
thanks for the welcome guys
saskatchewanian
2009-09-19, 08:18 PM
haha i love the enthusiasm. you will fit in here just fine:)
Welcome to the forums and back to the one wheeled world!
and yah 36ers are awesome.
ally1776
2009-09-19, 08:46 PM
Welcome to the forums and back to the one wheel world. I pretty much did the same thing in April, but my original was a 20" Schwinn, I couldn't believe the changes in the Unicycle world. Great to see and have another chance at it. Welcome! :)
unikidd
2009-09-20, 12:15 AM
Welcome to the forums and back to the one wheel world. I pretty much did the same thing in April, but my original was a 20" Schwinn, I couldn't believe the changes in the Unicycle world. Great to see and have another chance at it. Welcome! :)like this one?picked it up today,they are a blast to ride
ally1776
2009-09-22, 12:19 AM
Haha, good times, that looks alot like my old baby. Looks Great! Have fun, I like the idea of picking up an old Schwinn, just for reminiscing purposes. :) Enjoy! :D :D Thanks for sharing! BTW, that looks in really good shape, nice find.
Michaelgoround
2009-09-22, 12:49 AM
Welcome to the forums! Nice to hear somone that is so enthusiastic about unicycling!
unikidd
2009-09-22, 01:47 AM
Haha, good times, that looks alot like my old baby. Looks Great! Have fun, I like the idea of picking up an old Schwinn, just for reminiscing purposes. :) Enjoy! :D :D Thanks for sharing! BTW, that looks in really good shape, nice find.found it on the local C/L ,i forgot how cool:cool: the hubs looked on these old school schwinns,its pretty much a conversation piece(sp?) the original unicycle tire is alittle dry rotted,i would like to find a Schwinn Giraffe to put next to it,i am going to buy a Torker 24/26 to cruise around on in a few weeks,then hopefully a Coker 36" before the end of the year:confused:,,Thanks guys ,,GREAT SITE !!
unikidd
2009-09-22, 02:16 AM
1977/78 SCHWINN HUB:cool:
That's one more of us and one less of them.
Unikidd, you might find it helpful to search for threads on seats, seat angle, and seat rails. Figure out a seat geometry and combo that you like and you can apply it to any style of uni that becomes your drug of choice.
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