Racing 29" unicycles at UNICON XII in Japan

[kfuchs]

There is an IUF rules proposal to establish two races (100m and 1500m) for 700c rim
(nominally 29") unicycles. How many of you would bring a 700c rim unicycle and enter
either of these two races at UNICON XII in Japan? Please answer via
the poll.

How easy or hard is it to get a 700c rim unicycle in Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand
or anywhere else?

This IUF rules proposal has no limit on crank arm length. Is this a good or bad idea?

Should the 700c rim size (nominally 29") be considered as a new wheel limit for all races?
This probably would happen at UNICON XIII at the earliest.

Sincerely,

Ken Fuchs <kfuchs@winternet.com>

[Checkernuts]

I think the real impact of adding a new race class will take longer to show it self than by next year in Japan. With larger wheel unicycles like the 700c becoming more and more avalible arround the world I think its the next logical thing to make races arround them. The 24" road rider is a thing of the past and it no longer is what people who want to race and ride fast are using.

In article <Checkernuts.whyb1@NoEmail.Message.Poster.at.Unicyclist.com>,
Checkernuts <Checkernuts@NoEmail.Message.Poster.at.Unicyclist.com> wrote:
)
)I think the real impact of adding a new race class will take longer to
)show it self than by next year in Japan. With larger wheel unicycles
)like the 700c becoming more and more avalible arround the world I think
)its the next logical thing to make races arround them. The 24" road
)rider is a thing of the past and it no longer is what people who want to
)race and ride fast are using.

At NAUCC, a significant majority of the fast people riding track races
were "gym" unicyclists--the freestyle folks and the basketball folks.
You could argue, perhaps, that more Cokerheads would be in the races
if large wheels were allowed, but really I think events like the 10K
are more appropriate for big wheels anyway. I'd like to see more big
wheel road racing; track racing doesn't need big wheels.
-Tom

[GizmoDuck]

Originally posted by kfuchs
There is an IUF rules proposal to establish two races (100m and 1500m) for 700c rim
(nominally 29") unicycles. How many of you would bring a 700c rim unicycle and enter
either of these two races at UNICON XII in Japan? Please answer via
the poll.

How easy or hard is it to get a 700c rim unicycle in Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand
or anywhere else?

This IUF rules proposal has no limit on crank arm length. Is this a good or bad idea?

Should the 700c rim size (nominally 29") be considered as a new wheel limit for all races?
This probably would happen at UNICON XIII at the earliest.

Sincerely,

Ken Fuchs <kfuchs@winternet.com>

It's no problem getting a 29' unicycle in NZ now with www.unicycle.co.nz up and running. And I think the same holds true in Australia.

Not speaking for other NZ riders but I would prefer to ride a 29'er or Coker for track races- I find the 24' way too slow to be a practical race machine. And a 29'er is a lot faster and more readily available and easier to transport than a Coker.

I think for those travelling long distance it will be difficult to bring more than 3 large unicycles. For me that will probably be Coker, 29'er MUni and 24' MUNi