Floating Unicycles

Gadge · 2012-08-08, 01:30 PM

Hi all, not posted for a while.

A bit of searching suggests this was covered some years ago but I recently discovered that unicycles float. Well, as least KH 29s do!

Don't ask me how I know and apologies for no pictures, I was busy trying to recover said beast before it sank

Gary

JJuggle · 2012-08-08, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gadge

A bit of searching suggests this was covered some years ago but I recently discovered that unicycles float. Well, as least KH 29s do!

Don't ask me how I know and apologies for no pictures, I was busy trying to recover said beast before it sank

OK, I call my unicycle The Beast too.

However, did you mean to say "before it floated away"? After all, if it floats it can't sink, right?

JimmyTheChimp · 2012-08-08, 01:56 PM

I too discovered that my unicycle (Nimbus 26" Muni) is sea-worthy

This weekend I had a failed dismount on a small bridge crossing a creek. The uni didn't fall in, but when I tried to grab it, I ended up knocking it off the edge

Milosboy · 2012-08-08, 02:08 PM

I came here genuinely hopeful that I would see a unicycle floating in the air, like it was the focus of a Tim Burton movie or something.

I leave, sir, severely disappointed.

JimmyTheChimp · 2012-08-08, 02:21 PM

I think I also came here looking for a unicycle floating in air, which gets me thinking. How come no one's invented some-sort of jetpack-unicycle hybrid? That would be pretty awesome and perhaps more practical for those of us who would love to commute by unicycle but the distance is too far.

knoxuni · 2012-08-08, 03:42 PM

a KH trials floats to :P so does a cheep learner.

aracer · 2012-08-08, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Milosboy

I came here genuinely hopeful that I would see a unicycle floating in the air, like it was the focus of a Tim Burton movie or something.

I leave, sir, severely disappointed.

My ambitions were somewhat more limited. I was hoping for somebody riding a uni on water. I too am disappointed.

hunterthompson · 2012-08-08, 03:49 PM

This is a terrible thread because now I'm wondering if my unis float!

knoxuni · 2012-08-08, 03:51 PM

what uni do you have? dont you have a K1 devil? if you do it floats. trust me

hunterthompson · 2012-08-08, 08:20 PM

haha alright, good to know

knoxuni · 2012-08-08, 08:24 PM

my old trials(koxx) went in the water twice and my new Kh trials once and my pool uni a few hundred times. we got a learner and jump it into a pool!

Gadge · 2012-08-09, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJuggle

OK, I call my unicycle The Beast too.

However, did you mean to say "before it floated away"? After all, if it floats it can't sink, right?

You are, of course, correct. My first concern was getting it before it sank, which rapidly changed to "before it floated away".

My third concern was whether I'd have to give Mikefule CPR as he was laughing so hard I thought he might explode

nickjb · 2012-08-09, 08:25 AM

There were a few floating unicycles during the trials comp at Unicon in Switzerland.

P7310052 (Medium) by nickjbanks, on Flickr

P7310051 (Medium) by nickjbanks, on Flickr

knoxuni · 2012-08-09, 01:42 PM

that is mean sending them throught the water! wet tyre and wood pallets = ice!

Mikefule · 2012-08-11, 02:07 PM

Yes, folks, I was there - but far too much of a gentleman to post the story first.

Gadge is not good at riding under hump-backed bridges, next to water. I was a few metres ahead, listening for the tell tale sound of the seat hitting the floor when instead I heard a splash.

By the time I turned around, Gadge was dangling from the handrail, reaching with outstretched toe to hook his 29 which was gradually drifting out into the middle of the Nottingham & Beeston Canal.

I have not laughed so much for many years.

2012-08-08, 01:30 PM	#1
Gadge I was right, it does get easier! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nottingham, UK Age: 46 Posts: 375	Floating Unicycles Hi all, not posted for a while. A bit of searching suggests this was covered some years ago but I recently discovered that unicycles float. Well, as least KH 29s do! Don't ask me how I know and apologies for no pictures, I was busy trying to recover said beast before it sank Gary __________________ you can ride a unicycle, I remember when that used to be enough - Tobbogonist

2012-08-08, 02:08 PM	#4
Milosboy Live every week like its shark week Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 462	I came here genuinely hopeful that I would see a unicycle floating in the air, like it was the focus of a Tim Burton movie or something. I leave, sir, severely disappointed. __________________ Happy cows come from California. Then at one point, PETA got into the mix and claimed that California cows were not happy. Of course, being the animal experts PETA aren't, they were unable to quantify any method of detecting cow happiness. - JF

2012-08-08, 03:42 PM	#6
knoxuni wes style!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: central ohio Age: 18 Posts: 4,681	a KH trials floats to :P so does a cheep learner. __________________ Be a dumbass experience dumbass consequences its full circle of dumbass And then, do it again. That makes it an infinite loop!

2012-08-08, 03:51 PM	#9
knoxuni wes style!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: central ohio Age: 18 Posts: 4,681	what uni do you have? dont you have a K1 devil? if you do it floats. trust me __________________ Be a dumbass experience dumbass consequences its full circle of dumbass And then, do it again. That makes it an infinite loop!

2012-08-08, 08:24 PM	#11
knoxuni wes style!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: central ohio Age: 18 Posts: 4,681	my old trials(koxx) went in the water twice and my new Kh trials once and my pool uni a few hundred times. we got a learner and jump it into a pool! __________________ Be a dumbass experience dumbass consequences its full circle of dumbass And then, do it again. That makes it an infinite loop!

2012-08-08, 01:56 PM	#3
JimmyTheChimp Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Southern Maryland Age: 22 Posts: 26	I too discovered that my unicycle (Nimbus 26" Muni) is sea-worthy This weekend I had a failed dismount on a small bridge crossing a creek. The uni didn't fall in, but when I tried to grab it, I ended up knocking it off the edge

2012-08-08, 02:21 PM	#5
JimmyTheChimp Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Southern Maryland Age: 22 Posts: 26	I think I also came here looking for a unicycle floating in air, which gets me thinking. How come no one's invented some-sort of jetpack-unicycle hybrid? That would be pretty awesome and perhaps more practical for those of us who would love to commute by unicycle but the distance is too far.

2012-08-08, 03:49 PM	#8
hunterthompson Jake Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United States Posts: 265	This is a terrible thread because now I'm wondering if my unis float!

2012-08-08, 08:20 PM	#10
hunterthompson Jake Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United States Posts: 265	haha alright, good to know

2012-08-09, 08:25 AM	#13
nickjb Too gnaaaar for a KH20 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bristol (UK not CT) Posts: 512	There were a few floating unicycles during the trials comp at Unicon in Switzerland. P7310052 (Medium) by nickjbanks, on Flickr P7310051 (Medium) by nickjbanks, on Flickr __________________ Severn Wheelers. Bristol's best (and only) unicycle hockey club Wednesdays, 8:30. All welcome

2012-08-09, 01:42 PM	#14
knoxuni wes style!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: central ohio Age: 18 Posts: 4,681	that is mean sending them throught the water! wet tyre and wood pallets = ice! __________________ Be a dumbass experience dumbass consequences its full circle of dumbass And then, do it again. That makes it an infinite loop!

2012-08-11, 02:07 PM	#15
Mikefule Roland Hope School of Unicycling Join Date: May 2002 Location: Long Bennington, Lincolnshire, England. Posts: 6,502	Yes, folks, I was there - but far too much of a gentleman to post the story first. Gadge is not good at riding under hump-backed bridges, next to water. I was a few metres ahead, listening for the tell tale sound of the seat hitting the floor when instead I heard a splash. By the time I turned around, Gadge was dangling from the handrail, reaching with outstretched toe to hook his 29 which was gradually drifting out into the middle of the Nottingham & Beeston Canal. I have not laughed so much for many years. __________________ "I try to avoid UPDs, not do scientific research on them." Bruce Dawson

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