Who here can ride with a full daypack on?

[thejdw]

Originally Posted by steveyo

You can (I have), but the more weight pressing down on the seat, the more likely your groin will hurt from the pressure.

Paded under shorts are good for that

[semach.the.monkey]

I missed this thread earlier when I was replying to the 'trailer' one, so sorry for repeating myself.

Anyway, yes, it's possible to ride with a full daypack. I commute with one that varies between empty-ish to bulging-at-the-seams, and that's fine.

Last week, however, I treated myself to a nice big new ruck sack. This one. I'm gutted now that I've just looked for it, as they've dropped the price by a fiver since I bought mine! Grrr! But that's great - loads of pockets and stuff, and even a compartment for a camel bak bladder. Well, on xmas day I rode with half a crate of beer and a load of other gear, and it was great. The handling was better than I expected (although the terrain wasn't exactly challenging).

STM

[johnfoss]

Just got a Christmas card from Jock Young & family (Cle Elum, WA), fixtures at the early MUni Weekends. This summer Jock rode 900 miles in six weeks, on what looks like it was a 26" MUni, from San Diego to Hatch, New Mexico. He had a 50-pound pack!

As for me, I prefer to keep my pack minimized, and carry as much as possible where it's not going to bear down on my crotch. My Camelback is mostly made up of water weight, but there are a few other things in there. I also usually ride with a butt-bag, containing camera, tools, phone, etc.

When Pietro Biondo did a 12,000 mile trek around North America in the early 1980s, he used a 5' giraffe with panniers on either side of the wheel. He also carried a spare tire, which rested on its side on top of the panniers. That seems like a good way to carry cargo on a self-supported uni tour.

[Saul_nova]

Originally Posted by SNES350

Most unicycle seatposts have the seat at a set angle and cannot be easily changed.

That doesn’t bode well. These high price uni seats at least need to join the real world. Not that unicycling isn’t real, just that they could at least build on tech standards that have already proven themselves with bikes.

Originally Posted by johnfoss

When Pietro Biondo did a 12,000 mile trek around North America in the early 1980s, he used a 5' giraffe with panniers on either side of the wheel. He also carried a spare tire, which rested on its side on top of the panniers. That seems like a good way to carry cargo on a self-supported uni tour.

That's one way to carry a bunch of stuff. Not for me, though, because one of the advantages I see of the unicycle over the bike is that it takes up less room when you bring it inside with you, but the girraffe nulls that.

[skilewis74]

Originally Posted by thayr

I think it's important to have compression straps on whatever bag you use, as a loose swinging bag makes the riding harder, esp. if it's a heavier bag.

esp. if it's a heavier object that is swinging.

Also, I've ridden hugging a full 5-gallon water container, large bag of laundry, and given someone a piggyback ride (not all at the same time).

It'd sure be an interesting thing to try.

[skilewis74]

I found that using waist, chest and compression straps made the riding a lot easier. When the terrain on my way to school and work gets too easy maybee I'll loosen/remove the straps.

A lot of my riding is at night as well, so I wear a florecent cycling jacket (strap it to the pack if it's too warm), flashing lights on my valve stem, helmut and pack, and reflector tape on my uni. (I added much of these after a series of bike accidents, one fatal, all because the driver did not see the cyclists.)

I've tried using a helmut mounted light but it just distracted me too much to be of any use. I'm thinking of getting a HID flood headlight, but they're $200 for a Nickle metal hydride and $500 for lithium-ion battery.

[rusty]

It is not a problem to wear a backpack while unicycling. I wore a backpack with sleeping bag and lots of clothes for a Coker ride in the norwegian mountains. If you have a large backpack with lots of room it might restrict your movement a bit. Just go for it.

[madmattunipro]

Originally Posted by Saul_nova

That doesn’t bode well. These high price uni seats at least need to join the real world. Not that unicycling isn’t real, just that they could at least build on tech standards that have already proven themselves with bikes.

Umm... it's called a rail adaptor.

[edgehog]

Yes, I think that this is very feasable, as I have done many day trips to many places. I suggest that you try and find the most comfortable seat out on the market. (Sorry, I have no suggestions.) I personally ride with a camelbak full of food Items and 1.5 litres of drink. My recommendations for you is find a good position that you can hold for a long time, and make sure that it is comfortable. Also, I recommend wearing something that is tight to the skin, and bone dry, so you will not suffer from saddleburn. I suggest some cycling pants that are padded. Hope this helps. Ride on.

[timbob1907]

Ive done it but it is pretty hard and its hard to steer. But that was a while ago and now im better and my pack was pretty heavy.

[Chexjc]

After packing to leave school for christmas break I rode my uni to my car carrying two guitars, my laptop, a suitcase on my back, and dragging a suitcase with wheels on it behind me. Yea its difficult, but definitely possible.

[tomkarches]

I take my uni (Torker 24) on the bus almost every day. Then I ride with a backpack (10 lbs or so?) almost daily from the destination bus stop to my office. It's about a mile. I keep an extra pair of pants at the office to minimize the weight. I use a ecko backpack that has the single strap across the front and a waist strap. It's not a big deal. I have only been riding for 6 months. If I can do it, anyone can...tom

[danger_uni]

Here's a somewhat grainy photo from a 3-day trip to a volcano in Guatemala. The pack is an 80 litre Arcteryx Bora 80.
http://www.krisholm.com/english/imag...s/Image29.html

Seemed to work just fine. On shorter trips I use a 30 litre ski pack. On more technical sections, doing drops with an overnight pack is a bit hard on your back, though.

Kris

[tholub]

Here's a photo from the Kinetic Sculpture Race; the backpack contains an inflatable kayak, a sleeping bag, and a 3-liter Camelbak bladder, and has a PFD, paddles, and a regulation 12" warning triangle attached.

The road flares, compass, toothbrush, and bribes are in the rack trunk, and the teddy bear is bungeed to the bottom of the rear rack.

[GizmoDuck]

Beau Hoover can!