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2009-09-19, 04:09 AM
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Old/newbie...saying hello
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
 ,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  ....sorry so long but just had to share and say thanks to this forum!!!
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2009-09-19, 04:54 AM
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Trials is pretty good
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Far North coast, NSW Australia
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Welcome to the forums.
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2009-09-19, 05:48 AM
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and moron of masters
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Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
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Man I am young
that was 21 years before I was born
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2009-09-19, 01:43 PM
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2009-09-19, 08:18 PM
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ERIC P
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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.
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2009-09-19, 08:46 PM
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UniMudder
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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!
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2009-09-20, 12:15 AM
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2009-09-22, 12:19 AM
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UniMudder
Join Date: Apr 2009
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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! Thanks for sharing! BTW, that looks in really good shape, nice find.
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2009-09-22, 12:49 AM
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John 15:13
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Welcome to the forums! Nice to hear somone that is so enthusiastic about unicycling!
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2009-09-22, 01:47 AM
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 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,,Thanks guys ,,GREAT SITE !!
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2009-09-22, 02:16 AM
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1977/78 SCHWINN HUB
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2009-09-22, 06:53 AM
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Waffle-Tosser, Time-bider and JCTK
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Location: the bustling metropolis of Nelspruitia, south africa
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That's one more of us and one less of them.
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2009-09-23, 01:28 AM
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gauche rider
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Tulsa, OK
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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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