How Tall Are You?

hydrophidian · 2011-08-09, 04:46 AM

Basically, just post your height/weight and preferred disciplines.

I could see how being shorter, and thus having a lower center of gravity, could help with street/flat but, I also see how being taller could help you with trials(longer legs, more leverage). Obviously, lower weight would help you hop higher but, being too light could effect your stability. Just curious if anyone else had thought of this. I did a search and couldn't find anything specifically talking about it.

Just to get it out of the way;

6 feet 5 inches tall, 240lbs(trying to lose some

)
I mainly ride street/trials. Before I sold them off, I rode a lot of freestyle/muni.

OutdoorJunkie · 2011-08-09, 06:34 AM

I am 6' and weigh 65kgs and do mountain unicycling. Being tall can be anoying where there is a lot of overhanging branches.

hydrophidian · 2011-08-09, 07:00 AM

I have the same issue when I'm mountainb***ing.

My main issue with being really tall is seat height. On regular frame 20" unicycles, a 400mm seatpost is pretty much standard. Even for trials, I ride with it higher than most people ride for street/flat.

TopHatPlus · 2011-08-09, 11:28 AM

5' 6" 140 lbs

i understand the whole debate for height and centre of gravity but i feel like it is nonsense... I i sat at you hight then yes i would feel off balance and if we removed your spine and you sat at mine then yes. But you grow up at your hight so its your hight, its all you know.

I enjoy not being able to reach the top shelf.... it gives me something to talk about...

davidp · 2011-08-09, 12:59 PM

More responses in this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84512

MP Uni · 2011-08-09, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidp

More responses in this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84512

So that one's way outdated. We need new facts.
I'm a wee one 5'3" 95 lbs size 9.5 shoe

wouter · 2011-08-09, 04:47 PM

185 cm (do'nt now how many feet that is) and US shoe size 12 (EU 44)

hydrophidian · 2011-08-09, 05:03 PM

Wow, I did a search and didn't even find that thread. I guess this is pretty pointless now.

DSchmitt · 2011-08-09, 07:34 PM

6'2/188cm
190lb/86kg

trials

johnfoss · 2011-08-09, 08:12 PM

Somehow, I can't seem to figure out how my height has anything to do with which unicycling disciplines I like. If it were an Olympic sport, body type might be a factor in who reaches the top levels, but we're not exactly there yet.

6'-0" and I mostly ride MUni and Road (these days)

jaco_flans · 2011-08-09, 08:15 PM

I'm 5'11"/180cm and I weight 166lbs, I ride Trials, street, flatland, trials, Muni, trials, trials, and some distance... did I forgot to mention trials?

AustinLee · 2011-08-09, 09:05 PM

I'm 5'9" and 135lbs.

Muni and distance!

chauncy · 2011-08-09, 09:33 PM

6 ft 1, and 175 lbs.
I ride Trials, Muni, and commuter.

saskatchewanian · 2011-08-09, 10:30 PM

You could be 5'3" or 6'3" and I don't think that it would really put a damper on you doing any unicycle discipline.

One height/weight related thing that might be interesting is if you pooled muni riders to see if there is a relationship between height/weight and wheel/tire size. I know that terrain has more to do with tire choice than body type but it could be interesting.

saskatchewanian · 2011-08-09, 10:43 PM

Muni riders - height/weight -vs- wheel size

View Poll Results: How Tall Are You?
-5'0"	1	1.56%
5'1"-5'6"	12	18.75%
5'7"-6'0"	30	46.88%
6'1"-6'6"	20	31.25%
6'7"+	1	1.56%
Voters: 64. You may not vote on this poll

2011-08-09, 04:46 AM	#1
hydrophidian Unicron Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bartlesville, Oklahoma Age: 35 Posts: 193	How Tall Are You? Basically, just post your height/weight and preferred disciplines. I could see how being shorter, and thus having a lower center of gravity, could help with street/flat but, I also see how being taller could help you with trials(longer legs, more leverage). Obviously, lower weight would help you hop higher but, being too light could effect your stability. Just curious if anyone else had thought of this. I did a search and couldn't find anything specifically talking about it. Just to get it out of the way; 6 feet 5 inches tall, 240lbs(trying to lose some ) I mainly ride street/trials. Before I sold them off, I rode a lot of freestyle/muni. __________________ www.myspace.com/hydrophidianband Last edited by hydrophidian; 2011-08-09 at 04:51 AM.

2011-08-09, 07:00 AM	#3
hydrophidian Unicron Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bartlesville, Oklahoma Age: 35 Posts: 193	I have the same issue when I'm mountainb***ing. My main issue with being really tall is seat height. On regular frame 20" unicycles, a 400mm seatpost is pretty much standard. Even for trials, I ride with it higher than most people ride for street/flat. __________________ www.myspace.com/hydrophidianband

2011-08-09, 11:28 AM	#4
TopHatPlus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Waterdown Ontario Canada Age: 23 Posts: 311	5' 6" 140 lbs i understand the whole debate for height and centre of gravity but i feel like it is nonsense... I i sat at you hight then yes i would feel off balance and if we removed your spine and you sat at mine then yes. But you grow up at your hight so its your hight, its all you know. I enjoy not being able to reach the top shelf.... it gives me something to talk about... Last edited by TopHatPlus; 2011-08-09 at 11:29 AM.

2011-08-09, 05:03 PM	#8
hydrophidian Unicron Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bartlesville, Oklahoma Age: 35 Posts: 193	Wow, I did a search and didn't even find that thread. I guess this is pretty pointless now. __________________ www.myspace.com/hydrophidianband

2011-08-09, 06:34 AM	#2
OutdoorJunkie Addicted to muni! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 17 Posts: 367	I am 6' and weigh 65kgs and do mountain unicycling. Being tall can be anoying where there is a lot of overhanging branches.

2011-08-09, 12:59 PM	#5
davidp Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chelmsford, MA Age: 33 Posts: 705	More responses in this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84512

2011-08-09, 04:47 PM	#7
wouter Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 157	185 cm (do'nt now how many feet that is) and US shoe size 12 (EU 44)

2011-08-09, 07:34 PM	#9
DSchmitt Human Gyroscope Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Saint Augustine Age: 26 Posts: 1,962	6'2/188cm 190lb/86kg trials __________________ Best of Me 18:21 Stillstand 255 foot railride

2011-08-09, 08:12 PM	#10
johnfoss North Shore ridin' Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 14,932	Somehow, I can't seem to figure out how my height has anything to do with which unicycling disciplines I like. If it were an Olympic sport, body type might be a factor in who reaches the top levels, but we're not exactly there yet. 6'-0" and I mostly ride MUni and Road (these days) __________________ John Foss "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" www.unicycling.com "Unicycling is a way of looking at the world, making a choice to slow down, finish what you start, doing things not because they're easy, but because they're a challenge." -- Nurse Ben

2011-08-09, 08:15 PM	#11
jaco_flans Trials & Muni! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gatineau,Québec,Canada Age: 19 Posts: 3,021	I'm 5'11"/180cm and I weight 166lbs, I ride Trials, street, flatland, trials, Muni, trials, trials, and some distance... did I forgot to mention trials? __________________ Jakob F. Team Goudurix Trials 'n Muni 'n Trials 'n Muni

2011-08-09, 09:05 PM	#12
AustinLee Unipsychle Productions Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Gardnerville, NV Posts: 573	I'm 5'9" and 135lbs. Muni and distance! __________________ "Light a man a fire, and he will be warm for a day. Light a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life." "'Your' and 'You're' are sworn enemies. If you misplace them, it could lead to violence." My Youtube

2011-08-09, 09:33 PM	#13
chauncy 29" = awesome. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 296	6 ft 1, and 175 lbs. I ride Trials, Muni, and commuter.

2011-08-09, 10:30 PM	#14
saskatchewanian ERIC P Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denare Beach, Saskatchewan, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 5,244	You could be 5'3" or 6'3" and I don't think that it would really put a damper on you doing any unicycle discipline. One height/weight related thing that might be interesting is if you pooled muni riders to see if there is a relationship between height/weight and wheel/tire size. I know that terrain has more to do with tire choice than body type but it could be interesting. __________________ My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. - Jack Layton

2011-08-09, 10:43 PM	#15
saskatchewanian ERIC P Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denare Beach, Saskatchewan, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 5,244	Muni riders - height/weight -vs- wheel size __________________ My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. - Jack Layton

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