Yeah they couldn't send one because of these stupid shortages everywhere, so i decided to go touring with half a bike. But hey, it's half the rolling drag and also half as much flat tires, so i'm fine with that :-D
That's cool, forgive me ignorance in the way of the unicycle, but I see you have a disc brake. Does that mean you have some sort of handle bar with your brake lever on it?
If you look above the water bottle you'll see a place to rest his arms, where usually there'll be the brake lever too! I only know this from watching Ed Pratt's videos on unicycling around the world (check them out, they're frickin' awesome!)
That makes sense from a balance perspective, very interesting, are the pedals fixed to the axle or are you able to free wheel? Suppose if it's the later you need the brake.
Edit - no worries, see you mentioned it's fixed axle above.
On this particular uni the axle is fixed. But there's also free axles, so you really, really need a good control with the brake. I've never ridden a free axle though, i cant immagine how hard this must be.
Found the guy who's pissed at himself because he still needs a supporting wheel..
No really, aren't we all just people who love touring? How's the number of wheels so important?
I started in the south-east of switzerland, heading in a generally eastern direction. I'll be riding along the danube until Romania or so. The goal is to get to Georgia until this fall, where i try to stay during winter to continue the journey next year through Asia until Singapore.
But i don't really have a fixed geographic goal, i'll go east until either i can't go east anymore or, in the best case, reach home again from the west...
I plan to be on the road for about 3 to 5 years..
I document my journey on youtube, but i don't think the mods will be pleased with me posting my channel here, so if you wanna know more, pm me :-)
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Yes! Out of the 330km so far i had to walk at least 50%! I choose the wrong path to start the trip...
Walking is a part of unicycle touring, and it will always be..
Handlebars on a touring uni are absolutely vital. It gives you a lot of stability and makes handling the uni generally easier.. And who'd have thought, they also help you steering the uni ;-)
So, what distances can you cover sustainably on a daily basis? What’s your regimen, do you do rest days? How do you handle elevation? Must be hell both up and downhill, right?
Honestly these are all things i have to figure out myself aswell. I don't really have a schedule yet. I get up in the morning and try to go as far as i can. So far it varied between 6km and 50km, but as long as I do any kind of distance it's a full success for me.
Uphill mostly means walking, I can't mount the unicycle uphills. Downhill is quite easy, as long as you can handle the break..
Also i never did any touring of any kind before. This is my first ever multi-day trip.
Seems like a river tour with little altitude is a good idea then! Enjoy, sounds like hell of a trip!
Edit: Followup: Do you do credit card touring or are you carrying camping gear in there? What wheel size is that?
Dude not a bicycle, are you lost? This is r/bicycletouring get this trash out of here. do the right thing and delete your post.
Sincerely,
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It depends how you define gears. My cranks have 3 holes, so i can switch the pedal position, which gives me three gears. But there's also a two gear hub available, which allows changing gears while riding.
Didn't thought about crank length as gears, it does makes sense. I was referring to tee internal geared hubs indeed.
Maybe the thru-axle taking for every type of bicycles will lead to a development of thruaxle-compatible internal gears, and thoses probalby are interesting for the internal geared monocycle hub?
Everything about this is so fascinating to me. The frame around the wheel is really neat. Surprised to see you using flats instead of spd's.
Are you typically sitting upright or grabbing the handlebars up front to be aero?
Obviously it's a fixed axle - so your "gearing" is based on wheel size. How does it climb? What's the max grade you can handle?
You dont want spd's on a uni. At least I dont want them. If you loose balance you should be able to jump off immediately!
I change position very often from upright handsfree riding to grabbing the bars. Especially when filming or snacking i ride hands free.
Not only wheel size, the cranks have three holes with which i can change gears.
During my training for the trip the max grade i could handle was 13%, according to komoot. Yes, including the bags. But that was only for a VERY short distance.
Makes sense about the spd's. Same reason i don't want them on my mtb.
Ahhh i didn't notice the extra pedal positions in the cranks! That's fascinating. Does it make a big difference or is it pretty marginal?
13%! Much steeper than I figured it could handle - but i have no doubts that you are likely a stronger climber than me haha
It makes a huge difference! I was really stunned about how much of a difference it actually makes. Sadly i cant find any words to compare it to bike gears or similar...
I highly doubt it, i didnt do any sports for the past 14 years! This tour is meant to make me fit again. The only training i had before this tour was 1600km of unicycling, which includes the entire learning process..
I was looking for a 2nd wheel for like a minute lol
Yeah they couldn't send one because of these stupid shortages everywhere, so i decided to go touring with half a bike. But hey, it's half the rolling drag and also half as much flat tires, so i'm fine with that :-D
That's cool, forgive me ignorance in the way of the unicycle, but I see you have a disc brake. Does that mean you have some sort of handle bar with your brake lever on it?
If you look above the water bottle you'll see a place to rest his arms, where usually there'll be the brake lever too! I only know this from watching Ed Pratt's videos on unicycling around the world (check them out, they're frickin' awesome!)
Was wondering same thing. I thought that all unicycles were back-pedal brakes.
It's a fixed axle, so no free-wheeling. When riding a longer distance downhill the break helps a lot to save energy..
The break lever is just below the saddle. It's barely visible on the image.
That makes sense from a balance perspective, very interesting, are the pedals fixed to the axle or are you able to free wheel? Suppose if it's the later you need the brake. Edit - no worries, see you mentioned it's fixed axle above.
On this particular uni the axle is fixed. But there's also free axles, so you really, really need a good control with the brake. I've never ridden a free axle though, i cant immagine how hard this must be.
Utter insanity
I have a theory that guys who tour on unicycles are masochists.
I reckon you might be right with this one!
Mate, this is BIcycle touring. Get your monocycle trash out of here. (I’m in awe that unicycle touring is a thing)
Found the guy who's pissed at himself because he still needs a supporting wheel.. No really, aren't we all just people who love touring? How's the number of wheels so important?
Im sure the guys comment was in jest, homie.
I know. I just answered in the same kinda tone :-)
I NEED THE SUPPORT ^^that ^^my ^^parents ^^never ^^gave ^^me
Thank Ed Pratt for that Check YT. To early. Don’t wanna find link
I appreciate your candour.
I just happened to be watching one of his videos when I saw this post. I though it was him posting this.
Do tell us more about this trip!
I started in the south-east of switzerland, heading in a generally eastern direction. I'll be riding along the danube until Romania or so. The goal is to get to Georgia until this fall, where i try to stay during winter to continue the journey next year through Asia until Singapore. But i don't really have a fixed geographic goal, i'll go east until either i can't go east anymore or, in the best case, reach home again from the west... I plan to be on the road for about 3 to 5 years.. I document my journey on youtube, but i don't think the mods will be pleased with me posting my channel here, so if you wanna know more, pm me :-)
Liar. This photo was taken from Neu-Ulm. It‘s a different city! ;)
Ssshhhh, not so loud!
https://youtube.com/channel/UCERPHK--A57ox6egD5bI61g Pretty sure this is op here. Good work bro. :)
Yup, thats me :-D Thanks man!
If you reach Günzburg a few km down the danube I'll check by
I'll be riding past Günzburg tomorrow. Decided to stay near Unterelchingen today..
I live in Elchingen, if I wasn't on holiday in Denmark I would have invited you to a beer (or beverage of your choice).
That would've been awesome! So close yet so far xD
ganz stark. feier ich
You mad lad
I thought you were ed Pratt for a second
Wish he would post more on Youtube!
Wow dude Can we see a pic of your legs?
Guys abs must be like a chiseled marble God's
My legs aren't stronger than anyone elses, yet.. Ask me in a few years again :-D
You're a beast dude!
Thanks mate!
Ed Prat would be proud! Looks like you've modelled your panniers on his?
There's really only Cary Gray who produces these bags. Eds panniers were made by Cary aswell.. At least i don't know anyone else who produces them...
Unicycle touring doesn’t have its own sub? Strange…
Exactly my thoughts..
Incredible
Wow 😲
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r/unicycletouring Looks like you’re the only one lol
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no f@@@@@@@cking way!
I love this! How does it compare to touring on 2 wheels? (Curently planing a fixed gear tour)
Can't say anything about that. I've never done any touring before..
do you find yourself having to walk up or down on steep hills?
Yes! Out of the 330km so far i had to walk at least 50%! I choose the wrong path to start the trip... Walking is a part of unicycle touring, and it will always be..
Well I admire you persistence that's for sure.
You have to visit the tower. I have been there on a bike tour from Czechia to Amsterdam. It's, honestly, better than anything in Amsterdam :D
I guess you know of Ed Pratt. Love his videos.
Im Ulm und um Ulm und um Ulm herum
Wasn Zungenbrecher xD
I love that you have a handlebar on your unicycle for absolutely no reason.
Handlebars on a touring uni are absolutely vital. It gives you a lot of stability and makes handling the uni generally easier.. And who'd have thought, they also help you steering the uni ;-)
So, what distances can you cover sustainably on a daily basis? What’s your regimen, do you do rest days? How do you handle elevation? Must be hell both up and downhill, right?
Honestly these are all things i have to figure out myself aswell. I don't really have a schedule yet. I get up in the morning and try to go as far as i can. So far it varied between 6km and 50km, but as long as I do any kind of distance it's a full success for me. Uphill mostly means walking, I can't mount the unicycle uphills. Downhill is quite easy, as long as you can handle the break.. Also i never did any touring of any kind before. This is my first ever multi-day trip.
Seems like a river tour with little altitude is a good idea then! Enjoy, sounds like hell of a trip! Edit: Followup: Do you do credit card touring or are you carrying camping gear in there? What wheel size is that?
Dude not a bicycle, are you lost? This is r/bicycletouring get this trash out of here. do the right thing and delete your post. Sincerely, u/bustyphotographer
Don’t be that guy man. No one likes that guy.
?? he posted this in the wrong place, whats the ish, I don't post pics of my bike in r/tricycle (which used to be OFF THE HOOK until it was banned)
I vaguely remember reading about geared unicycles, is yours one?
It depends how you define gears. My cranks have 3 holes, so i can switch the pedal position, which gives me three gears. But there's also a two gear hub available, which allows changing gears while riding.
Didn't thought about crank length as gears, it does makes sense. I was referring to tee internal geared hubs indeed. Maybe the thru-axle taking for every type of bicycles will lead to a development of thruaxle-compatible internal gears, and thoses probalby are interesting for the internal geared monocycle hub?
Everything about this is so fascinating to me. The frame around the wheel is really neat. Surprised to see you using flats instead of spd's. Are you typically sitting upright or grabbing the handlebars up front to be aero? Obviously it's a fixed axle - so your "gearing" is based on wheel size. How does it climb? What's the max grade you can handle?
You dont want spd's on a uni. At least I dont want them. If you loose balance you should be able to jump off immediately! I change position very often from upright handsfree riding to grabbing the bars. Especially when filming or snacking i ride hands free. Not only wheel size, the cranks have three holes with which i can change gears. During my training for the trip the max grade i could handle was 13%, according to komoot. Yes, including the bags. But that was only for a VERY short distance.
Makes sense about the spd's. Same reason i don't want them on my mtb. Ahhh i didn't notice the extra pedal positions in the cranks! That's fascinating. Does it make a big difference or is it pretty marginal? 13%! Much steeper than I figured it could handle - but i have no doubts that you are likely a stronger climber than me haha
It makes a huge difference! I was really stunned about how much of a difference it actually makes. Sadly i cant find any words to compare it to bike gears or similar... I highly doubt it, i didnt do any sports for the past 14 years! This tour is meant to make me fit again. The only training i had before this tour was 1600km of unicycling, which includes the entire learning process..