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onewheeling
December 8th 05, 11:30 PM
I've never had a Coker unicycle before and am planning on buying one
soon. I was wondering how you decide what Crank Length is the right
one. I am
5' 11" and have long legs would the 150 length be better for me than
the 125?
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Mikefule
December 9th 05, 12:09 AM
Yes.
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leeman180
December 9th 05, 01:09 AM
I'm 5'10" and I was debating using 150's for a while when I was piecing
together my custom coker, and finally I apted for some alloy 125's. So
far I can ride up almost any hill I encounter, the only downside I
found with using 125's is when doing Muni, and going down loong steep
decents - I get very tired from putting resistance on the wheel and
keeping it from wobbling. But then again, with 150's, you would have a
much tougher time on the flat, straight-aways, whereas with the 125
cranks, you can really crank out the speed on the flats! It's kind of a
give-or-take situation.
$0.02
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mscalisi
December 9th 05, 01:32 AM
Its usually a good idea to start with 150s and decide where to go from
there. If you've never ridden a coker before, 125s would be a
challenging proposition.
onewheeling wrote:
> I've never had a Coker unicycle before and am planning on buying one
> soon. I was wondering how you decide what Crank Length is the right
> one. I am
> 5' 11" and have long legs would the 150 length be better for me than
> the 125?
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goldenchicken
December 9th 05, 08:46 AM
I started Cokering with 150 mm and went on to 127 which are enjoyable
but makes the wheel harder to master. Just for fun I recently put on a
pair of 170 mm cranks and boy was this beast easy to handle! So my
answer to you would be start with 150 mm -or longer-.
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pyairot
December 9th 05, 11:40 AM
It's depend if you live in a montainous or a flat area. I think it's a
good idea to change crank when you change district (125 --> 150).
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