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Self-designed Mini-Giraffe unicycle
Here’s a photo of my home converted bicycle/unicycle. My design requires one weld to convert a regular bike into a giraffe unicycle. The hub of the wheel is locked-out with a bead of weld. It has a 12" wheel and 3.5 inch cranks. The gearing makes it ride like a 18" wheel (if there is such a thing). The frame is a complete kid's frame with an adult front fork bolted (two bolts) on so the wheel is centered under the cranks. Again the only unicycle specific part is the seat. I've only ridden it for about half a mile. So far the design works. It We are not expert welders so the weld might not hold very long however I'll keep riding it until the weld locking the rear sprocket out lets go... I learned how to UPD well on the last project. (the joys of testing). I hope this and my 'previous project' (http://tinyurl.com/77kyn) inspires other people to try similar conversions. More photo's available upon request if anyone is interested in trying to build one. -- UNIquelyCanadian - 157 cm sidehop ;-) There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNIquelyCanadian's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7524 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/43095 |
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Any thoughts or comments? Closeup photo of the design: +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Attachment filename: hpim5628a.jpg | |Download attachment: http://www.unicyclist.com/attachment/357591| +----------------------------------------------------------------+ -- UNIquelyCanadian - 157 cm sidehop ;-) There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNIquelyCanadian's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7524 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/43095 |
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Self-designed Mini-Giraffe unicycle
That looks really good. I might try a design like that. -- unigamer - http://www.nbog.co.uk 'Unigamer's Site' (http://nbog.co.uk) 'Unigamer's Album' (http://nbog.co.uk/album/index.php) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ unigamer's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/6673 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/43095 |
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Self-designed Mini-Giraffe unicycle
Sweet, how did you get the idea? -- xeaza - Unicycling off an airplane ------------------------------------------------------------------------ xeaza's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10500 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/43095 |
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Self-designed Mini-Giraffe unicycle
oh! that's awesome! Ed -- edsbelly keep it wheel edboy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ edsbelly's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11164 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/43095 |
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Self-designed Mini-Giraffe unicycle
great idea, and practically can be done for free. i like it -- muzzle sig. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ muzzle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11458 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/43095 |
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im so going to do that with my dad (yay hes learning) -- dan de man probably the only maori unicyclist on this forum ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dan de man's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11403 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/43095 |
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Self-designed Mini-Giraffe unicycle
I wouldn't try muni-ing on it, but it's a fun design. Does the center of gravity feel strange on it? It would make a great prop for a parade, especially if you keep the colors the way they are. And if you added a hinge on the crown, it would be extremely portable... -- paco Every time I see this thread I wonder what happened to Paco's back. -John Childs 768 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ paco's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3715 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/43095 |
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Self-designed Mini-Giraffe unicycle
paco wrote: I wouldn't try muni-ing on it, but it's a fun design. Does the center of gravity feel strange on it? It would make a great prop for a parade, especially if you keep the colors the way they are. And if you added a hinge on the crown, it would be extremely portable... It rode normally, it was odd with the very short cranks. It should be said that the bearing cage was destroyed after only a few miles of riding, a little kids bike rear wheel isn't made for a 170lb rider. It was a cheap bike to begin with; a better quality bike should last longer. Also, I'm not sure I reassembled the hub correctly either so that probably didn't help the bearings. I'd recommend the project to someone with mechanical know-how and a spare kid’s bike. You can buy a second-hand little bike for something like $2, the 26" front fork can be off any regular bike. -- UNIquelyCanadian ~Cameron Macro Photography: _www.camerondonaldson.com__ "Laboratory tests prove that nobody in the world smokes. Only the cigarette smokes. The person is just the sucker. - Dr. Hovind ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNIquelyCanadian's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7524 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/43095 |
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