Red light jumping.

On Thu, 14 Jun, Martin Dann wrote:

Do you know if anyone has a unicycle fitted with a hub gear?

Lots.

It's one of the periodic discussions - which is better, a big wheel or
a moderate wheel with an overdrive in the hub?

regards, Ian SMith
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On 14 Jun, 21:50, Mark
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One armed cyclist, hmmmmmm well he will only have one brake, one gear
change leaver, unless the bike is modified.

Gears aren't a safety feature (are you sure you're a cyclist?) and a front
brake provides all the braking power that's needed (tho an alternative
means of braking would be good). Control under heavy braking would be
compromised, so the cyclist would need to keep their speed down.

As to whether I'd condone it, well, a friend rides no handed with a brolly
(he's a unicyclist). All things being equal (particularly speed) I can't
see how riding with two wheels and a brolly could be less safe.

hmmmm, if you can't change gear, as i'm sure you knw; you will loose
momentum, wobble and have to stop on hills etc, all not in your
control. if it was a fixed gear then... ;-)

Mark wrote:
I'm sure somebody somewhere rides a freewheel unicycle :-)

Roger Davies (of http://www.unicycle.uk.com/ ) has one that he
sometimes brings along to conventions. I've seen a couple of people
ride it, but I had a go last year and didn't get very far with it at all.

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Martin Dann wrote:
Do you know if anyone has a unicycle fitted with a hub gear?

The first one I saw was 12 years ago with a 3 speed SA hub (modified, I
believe, to be a 2-speed fixed).

Schlumpf now does a hub gear designed specifically for unicycles:
http://schlumpfdrive.com/?sl=en&sid=&u_s=0&u_a=22

I haven't tried one yet. Peter Clinch has. It's absurdly expensive.

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On Jun 14, 9:23 pm, "The other view point, there is one you know..."
wrote:
On 14 Jun, 09:25, Marc Brett wrote:



On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:34:50 -0700, "The other view point, there is one

you know..." wrote:
On 13 Jun, 22:42, mb wrote:
On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:57:22 +0000, Martin Dann wrote:

This is exactly the behaviour that elements of the press
complain that we (cyclists) do all the time, and motorists
never do.

Bunch of fibbers. Here's a vid of a cyclist in Amsterdam, where, as we all
know, cyclists don't stop at red lights:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLLp1lhVlkY

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Mike

Why wants the UK to be more like that?

Cyclist riding against the one way,

Legal in The Netherlands.

Cyclist riding with a brolly in one hand

What's wrong with that? Should one-armed cyclists be banned from the
roads?

Cyclist on the phone navigating a busy junction

Agreed. Cell phones are the work of Santa.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Do you think that the brolly chap can safely ride the bike, wind,
'side draught' from a passing tram, lorry etc not to mention that it's
wider then the bike and rider could catch on something, or worst catch
another clyclist. All which could affect his balance etc. So do you
still think is ok to ride with a brolly?

Yes. With appropriate consideration.


One armed cyclist, hmmmmmm well he will only have one brake, one gear
change leaver, unless the bike is modified.

Nahh. I can ride my bike with a brolly and still have access to the
full range of gears and brakes (two in this case).

...d

David Martin writes:

Nahh. I can ride my bike with a brolly and still have access to the
full range of gears and brakes (two in this case).

The first 20 year I cycled I rode a bike with just the one gear, coaster
brakes, and usually one hand in my pocket. I still didn't need the other
hand for gears or brakes.
Never been a fan of brollies though - can't trust them, they always go for
my eyes.

Roos

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On Jun 14, 9:23 pm, "The other view point, there is one you know..."
wrote:
On 14 Jun, 09:25, Marc Brett wrote:



On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:34:50 -0700, "The other view point, there is one

you know..." wrote:
On 13 Jun, 22:42, mb wrote:
On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:57:22 +0000, Martin Dann wrote:

This is exactly the behaviour that elements of the press
complain that we (cyclists) do all the time, and motorists
never do.

Bunch of fibbers. Here's a vid of a cyclist in Amsterdam, where, as we all
know, cyclists don't stop at red lights:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLLp1lhVlkY

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Mike

Why wants the UK to be more like that?

Cyclist riding against the one way,

Legal in The Netherlands.

Cyclist riding with a brolly in one hand

What's wrong with that? Should one-armed cyclists be banned from the
roads?

Cyclist on the phone navigating a busy junction

Agreed. Cell phones are the work of Santa.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Do you think that the brolly chap can safely ride the bike, wind,
'side draught' from a passing tram, lorry etc not to mention that it's
wider then the bike and rider could catch on something, or worst catch
another clyclist. All which could affect his balance etc. So do you
still think is ok to ride with a brolly?

Yes. With appropriate consideration.


One armed cyclist, hmmmmmm well he will only have one brake, one gear
change leaver, unless the bike is modified.

Nahh. I can ride my bike with a brolly and still have access to the
full range of gears and brakes (two in this case).

..d

It should be possible to have a bike with a twist grip and
trigger shift along side the front brake in conjunction with a
coaster brake. This would give a one handed person access to a
full range of gears.
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