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	You'll succeed.		12 votes (54.54%)
	You'll fail.		5 votes (22.72%)
	Who cares?		2 votes (9.09%)
	I'm a bigot.		3 votes (13.63%)

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November 20th, 2014 at 8:21:05 PM permalink
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569	Quote: Wizard He said once you can ride an ordinary unicycle the only hard part about riding a giraffe was the fear factor of being up so high. I have to think that there is aextrema where if the giraffe gets taller it becomes more difficult to ride.

November 20th, 2014 at 9:35:42 PM permalink
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095	Quote: Pacomartin I have to think that there is aextrema where if the giraffe gets taller it becomes more difficult to ride. I agree. Certainly if the unicycle were 100 feet high it would be hard to control. Just going off hunch, I think the optimal height is a saddle about 6-8 feet off the ground. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber

November 20th, 2014 at 9:54:22 PM permalink
Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744	Quote: Wizard I agree. Certainly if the unicycle were 100 feet high it would be hard to control. Just going off hunch, I think the optimal height is a saddle about 6-8 feet off the ground. What if the weight of the apparatus was like 500 kg, but all concentrated below the axle? It would be hard to fall off since the pivot point would be so low. You'd be a "Weeble".

November 20th, 2014 at 11:55:50 PM permalink
beernuts Member since: Nov 4, 2014 Threads: 0 Posts: 13	Quote: Ayecarumba It is a joke carried over from the Wizard of Vegas board. It caught on with the Wizard and others, so you will see it as an option on many polls. Cool thank you for explaining.

November 21st, 2014 at 1:49:54 AM permalink
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569	Quote: Ayecarumba You'd be a "Weeble". No, because you are free to move in two directions straight to the ground. I think you would either do a face plant or back smash in minutes.

November 21st, 2014 at 9:25:32 AM permalink
Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744	Quote: Pacomartin No, because you are free to move in two directions straight to the ground. I think you would either do a face plant or back smash in minutes. Wouldn't it operate like ballast on a ship?

November 21st, 2014 at 4:50:42 PM permalink
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095	Did a short 11.6-mile ride today, available for viewing on Strava. Lots of street crossing and a stop and chat with one of the guards caused my average time to be less than impressive. Totally unrelated, but said guard is looking for any car that runs, preferably for $1,000 or less. If anyone has one, please PM me. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber

November 21st, 2014 at 4:56:10 PM permalink
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011	18 pages about unicycles. Have I entered an alternate uni-verse? If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.

November 21st, 2014 at 5:22:47 PM permalink
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095	Quote: Evenbob 18 pages about unicycles. Have I entered an alternate uni-verse? snort Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber

November 21st, 2014 at 6:29:10 PM permalink

Pacomartin

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Quote: Wizard
Did a short 11.6-mile ride today, available for viewing on ....

The presentation on Strava seems clearer than the last one. It includes peak speed of 12.1 miles/hour (not clear over what time interval). Also there is an analysis graph which makes it clearer how many times and how long you stopped.

Now if you can just add heartrate you will have a better idea of how you are going to hold up when you are racing over 6 hours.

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