The carbon fibre seat base I ordered from the guys at Unicyle.com NZ arrived and looks great! Super light, much thicker than I expected and super rigid. The plan is to use the carbon fibre seat base as part of my XC handlebars for 36″s. The CF seat base is blank – coming with no...
Trailer Track
posted by Pete
Another favorite ride of mine is the Trailer Track Loop – a fun mix of dirt road, fire trails, bush and single track, climbs and descents in the Wombat Forest, Victoria Australia. The highlight is the descent down to the Loddon River on the Trailer Track which drops down through the...
Fitting Magura Braid...
posted by Pete
Like a lot of things related to unicycling, the hardest part of messing with Magura brakes is the decision to finally give it a go. Cutting, fitting and bleeding hydraulic brakes is really no big deal – a jump mount on a 36 is far more scarey! If truth be known the standard plastic...
5.10 Sam Hill Shoes
posted by Pete
I’ve had my Sam Hill 5.10′s since mid July 2008 and absolutely love them! They are a cool looking shoe but most importantly the grip of the 5.10 ‘Stealth’ sole on steel pedal pins is legendary. The sole is nice and stiff, and the shoe is relatively wide making for an...
Mount Tarrengower Re...
posted by Pete
We headed out to Maldon to visit family this afternoon. It was also an opportunity to take a uni along for another ride up Mount Tarrengower. The 36 with 137 cranks didn’t really give me the power on the day to grind up the climb last time around, so this time I chose the KH29, 2.1 Big...
Crank Problems in GU...
posted by Pete
I haven’t had my 29 GUNI long but already it seems 29 is not a great wheel size for off road GUNI. The longer cranks required to handle 1:1.5 make 1:1 not especially useful, and 1:1.5 doesn’t seem to suit much terrain either. I’m quite surprised to be honest, but the...
Castlemaine – ...
posted by Pete
Had a fun ride today, and my first riding with another unicyclist. I met up with Matt at the Castlemaine Railway Station in the morning and we headed out to Maldon on the back roads, via Muckleford and Walmer. After a coffee in Maldon we headed up Mt Tarrengower. Matt made it to the top, I...
Thoughts on Gear Shi...
posted by Pete
Only my second day out on the GUNI but it’s going well. Some things I’ve noticed with gear changing: When changing to the higher gear, aside from easing pressure on the pedals, relax and pause legs and ‘wait’ for the cranks to come around, as the cranks slow...
KH29 GUNI Day 1 Vide...
posted by Pete
Just a short video I made for my own record and fun of the first afternoon in the KH29 GUNI. The speed of the GUNI will take some getting used to, but surprisingly the gear shifting isn’t difficult at all....
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