After a few days of wet and cold weather it was time to head back out into the Wombat Forest. The tracks were ultra slippery, many UPD’s and lots of laughs followed. Sitting on the 36″ starts to feel high when it’s out of control, especially sliding out from under you on slippery tracks. (more…)
Summer 2008/2009 in Southern Australia was extremely hot and dry. With day rides in the forest not always a good idea I started to ride in the cooler evenings and was hooked – unicycling off road at night is huge fun – and began looking for a good light system. My last experience with night riding was in the early 90’s – MTB’ing in the mountains around my home in Victoria’s High Country using a NiteRider which was super bright, but also super heavy (the battery was the shape of a large water bottle). The Niterider battery didn’t last long especially in the cold mountain temperatures (I rode home in the dark a few times!) and all up was crazy expensive at the time, but night MTB’ing was a definitely a hoot. (more…)
The announcement of the new Kris Holm Seat and Stiffener plate combination really caught my attention. (more…)
The announcement of the new Kris Holm Seat and Stiffener plate combination really caught my attention. (more…)
I had a few jobs to do in Ballarat (a regional ‘city’ in country Victoria) including dropping off the plans for the latest XC GUNI Bar prototype (should be ready late next week!) and took the 36 GUNI along just in case I had some spare time for a ride. As it turned out I had just enough time for a quick 15 minute cruise around Lake Wendouree, which for the last few years has been a lake in name only due to the ongoing drought conditions. The lake is bone dry and has even caught on fire over the last couple of summers! (more…)
As part of my KH29″ Freeride Project I ordered a Freeride 29″ rim from Unicycle.co.nz which arrived at the start of this week with a few other goodies! (more…)
It’s true… your junk and crotch can take a beating while unicycling, especially during longer rides. Chafing, numbness, you name it, it ain’t pretty. (more…)
As part of my KH29″ Freeride project I ordered a 2009 Moment Hub which arrived early this week. The hub will be paired with the new KH 29″ Freeride rim. (more…)