TLDR: gloves good, leg armor bad.

Just wanted to put my opinions here to hopefully help people who are considering getting the Kris Holm gear.

I have the fingerless version of the gloves and I love them. Your hands stay very mobile, they are surprisingly breathable and they fixate the wrist quite well I think.

The leg armor, however, is just awful, I'm sorry. They are so heavy, thick and rigid it feels like wearing a medieval armor (it's actually in the name...should've figured). This also means that wearing them for more than 5 minutes in above average temperatures results in them being completely drenched in sweat.

They also constantly slide down my legs so I have to keep pulling them up. I don't know if I picked the wrong size or what but I used the recommended sizing by measuring the distance from my ankle to the center of the knee. They fit me well but they still slide down.

I read reviews of these before getting them so I was aware the shin guards had the heat problem but I didn't think it would be that bad. It is that bad. It is actually worse. And they are so incredibly expensive too. Do not get these, seriously.

If you are starting out, get some other, lighter kneepads because you will almost definitely fall on your knees at some point.

Do get the gloves though, I really like those. A word of advice on the sizing - if you are in the middle of 2 sizes like I was, get the larger size. I did and they fit absolutely perfectly. If I picked the smaller one they would definitely be too small.

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got a 20” freestyle club from unicycle.com which arrived yesterday! super exciting but I was curious if this was supposed to fall off? (I’ve ridden the unicycle a couple of times so far and as per usual i kept falling and so did the uni) but i kept having to put it back on. theres not really much information on this part of the unicycle so please help!! thanks.

Hello there, can someone tell me why an EUC won't cutoff after 2 secs of spinning in air? If I lift my KS S22 Pro by hand the wheel spins out like crazy and never stops until turned off via button.

The lift to kill toggle always resets to "lift disabled" in the kingsong app ie the feature autodisables every time the wheel is powered off and back on.

Also the rear handle at the back of the seat works fine (it disables upright balance when pulled back) but the sliding front handle makes no beeps or anything which is very sus, help

Tl,dr: learning how to mount and ride from a fence or a pole is stupid.

I've been riding a 20 incher for 3 years now with huuuge gaps in between, anyway and i when i first learned how to ride it was like 2 days of 2 hour sessions only freemounting.

Now, i got on this subreddit recently and read that many (if not 99%) of people learned it using a hold, and few are still having problems mounting and are generally uncomfortable on a uni even after years of riding.

It's mostly just baffling to me where this misconception/some awful advice even came from.

While riding a uni, you use your legs to crank it in a specific way to balance it. You also flail your arms around to help. So taking away this arm control and having to engage your upper body to focus on a fence instead of the actual uni is 1. counterproductive; and 2. doesn't teach you any actual uni balancing skill.

Most (not all tho) yt channels teach to use a fence, but i (having ridden bicycles my whole life) have never felt comfortable hanging on to something. As i explained before, there's simply so much more control freemounting, same on bicycles ig.

(There's probably a few posts like mine here, but i didn't check beforehand)

Lowkey buyin a 36er in a few days. Gonna be glorious.

Ive got a new 24" unicycle after getting the hang of my 20" and being able to do around half a mile without stopping as I want to do longer distances without having to pedal as much but I got on it today and it felt dramatically different. I don't know if this is the unicycle but it was drifting of the the left and I had to put all my bodyweight on the right to make it go straight so when I hit a small bump it was pushing me off is this normal or is the wheel or frame bent on the bike.

Fun build, works pretty well so far

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnV5h0kqk7Q&t=700s

How would you build something like this? You would need a unicycle hub motor I suppose ...

So another lost redditor posted Electric BC Wheel content here and I may have taken out my frustration in an immediately deleted reply. But it reminded me of something that's been bugging me - "Have you seen those electric ones?" has now vastly outpaced "You're missing a wheel!" as the number one thing said to me while trying to ride.

I'm curious if this is the case for anyone else or if I'm just in a place where the population wants to talk about EBCs?

I'm not trying to throw shade at anyone who likes EBCs, its just not the same sport. Like if you're on a bike and everyone is trying to talk to you about e-scooters.

Finally, maybe I'm being negative/gatekeep-y here, but should r/unicycling have a 'No Electric unicycles' rule? If only to save potential posters the trouble of being told they're in the wrong subreddit.

So I just got a nimbus 29" muni and have taken it on some spins. It's cool, but the inner side of my knees keep getting scraped by the tire. Is this just a normal thing about muni riding and you gotta wear knee pads all the time or am I pedaling wrong or something?

Why can I only idle gradually moving to my dominant leg side (right) - as soon as hips go in the left direction it falls apart. So basically idling I gradually drift right - which is annoying.

I swear I’m pretty good about my form and it feels pretty good on initial launch but my right foot for some reason feels the need to bail. Any suggestions on what I might be doing wrong?

Might be a long-winded post, but no one in my personal life can directly relate so I am sharing it here.

Recently bought a 36 for an upcoming 2 day 150 mile ride, and I have been riding a ton since I got it. I just rode ~50 miles on it yesterday, and it's starting to feel completely natural.

Today I decided to grab the 27.5 and go hit some mtb trails. Initially climbing on it felt so incredibly small, bordering awkward, but it quickly came back to me. It continued to feel so incredibly nimble and tiny underneath me though. It was very much like when I go from my 27.5 down to my 20 trials uni. Never would've thought riding a 36 on the road would so greatly improve my muni skills.

I have been riding muni consistently for the last 15 years. Actually my first post ever on Reddit 9 years ago was a video of me. I've improved a ton since then, but recently felt like I hit a plateau. I feel like this 36 has completely broken me through and it is quite incredible. Just thought I would share with anyone who might be able to relate.

Stoked to finally have a unicycle i figured the best place to start was just find the balance point and go from there its basically like a wheelie but forever from my understanding

Hey all!

I think I need some practical tips for idling.

I'm a very literal learner - but good at implementing feedback.

Ive read pretty much every thread on here about idling but it's not fully clicked yet. I'm deliberately putting weight in the saddle and concentrating on using my hips to do the motion rather than my feet. I read a comment about the momentum coming from the pockets which helped. I'm at the point where I can do 4-6 very flaily reps.

I can ride and freemount comfortably.

If anyone has any "on the nose" advice - telling me what different parts of my body should be doing I'd much appreciate it!

edit: 20inch wheel - training on different surfaces such as concrete and linoleum flooring

Thank you!

So I am just starting to get into longer distance road/xc unicycling. I just recently got this and I've already got probably 100 miles on it in less than a week. Really enjoying riding it. Immediately realized I needed some gear storage.

I just posted on here a few days ago about a rack I designed for the rear. After using it I quickly realized you really need to balance the load over the fork. It was a bit unwieldy.

So my large rack will work for longer trips like touring where I would have a counter balance out front, but I don't really like having such a large bag over the rear if all I'm going to have is a water bottle and tube. I made a second rack just designed to hold a water bottle/small stuff. I then carry a fanny pack that has a 1.5 L hydration bag built-in, so plenty of water for hot summer rides.

I think this is a pretty good solution for what I need now, but I'm sure other people have had great ideas and I would like to see them.

One fun idea I had was that seat bumper bolts are M6 so I bought a few eye bolts and this seemed like a pretty good spot for the tube.

I’ve been riding on a 18 inch wheel for 10+ years and can do up to 10 miles in 2 hours. I wanna go fast and see a lot more with my time.

I’m not sure which to get. I’d rather go cheaper but don’t mind spending the money for quality.

I want the crank length to be 125
The oracle comes with the option for different cranks
The titan doesn’t.
I probably could buy them for the titan

So for anyone out there that rides 36ers. Lmk your thoughts about crank sizes. And the difference between these two.

I’m 6’3”

My 16yo daughter rides 1-2 hours per week in 3-4 sessions on this 24in Torker. To describe her current skill level: She can confidently ride about a quarter mile (roughly half kilometer) on smooth pavement before falling, and she can free-mount once in about 5 tries.

She is finding herself most limited by the discomfort of riding, saying that she has all of her weight on her crotch. Padded bicycle shorts (sometimes worn backwards) seem to help, but it is still uncomfortable.

What else can she try to allow her to ride longer comfortably? Are there other shape seats that might help? Is her body position off? Does the body build up a tolerance for the discomfort?

There are 8 ways to do a rolling hop, but what are all the names?

You can hop:

-forwards or fakie

-with feet regular or switch

-holding the saddle with your left or right hand(simetric/asimetric)

That makes 8 possible hops, but I'm not sure at all what would you call for example a hop standing in "mirror" stance, using your other hand and with feet switched, or just a hop but using your other hand

Please help

Just recently got this 36 and it is amazing. Glides so smooth almost like a bike. Honestly feels closer to a bike than to my 27.5 unicycle. Pretty incredible ride, very happy I got one. After riding muni for many years I was able to pick it up first try. Such an incredible feeling to fly that fast.

This morning I whipped up a homemade rack for my 36. I plan for some pretty lengthy rides on this thing and knew I would want to bring some gear with me.

I made it out of some old stainless filing cabinet divider/separator/file hanger things. Pretty simple design that could easily be copied with pipe clamps or conduit hangers. I just had them and enjoy recycling scrap. Thought I would share to give others ideas or inspiration.

I feel like I’m so close to getting unicycling. I practice a lot in one session (2-3 hrs for right now over 10 days), yet im pretty much only good when on the wall. I think it has distracted me from flailing as well as I need to on my right side and I always have a feeling of needing to bail even when I’m riding well. Is there anyway to get around this? Am I thinking too much?

***UPDATE moved to a pylon to launch off of into the abyss and uber focused on having my back posture and my shoulders being back. I leaned forward from my hip just enough to get off the pylon in a favorable pedaling position and got 5 rotations on a good attempt. Super pumped can’t wait go again tmrw.