Coasting Unicycle

[ZombieSapho]

Oh man, respect for this idea. Very cool. I got a freecoaster in my street-BMX and maybe this would be a good solution, cause the coaster is only working, when you push the pedals back a bit (this "bit" is adjustable of course). Would be cool for spin-tricks with riding (or more rolling) backwards after. I don´t want to talk big, i don´t have it now, it´s just an idea for people, who ride better unicycle than me. Peace. :)

[dirtyhands1031]

i need a setup just like the one in your video! where can i get one? or can you put me in the direction of how to find the hub parts?

[UniEll96]

how would i go about making this? or did you buy it?? :)

[saltlickdotcom]

take the brakes off an old bike and put em on this. then if you need to slow down you can.

[NukokaTheLock]

I have only one thing to say...EPIC, I'm going to have to do this to mine now =D

[serveri950000]

hey man! whare you bought this coasting unicycle? i wont same!nice fails!

[snowconedxx39]

looks really hard to balance, I have such a good idea though...Take that same unique unicycle, and make gears like a bike, so you can pedal slow and go really fast, then if you want to hit a jump going really fast just coaster for like .5 seconds and then fly through the air.

[iAmVincent2]

Modifying this one would be quite difficult since the coasting mechanism is in the hub. Jeff Baker, who died a few years ago, used to ride a modified bicycle with the front fork cut off, so he was essentially doing a wheelie whenever he rode. Below is a picture of his contraption.

unicycling (dot) org/btdt/aag.sized.jpg

So yeah, the best way to do what you described would be to either modify a bike or to take a bike hub and a derailleur system and make the necessary modifications.

[joejumps4fun]

I've always wanted to make one of these! Thanks for showing us yours!

[duverfred]

please tell me where you got it or how you made it!

[duverfred]

thankyou very much! would it be easier to glide if you had the pedals flat? also, are you much better now?

[iAmVincent2]

I don't know if having the pedals flat makes it easier, I'm just more comfortable with one on the ground. And I took the video a few days ago, so I'm not much better than I was.

[duverfred]

cool

[tabler1010]

cool where did you get it or how did you make it can you post more videos

[duverfred]

are you going to put a break on it?

[iAmVincent2]

If I get pretty good at it, then I may have to see how well the wheel fits onto my Torker DX frame since that frame has brake mounts on it. I probably won't be worrying about that though for at least a few more weeks.