Tag Archives: geared unicycles

Riding Fast on One Wheel–Ignite Talk

Posted on October 21, 2013 by brucedawson

Last month I gave a talk at Ignite Seattle on how to ride fast on one wheel – high-speed unicycling. I talked about why unicycles are inherently slow, and how to use big wheels and specialized gearing systems to make … Continue reading →

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Geared Unicycle Engineering Challenges

Posted on August 17, 2013 by brucedawson

I own three geared unicycles that use three different designs. One is a “mass-produced” commercial design and the other two are one-off custom designs. One risk with buying a custom built geared unicycle is that it may not have gone … Continue reading →

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Riding Faster on One Wheel: Geared Unicycles

Posted on November 25, 2012 by brucedawson

Traditionally there have been just two ways to increase your speed on a unicycle: you could get a bigger wheel, or you could pedal faster. Now there is a third option.

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