NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/rec/juggling/2950

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From: casey@descartes (Jay W. Casey)
Subject: Re:Unicycling in Canada
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Organization: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:42:23 GMT
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>I think I may be able to get a Miyata via mail-order from California
>for around US$135 (plus an arm and a leg for UPS to Canada).  I think
>it's a 24" wheel.  Does anyone have anything good to say about a
>Miyata unicycle?  Or, better yet, can any suggest a better source for
>me?

I have a 24" miyata "deluxe" (chromed fork, alloy wheel) which I think
is more than just adequate.  This I purchased from Tom Miller (The UNICYLE
FACTORY) for about $170.   The standard Miyata has a blue fork and runs for
about $135.  I like my Miyata.  It has held up well as I learned new tricks.
(As a sidenote, Tom also makes unique unicycles of various sizes and shapes,
from 1' to 16' with wheels from about 1" to ?? ).


>Oh, as an aside, (without opening up a can of worms) is it typical for
>people to learn on a 20" or 24" unicycle?  I just wanna sort of goof
>around on the thing.

When I was learning, I tried both the 20" and the 24".  Though I was told
that it would be easier to learn on a 20", I found the 24" to work better
for me. If you have the opportunity, try both before you purchase to see
which better suits you.  The reason that I purchased the 24" so was that
from time to  time, weather permit, I can use it to get around campus.
(And it fits out of the way in a corner of the office when not in use.)