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In article <40615@unix.SRI.COM> david_buseck@qm.sri.com (David Buseck) writes:
>I need to get a new unicycle after the pedal on my old one sheared off. I
>would like to get information about good or bad brands, or any other one-
>wheeled wisdom you can share.  Thanks.
>
>David Buseck (415) 859-4714

   I like my Schwinn 24". The saddle is reasonably comfortable and
unicycle is solidly built. One thing to look for (in my opinion) is 
crank arms that do NOT use cotter pins. The pedals on the Schwinn
are better than average too! 

Later,
Duane Andres :) 

In article <40615@unix.SRI.COM> david_buseck@qm.sri.com (David Buseck) writes:
>I need to get a new unicycle after the pedal on my old one sheared off. I
>would like to get information about good or bad brands, or any other one-
>wheeled wisdom you can share.  Thanks.
>
>David Buseck (415) 859-4714

I bought a Semcycle several years ago.  I have abused it pretty well and it is
still in great shape.  The only things that have worn out have been the tire
and the seat cover.  The Semcycle fork is made out of two pieces of stell that 
are joined together at the seat post.  It is quite flexible which gives a
comfortable ride.  The spokes are strung straight from the hub to the 
rim, rather than in a crisscross pattern, and are heavy duty steel.  The seat
is great, the best unicycle seat I've ever sat on!  The only problem that I
have had with it was that the nut and bolt that holds the fork together would
loosen and would need to be tightened before each session.  After about a
month, though, the unicyle was broken in and the problem never occurred again.

The drawback to Semcycles is that they are expensive, $175 back when I 
bought mine.  They have introduced a newer model, called the XL I believe,
which is in the neighborhood of $115.  Semcyles come in 20, 24, and 26 inch
wheel sizes, XLs come in 16, 20, and 24 inch wheel sizes.  

You can reach Semcyle at 

		P.O. Box 40353
		Redford, MI  48240  USA
		313-537-8175

The folks at Semcyle are very helpful and ~very~ prompt in filling orders.  

I have no connections with Semcyle, I am merely a very satisfied customer!
-- 
Mark Olson  || marko@IMD.Sterling.COM -or- uunet!sparky!marko

I haven't ridden a unicycle in several years, but I rode a Schwinn
extensively during undergrad (Harvey Mudd College in case anyone
cares). The biggest problem I had with the Schwinn was that riding
backwards and "hovering" (rocking back and forth in one place)
caused a lot of stress between the pedal and crank. I had to replace
the pedal and crank on the right side about once per year.  Some
sort of "lock-tite" compound might have helped solve the problem,
but I never tried it. Do the more expensive brands have similar problems,
or have people come up with ways to solve the problem?

 -mark aagaard
  markaa@ee.cornell.edu