tholub wrote:
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- The rider is more im****tant than the unicycle.
- Everyone is fastest on the setup they're most comfortable with
- It's possible to go up hills (up to a certain grade) faster on a
> geared uni than a fixed 36er, at a cost of greater energy
> expenditure
- Geared unis are faster downhill and require less energy than a
> fixed 36er
- Did I mention, the rider is more im****tant than the unicycle?
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I've got to agree with all of those points. Yes, geared hubs give you a
mechanical advantage, but they don't make your legs 1.5 times a big.
I found myself catching the only gunis that we were riding with on
long, gentle uphills and downhills. They'd take off on the flats and
most steep hills (up or down).
I hope that if RTL happens again, there will be separate categories for
geared and fixed unicycles, since there is a significant mechanical
advantage at a price that not everyone can afford.
--
Eroick
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