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Guide to the seat RATING question

* = I'd rather impale myself on the seatpost
** = I've lost all sensation in my crotch
*** = I still have sensation but it hurts to pee
**** = I can put up with it, but only because I'm a hardcore unicyclist
***** = This is the best thing since the invention of the wheel

GRACE FLEMING on a Livewire/Hunter Coker

Cost: US $1700
Wheel: LiveWire
Rim: Airfoil
Tyre: Coker
Tube: 29x2.3
Spokes: Tom Miller SS
Cranks: 152mm steel, 140mm aluminum
Pedals: Wellgo MG-1 magnesium
Hub: Unicycle.com wide
Frame: Hunter
Seatpost: Thomson
Seat: Wallis Design RoadRelief saddle, DeathGrip handle
Cyclecomputer: None
Brake: 2005 Magura HS33
How long I have had my unicycle: Since December 7, 2005, stock Coker for 2 years before that
The most memorable event/adventure/ride/thing my unicycle has been through is: Rob's Ride in Santa Cruz

	NATHAN HOOVER on a Livewire/Hunter Coker *Cost:* US $1700 *Wheel:* LiveWire Rim: Airfoil Tyre: Coker Tube: 29x2.3" - will be tubeless for the tour Spokes: Tom Miller SS *Cranks:* 110mm, 125mm, 152mm, 170mm steel, 140mm, 165mm, 175mm aluminum Pedals: Azonic A-Frame Lite. Titanium spindle/magnesium Hub: Tom Miller converted wide Suzue Frame: Hunter, black Seatpost: Thomson *Seat:* Wallis Design RoadRelief saddle, DeathGrip handle with V-Grip extension Cyclecomputer: Garmin Forerunner 301 (wrist mounted GPS/heart rate/etc not included in cost) Brake: 2002 Magura HS33 Best thing about my unicycle: It LOVES Offroad Worst thing about my unicycle: Non-adjustable cranks How I rate my seat/handle set-up: ************** How long I have had my unicycle: 2 1/2 years, stock Coker for 4 years before that The most memorable event/adventure/ride/thing my unicycle has been through is:** NUT 2003, Moonride 2004, AUT 2005.

BEAU HOOVER on a Livewire/Hunter Coker

Cost: US $1600
Wheel: LiveWire
Rim: Airfoil
Tyre: Coker
Tube: Coker - will be tubeless for the tour
Spokes: Tom Miller SS
Cranks: 110mm, 125mm, 152mm steel, 140mm aluminum
Pedals: Azonic Fusion (magnesium)
Hub: Tom Miller converted wide Suzue
Frame: Hunter
Seatpost: Thomson
Seat: Wallis Design prototype saddle, DeathGrip handle
Cyclecomputer: None
Brake: 2003 Magura HS33
Best thing about my unicycle: How solid it is. It's just totally bomb-proof - good for Laos.
Worst thing about my unicycle: Not actually bomb-proof
How I rate my seat/handle set-up: ****1/2
How long I have had my unicycle: 1 year, stock Coker for 1 year before that
The most memorable event/adventure/ride/thing my unicycle has been through is: AUT 2005!

BARRY CLEARWATER on a Deluxe Coker

Cost: USD 589 + AUD 200 freight
Rims: Airfoil
Tyres: Coker
Spokes: Standard UDC build for airfoil
Cranks: 150mm, 125mm (spare)
Pedals: probably metal with pins, maybe even Snafu
Hub: UDC for airfoil rim
Frame: Coker
Seat: Standard KH fusion
Cyclecomputer: Garmin Foretrex 101
Best thing about my unicycle: It's forgiveness
Worst thing about my unicycle: The rider
How I rate my seat/handle set-up: ****
How long I have had my unicycle: 9 months (as at 26 Dec 2006)

(Photos are of Barry's son Nick on the Coker)

NICK CLEARWATER on a Quax

Cost: TBA
Rims: 36 inch steel brushed to look like aluminium
Tyre: Quax
Spokes: radial
Cranks: 150 mm
Hub: UDC wide
Frame: Quax
Seatpost: sawn to length
Seat: KH fusion
Cyclecomputer: VDO
Best thing about my unicycle: Smooth
Worst thing about my unicycle: Nothing
How I rate my seat/handle set-up: ****
How long I have had my unicycle: negative two weeks (as at 26 Dec 2005)
The most memorable event/adventure/ride/thing my unicycle has been through is: Laos unitour

SETH GOLUB on a Deluxe Coker

Cost: US$700
Rims: airfoil (powdercoated, alas)
Tyre: coker
Tube: 36" coker (but planning to try 29" Schwalbe)
Hub: UDC extra-wide
Frame: UDC
Brake: Magura HS33
Cranks: 140mm steel, 152mm ProWheel aluminum
Pedals: RockWerks BMX Alloy w/pins
Seat: KH fusion air seat (plus some velcro to keep things from sliding around)
Cyclecomputer: Cateye MC100W (basic wireless)
Best thing about my unicycle: has only one wheel
Worst thing about my unicycle: no anti-grav levitation seat
How I rate my seat/handle set-up: *** (eventual numbness, but it's much better than the foam seats I've used)
How long I have had my unicycle: two months (as at December 2005)

JESPER ANDERSEN on a Custom Coker

THOMAS OLSEN on a Custom Coker

KEVIN GILBERTSON on a Schlumpf

Cost: 1716CHF (Swiss Francs) + postage
Rim: Exal 29"
Tyre: Schwalbe Big Apple 29"
Spokes: DT Swiss double butted black, standard brass nipples
Cranks: Schlumpf Drive
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted Pro
Hub: Schlumpf Innovations
Frame: Schlumpf Innovation 29" Black
Seatpost: Schlumpf CrMo seatpost
Seat: Kris Holm Std

MIKE SCALISI on a Hunter Coker

Cost: $1000ish USD
Rim: Airfoil
Tyre: I'm actually about to install a WheelTA.
Cranks: Bicycle Euro 125s/150s (depending on how much climbing there is that day.
Pedals: Mongoose Magnesium BMX pedals.
Hub: Semcycle Pro
Frame: Hunter
Seatpost: GB4 22.2 for Miyata
Seat: Miyata Airseat, GB4 Stiffener Plate and handle.
Cyclecomputer: I've broken several, I'm going to get a GPS
Best thing about my unicycle: It has the first 36" Hunter frame.
Worst thing about my unicycle: Its heavyish and could use some Magura's.
How I rate my seat/handle set-up: ****
How long I have had my unicycle: 2 years.
The most memorable event/adventure/ride/thing my unicycle has been through is: The California Coast Classic (San Fransico to Los Angeles)

	SID RAJAN on a "Stock as a Rock" Deluxe Coker *Cost:* Including shipping...a gaping hole in my pocket Rim: Airfoil Tyre: Coker Cranks: Euro Cotterless Steel 125mm... *Pedals:* One of those shin biters Hub: UDC hub Seatpost: Depends on the saddle Seat: Torn between KH Fusion and Miyata Airseat. No Handlebars. What's a brake? Cyclecomputer: I'm too much of a miser Best thing about my unicycle: The number 36 Worst thing about my unicycle: None How I rate my seat/handle set-up: = I've lost all sensation in my crotch, Looks like I will be the last entry on the family tree. How long I have had my unicycle: 4 months (as at 9 Dec 2005) The most memorable event/adventure/ride/thing my unicycle has been through is:** Haven't really gotten down to riding it...but it has to be the first time I took it for a spin.
(Sid assures me he will be using a seat during the tour)

	TONY MELTON on Yellow Fever- Custom Coker *Cost:* way too much - I've lost count! *Rims:* Airfoil rim *Tyre:* Coker tyre *Tube:* 29" inner tube *Cranks:* 125mm cranks *Pedals:* Keywin DH pedals *Hub:* Custom widened Suzue hub *Frame:* Custom steel frame, modified and improved by Johnny Foster *Seatpost:* Phillips seatpost *Seat:* Wallis Deathgrip handle, carbon fibre Miyata seat base, Gemcrest leather seat cover, with single layer of inner tube and original Miyata foam on top. Miyata rail adapter *Cyclecomputer:* Vetta RT-77 speedo *Brake:* Old skool Magura HS-11 brake + Delta brake lever extender *Best thing about my unicycle:* its 'tribute to Nathan Hoover' yellow paint job. *Worst thing about my unicycle:* its very poor original frame design required major modifications *How long I have had my unicycle:* I've had my coker for about 2 years, modified and improved about 14 months. a few weeks with the current set-up *How I rate my seat/handle set-up:* I rate my seat and handle setup **** - pretty darned good.

FLORIAN SCHLUMPF on a Schlumpf

Cost: Most parts custom made, so it costs a lot of time and energy - and some money, too!
Remark: I'm still testing lot of different stuff, as this is my first long ride, so I don't have much experience yet. I actually use a geared 24" uni, but I'll probably switch to 26".
Rims: SUN
Tyres: 24"x3 (due to actual training conditions: snow and ice!! The circumference of 2.05m is bigger than a 26" Big Apple.) For the tour, I probably use a Schwalbe Marathon 26”x1.50
Spokes: DT d2mm
Cranks: 152 - 165mm
Pedals: Baerentatze
Hub: Schlumpf
Frame: Schlumpf
Seatpost: 1"
Seat: actually a hard "Viscount", but not that bad!
Cyclecomputer: no
brake: V-brake (will be added later)
Best thing about my unicycle: It’s handy in 1.1 mode and fast enough in high gear mode.
Worst thing about my unicycle: the rider (the uni still isn’t “an extension of my body”!)
How long I have had my unicycle: a few weeks with the current set-up

HANS FIBY on Black Beauty- Geared 36" Schlumpf

Cost: a lot!
Rim: Airfoil 36", black
Tyre: Wheel TA, the Qu-ax Coker Clone tire, black
Spokes: standard Coker Spokes, 4 cross pattern, silver
Cranks: 140 mm Schlumpf, black
Pedals: nice noname platform, black
Hub: geared Schlumpf Innovation, 6-pin (old stile), black
Frame: Schlumpf Innovation 36" black
Seatpost: black seatpost 1 inch wide
Seat: almost unmodified KH without front handle + selfmade
handle antler-stile, black
Cyclecomputer: none yet
Brake: V-Brake - black
Best thing about my unicycle: it is so beautiful!
Worst thing about my unicycle: it is hard to ride in 1:1.5 mode
How I rate my seat/handle set-up: ****** It is more comfy than my sofa ;-)
How long I have had my unicycle: since last friday (as at 1/12/05)
The most memorable event/adventure/ride/thing my unicycle has been through is: test ride in snow flurry.

(Bruce's Daughter Abigail on the Coker)

BRUCE HALL (that's me, my Coker doesn't have a name)

Cost: hmm..more than I care to remember..and the same again in freight.
Rim: UDC Airfoil
Tyre: Coker std
Spokes: UDC Coker std
Cranks: Bicycle Euro 150's. Still experimenting but will probably take
170's & 125's as spares.
Pedals: Snafu
Hub: UDC Superwide CrMoly
Frame: UDC Coker std
Seatpost: unbranded cheap 'n' cheerful
Seat: UDC Kris Holm fusion airseat
Cyclecomputer: nope
Best thing about my unicycle: it keeps up with bikes going uphill :-)
Worst thing about my unicycle: definitely the seat. The worst US$55 upgrade I ever spent.
How I rate my seat/handle set-up: currently a **, lots of work still required there.
How long I have had my unicycle: 4 months (as at 1/12/05)
The most memorable event/adventure/ride/thing my unicycle has been through is: Has to be the Round Taupo relay. 11,500 cyclists, 5 unicyclists.

	KEN LOOI on my Sexy Schlumpf *Cost:* Things got a bit murky with exchange rates and tying things up with her dowry, but a lot! *Rim:* Exal *Tyre:* Schwalbe Big Apple 29". I need to wear a good sized rubber on my wheel. *Spokes:* DT Swiss double butted black, standard brass nipples *Cranks:* Schlumpf Drive 125's, but also a selection from 89 to 125mm *Pedals:* Snafu sealed bearing Hub: Schlumpf Innovations, black *Frame:* Schlumpf Innovation 29" Polished Alloy. *Seatpost:* Schlumpf CrMo seatpost *Seat:* Miyata Carbon seatbase, Gemcrest leather cover (Mmm...leather), Scott Wallis Dual density foam (cut down), Wallis Deathgrip. I may swap over to my double pronged GB4 handle for the trip, as it allows me to carry my lucky ding ding bell. Cyclecomputer: no, not ever! I don't need a computer to tell me what sort of workout I'm getting. *Brake:* Who needs to stop anyway? *Best thing about my unicycle:* She's so smooth and sexy. And she will soon be moving into my bedroom *Worst thing about my unicycle:* I'm too busy to ride her *How I rate my seat/handle set-up:* ** I think I still would like her flatter and thinner and I never give a 5 star no matter how good it get's. The deathgrip is definitely kinky, but need to wear protection as it scratches easily. How long I have had my unicycle: We met in August '05, going out (long distances) ever since. The most memorable event/adventure/ride/thing my unicycle has been through is:** None yet- the LUT is our honeymoon!