One for the unicyclists...

[andygates]

I'm after a very large wheel. Maybe 5' in diameter. I know Cirque du Soliel used some unicycles like this. Is there a dealer of such oddness? It's for this:

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[arabis.livejournal.com]

http://www.unicycle.fr/one_en.htm might have something.

Any use?

[sciolist.livejournal.com]

http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/dns/302/id20.htm
http://www.americanroadshop.com/The_Monocycle/the_monocycle.html

It looks very similar to the Burning Man riotwheel
http://www.theriotwheel.com/

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

Have you tried unicycle.uk.com? It is run by a nice man called Roger.

Alternatively, these people seem to occasionally make their own penny farthings... http://www.wuk.at/hochrad/index_eng.php

Anyway, I'm intrigued by the unicyclists plural - besides Peter, how many unicyclists do you know?

Re: Any use?

[andygates.livejournal.com]

...that's because it is inspired by the RIOT Wheel! The main difference, after the source of power, is that rear-facing counterweight. An in-wheel counterweight would be too heavy for bike-grade components to bear.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

I'll chuck a mail at Roger - thanks.

And, well, you never know. Arabis has gone all circusy. They might be breeding, or something.

Or I might just be cheesily abusing LJ because I can't remember your current email address, dear heart :)

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

stevyhaworth@blueyonder.co.uk, and I highly doubt any baby unicyclists are going to sprout from either my or arabis' household, though Peter apparently still has the chequebook and £200 in the account of the unicycle club that went defunct when the dratted church hall on Gloucester Rd decided it would only open its doors to certified Christians.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Certified or certifiable?

Anyway, I meant lateral, memtic breeding, not yer actual babymaking!

[arabis.livejournal.com]

Not 'circusy'! I'm a pure aerialist daaahling :)

Definitely not a unicyclist - and even more definitely not breeding!

[arabis.livejournal.com]

Oooh, cute dreads!

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

They're the ones I wore to Ciaran and Cat's party at Christmas, the one where Little Ben did such a sterling job of amusing Ant. :)