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The Torker name was created by Johnson Engineering in Fullerton, California in 1977 for a BMX bike frame. [2] The first Haro bikes were made by Torker. [3] In 1982, Torker let go Bob Haro when he introduced his own line of BMX racing pants. [4] In 1984, the Torker Bicycle Company went bankrupt, and Seattle Bike Supply purchased the name. [5]
Designed for unicycle trials, these unicycles are stronger than standard unicycles in order to withstand the stresses caused by jumping, dropping, and supporting the weight of the unicycle and rider on components such as the pedals and cranks. Many trials unicycles also have wide, 19-or-20-inch (480-or-510-millimetre) knobby tires to absorb ...
These records were achieved on 40” (or bigger) unicycles with a solid tire. The first record was set in 1980 by Jack Halpern in 11h26. [31] He was the first president of the Japanese Unicycle Association, which was a turning point for unicycling in Japan. In the same year, Cathy Fox improved all-sex record to 10h37.
As almost all unicycles are ungeared, crank length is a major factor in determining how much force is transmitted to the wheel. Larger wheel diameters, such as 660 to 910 mm (26 to 36 in), require longer cranks, as do disciplines such as Mountain Unicycling, Trials, Street, and Flatland.
Unicycle time trial records; Unicycle trials This page was last edited on 10 October 2020, at 22:06 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Self-balancing unicycles at 'Paris sans Voiture' (Paris without cars), September 2015. An electric unicycle (often initialized as EUC or acronymized yuke or Uni) is a self-balancing personal transporter with a single wheel. The rider controls speed by leaning forwards or backwards, and steers by twisting or tilting the unit side to side.
Mountain unicycling Mountain unicyclist in England (Roseberry Topping) Mountain unicycle with disc brakes (Qu-ax/Kris Holm) Mountain unicycling. Mountain unicycling is an adventure sport that consists of traversing rough terrain on a unicycle. Mountain unicycling (muni) is undertaken on similar terrain to mountain biking.
Kris Holm (born July 15, 1973) is a Canadian best known for riding a unicycle in off-road conditions. He has ridden since 1985 and is considered one of the pioneers of off-road unicycling, and is the world's best-known unicyclist. He is the founder of competitive unicycle trials (unicycle obstacle riding) and was the 1999 North American, 2002 ...