The Friday Cyclotouriste

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On the Road……El Tour De Tucson, unicycle madness

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This guy definitely deserves some kind of recognition for riding 111 miles on a unicycle. How he handled some of the steeper hills, descents, and cross winds, I have no idea.

This was not an easy picture to make while riding in a packed field near the start of the race. I have the Ebisu’s stable handling to thank for it.

Nathan

Featured Comment by Andy: “I am the mystery unicyclist.  I completed the 111 mile ride in 8:51:46 for a Silver finish.  My unicycle has a 36 inch wheel with a geared hub that has 2 speeds 1:1 and 1:1.5.  That allows me to go really fast in high gear and shift to low gear to tackle the steep hills.  I have a detailed write-up of the day on blog page of my website www.tucsonuni.com.”

 

Written by fridaycyclotouriste

November 21st, 2011 at 2:39 pm

Posted in BICYCLING ARIZONA

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  1. My name is Andy Moore, and I am the mystery unicyclist. I completed the 111 mile ride in 8:51:46 for a Silver finish. My unicycle has a 36 inch wheel with a geared hub that has 2 speeds 1:1 and 1:1.5. That allows me to go really fast in high gear and shift to low gear to tackle the steep hills. I have a detailed write-up of the day on blog page of my website http://www.tucsonuni.com.

    Andy Moore

    22 Nov 11 at 11:41 am

  2. Andy/ thanks for stopping by and great job on completing the ride in the time you did!! fantastic write-up on your website too…i learned to ride a unicycle as a kid, but am not at all familiar with uni’s like your 36er. maybe i’ll see you next year or in the Tucson Mtns in april.

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