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Markus Büchel from Schaan FL about the new KH hub:

The hub works absolutly fine!

I made some tours and also tested the big gear (not on the photo though ;-))
   

 

 

  

14 year old Augie Tourdot and 59 year old Terry "UniGeezer" Peterson become both the youngest and oldest unicycling duo to ride 100 miles in one day. The ride was also a fundraiser for Autism. Thanks to Augie's parents and brother Charlie!

     
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From the World Chamionsship in Montreal the five champions Nik Zisler, Martin Charrier, Scott Wilton, Christoph Hartmann and Christian Armin sent us the following message:

"The five fastest long distance unicycle riders in the world and the five with the highest ranking in the marathon of the World Championships in Montreal would like to thank Florian Schlumpf. All world records and most national records in the unlimited class in long distance have been achieved on Schlumpf gears!
All of these five drivers have ridden the marathon with an average speed above 30 km/h!
The photo was taken shortly after the race in Montreal.
From left to right: Nik Zisler, Switzerland / Martin Charrier, France / Scott Wilton, USA / Christoph Hartmann, Germany / Christian Armin, Germany"
     
 

Richard Lees aus Sydney/AU:


I just wanted to write to you and tell you what a happy customer I am. I have had two of the Schlumpf hubs for about 18 months now, and I am just loving them. I have been on a safari tour in Africa using the Schlumpf hub last year, I cycle about 35km several days a week commuting into Sydney, and most weekends I get out on the geared unicycle around the local hills. I haven't had a single mechanical issue with the hubs, except for an installation issue caused by my local bike store.

So thanks again for these ingenious devices.  As you can see from the attached photo, there appears to be some interest from the Maasai people in unicycles.

     
  Romain from "Le Cri du Kangourou":

"I ride my Schlumpf 29"er every day. It is ingenious!"

 
     
    Brian MacKenzie, Producer of Training Wheel Not Required DVD:

"For years I have been an avid Coker rider. I think this may have just changed. I got a chance to ride the Schlumpf 29Ó geared uni, and was extremely impressed with the precision of the shifting, and the very small learning curve. I was able to get the shifting figured out within an hour, I was sure it would take a great deal of time to figure out. I cannot think of a more versatile unicycle. Brian"
 
     
  David A. Bagley from Glen Ridge, NJ writes:

"I am a proud owner of your geared uni. Actually, I was very impressed with how this shifter works and I have not even seen the planetary gear. Many thanks..."

 
     
  David Stone, president of the NY unicycle federation:
" First of all, it's a thing of beauty. I love the black frame and tire, and the chrome bits look super. I will prolly change the pedals to something grippier, but they're a lot better than the old Schwinn pedals we used to get back when. The seat is a lot like a KH, and I happen to like those seats for my riding (10 miles/day), tho for REALLY long rides, I'd prolly switch to a Sem air seat. Most important -- how does it ride?!?! That's where the real beauty of this uni comes out. I bought the 28" -> 42" version with a Big Apple tire. At 28" (1:1 ratio), it rides almost exactly like a regular 28" uni would, tho it's overall a bit heavier and due to the hub. There is nearly zero slop -- you don't feel like it's flipping bw gears. Harper's fantastic uni.5 definitely had more slop, tho in both cases, one gets used to it after awhile. In this case, the 'getting used to it' period was approximately one minute. I rode it at 1:1 around a quiet bike loop that has one moderate uphill and one moderate downhill section. The 3.35-mile loop took 17 mins, and my top speed was about 15mph. Then I gave it a shot in the 1.5:1 setting. It took me a few tries to get going, and my legs were tired from the previous loop, but I managed to stay on for the whole ride and to complete the loop in just under 15 mins. This time, my max speed was a whopping 19.8 mph, and I was still taking it easy (out of fear). In fact, I set the seat height too low (by nearly an inch), so it should be easy to break 21 mph when the conditions are even better. Whether I can knock off another minute in my loop record remains to be seen. The sub-14-minute time I achieved on my Coker some years ago was accomplised using 110m cranks, and since then, I've gone to 125s on both my Coker and on my guni. There was definitely a bit more slop at the 1.5:1 setting, but it was almost negligible and was definitely easy to get used to. What is NOT so easy to get used to is the idea that if you UPD, you'll be running a LOT faster than your gams can take you, and you'll have less reaction time since you'll be closer to the ground than with a Coker. I hate that part. I'm looking forward to some spectacular UPDs. Definitely can't go riding sans wristguards at the geared-up setting. As for switching 'on the fly' -- I was able to manage that the first time I tried and pretty much each time since then. I find it a lot easier to switch up (from the low to the high gear) than to switch down. I used my ankles, and I rode slowly when in transition. It's a blast. And I have a name for my guni: Queen Gunivere. And given how breathless I was during the ride, that makes me Sir Pants-A-Lot.
     
  Peter Stewart writes:

"I have just got one of your amazing 28" unicycles! I think I am the first person in England to get one! It is lovely to ride, really really fast!! and so light!!! I love it!!! Thanks, Peter Stewart"

 
     
  The first unicycle sold to Italy goes to Matteo Luzzana

His comment after the first long ride: "It is super and SO fast! Absolutely great!"