Re: Giraffes -- any advice?

Mark Olson (sparky!Mark_Olson@uunet.UU.NET)
Thu, 29 Apr 93 9:40:47 CDT

>
> I bought a 6' sem three weeks ago at 250 squid. Its single chain vs. the
> double of the DM, but the frame seems more rigily built and there is no
> noticable flex in it. That was from the Mushy Pea stand at the Brum
> convention, and was cheaper than you might otherwise get I think. I dont know
> what the Sem stand was selling the same for. If you want a cheap sem, you
> might consider waiting till the European juggling convention (September in
> Leeds?) where Sem are likly to have a stand selling at good prices. (I got my
> normal sem trainer at the Coventry convention for 95. I think that was a good
> price a year ago.) I'd be surprised if MBTM were the cheapest around, and the
> other outlets are more likly to give discounts for being a really nice person
> (you are arnt you?). Besides, the small outlets rip people off less so need
> the trade more. (Yes, I'm biased.)
>

If you could review your sem Giraffe after you've had a chance to use it, I,
for one would love to hear your thoughts. I'm thinking of taking the plunge
this summer and getting a giraffe and would welcome any comments on any
giraffes.

On a related note, how does one dismount a giraffe? It seems as though the
potential for injury would be quite high (no pun intended).

ObUniStuff: Someone asked about the hardiness of unicycles several weeks back.
I've a Semcycle, 20" wheel, that I've had for about two years. It's received
lots of beginner abuse, getting dumped on concrete from a hasty dismount, and
has held up well. The seat cover needed to be replaced and I wish that I would
have put some sort of protector on the metal part of the saddle (It got good
and scractched from being dumped and did develop some nasty burrs that could
take a piece of skin or two out of my finger when I did catch the uni on
dismounting) other than that, its been great.

More ObUniStuff: The April, 1993, issue of Bicycling Magazine has a 'review' of
the Miyata Unicyle by Scott Martin. I'll summarize it in a future post...