I want to be able to travel about 15 miles on the road and I also would like to ride on dirt trails. I dont really care what the cost is but i want to know what the best thing for me is. Can anybody please help me....?
for long distance riding -and- MUni, I would advise the KH29 like most other's have already said. or a 26" MUni, even though that's a little slower. or you could buy a 26er now, and save up for a Coker later!!
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I am relatively new to unicycling, i own one 20 inch unicycle and want to advance another step. I am interested in freestyle and mountain unicycling and am looking to buy a new unicycle for one of these, i would prefer a MUni that could handle some freestyle. So, with a budget of 400$ what would you recommend?
There's no such thing as a MUni that is good for freestyle. What kind of 20" do you have already? It's probably fine for freestyle.
For under $400, you could get 'one of the Nimbus MUnis' (http://tinyurl.com/57se57), which are quite nice for the price. I would get the KH ISIS 150 mm crank upgrade too. For reference, the KH MUnis (which run around $500-600) are as good as stock gets.
i would get a toker DX. ive had mine for a bout a year it is really sturdy. good for muni or trials and even street. they are a very good price and u can find some on ebay. deffinetly worth buyin one!
The KH ISIS cranks are much less likely to bend after repeated trail abuse.
I'm not familiar with the cyclepro, but it's probably fine for basic freestyle skills. If the seat is uncomfortable, you can always buy a replace seat, like one of the KH ones.
The Torker DX is an option too, but I would recommend the Nimbus because its parts are more compatible with the KH components, making it easier to find replacement parts and potentially upgrade.
Don't get the Nimbus on ebay. Not all Nimbuses are created equal. The one on ebay has a much weaker hub and crankset than the one I linked to above. For MUni, you should only consider ones with splined hubs, -ISIS splines- preferably.
my bad, not freestyle, trail. I want something that can be used as a street unicycle, will the nimbus be able to control well just on asphalt? And what post length should i get, i'm 5'6 and growing.
If you put on a road tire like a Hookworm, it's great on asphalt, if you leave the nobby, not so good, and it'd wear out fast.
I've heard 3" cruiser tires are good for urban trials, but they usually have thin sidewalls, making them bottom out easier and wobble while rolling - both fixed w/ higher air pressure, partially defeating the extra volume.
A 300 mm post might be long enough, but I'd get a 400 mm one and cut off an inch at a time until it fit.
Ride everywhere and never just ride anywhere. If you can ride where you are going within a hour, do it, and if you can do a trick 50-75% of the time do it along the way.- Bob Burnquist
on the nimbus I'm not going to be using it purely for mountain, i will
be using it a lot for cruising, would you still recommend the 150mm
cranks?
no.
If you'll be doing both equally go more like 125mm.
All road shorter than 100mm.
OR you can use whatever you're comfortable with--but for really technical MUni the 150s make a big difference...the problem is that when you're cruising along on pavement you either have to crank like mad or crawl at a slug's pace.
You MIGHT want another unicycle for riding around town, highways, to the next city in the mountains, ect, or just another pair of crankarms if you want to save money. Just remember that the tool for trading them out costs too, and you have to make sure that it's compatible with your axle type.
Qu-ax makes 100mm splined cranks for about 20 bucks--and United makes 89mm square taper for 12 bucks(do *NOT* buy any other length from them--the longer ones have the same design, and that design can become unpleasant if the cranks are much longer than your shoe)
on the nimbus I'm not going to be using it purely for mountain, i will
be using it a lot for cruising, would you still recommend the 150mm
cranks?
For tricks and MUni you will definitely want the 150's (at least until you can get a feel for what you prefer) Longer cranks are more stable and give better leverage for rough technical riding and hills, however they do not spin as smoothly as shorter cranks because they require more leg movement. If you plan to do a lot of cruising, you could pick up an inexpensive pair of 125mm ISIS cranks from udc. These would be fine for cruising, but you want the KH's for any type of muni or tricks.
and ask them for their promotional price, they will sell you a KH 24 for about 450 $, and they ship cheap. It comes stock with all the good parts, cranks, seat etc. that most riders upgrade on other munis. It is as strong and 2 lbs lighter then the other 24 muni's. This is the way to go if you can spare the extra 50 $
The seat post that comes with it is to long for a basketball player, everyone has to cut it to fit themselves.
The cranks that come w/ that Nimbus aren't that strong for Muni anyways, so I'd get it w/ 100 or 125's for road + some strong longer ones for Muni.
-KH Moment 125, 137, 150, 165 -Qu-Ax ISIS Cro-mo 100, 125, 145 (lots of q-factor) -Onza Tensile 140, 165, 170, 170 (others?) (more Q-factor than Moments, but more than Qu-AX?) -Echo 165, 170
More Q-factor is better for control at slow to moderate speeds, but causes more wobble at high speeds.
-- skilewis74
Ride everywhere and never just ride anywhere. If you can ride where you are going within a hour, do it, and if you can do a trick 50-75% of the time do it along the way.- Bob Burnquist
I have been unicycling for about 1 month and I have a Sun 20" unicycle. Now that I know that I want to continue unicycling I want to get something better but I dont know what would be the best option. My budget is about $500. I want to be able to do street, trials, and unispins and wheelwalk and stuff like that. What would you suggest? I have been looking at Koxx...
I have been unicycling for about 1 month and I have a Sun 20" unicycle.
Now that I know that I want to continue unicycling I want to get
something better but I dont know what would be the best option. My
budget is about $500. I want to be able to do street, trials, and
unispins and wheelwalk and stuff like that. What would you suggest? I
have been looking at Koxx...
Well, if you're looking at spending as little as you need for the nicest uni possible, I'd get a Nimbus ISIS Trials with Kris Holm cranks. If you're fine with spending all $500, I'd get a Kris Holm or the Nimbus ISIS Trials with Kris Holm cranks and a carbon fiber base. If you're not extremely crazy or have a bulky structure, then a Koxx1 will work just as well as a Kris Holm would.
Because they are "stylish" w/ their wide variety of colors.
I'd get the KH, since you have the $ for it. It's worth it IMO, arguably the best stock trials you can get.
I'd wait to get a CF seatbase until you get a lot better and bigger and break the stock one.
-- skilewis74
Ride everywhere and never just ride anywhere. If you can ride where you are going within a hour, do it, and if you can do a trick 50-75% of the time do it along the way.- Bob Burnquist
Some really hard riders have bent the flanges. The Nimbus hub doesn't cave cutouts there, so is arguably stonger.
Some say the bent flanges are from poor landings from big drops and messy pedalgrabs.
I'd still get the KH (lighter and has a wider rim). If you do manage to bend the flanges someday, you can replace the hub w/ the Nimbus.
Edit: STM has a point. You may end up prefering a different style uni. If you break parts on your Sun, there are parts that are a bit stronger, and they're pretty cheap.
But then, if you really get into this you'll have several unis, like the rest of us.
-- skilewis74
Ride everywhere and never just ride anywhere. If you can ride where you are going within a hour, do it, and if you can do a trick 50-75% of the time do it along the way.- Bob Burnquist
Semach . The . Monkey 4 July 2008 23:13:04 [ permanent link ]
Kilian wrote:
I have been unicycling for about 1 month and I have a Sun 20" unicycle.
That sounds ideal. Why would you want to lay out $500 to replace something for the sake of it? It's not like you're too heavy that you're going to break it, and if you haven't got the strength to do many tricks on it then it'll be a great way to build up your muscles.
Besides, there are many different aspects of unicycling, and the higher the price, the more suited to just one aspect they are. So, until you've given trials, freestyle, hockey, muni, street, distance etc a decent go, wait and see what really takes your interest.
i know but ive started going down stairs and small drops and it looks like the cranks are slightly bent. me and my friend who im learning stuff with watched a lot of videos and stuff and we decided what we wanted to do
I have been riding about a year, and was very generous buying myself unicycles.
After about 2 weeks on an old 20 cheapy, I bought a 36. I rode that only a few yards and decided I wasn't ready yet, so I ordered a KH 24 the same day.
That proved an excellent choice. After I lowered the tire pressure to 17, from about 40 psi, it absorbed stones really well and I had a blast riding around the local trails and streets. It was a lot more fun, and even easier to ride then the 20, mostly because of it's higher cruise speed. After about a month of that, I learned to ride the 36 in an afternoon, and it was great fun also.
Finding a good deal on a KH 20 (371 $ delivered ) in the good old AEB days, I bought one just for the hell of it.
However, at my low skill level, the KH 20 was boring. It was really only better then the 24 at tricks I couldn't do yet. Compared to the 24 it was less fun in all ways. It sat in my living room unused for months. I did use it to learn to idle while watching tv, but that was about it, for a long time.
Once I was good at idling, the KH 20 became my favorite when I started to ride backwards and do hops. I am sure these could be learned on the 24 as well, but the 20's low seat gives it a feeling of greater confidence, or at least not as far to fall. So about half the time I ride the little KH now.
Then I bought a torker ax 29, just for the hell of it. So cheap at only 200 $ delivered free from brands cycle. You might want to consider one of those. It is extremely light, and excellent for neighborhood riding, and light muni. It won't handle a bashing like the KH will, but beginner riders will want to learn drops and stuff with a smaller wheel anyway. There is no reason to break the ax 29 that way.
So I think you would have the most fun, of my uni's, on the 24 muni or the 29. They are both a blast. Then buy a good trials uni in a few months, after you have learned to idle and ride backwards on your Sun. You might want to invest in a KH street seat for the Sun. Other than a better seat, there really is no difference between the KH and Sun, as far as learning basic road riding stuff.
It'd be harder to do everything Kilian said he wants to do on a bigger wheel.
Besides, he might not even fit on a 24 yet.
-- skilewis74
Ride everywhere and never just ride anywhere. If you can ride where you are going within a hour, do it, and if you can do a trick 50-75% of the time do it along the way.- Bob Burnquist
