onetrack wrote:
> *
>
> I agree with Robbie. Their seems to be a huge gap between
> uni parts and their breaking points. in one hand you have
> cheap stuff that will break in a matter of hours, and in
> the other hand you have parts that will last seemingly
> forever but at a major blow to your wallet. for a trials
> beginner I would recomend the cheaper unicycles, because
> you are not sure how much abuse you will put to various
> parts. then when you figure out exactly what parts you
> are breaking you should venture into the
> quality/expensive parts.*
I agree with this to a point. However, I also like to
factor in the resale value of the equipment you buy. If you
decide you don't like trials, trying to sell the less
expensive uni will probably end up costing you more because
A) you've already put trials-style wear and tear on a
(relatively) weaker unicycle and B) the price you're going
to want to ask is too close to the new price of the
unicycle. I would reckon that a bombproof unicycle holds
its value much better.
Also, if you get into trials and you break a cheaper one,
forcing you to upgrade, you're potentially out the entire
cost of the unicycle. If you're getting good enough that
you're afraid you'll break it if you go any farther, you're
going to want to look into getting rid of it while it's
still a rideable cycle. Again, I'd personally be wary of
buying a unicycle that someone abused to just under its
breaking point.
I'd suggest going with a splined setup and if trials isn't
for you, sell it to TheObieOne.
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