My first Unicycle

I'm planning to buy a unicycle and I've stumbled across this model on
ebay (http://tinyurl.com/2g5mm).

Do any of you know anyhting about this Unicycle, is it worth
it? Or do any of you know a good shop which sell uniyles to
anywhere in the UK?

Many Thanks, Bingo Jesus

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If you want to be absolutely sure you're getting something
quality, check out www.unicycle.com . They have a store in
the UK. It just depends how much you trust ebay I guess. I'm
not sure that I like the look of those bearing holders (the
things at the wheel end of the frame). They look rather
flimsy to me.

Good luck, Andrew

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I can answer this for you as this was the unicycle I
brought. Reasons for this were;

1) I knew nothing about unicycles or the different types etc
that you could buy.
2) It was cheap, i didn't what to spend loads on something i
might not have carried on with.

Ok onto the uni but first the seller. Parkers of Bolton
were a joy to deal with with prompt delivery and
telephone support.

The Uni.

Pretty much what you see is what you get with this. The
Description/Photos are all accurate. I was also worried
about the bearing holders but they are sturdy enough for
learning on (not i suspect dropping from 3 ft). Basical for
a learning uni (which gets dropped v often) i'm finding it
fine to ride on. One problem however is I had to buy a new
seat post as the one supplied ain't really big enough for
even small people to have at a suitable height.

So far i've been happy with it, however I will be buying
another one at some point (Christmas likely) now that i've
got hocked.

Bingo Jesus i'm guessing that your from the UK?

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> I'm planning to buy a unicycle and I've stumbled across
> this model on ebay (http://tinyurl.com/2g5mm).
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> Do any of you know anyhting about this Unicycle, is it
> worth it? Or do any of you know a good shop which sell
> uniyles to anywhere in the UK?
>
> Many Thanks, Bingo Jesus
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> I'm planning to buy a unicycle and I've stumbled across
> this model on ebay (http://tinyurl.com/2g5mm).
>

It is a very cheap unicycle: having said that many of us in
here probably learnt on pretty cheap basic unicycles. Most
of us will now have dug deeper into thge pockets. Some, and
especially the kids, will still have the cheap machine
months, even years later. Few novices KNOW whether they
intend to keep at unicycling, so for those not sure and who
may give up, a cheap uni is a reflection of that. It will
not cost an arm and a leg if you hate it once you try. It
may be worth visiting your local juggling club: many have
club unis, which you can have a go on. If you like it then
buy an appropriate machine later.

Naomi

Yeah, I am. Thanks for the advice, I'm definatly getting
one once the exams are over (Why do they put exams in
summer anyway?), I'm sure I'll be back on these forums
soon. Thanks.

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The description says 'sealed main cap bearings'.

From the close up of the bearing holders they don't look
like main caps, but more like 'lollipop' which are
notoriously prone to breakage after a few months.

Have a look at the close up: -

http://tinyurl.com/2ef8s

They do look really flimsy.

It's cheap though

If you think you're going to get into this then do
check out: -

www.unicycle.uk.com

they sell good stuff at good prices.

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I think that the best you can do, is buy a brand-new
unicycle. You can have good models, for only 130 euros.

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I'd buy one from unicycle.com, mine came from there (via a
shop in exeter) and is good quality.
http://tinyurl.com/2rjsn It is twice the price though.

The problem with the ebay one is that it will most likely
break after not very long riding it, and if you decide you
want to get more serious, you've got no choice but to buy a
new unicycle.

With the one linked above, however, the frame's good and
strong, as is the wheelset, there's room in the frame for a
bigger tyre, should you want one, and you know it's going to
be strong enough for most things you're likely to do.

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Thanks a lot, I think I might go to unicycle.com to get a learner or
trainer model. Now I'll just have to laern to juggle as I save .

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