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I was wondering, do freestyle unis really help a lot for freestyle
tricks?
I was thinking of hopping on wheel, sideways WW, standup WW, gliding,
coasting, standup gliding/coasting, pirouettes, WW, and other freestyle
tricks I can't think of.


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yes they do, the skinnier tire and lighter weight helps a lot. not
saying you can't do those things with a trials but it sure is nice to
have one

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mornish wrote:
> I was wondering, do freestyle unis really help a lot for freestyle
> tricks?
> I was thinking of hopping on wheel, sideways WW, standup WW, gliding,
> coasting, standup gliding/coasting, pirouettes, WW, and other freestyle
> tricks I can't think of.


I bought a Torker LX and put shorter cranks on it. That is my
inexpensive freestyle uni. I works for me. I may yet learn how to ride
one-footed.


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mornish wrote:
> I was wondering, do freestyle unis really help a lot for freestyle
> tricks?


Yes, especially if you don't have another unicycle. Was there some
other type of unicycle you meant to be comparing it to?


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mornish wrote:
> I have a KH trials, and I was wondering if it would be alot easier to do
> freestyle tricks compared to that.


We have a young rider in the Memphis Unicycle Club who used to have one
unicycle, a trials style. He got a Torker LX and his freestyle skills
got better.


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mornish wrote:
> I have a KH trials, and I was wondering if it would be alot easier to do
> freestyle tricks compared to that.


Depending on what freestyle tricks you are doing, most are very
possible on a trials uni. Freestyle unis are better for pirouettes,
spins, and probably stand up stuff. Unless you want to do some really
advanced freestyle then you should be fine on a trials uni. I can stand
up ww and do alot of other freestyle type things on my trials.


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litldude2 wrote:
> Unless you want to do some really advanced freestyle then you should be
> fine on a trials uni.


I disagree. Though you can do most Freestyle moves on a Trials uni,
many will be harder. Some will be easier, but the balance will be on
the harder side. The weak points in a Trials uni for Freestyle are:
- heavy in general
- heavy wheel
- long cranks
- wide Q-factor
- pedals and tire usually make it impossible to ride indoors

Riding on a nice gym floor is very different from the average outdoor
pavement, if you have that option. A lightweight, stiff wheel with a
high pressure tire will make lots of tricks easier to learn, and easier
to do.


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I actually have access to a gym that I can ride in w/ my trials uni. I
think a freestyle uni would be nice to have, but right now a BC is
first on my list of things to get.


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Mornish, if freestyle unis didn't help for freestyle tricks why would
they even

sell freestyle unis. Of course they help. But, Mornish, you aren't good
enough

to really need one. Save $ for a bc. Maybe wait till after your Bar
Mitzvah

and then get a MUni instead. Don't bother with a freestyle uni.


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litldude2 wrote:
> Unless you want to do some really advanced freestyle then you should be
> fine on a trials uni.



johnfoss wrote:
> I disagree. Though you can do most Freestyle moves on a Trials uni, many
> will be harder. Some will be easier, but the balance will be on the
> harder side. The weak points in a Trials uni for Freestyle are:
> - heavy in general
> - heavy wheel
> - long cranks
> - wide Q-factor
> - pedals and tire usually make it impossible to ride indoors
>
> Riding on a nice gym floor is very different from the average outdoor
> pavement, if you have that option. A lightweight, stiff wheel with a
> high pressure tire will make lots of tricks easier to learn, and easier
> to do.


When I made that post my main uni was my trials and I had never ridden
a freestyle to actually do tricks on so I figured that I was doing fine
on my trials and a freestyle uni wasn't really needed for that stuff.

Since then I bought Evan's street uni (its basically a really strong
freestyle with a splined 110mm koxx setup). Everything I do now on that
uni is so much easier I am not sure if I will ever ride my trials
again. Within my first 20 minutes riding it for the first time I landed
3 540 unispins. I use it for all the flatland/freestyle stuff I do and
almost everything is much easier. Crankflip tricks were weird at first
with the short cranks and I think longer ones would help but I have
control of them now and I think all my crankflip tricks were better
than before also.

A few days ago I got back on my fatty trials with summit frame and
within a couple minutes I had dropped it back on the floor and picked
up that street uni again.

Soon I am planning on getting a 'twenty-g'
(http://3gbikes.com/components/twenty-g.html) tire and see how I like
it. I am hoping it will be the best mix of a freestyle and trials uni.


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