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  1. This uni has been a long time in the making (since about the middle of
    last October), and it's finally done!

    Specs:
    *Arrow Racing DHX 19" rim (the hardest thing to find, took me a month to
    find one)
    *Profile hub/cranks (145mm)
    *Maxxis Creepy Crawler tire
    *OJC pedals
    *Marwi Spokes (black)
    *Yuni 20" frame (powdercoated black by your's truly)
    *Primo Viking clamp
    *GB4 Post
    *Carbon Fiber Miyata seat base
    *Scott Wallis DeathGrip carbon fiber handle and bumper
    *Gemcrest Vinyl cover (black)
    *Door Edge guards (to prevent ripping of the cover)

    I love this uni. The final weight of it is just under 13lbs

    Pictures:
    [image:
    http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albums/album346/underside_of_seat.jpg]
    Note the door edge guards, rubber under the post bracket, and sticker

    [image: http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albums/album346/right_side.jpg]
    Note the powdercoat and flybar sticker (FlyBar is officially what I am
    calling it)

    [image: http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albums/album346/left_side.jpg]
    Note the profile sticker and SWAT sticker on the rim

    [image:
    http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albums/album346/wheel_closeup.jpg]
    Possibly one of the stongest wheelsets out there

    <ferris bueller>If anyone has the means, I suggest you pick one of these
    up, it is so choice! </ferris bueller>

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    them...They make the battle. Ah, but the one, one of them is a
    warrior...and He will bring the others back.
    -Hericletus (circa 500 B.C.)

    Main Men: Kevin, Tim, Dijohn, Joe, Jim, Bevan

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  2. That seatpost is throwing off the whole flow...

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  3. Note the mud splatters already on the hub and pedals.:p

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  4. nice!😄 I want one of those handles! The only roblem is that carbon
    snaps, it doesnt just crack. I'd be worried about hitting it on a rock
    or the groud hard and it breaking, but maybe im wrong.

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    -Hunter-

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    the air which might actually increase air resistance." -Klaas Bil

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  5. Who could resist a test ride, I mean really? :p

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    nothing but targets, nine are real fighters...We are lucky to have
    them...They make the battle. Ah, but the one, one of them is a
    warrior...and He will bring the others back.
    -Hericletus (circa 500 B.C.)

    Main Men: Kevin, Tim, Dijohn, Joe, Jim, Bevan

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  6. This is what you need, i a different collor though.
    [image: http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfolders/upload9/img_4476.jpg]
    ANd this is of course, custom made.

    And a thing that I've thought of, is to have a small pocket or if youre
    not that paranoid of weight, a bag, like the axiom cabot, under the
    saddle behind the seatpost.
    [image: http://www.cyclecomponents.com/images/artiklar/AXIOM002.jpg]
    The attatchment to the saddle must be custom made, but you could just
    attatch it with some heavy duty glex, or 2 bolts trough the saddle base.

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  7. [image: http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfolders/upload9/img_4476.jpg]
    this?

    Nah he has the GB seat post and a CF seat base he should be fine for
    awhile.

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  8. Carbon fiber doesn't need any reinforcement, it is rigid, and what is
    the bag for?

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    Of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are
    nothing but targets, nine are real fighters...We are lucky to have
    them...They make the battle. Ah, but the one, one of them is a
    warrior...and He will bring the others back.
    -Hericletus (circa 500 B.C.)

    Main Men: Kevin, Tim, Dijohn, Joe, Jim, Bevan

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  9. DK said:

    *nice!😄 I want one of those handles! The only roblem is that carbon
    snaps, it doesnt just crack. I'd be worried about hitting it on a rock
    or the groud hard and it breaking, but maybe im wrong. *

    I've slammed mine into the ground a ton. Also it has skidded across the
    concrete a lot. Plus, there's a 5 year warranty.

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    are offended i can take no responsibility for my actions because i don't
    feel like it. also you are reading an internet newsgroup where not
    everyone will share your same views and beliefs, be able to take
    criticism and post/read threads at your own risk.

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    Brian, Michael, Pete, Evan, Andrew, Justin, Kyle, Dave, Kevin, and Laura
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  10. I've had my keys punched into my thigh from snowboarding, it was
    bleeding a bit, and didn't like it att all, couldn't ride for a week,
    and i don't want that to happend again. 🙂

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  11. DK said:

    *nice!😄 I want one of those handles! The only roblem is that carbon
    snaps, it doesnt just crack. I'd be worried about hitting it on a rock
    or the groud hard and it breaking, but maybe im wrong. *

    I met Scott Wallis at CMW. I asked him how strong the CF handle was and
    if he worries about it cracking from falls. He stands the unicycle up
    and forcefully throws the saddle to the ground. The handle impacts a
    rock hard. There was no visible sign of damage from the impact, not
    even a scratch. I think the handle is plenty strong.

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  12. Quoted message said:

    Plus, there's a 5 year warranty.

    Is there really? I didn't know that. I don't think I'll need to use
    that any time soon.

    Quoted message said:

    I've had my keys punched into my thigh from snowboarding, it was
    bleeding a bit, and didn't like it att all, couldn't ride for a week,
    and i don't want that to happend again.

    Well, that is something I don't need to worry about, as I don't have any
    keys, or a car to use said keys that I don't have. The only thing I
    carry on my person when doing trials riding is my waller, which can't
    hurt me. There isn't any money in it anymore. :p 😄

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    Of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are
    nothing but targets, nine are real fighters...We are lucky to have
    them...They make the battle. Ah, but the one, one of them is a
    warrior...and He will bring the others back.
    -Hericletus (circa 500 B.C.)

    Main Men: Kevin, Tim, Dijohn, Joe, Jim, Bevan

    http://gallery.unicyclist.com/SWAT
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  13. where can i get one??? (the handle)

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    -Hunter-

    'HCOR.net' (http://www.hcor.net)

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    the air which might actually increase air resistance." -Klaas Bil

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  14. I'm just curious, what did all this cost? 🙂

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  15. Must...purchase....profiles...Nicks uni better than mine....

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    are offended i can take no responsibility for my actions because i don't
    feel like it. also you are reading an internet newsgroup where not
    everyone will share your same views and beliefs, be able to take
    criticism and post/read threads at your own risk.

    Nick, Joe, Tim, Jim, Nick, Eric, Trip, Mike, Bevan, Sabin, Owen, Jagur,
    Brian, Michael, Pete, Evan, Andrew, Justin, Kyle, Dave, Kevin, and Laura
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  16. I think the total came to something like $750-$800

    I don't remember the prices of all the components, so its approximate.

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    nothing but targets, nine are real fighters...We are lucky to have
    them...They make the battle. Ah, but the one, one of them is a
    warrior...and He will bring the others back.
    -Hericletus (circa 500 B.C.)

    Main Men: Kevin, Tim, Dijohn, Joe, Jim, Bevan

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  17. TheObieOne3226 said:

    *Must...purchase....profiles...Nicks uni better than mine.... *


    Hahah you'll need more then just profiles. The arrow rim is awesomely
    better then the DX. You'll also need a sweet powdercoat job too.

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  18. lleberg said:

    *This is what you need, i a different collor though.

    ANd this is of course, custom made.
    *

    llberg,

    Great idea. In my pre-carbon fiber seat days, I bent a plastic Miyata
    seat in half when I missed a jump mount and landed on the front of the
    seat. Then again, maybe I'm glad it bent and didn't hold rigid. A
    rigid saddle might have transferred the force somewhere less
    desirable.

    Bruce

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  19. Tim said:

    *Hahah you'll need more then just profiles. The arrow rim is awesomely
    better then the DX. You'll also need a sweet powdercoat job too. *

    Nah. The arrow rim is stronger but heavier. It's a tradeoff. Until I
    need that extra strength, I'll save the weight. I could use an awesome
    powdercoat job, but thats cosmetic. Profiles are not.

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  20. TheObieOne3226 said:

    *Nah. The arrow rim is stronger but heavier. It's a tradeoff. Until I
    need that extra strength, I'll save the weight. I could use an awesome
    powdercoat job, but thats cosmetic. Profiles are not. *


    Nah. The arrow is only 544 grams. The DX32 on the other hand is 730. So
    you get the best of both worlds. This info was taken from webcyclery.

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