looking for a trials uni

It may seem too expesnive to you but I think you should buy something of
higher quality than that. If you like unicycling and plan to take your
trials to a reasonable level, buying a lower quality unicycle that
breaks will just cost more money in the end when you get the better
unicycle becayse the other one is broken.

As far as I see it the best way is to get the ultimate unicycle you can
afford (if it's worth it to you) and then it pretty much shouldn't
break. That's what I did and it's gonna come soon. Next step for me is a
helmet 😄

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That's a good uni, if you don't mind upgrading after a few months.
Should last if you're nottoo heavy and don't do super high drops. You
can always replace the cranks and eventually the hub. But if you're
gonna go hardcore right from the bat, I'd do what Robbie suggests and
get a KH or Onza.

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Robbie said:

*As far as I see it the best way is to get the ultimate unicycle you
can afford (if it's worth it to you) and then it pretty much shouldn't
break. That's what I did and it's gonna come soon. Next step for me is
a helmet 😄 *

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 started about 4 years ago on the then popular 20" schwinn frame with
the suzue hub, euro cranks, monty rim, monty x-lite tire (which is the
worst tire ever). and a basic miyata seat.

hope this helps,
mike

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I would like to add that I am also looking for a trials uni. If anyone
is interested in selling email me at [email hidden]. I need a
splined setup.

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if your in the uk, someone is selling a Nimbus Trials with very light
use, for around £75 i think he wanted. PM me for contact details

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onetrack said:

*

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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onetrack said:

*n one hand you have cheap stuff that will break in a matter of hours*

I wouldn't go quite that far, the nimbus won't take 6' drops, but you
can get away with quite a lot. I've done a good few 3' drops without
much problem., but I'm not that bothered about big drops. Nice to be
able to do them, but the technical stuff and going up seems more of a
challenge to me.
Having said that, if you do want to do much serious trials the nimbus
will eventually break so if you can increase your budget by £50 you'll
get a far stronger uni.

John

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go nimbus all that way, im still riding mine, i bought it because i did
not know if trials was for me so im having to upgrade to stonger hubs
which on the whole is making it coast about £10 more than a Onza or KH
so its a fair deal.
As for riding its taken plenty of bashings and drops and is still
working fine, i think the biggest drop that i landed was about 4" and if
u ask me thats plenty big enough.

So, if nimbus had a fan club, Id be in it.

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There are more then two levels of quality when it comes to unicycles.
For a long time, the Suzue hub was not only the standard, but just about
hte best hub to have. Only in the past few yeas have better affordable
hubs become available. The unicycle.com hub that comes on the Numbus is
better then the Suzue, but not as good as say the KH. This in not a uni
that will break in a matter of hours. Like someone has said, it won't
take 6 foot drops, but I have done 3 foot drops on my Suz hub with no
damage.

If you use this uni as a light trials machine, about the only parts you
will have to replace are the cranks and the pedals. Both are much
cheaper then getting a bomb proof uni right off the bat.

BUT... if you are planning to do some hard core stuff, or you have the
money and are willing to spend it, you should get a better setup.
Perhaps a KH, Onza, or something with a profile.

That's my 2 cents
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The big ones cost more to your wallet at the start, but getting a cheap
one ends up more expensive as you buy a bad one, it breaks and then you
have to get the good one in the end. It's more expensive and you don't
get to own the good one for however long it takes you to break the other
one, meaning less time on a good one. The option was clear to me, which
is why I bought a Profile setup for me uni.

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If you live in Europe, you might want to check out the Qu-ax unis.
'www.municycle.com' (http://www.municycle.com)
There have been some complaints about heavy frames and to wide frames,
but you could just by a wheelset and a Nimbus II frame. A bit expensive
to order if you do not live in Europe, but good to check up on anyway.

Rusty

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Municycle.com will change the frame for the Nimbus II equivalent if you
ask!

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which one of the qu-ax's would do for jumping off things?

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'This one' (http://tinyurl.com/ywk35) is a 20" trials uni with a splined
hub. They do the onza as well, but that's a bit more expensive.

John

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whats a splined hub?

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'Normal' hubs have an axle which has square ends which are slightly
tapered, so that the matching taper on the cranks fits over the axle and
holds it in place. Splined axles have 8 or more slots (splines) cut
along the the length of the axle, and the cranks have ridges that fit
into the splines on the axle. It basically means there is alot more
contact area between the two so it transfers forces better. I think it
makes the effective diameter of the axle bigger as well, which makes it
less prone to twisting.
Basically a hub / crank combination which is a lot stronger than normal
hubs and cranks, but also about three times as expensive.
Seeing as photos are better than words,
'this' (http://www.unicycle.uk.com/Images/Shop/khhub.jpg) is a splined
hub and 'this' (http://www.unicycle.uk.com/Images/Shop/hubwidecrmo.jpg)
is a normal hub.

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thanks, i'll get that uni then

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