Broken KH frame...again

That is pretty crazy. Sorry about that.

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so Isaac had a "hazmat" moment

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Does this mean your riding street again? 😄

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Damn, how long had you had that frame?

It seemed like it snapped without even putting up a fight!

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unicycledood said:

Does this mean your riding street again? 😄

haha pretty sure im staying with the flat scene as of now )and proablly
forever😉) i still try and keep up with street but its hard to do
both.

Det-riot said:

Damn, how long had you had that frame?

It seemed like it snapped without even putting up a fight!

8 months sadly, but it lasted longer then my first one...only by a
month though

jon A

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People seem to be breaking these more frequently. I hope I dont break a
second any time soon!

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Can't it be re-welded? What about returning it under warranty, claiming
a defect?

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Lol... Thats crazy dude.

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I tried doing sit ups once, but got tired so I had a poptart.

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Are nimbus frames stronger? How do you manage to break a frame anyway?
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Silly unicyclist aluminum is for cans, haha. That sucks man, 's gotta be
a bummer.

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MuniAddict said:

Can't it be re-welded? What about returning it under warranty, claiming
a defect?

I think all broken KH frames get replaced ... within reason.

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I tell u wat they would have to be a very commited pedo to learn to ride
a unicycle in order to mingle with us, steel one of us and rape us in a
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wow, that broke when the pedal hit the ground. I wonder if pedal
protectors could have prolonged the life of your frame.

Perhaps it is time for a Triton? And a cheep Nimbus frame while you
wait for the Triton.

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lol, of all the people to break the KH frames, a flatlander does it.

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Kyle_Destroyer said:

lol, of all the people to break the KH frames, a flatlander does it.

What is weird about that? Flatland puts alot fo stress on the frame.
'Specialy when what he did when this broke, happens.

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agentQ said:

What is weird about that? Flatland puts alot fo stress on the frame.
'Specialy when what he did when this broke, happens.

I'm not an expert but it looked like all he did was drop it? It snapped
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**My speculation bellow, feel free to correct me**
This picture shows how all of his weight is on that crank and frame leg
and he is trying to hold all that weight up by holding/pulling on the
seat. It created enough pressure to slip out of his hand. Thats a lot
of pressure on that one weld. Seeing as this a a pretty common flat
move, you have to assume that the weld is stressed quite a bit. More
so then with big drops which are usually landed on the pedals and
cranks with very little weight on the frame. When there is its on the
front of the seat (most times) so the seat and seatpost take alot of
the stress before the frame. With flatland a lot of the stress is
sideways, so there is nothing to take the edge off that stress. Its all
goes to that weld at the crown.

Aluminum is pretty weak where its been welded. ... what are ya gonna
do?

SkierAlex said:

I'm not an expert but it looked like all he did was drop it? It snapped
so easily!

I am sure it was cracked before he dropped it, haha.

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Aluminum is plenty strong when it is welded properly BUT is does not
take repeated stresses very well. That frame has probably been stressed
many many times and the shock from the pedal hitting the ground just
finished it off.

This is why I would not buy a used aluminum frame.

If you go frame by frame you can see it breaks when the pedal strikes
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And people keep buying alum KH frames for $200 when steel nimbus are
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I dont think it had anything to do with the pedal hitting the ground,
other than thats when the rest of the unicycle stopped and the top
broken off seat tube kept going.

Yes aluminum can be strong, when welded properly(which is considered an
art). But even good aluminum welders are often times far from that
artist status. Even a true artist can not keep aluminum from failing.
There is a reason why Thomson posts are so strong.... anyone? ...No
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SkierAlex said:

I'm not an expert but it looked like all he did was drop it? It snapped
so easily!

It wasnt just that drop that did the everything. It took, what, 6 or 8
months of riding to weaken it at that point, and all that combined is
what allowed it to snap from that trick.

Flatland, from the foot, body, and unicycle positions, puts tons of
stress onto the frame. Way more than trials, and a bit more than street
does.

The KH frame isnt reinforced at that area either. And thats already
been covered. I think the best frames would be the Qu-Ax steel or alum
frame, the Triton frame, then the Nimbus II frame.

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