Budget Coker

I don't know if the standard Coker frame is available just by itself. I
haven't seen it in any of the catalogs. You might have to beg for
someone who has upgraded to a new custom frame.

If you have one made I would think the '4K frame'
(http://tinyurl.com/5zlho) by Krashin'Kenny would be easiest and most
economical way to make a Kustom Koker frame. The other custom frame
options tend to get into the $200+ range for a frame.

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Sounds like we've got another project to add to the list dave, after the
bi-verti-cycle, and the uni video... I'm up for helping you on this,
making your coker look better than Ruperts for less would be hilarious.

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The standard wheel will stand up to off road use, I used mine for 2
mountain mayhems and the C2C. It needed re-trueing occasionally, but
thats not too hard to do.

It is possible to extend a smaller frame to fit a bigger wheel if your
a bit practicly minded. Simon of IOU did a web page on that very
project a few years back.

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Yes i was thinking about buying a Nimbus II frame, chopping the legs out
and welding new ones in, so i didn't have to work the crown and seat
post tube, but maybe it would just be easier to buy some ovalised tubing
and do it from scratch, it's just a case of accessing certain equipment.
Was also thinking of a hunter style frame, might even be easier to
construct.

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Bedford has coker frames for sale their liek 95$ his website is
bedfordunicycles.ca thats the only way to get a frame aside from getting
1 from sum 1 or ordering the overly priced
KH 1 so yeh

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I think the stock Coker wheel could hold up quite well for you. I rode
with a stock Coker for about 3 years without tacoing it... and I abused
it pretty good. The riding in my video at Rays MTB Park and a skatepark
was all done on my standard Coker… and I did drop-off’s that were
somewhat higher than curbs.

I did taco the rim twice when I first got it (after I learned how to
turn aggressively), but I was quite heavy at the time (maybe 200 lbs).
My third rim has held up for about 3 years, but will probably turn into
a taco pretty soon because it flexed on me twice. I'll probably cut a
tight turn on it to intentionally to turn it into a taco (and try to
capture the metamorphosis on video)… but not until I have a replacement
rim to put on the uni.

To avoid tacoing the rim, I would recommend that you ensure that the
wheel is true and the spokes are at the correct tensioning (not too
tight or too loose). Once you’ve done that, I would avoid the
following:

1. doing much, if any, hopping
2. attempting to ride up curbs (unless they are really small) or other
objects like logs, rocks, etc., that have a wall-type surface that you’d
have to smash the wheel against to get over
3. really aggressive turns if you weigh a decent amount (I had two tacos
in a row at 200lbs and zero tacos in 3 years at 170lbs)
4. probably some other things I’m not recollecting, but I think the
first three are the big ones.

That being said, I didn’t have any problem riding off curbs, down
stairs, or doing drop-offs (from no more than about 2 feet). I did all
of those maneuvers while riding straight and perpendicular to the
obstacle – not at an angle (which I think would make you more prone to
experiencing a taco).

I’ve heard that Bedford Unicycles sells stock Coker frames (for about
$75 I think). That may be your best bet in terms of immediacy and the
price isn’t too bad, either. Best of luck!

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