A unicycle's a pretty simple piece of equipment
mechanically. With a 10mm spanner, a 15mm socket (I think!),
and a couple of tyre levers, I could completely dismantle
mine easily. There isn't really any work I would need to get
anyone else to do for me, when building or repairing a
unicycle, except for completely rebuilding a wheel, I can
replace a couple of spokes easily enough, but I don't think
I'd even have the confidence, let alone the skill, to build
a wheel from scratch.
I think pretty much anyone could maintain their unicycle for
themselves, but if there are friendly people at their LBS,
and they can afford it, it's some find it easier to get
someone else to do it.
I, however don't have the money, and if I did I'd resent
giving it to someone else for something I know I could do
myself just as well.
I've always enjoyed that sort of thing, though not as much
as riding it, and at the moment I own 2 unicycles, 2 1/2
bicycles, and 2 motorbikes, and all the work on them gets
done by me.
My dad's an engineer by trade, and our garage is pretty much
full of all the tools and things that you could need, so I
didn't have much chance of not knowing these things
The other thing, of course, is that if your unicycle comes
in a box from unicycle.com or somewhere like that, you have
to put it all together yourself, the only real difference
with buuilding a custome unicycle is that you get to choose
all the components
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theamazingmolio - A Unicylist, a juggler, and a prat
Luke Duller ([email hidden])
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