freestyle advice



I'm planning on buying the second one as soon as I collect the necessary
funds. (Probably six months to a year.) The long neck frame, from what I
have heard is great for freestyle, especially stand-up tricks.


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If your Torker seat and wheelset are in good shape you can just buy the
'Semcycle Long Neck Frame'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=696) and a 'GB4
Universal Seat Post'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=608) and use your old
uni parts and upgrade later.

You can also buy the 'Semcycle Longneck Standard'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=685) to stay within
your budget.

My Andrea is riding a Sem Longneck, Miyata seat & post, and Torker
wheelset. Someday I'll get her a nicer looking wheelset.

The 'Longneck with Kovachi Wheel'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=697) mentioned by
Goatman is a little above your stated budget but one nice setup.


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jsm wrote:
> *The KH freestyle would be good for most freestyle, but I don't think
> the crown is right for stand-up tricks. *

If the sloped crown of the KH freestyle uni doesn't work well for
standup you could wrap a lot of hockey tape around it to level it off.


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caw89 wrote:
> *You should get the torker Dx it works great fo freestyle and if you
> want to do trials or street it works for that to
> http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=764 *


The Torker Dx is a great uni (from what I heard) but i don't think it's
ideal for freestyle for several reasons.
1 the frame is wide at the top
2 the cranks are splined, they are great for strength, but they are only
available in 2 sizes, 127 and 52mm. Freestylers like shorter cranks
3 the frame isn't as light as others
4 the frame doesn't have a long neck so the clamp is closer to the
crown

I'd say a good option is to get the sem longneck frame and put it on
your Torker LX wheelset. The LX uses a square taper hub so you can get
almost any crank length you want for it. If you need a stronger
wheelset, look at the fully buit up unicycles using the semlongneck
frame on unicycle.com.

Hope that helps,
Daniel


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caw89 wrote:
> *You should get the torker Dx it works great fo freestyle and if you
> want to do trials or street it works for that to
> http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=764 *


The Torker Dx is a great uni (from what I heard) but i don't think it's
ideal for freestyle for several reasons.
1 the frame is wide at the top
2 the cranks are splined, they are great for strength, but they are only
available in 2 sizes, 127 and 52mm. Freestylers like shorter cranks
3 the frame isn't as light as others
4 the frame doesn't have a long neck so the clamp is closer to the
crown

I'd say a good option is to get the sem longneck frame and put it on
your Torker LX wheelset. The LX uses a square taper hub so you can get
almost any crank length you want for it. If you need a stronger
wheelset, look at the fully buit up unicycles using the semlongneck
frame on unicycle.com.

Hope that helps,
Daniel


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daino149 wrote:
> *I'd say a good option is to get the sem longneck frame and put it on
> your Torker LX wheelset*
been there, done that. get the Torker DX 20" its a better freestyle uni
from the get go.


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