help?

You can totally modify a LX for less than that. Mine sure takes a
beating and holds up fine.

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get a 20" qu-ax or DX

Can u ride a uni??

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if you're just starting I would suggest getting a beginner unicycle like
a torker LX and then get a better unicycle later after you have beaten
up the first one.

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ok thanks ill do some shopping around for the ones you suggested. Also
what size do i need?(im 5'9"😉

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First off, welcome to the forums! There are loads of threads all over
the forum that discuss beginer unicycles. If you do some reading
around you'll find loads of information.

Here are the main unicycles that people recomend to beginners:

'Torker LX' (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=634)-
This is a nice cheap unicycle (about $100) that is very versatile.
It has a square shaped crown (which is usefull for lots of freestyle
type tricks) and comes with a decent seat, unlike most other cheap
unicycles. It has a tapered hub, though, which is typically not nearly
as strong as a splined hub (read 'here'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38277) for
clarification) and can not survive on drops larger than about 3 feet.
It also comes in three sizes: 20", 24", and 26", so you can pick the
size which will best fit the style of riding you plan to do, 20" for
freestyle/trials/street, 24" for Muni (or freestyle if you are reeeally
tall), and 26" for distance and general riding around.

'Nimbus trials unicycle'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=744)- This unicycle
is made for trials and so has a very fat tire. It is a little under
$200, so it is affordable for a beginner, but like the LX it has a
tapered hub which will not hold up to very large drops.

'Torker DX' (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=764)- The
next step up from the nimbus, the DX is the cheapest unicycle you can
buy that comes with a splined hub. It can hold up to whatever you
throw at it, but there have been complaints about the frame being
defective and snapping in half after a couple of months. It's also
pretty heavy compared to the more expensive models. This is a great
unicycle for a beginner though, and it comes in a 20" model for
street/trials and a 24" model for mountain unicycling.

'Qu-ax' (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=796)- This
unicycle is about the same quality as the DX, but I don't think UDC
(unicycle.com) sells the 20" version anymore.

Those are the cheaper models, but if you browse around the catalog at
www.unicycle.com you can see many of the other unicycles that are
offered. 'Search' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/search.php)
through the forums if you have a question, and if you can't find what
you are looking for then feel free to ask!

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listen to spudman...he gave a very good summary of uni-ism.

also, i learned on a 20", but many of my friends have said it's easier
for them to learn on my 24", if that helps.

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