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  1. Yay!!! It looks (and rides) great, but the only gripe is they sent the
    wrong tire! Everything else is great, though! Instead of the hookworm,
    they sent the one in the attachment. The new one looks kinda like the
    type they put on Miyatas. Also, you have to unscrew the little clamp
    thing every time you adjust the seat which kinda sucks but it's no big
    deal. It was kinda funny, when my dad was cutting the seatpost, first
    he used a hacksaw he bought in like 1970, so it basically fell apart,
    and after the blade broke, he still used the little bit connected at the
    end. It was like 9:00 pm, and I was desperate to ride this thing, so I
    just -had- to have him cut it and not have to go all the way to the
    hardware store the next day. Ok, here's some pics:

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  2. and this:

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  3. and one more:

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  4. Looks great! That whitre tire sure is a big contrast to the rest of it.
    Have you talked to unicycle.com about the tire mishap, and does anyone
    know if they will respond to e-mail on the weekends?

    -Lee

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  5. No, I think the tire's ok. I'm not gunna bug 'em about it. Do you
    think the tire looks bad or just a contrast?

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  6. Oh no absolutely not I think the tire looks great! But I still think you
    should talk to unicycle.com and tell them you got the wrong tire. (you
    might be able to get a free tire out of it😄 hehe...)

    -Lee

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  7. tylercox said:

    *Also, you have to unscrew the little clamp thing every time you
    adjust the seat which kinda sucks but it's no big deal. *

    The little inconvenience of having to adjust 2 allen screws to
    reposition the seat is a small price to pay with how well that clamp
    holds the seat straight when your uni bounces off of the pavement. Works
    much better than the quick release that you're probably used to.

    Nice looking uni. The contrast of the tire is handsome. Good luck with
    it.

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  8. Thanks a billion! Is it pro quality? Like something freestylers at the
    UNICON would use?

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  9. It looks like you got the Primo "the wall" tire that a lot of the
    really good freestylers use. I wouldn't complain about it.

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  10. it doesnt matter what anything looks like its your riding abillity and
    style that counts😄

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  11. That isn't the standard tyre on the nimbus now is it, by any chance? I
    know someone over here who bought a nimbus 2 recently and his came with
    that white tyre. It looks quite cool, and for a freestyle uni a
    non-marking tyre seems like a good idea.

    John

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  12. You also didn't get the nimbus X crankarms like in the picture, but
    technically it's ok, because the ad says: "125-mm alloy crank arms" and
    nothing about the type.

    Nice colors though, looks like a fun uni to ride.

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  13. jsm said:

    *It looks like you got the Primo "the wall" tire that a lot of the
    really good freestylers use. I wouldn't complain about it. *

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  14. What kind of pedals is that ?

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  15. Hey man, I really like it, looks smart! I might order one for my
    Nimbus! Congradulations on having a good unicycle.

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  16. Freestyle unis are hard to ride, I'm so used to pins!

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  19. tylercox said:

    *Thanks a billion! Is it pro quality? Like something freestylers at
    the UNICON would use? *

    You have a pretty good freestyle unicycle that is probably great for
    you. As far as it being "pro quality," it depends on how you define it.
    Your unicycle has many of the same features of what people at a unicon
    freestyle competition use. The biggest thing to look for in a freestyle
    uni is the flat crown. This allows you to more easily do all the tricks
    that have your foot on the frame.

    Your primo tire is a pretty good freestyle tire. It's what I currently
    have on mine and lot of people like that tire. It's slightly fatter than
    a normal tire. In TCUC, a white tire is required in our shows and
    therefore the hookworm tire doesn't work for us. I'd love to find a
    white tire that has more deeper grooves in it though.

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