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  1. I've seen threads around before about 'the ultimate muni', though most
    of these unis are bomb proof they seem to weigh quite a bit.

    So I am just wondering what the lightest muni around is? Something that
    is still quite strong though.

    I find that a lighter muni helps rolling hoping distance and height,
    plus it also helps with the many many hills I have to ride up.

    Here is mine, it weighs just a tad over 6kg with a brake:

    '[image: http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/6056/uni1wo9.jpg]'
    (http://imageshack.us)

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  2. Probably the Roger Davies carbons. I don't know the weight of mine
    offhand, but because it has a Suzue hub, "normal" alloy cranks and
    other lightweight parts, it's way lighter than a KH. Mine has a
    suspension seat post on it, which adds a little weight though it's also
    aluminum.

    Problem with the lightest MUni? At least in my case, it doesn't fit
    wide tires. I think I have a 2.1" tire on there now. A 2.6" would never
    fit. In other words, light isn't everything...

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  3. Yeah, I used to care about weight alot. Over the last year it seems Ive
    been making my uni heavier. I dont even think about weight anymore. I
    just put the strongest best parts on that I can find. I dont care if
    they weigh alot. Its a muni, so the more weight makes it feel like a
    tank! And it rides like one aswell. Go anywhere and do anything.
    Well...almost. I may look into a LM rim next. My uni weight 16.5 lbs as
    it is. Its a 26" though. So with a LM rim it'll probably weight 17.5
    lbs.

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  4. musketman said:

    Yeah, I used to care about weight alot. Over the last year it seems Ive
    been making my uni heavier. I dont even think about weight anymore. I
    just put the strongest best parts on that I can find. I dont care if
    they weigh alot. Its a muni, so the more weight makes it feel like a
    tank! And it rides like one aswell. Go anywhere and do anything.
    Well...almost. I may look into a LM rim next. My uni weight 16.5 lbs as
    it is. Its a 26" though. So with a LM rim it'll probably weight 17.5
    lbs.

    Yea, I think I will probably slowly make my uni heavier as I upgrade
    parts, though I really like the weight of it at the moment. I find it
    much better than the Qu-Ax muni. The extra few kilo's really keep you
    stuck to the track making it harder to hop, but the bigger tire makes
    it easier to roll over logs.

    I used to want to get a LM rim but not so much anymore, I like how it
    makes the tire really flat giving you more traction and bounce. I have
    never used or even seen one so I dont know what it would be like, but I
    can't imagine it being much better than say a KH rim that is 47mm wide.

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  5. Yeah, I have a 26" Alex dx32 rim right now. That's only 38mm wide. So if
    I upgrade rims I think ill go big and wide. Either a Sun Doublewide, or
    the Large Marge.

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  6. For those in doubt about buying a LargeMarge, try finding someone who
    has one, and ride it. Then decide. Or at least try to see one in
    person.

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  7. My MUni setup weighs about 17 lbs, so that *may* be why I'm not getting
    as much height on my rolling hops and especially the stair-jumps I've
    been doing.

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  8. tomtrevor said:

    I've seen threads around before about 'the ultimate muni', though most
    of these unis are bomb proof they seem to weigh quite a bit.

    So I am just wondering what the lightest muni around is? Something that
    is still quite strong though.

    I find that a lighter muni helps rolling hoping distance and height,
    plus it also helps with the many many hills I have to ride up.

    Here is mine, it weighs just a tad over 6kg with a brake:

    '[image: http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/6056/uni1wo9.jpg]'
    (http://imageshack.us)

    Hmmm, I don't know how it wieghs only a "tad" over 6k, as the standard
    wieght of a *stock* freeride KH,either '06 or '07 is 7.05 k, *without*
    the brake.

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  9. MuniAddict said:

    Hmmm, I don't know how it wieghs only a "tad" over 6k, as the standard
    wieght of a *stock* freeride KH,either '06 or '07 is 7.05 k, *without*
    the brake.

    It does have a skinnier tire (2.6?) so that would lighten it a bit.

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  10. it's also the cross country model, not the stronger freeride one.

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  11. Lightest would prolly be some custom made one out there that some hobbit
    mountain unicyclist will never part with..my precious...my
    precious...Yours is a pretty good weight. The stock KH mountain 24in is
    7.05 kg, and the Koxx-one Track monster 24in is 6.89 kg So just over
    6kg is not too bad at all.

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    Cody bent his koxx.
    he was working it pretty hard.





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  12. MuniAddict said:

    Hmmm, I don't know how it wieghs only a "tad" over 6k, as the standard
    wieght of a *stock* freeride KH,either '06 or '07 is 7.05 k, *without*
    the brake.

    That uni came stock as 6.5kg im pretty sure, its the cross country
    version. The pedals are a fair bit lighter than the snafus, the tire is
    2.6" wide, the seat post has also being cut down about 8cm, and I don't
    think it makes that much of a difference but the tube is also lighter
    than the one it came with.

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  13. Oh yea and I also have some azonic fusion pedals that I used to ride
    with, they are really light, they make the uni approximately 5.85kg
    give or take 50g.

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  14. I have magnesium pedals, No Tube system, no rail adaptor, and lightened
    saddle (but no carbon base yet) and the weight is 6.35 kg or 13.99
    pounds on a digital scale.

    [image: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/144/325592005_70b419147d.jpg]

    Xpedo 412 gram magnesium pedals.

    [image: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/144/325592012_14ba34a93b.jpg]

    Stan's No Tube system

    [image: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/139/325592009_a43662b87b.jpg]

    Saved the weight of the rail adaptor by cutting the foam to the shape
    and angle I wanted.

    [image: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/135/325592007_47159d5ecc.jpg]

    The tire is the biggest place to save weight. I am thinking about
    making a 2.35" x 26" wheel that would be a lot lighter and perhaps
    about 1/2 inch larger diameter.

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