I have to agree with Maestro8 here (even through he's not very humble in
his expression). Both my friend and I rode trainer unicycles for about
two years before upgrading. And when we did get new unis, our old ones
were totally worn out. The hub of my unicycle was slipping against the
plastic rim, the thread of one crank was worn out, the saddle was
missing a few screws, etc. But having crappy unicycles didn't stop us
from learning a lot with them, round fork or not.
While a flat crown fork is preferred, you can still ride one-footed even
if you don't have that frame: just ride with the other leg extended.
Same with one-footed wheel walking. If you find that's not good enough,
put some skateboard grip-tape on the fork.
I'm always weirded out seeing kids who just learned to ride and
freemount getting top of the line Kris Holm munis, there's just no need
for it. Like in another thread here, where a kid who couldn't hop was
getting a trials. Like you couldn't learn to hop, and even do some small
drops on a trainer?
I think what's best with unicycling, unlike some other sports is that
you can get some of the best equipment for relatively little money. You
can get a very good trials uni for a few hundred bucks, unlike
two-wheeled trial where you'd have to shell out a lot more. The
advantages lie in the simplicity, and that's also mirrored in the
riding. If you damage a crank or pedal, some of us won't put down the
uni until we can replace it, but instead ride with just one-foot. Both
pedals broken? Wheel walk. And so forth. Upgrade when you feel the need
to, flashy equipment isn't what makes you. </rant/uni philosophy>
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