medium priced trials unis

the torker would be an perfect buy. the 06's are great trials unis. Alex
rim, splined hub/cranks. the torker is a much better uni than the
bedford un-splined.

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well i kno its better than the unsplined but i was talkin about the
bedford splined... ive just heard alot of talk about the torkers being
bad for bearings..is there anytruth to this rumour?

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No, it's an over-worked rumor. I and my family/freinds own or have owned
6 splined DX's over the last 3 years, and the only one that ever had a
bearing problem was my first one, I over tightened the bearing caps and
the bearings broke within a week. The bearings were a little hard to
find, but after I got some* I learned how to tighten it right and the
bearings are fine to this day.

If you tighten the bearing caps properly, and keep them maintained, you
will virtually have no problem.

* I can't remember were I got them, but do a forum search. I believe
PDC has a way to get them for much cheaper than what I paid for them.

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ok so ill go withe the torker i guess thanks guys

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what would be better a torker dx, or put a new splined hub on a
un-splined bedford uni??(cuz i have a unsplined bedoford uni and i want
to have a splined hub)

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irvinegr said:

what would be better a torker dx, or put a new splined hub on a
un-splined bedford uni??(cuz i have a unsplined bedoford uni and i want
to have a splined hub)

Depends on what splined hub you put on it.

If you do, you would probablly have to get a 32 spoke hub, like a KH or
Profile. In which case it would be stronger. But realize that you would
end up paying $30 or so to get the wheel re-built, on top of the cost
of the new hub, and having to buy new spokes.

That might be a better option anyway though, since you already have the
rest of the uni....

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I would say it is definatly cheaper. I would suggest the koxx one isis
hub and cranks as its about the same as the quax and from what I hear
it is better.

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forrestunifreak said:

Depends on what splined hub you put on it.

If you do, you would probablly have to get a 32 spoke hub, like a KH or
Profile. In which case it would be stronger. But realize that you would
end up paying $30 or so to get the wheel re-built, on top of the cost
of the new hub, and having to buy new spokes.

That might be a better option anyway though, since you already have the
rest of the uni....

KH and profile hubs are 36 spoke, i think the cheapest splined hub
there is is an old kh or qu-ax hub. Its like 190$ for the KH and like
125$? for the quax. Plus you would haveto get it built into your rim
and new spokes to go with it like forrestunifreak said. Over all
nuthing compares to a $250 or less complete uni.

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musketman said:

KH and profile hubs are 36 spoke, i think the cheapest splined hub there
is is an old kh or qu-ax hub. Its like 190$ for the KH and like 125$?
for the quax. Plus you would haveto get it built into your rim and new
spokes to go with it like forrestunifreak said. Over all nuthing
compares to a $250 or less complete uni.

Oops, yeah, 36 spoke, not 32.

And Qu-Ax is 48 spoke, so you would most likely need a new rim....

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trials_uni said:

ive just heard alot of talk about the torkers being bad for bearings..is
there anytruth to this rumour?

It has been only one guy posting in each of the recent Torker posts
about it. I also think its time to tone down the number of "Is the
Torker DX any good?" posts, yes, its a very good unicycle for the
money.

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yes, i have the dx. my bearings broke because my bearing housing was
screwed on to tight. and that seemed to break the bearing casing
causing it to lock up. so its a beautifyl uni
get the DX

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