My custom muni...

Cool. Nathan would love it. Yellow is his favorite color.

Now you need to get it dirty. 🙂

You will want to lengthen the crossover line on the Maguras to get it
more clearance over the tire. When you catch a rock or stick in the
knobbies you can end up ripping the crossover line.

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Very nice Andrew. You fill us with envy.

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Now you need to get it dirty.
- Will do, along with 10 other unicyclists in this weekend's 12hr MTB
race. 🙂

Quoted message said:

You will want to lengthen the crossover line on the Maguras to get it
more clearance over the tire. When you catch a rock or stick in the
knobbies you can end up ripping the crossover line.

I was thinking about that today. Is the crossover line the only thing
that gets damaged if it's ripped out? Also, what do you think of the
way the cable is set up at the moment? It's cable-tied in place but is
it worth re-doing it with the cable closer to the frame?

Thanks,
Andrew

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What is that set up?

Whats the cost?

Looks brill!

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That's a pretty good muni andrew, I have to say yellow is an awesome
colour for a frame. It just goes so well with... everything.

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Quoted message said:

What is that set up?

Hub and cranks - 145mm Profile
Rim - Alex DX-32
Tyre - Nokian Gazzaloddi 24x3"
Pedals - Odyssey Twisted Pro
Frame - GP prototype 24" frame (GP is Gary of unicycles.com.au 's
brand)
Seat - KH
Seatpost - 22.2mm
Lever Mount - 22.2mm handlebar extension
Brake - Magura HS-33

*Will probably lengthen crossover cable, add lever extender, and buy
some really nice brake pads from a friend who makes them.

It's my custom muni...by far the favourite of all my 6 unicycles.

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Whats the cost?

Hard to say as most of it was bought back before unicycles.com.au wasn't
around and prices were much higher here in Australia. Plus I didn't get
it all at retail price (worked in a bike shop).

Andrew

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You might try twisting the seatpost around once (360) to wrap the loose
cable around it. I tried the zip ties first, but then just spun the
post around and it wrapped nicely, taking out all the slack. That keeps
it from catching on clothing, sticks, your flailing hand, whatever. 😄

Jerry

P.S. I love my brake! Totally saved my quads and knees coming down
Snowbird at NAUCC.

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andrew_carter said:

*I was thinking about that today. Is the crossover line the only
thing that gets damaged if it's ripped out? Also, what do you think
of the way the cable is set up at the moment? It's cable-tied in
place but is it worth re-doing it with the cable closer to the
frame?
*

If the crossover hose breaks the only thing that gets damaged is the
crossover hose. The oil in the brake is harmless (just mineral oil) and
won't damage the unicycle or the tire. If the Maguras used DOT3 brake
fluid things would be different.

You can get the brake hose redone by a bike shop that does DH or
freeride bikes. They'll have the fittings and you can get brake hose
that is more durable than the plastic stuff. I've got a picture of my
brake line in the gallery: 'Magura aftermarket braided hose'
(http://tinyurl.com/4qazm). It's cheaper than going with the Magura
branded braided hose.

Wrap the brake line around the frame once or twice like jpcycler said.
You don't want big loops of hose sticking out. When you reach out to
grab your uni after a UPD you may end up grabbing the looping hose and
ripping it out. Keep it tidy and looped around the frame.

Check out the 'Magura Cult home page' (http://tinyurl.com/57a) for tips
on bleeding the rim brake. You'll need to bleed the brake when you
change the brake line. The Magura Cult page also recommends using
Finish Line Shock Oil Number 5. It's cheaper than the real Magura
stuff. It's a brand of oil used for the front shocks of mountain bikes.
It should be available in Australia. See 'the Magura Cult for more
info' (http://tinyurl.com/bf4v). The viscosity of the oil is important
so don't go trying to use some random mineral oil of unknown viscosity.

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Cool MUni, Andrew! Is that your original Muni wheel?

Now all you need for your braking pleasure is 'a Delta brake lever
extender.' (http://tinyurl.com/5s375). www.unicycle.co.nz sells these. I
highly recommend these with a brake - they make using yr brake much more
positive and sooo much more comfortable!

I had a similar cross-over setup on my Muni and it got busted off the
very first ride I went on. Now the crossover is held close to the frame
by some nifty steel clips which are part of the frame - a photo would
help here, but I don't have one to demonstrate what I mean.
I reckon if you're going to get your crossover hose lengthened, then at
the same time you should get your main hose shortened. You only need
enough hose so that you can set yr saddle at yr maximum seat height and
any more is just excess and asking for tangles. See 'this pic'
(http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albur10/railslide1) which shows my muni
with minimal hose length. With minimal hose length you won't need to
bother with cable tie-ing the hose to the frame.

No drops over 4ft??!? Wheel-trueing is a pretty easy repair and you
work at a bike shop don't you? 😄

-T()]\[y

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Wow, fantastic looking uni Andrew. Yellow is my favorite color,
therefore, your custom uni makes me want mine yellow too!

Thanks for posting the pictures. --chirokid--

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John,
Thanks a lot for all the very helpful info.

Tony,
I have one of those lever extenders on my coker that I may transfer over
to the muni if it feels better but given the angle I hold the seat at it
I'm not sure if it will be needed.

I will only do up to 4' drops on the muni and leave the 4-8' drops to
the trials uni. Hopefully it will soon hae a new hub and crank set that
Gecko is making that will be as strong as Profiles but cheaper.

Yes, I can build and true wheels but they don't last forever if you keep
re-truing them and I want a reliable breaking surface.

Andrew

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I really don't think you need to worry about drops pushing yr rim out of
true. I've done plenty of 5 footers and my MUni's wheel is still true
after two years riding abuse. And its only a measly DM-24. So unless you
land a particularly large drop really poorly your chances of putting
your rim out of true are small. But hey, its your wheel and your choice
how you ride it.

I seem to remember both of us doing 5 foot drops on your Muni at the
UNINATs...

PS, check yr email Andrew.

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