Nimbus Hoppley VS. KH 07 trials

Well it depends. The KH is MUCH lighter, as well as having new designs
(cranks, seat, rim, frame) but as for strength, I don't think it will
matter that much unless you plan on doing huge drops.

The 07 KH rim is a lot wider, however the freeride rim on the hoppley
is pretty wide in the first place.

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The KH 07 is one of the best around. If they were the same price, the KH
would be better. But they aren't, so it depends. If you feel like
spending the extra $100, get the KH, if not, get the Nimbus.

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Get the KH.
On the hoppley the top end of the forks tubes near the crown part get
wider and it's annoying. I got it awhile ago and returned it for KH.
The KH looks way more slick too, then again its personal preference.
100$ is nothing unless your on a really tight budget. Just dont get
junk food for a month 😉

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I've been playing around on my friends hoppley a bit, and opposed to my
KH 06 I find my uni much more preferable. the KH 07 is even better.
when I rode it, the saddle was instantly better, the narrower cranks
are really cool to. The hoppley is by no means a bad uni, but I like
the KH more🙂

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dan de man said:

this game is worse that playing Rock Paper Sissors on an internet forum

tugboat said:

Hopping over a 7 set rail... I made it over and and cleared the set, but
the impact apparently wasn't good for the wheel...

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The Hoppley is great to be honest, it's got an incredibly strong wheel.
It has the older undrilled KH rim on it which is probably the strongest
19" rim anywhere. The Nimbus frame is incredibly strong too, moreso
than the much lighter KH frame. However, both are great choices, the
only bad thing is that...

the 07 rim is.... a Try-all/Hog. (hole joints splittage-ahoy)
🙄

if the 07 KH uni had the older undrilled rim, then that would be
extremely good.

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The Nimbus II frame is, as stated before, an incredibly strong frame.
The crown of the NII frame is wider than that of the KH, but this makes
it a better all-around unicycle (freestyle, trials, street), IMO. I've
never ridden a KH, but I hear that the new '07 model has a knurled
crown that should make foot-on-frame tricks easier. Either way, it's
not such a huge difference that you can't get used to one or the other.
If you feel that $100 is worth saving ~1.3lbs (~.5kg), then go for it.
I didn't feel that way - weight makes you stronger.

They both have close to, if not the best wheelsets that you can buy,
but the Hoppley's comes at a lower price.

I recommend the Hoppley.

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Sponge said:

The Hoppley is great to be honest, it's got an incredibly strong wheel.
It has the older undrilled KH rim on it which is probably the strongest
19" rim anywhere. The Nimbus frame is incredibly strong too, moreso
than the much lighter KH frame. However, both are great choices, the
only bad thing is that...

the 07 rim is.... a Try-all/Hog. (hole joints splittage-ahoy)
🙄

if the 07 KH uni had the older undrilled rim, then that would be
extremely good.

You could go custom, like I did.
I have a 2007 KH20" except:
-2005/2006 KH rim
-CrMo seatpost
-Luna trialtire
-Specialized Magnesium pedals
I can't upload a pic in the gallery otherwise I posted it to.

PM

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john_childs said:

Mmmmm... Sexy welds.

musketman said:

Kris Holm owns death

abbabibble said:

cody bent his koxx.

he was working it pretty hard.

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Probailer2 said:

You could go custom, like I did.
I have a 2007 KH20" except:
-2005/2006 KH rim
-CrMo seatpost
-Luna trialtire
-Specialized Magnesium pedals
I can't upload a pic in the gallery otherwise I posted it to.

PM

I like his except keep the 07 seat post and get Jim Cs.
But the 07 kh vs. the hoppley no comp.
KH wins. find the $100 somewhere.

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forrestunifreak said:

I'm addicted to placebo's. I should stop taking them, but
it wouldn't matter anyway.

timbob1907 said:

You have a CX?

Ducttape said:

yeah..... the seat isn't really a seat it's a brick in disguise.....

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Sponge said:

The Hoppley is great to be honest, it's got an incredibly strong wheel.
It has the older undrilled KH rim on it which is probably the strongest
19" rim anywhere. The Nimbus frame is incredibly strong too, moreso
than the much lighter KH frame. However, both are great choices, the
only bad thing is that...

the 07 rim is.... a Try-all/Hog. (hole joints splittage-ahoy)
🙄

if the 07 KH uni had the older undrilled rim, then that would be
extremely good.

You are forgetting about the Arrow Rims, while they are a bit chunkier
than the KH and not as wide I still believe them to be stronger. I'm
not so sure that the drilled out rims are going to be any problem at
all either. They will be weaker than a solid rim yes, but the new kh is
so wide that its probably a good thing to cut some weight.

As far as frames go I'm also not sure if the nimbus frame is indeed
going to be stronger than the KH, but not many people break frames at
all so really you should look at the seat tube size as well as the
bearing holders. In both the KH is going to have a better design.

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Hopply Is The Strongest Uni Ive Ever Had!

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forrestunifreak said:

Well it depends. The KH is MUCH lighter, as well as having new designs
(cranks, seat, rim, frame) but as for strength, I don't think it will
matter that much unless you plan on doing huge drops.

The 07 KH rim is a lot wider, however the freeride rim on the hoppley
is pretty wide in the first place.

Wide = over rated. The KH07 rims are useless...

If you ride a lot it won't take long for the drilled out holes to start
cracking. Although they look soooo nice 🙁

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I've got a question about the hoppley.

I've read some about tubular cranks being good for street, but why?
Do the onza cranks make this a good street uni?

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