Nimbus/ kh moment cranks

I'm personally a big fan of nimbus and think KH's are overpriced. I got
a nimbus ISIS with a KH street saddle and KH moment cranks and I think
this is the best option for a trials uni. Way cheaper and only slightly
heavier (because of the $40 nimbus frame not the $200 KH frame).

So yeah, I reckon you should definitely upgrade the cranks and probably
upgrade to a KH seat although some people prefer nimbus seats.

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Anybody else agree?

Also another question, how do people like the double drilled kh moment
cranks where you can switch the pedals around to different sizes.
Because I like doing street but I would also like the option of some
long cranks for trials.

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Double holed cranks are designed for muni. For trials 150mm is too long.
I do street and trials and I love the 137mm length. I used to ride
125mm and I prefer 137mm for sure.

Nimbus ISIS are very cheap on UDC US compared to most other UDC's if
you look at all the exchange rates and prices. I'd say go for the
nimbus unless you want a light frame.

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If I ever wanted to upgrade to a kh frame would it fit onto the nimbus.

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150's aren't that bad, it's what I ride on my trials. At first I thought
it would affect my rolling hop length and stuff like, but they really
aren't bad. The torque is also fantastic, I've got the very edge of my
tire where my axle is not even above the ledge, but your able to pull
yourself up. Another this nice about this is the lack of a buck when
jumping up stuff which I got alot with rolling ups on my dx. So for
absolute trials 150s are tolerable and offer some big advantages. For a
mix though go with 137's, they seem to be the best choice.

Nimbus with kh cranks is a top notch uni and I recommend it to
everybody wanting to upgrade.

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Yes. But you would also need to buy a 27.2mm seatpost as the nimbus
frame takes 25.4mm seatposts. So basically if you think you may want to
upgrade the frame later on it'd be cheaper to buy the KH instead of the
nimbus.

I think the only parts where the stock KH is better than the stock
nimbus ISIS are the cranks, seat, rim (KH is wider), and frame.

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wickedbob said:

150's aren't that bad, it's what I ride on my trials. At first I thought
it would affect my rolling hop length and stuff like, but they really
aren't bad. The torque is also fantastic, I've got the very edge of my
tire where my axle is not even above the ledge, but your able to pull
yourself up. Another this nice about this is the lack of a buck when
jumping up stuff which I got alot with rolling ups on my dx. So for
absolute trials 150s are tolerable and offer some big advantages. For a
mix though go with 137's, they seem to be the best choice.

Nimbus with kh cranks is a top notch uni and I recommend it to
everybody wanting to upgrade.

Do you hit the pedals on the ground when turning? I've never ridden
anything longer than 137mm but 150 just seems so long.

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SkierAlex said:

Yes. But you would also need to buy a 27.2mm seatpost as the nimbus
frame takes 25.4mm seatposts.

Or he could buy a shim.

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Borgschulze said:

Or he could buy a shim.

Are those good? I thought they are only for 22.2mm seatposts. I have a
crappy 29" with a 22.2mm seat post and I'm getting a muni with 25.4mm
and I might get a shim so I can have a free ride saddle for my long
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Shims come in many sizes.

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Borgschulze said:

Shims come in many sizes.

Sorry this has got slightly off topic. Does an average bike shop have a
shim that could convert a 22.2mm seatpost to 27.2mm? What's the
standard bike seatpost size?

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Dual drilled cranks are not good for trials and street, the dual holes
compromise the strength.

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I can't vie for any other of the unis, but I recently got a Nimbus
Trials and love it. I upgraded from a torker lx.

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SkierAlex said:

Sorry this has got slightly off topic. Does an average bike shop have a
shim that could convert a 22.2mm seatpost to 27.2mm? What's the
standard bike seatpost size?

Average bike shops may or may not have that size--more likely at a shop
that deals a lot with bmx bikes, as they're the most likely bikes to
have a 22.2 post. All you need to do is call around, and ask if they
have a shim to go from 22.2 to 27.2. If they don't, they can order one
for you; or you could try aebike.com. They usually run around US$7-10.

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Are you a street or trials rider? If you plan on ever getting into tech
street (or even just crankflips), I would definitely go KH. It is
lighter for one, which is quite important for techy stuff, but isn't
all that noticeable for everything else. The biggest problem with the
nimbus, however is the frame. If you get then nimbus II frame (the
first one you have listed) then be prepared to tear the pantlegs of
every single pants you ride with. I have ridden the nimbus 2 uni once
and both pantlegs got ruined just in that ride. I also have a similar
shaped frame and that also ruined a pantleg almost every ride. If you
go for the street frame, then that weighs more, but even worse, be
prepared to bend a post every ride. I literally have bent 2 or 3 22mm
posts in one day. The last one you listed costs i think $200 more than
a kh does and has a round frame. If you want to do tech street... a kh
is better by a long shot.

With trials or big street, it really doesn't matter much between the
normal nimbus 20 or the KH.

P.S. same applies for flatland with the tech street part. And remember,
many don't know this but KH frames do have a warranty.

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