Hi ive not really looked at unicycling before as i am a true mountian bike freerider (well almost) but the other day when passed a bike shop on the way to a skatepark there was a unicycle outside forsale at £50 it seemed just plain, there wasnt any makers logo on it or anything and i was wondering if its worth it and how much should one cost me? i want to try and use it for trials use as ive recently sold my 20" trials bike so it could be a cheaper alternative!
You may want to consider buying an inexpensive uni for your first one if you want to try out the sport without investing a lot to begin with. I rode a lot when I was in high school and then didn't pick it up again until I was 47. When I did start again, I purchased a "pre-owned" Schwinn that I used to learn the sport again. As you will find out, when you learn to ride a uni, it's very hard on the uni. In fact, you'll probably do some major damage to it as you learn to ride and freemount (getting on it without leaning on anything, like a mailbox or a stranger's shoulder 😄 ). Once you've learned the basics and are convinced you're into riding a unicycle, buy the best one you can. This forum is loaded with advice on any style of riding.
I bought a Torker CX to learn on and have ridden it to where i have thought it would break and, have had it for 1 year with only 6 months of it being really hard on my Uni and I just bent my pedal yesterday so Have Fun!
Well from my limited knowledge , i would like a trials uni prefereably with smaller wheels (20" ) as it would be easier for me to get parts as i have acouple of 20" tyres and rims lying around , the price would probably be stupidly low around £40 ??? as thats how much i could buy a trials bike for off ebay now, so if its loads more for my first one i might as well just buy a 20" trials bike again also i live in england (manchester area ) so baring all that in mind...as well as bending things like pedals and seatpost's dont really matter as ive got pleanty of bike ones lying around what do you guys reckon i should do?
Check ='UDC' (www.unicycle.com) you should be able to find a great trials unicycle there and it shouldnt cost too too much. And trials rims are 19" not 20 so regular 20" tires wont fit them.
i dont really want to spend in access of £100 to buy a unicycle i might not ride as much as i would like also ive spent £600 on my bike this year and seeming as im still in school and dont have a job i only have £50 max, im not bothered about quality, i just want something i cna ride atfirst and then try hops and stuff when i get abit more advanced and ill just upgrade stuff when it breaks.
Cheap ones can last for a long time if you don't go too crazy with them. My brother got a really cheasy one that lasted through two years of jumping. You just can't take them off of high jumps, 2 or 3 ft would be the max you'd want to drop off of with a cheap brand x unicycle.
If you want to try out the sport then just buy the cheap one and upgrade later if you really get into it.
i havn't really understood the point of trials on a bike compared to trials on a unicycle ... you USE the same # of wheels when you do tricks
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