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epistolize said:

justin kohse rides a 24".

and does trials i believe.

and is also pretty good from what i've seen. why don't you show her
some of his vids?

Yeah I need to

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dunawan said:

why are koxx one unicycles so costly???

forrestunifreak said:

They are expensive because they use only the finest soft drink cans.

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This is a common misconception. Smaller wheels are not inherently
stronger than larger ones, just as smaller bridges are not inherently
stronger than larger bridges. Wheel strength is a complex combination
of component choice, design, and quality; wheel geometry; and wheel
build quality. Wheel strength has little to do with size.

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I've jumped on picnic tables, down/up stairs and drops with 24" KH and
it's pretty good for SIF. I can't do much seat in trials with it
because seat is too high... Maybe I should lower seat post inch or
couple, but I'm too lazy for that. 🙄 For street and freestyle
20" KH is way better. I usually use 20" for trials too, because it's
lighter.

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U-Turn said:

This is a common misconception. Smaller wheels are not inherently
stronger than larger ones, just as smaller bridges are not inherently
stronger than larger bridges. Wheel strength is a complex combination
of component choice, design, and quality; wheel geometry; and wheel
build quality. Wheel strength has little to do with size.

Thanks! 🙂 thats presisly what I need! chears
I'll tell her that lol,
Shame i still can uni for 4 weeks though😠

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dunawan said:

why are koxx one unicycles so costly???

forrestunifreak said:

They are expensive because they use only the finest soft drink cans.

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henkka said:

I've jumped on picnic tables, down/up stairs and drops with 24" KH and
it's pretty good for SIF. I can't do much seat in trials with it
because seat is too high... Maybe I should lower seat post inch or
couple, but I'm too lazy for that. 🙄 For street and freestyle
20" KH is way better. I usually use 20" for trials too, because it's
lighter.

I don't like sif, I just cut my 24"s seat realy low and use it seat it

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dunawan said:

why are koxx one unicycles so costly???

forrestunifreak said:

They are expensive because they use only the finest soft drink cans.

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U-Turn said:

This is a common misconception. Smaller wheels are not inherently
stronger than larger ones, just as smaller bridges are not inherently
stronger than larger bridges. Wheel strength is a complex combination
of component choice, design, and quality; wheel geometry; and wheel
build quality. Wheel strength has little to do with size.

I believe everything in your penultimate sentence goes without saying,
although in my earlier post I /did/ state that: "the larger wheels that
we now see on some mountain bikes are the result of huge advances in
the quality of components over the last 20 years".

Because I CBA to hunt for specific evidence, I'll resort to arguing by
appeal to (strong) authority. Mike Burrows (one of the highest
authorities on bicycle design issues) states quite categorically in
"Bicycle Design", referring to wheels, that "smaller is always
stronger" (the issue of component choice is implicit).

More interestingly, Jobst Brandt states in "The Bicycle Wheel" that:
"Because wheel strength is closely related to the number of spokes in
the load affected zone, the number of spokes per length of rim is kept
about the same for different wheel sizes. A large wheel must have more
spokes than a small wheel to achieve the same strength".

Again, this means that all other things being equal (particularly the
number of spokes, which is a factor in wheel design), a smaller wheel
will be stronger. Small wheels /are/ inherently stronger than large.

As far as the OP's mum is concerned, he might be better off pointing
out that he's unlikely to find a 16" wheel that is as well built, or
built with the same quality of components, as the wheel on either a 20"
or 24" KH. I would also hope that he has other reasons for preferring
a 24" wheel - strength is presumably not the only consideration when
choosing a trials unicycle.

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24"s rock

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dunawan said:

why are koxx one unicycles so costly???

forrestunifreak said:

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thejdw said:

24"s rock

Depends on the person. Why do you preffer 24 for trials?

Larger wheels are difinately weeker for the same weight. This weekness
can be made up w/ thicker spokes, more spokes, or a thicker rim, all
causing more weight. But conversely with a larger wheel more of the
stress is absorbed by the spokes and larger volume tire, puting less
stress on the entire uni. There are several manufactures of components
to make a 24 strong enough to take anything you could dish out.

On the downside a 24" for trials is slightly heavier, less manuverable,
and just generally a bit harder, but still very doable.

On the upside a 24" for tials you can get to places faster and works
better for Muni.

I commute 2.5 miles each way daily on my 24" DX w/ 170 cranks and I can
do it in 25 minutes, verses 35 minutes on my 20 w/ 125 cranks.

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24" is better, because you can go relatively long distances on it and
still do tricks easily.

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fuolornis said:

24" is better, because you can go relatively long distances on it and
still do tricks easily.

There also good if you want to do a pedal drive of an object.

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dunawan said:

why are koxx one unicycles so costly???

forrestunifreak said:

They are expensive because they use only the finest soft drink cans.

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thejdw said:

There also good if you want to do a pedal drive of an object.

Yeah, I'll take your word for it - because, you see, I TOTALLY suck as
a rider and I have no idea what that is. 😄

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fuolornis said:

Yeah, I'll take your word for it - because, you see, I TOTALLY suck as a
rider and I have no idea what that is. 😄

its my word, may have a real name somewere I kinda discovered it a few
days befor the rim bust

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dunawan said:

why are koxx one unicycles so costly???

forrestunifreak said:

They are expensive because they use only the finest soft drink cans.

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