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  1. Original post
    Derek52287
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    Well, broke my frame tonight. Not in the usual spot when people drop and
    then the frame splits. I was hopping around and I decided "hmmm I
    should learn to hold my handle ambidextrously so I have better hopping
    control in both directions". So I started using my left hand, did about
    3 hops, then I went to hop on a curb, and snap. The whole top of the
    frame rips off.

    So I need a new frame now, and I've heard people mention a nimbus
    frame, but I wanted to make sure that the dx seatpost will fit in the
    nimbus frame. If not, what frame could I get that the seatpost would
    fit in?

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  2. irvinegr
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    Is the glass half full or half emty??? did you Break your uni or make
    a SICK Multimate Wheel??

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  3. Derek52287
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    irvinegr said:

    Is the glass half full or half emty??? did you Break your uni or make
    a SICK Multimate Wheel??

    I actually thought of that, because i'm out of unicycling for a lil
    while. Best time to learn to ride an uw I suppose.

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  4. zachjowi
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    is it uncommon for unicyclist to fix/weld the frame if it breaks?

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  5. Derek52287
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    Im just afraid a welder wouldn't weld it on perfectly straight. Plus I
    have to work the next few days, and I'm broke until friday.

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  6. zachjowi
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    Derek52287 said:

    Im just afraid a welder wouldn't weld it on perfectly straight. Plus I
    have to work the next few days, and I'm broke until friday.

    if you can't afford a welder yet then you can't afford a frame either

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  7. Derek52287
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    uhhhh..or at least not until Friday.

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  8. burjzyntski
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    1) I'm pretty sure that if a welder were to reattatch the frame peices,
    it likely wouldn't be as strong as it was originally.

    2) It's much harder to ride a wheelset with cranks and pedals as an
    ultimate wheel than it is to ride an -actual- ultimate wheel.

    3) The Nimbus II frame is strong and should fit your current wheelset.
    If it doesn't quite fit, you can just force it on - this is what I had
    to do to make it fit my wheel (which has a KH hub).

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  9. Brian O.
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    Im pretty sure Torker has a lifetime warrenty on the frames, might be
    worth giving them a call.

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  10. skrobo
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    yeah, get ahold of torker, they have a lifetime warranty, also that IS
    where most of the frames break, on that weld

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  11. zachjowi
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    burjzyntski said:

    1) I'm pretty sure that if a welder were to reattatch the frame peices,
    it likely wouldn't be as strong as it was originally.

    2) It's much harder to ride a wheelset with cranks and pedals as an
    ultimate wheel than it is to ride an -actual- ultimate wheel.

    3) The Nimbus II frame is strong and should fit your current wheelset.
    If it doesn't quite fit, you can just force it on - this is what I had
    to do to make it fit my wheel (which has a KH hub).

    why wouldn't the weld be as strong? if you know how to weld it should
    be the same

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  12. Derek52287
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    burjzyntski said:

    1) I'm pretty sure that if a welder were to reattatch the frame peices,
    it likely wouldn't be as strong as it was originally.

    2) It's much harder to ride a wheelset with cranks and pedals as an
    ultimate wheel than it is to ride an -actual- ultimate wheel.

    3) The Nimbus II frame is strong and should fit your current wheelset.
    If it doesn't quite fit, you can just force it on - this is what I had
    to do to make it fit my wheel (which has a KH hub).

    I think i'm just gonna get a new nimbus 2 frame, they're only 42$. I'd
    rather not reweld or get a new torker frame just to have it break again
    in less than two months.

    What do you mean by force it though? Did you have to like bend the
    frame or something? I'd rather not have to do that...I want to make
    sure the nimbus ii frame will fit it perfectly.

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  13. zachjowi
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    Derek52287 said:

    I think i'm just gonna get a new nimbus 2 frame, they're only 42$. I'd
    rather not reweld or get a new torker frame just to have it break again
    in less than two months.

    What do you mean by force it though? Did you have to like bend the
    frame or something? I'd rather not have to do that...I want to make
    sure the nimbus ii frame will fit it perfectly.

    you could try and get a new free torker frame and then sell it to pay
    for a nimbus

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  14. Jerrick
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    That is where most DX frame break, at least every single one I have seen
    brake, including mine.

    You can get the warranty on it, and request for a 2007 frame, or just
    get the black Nimbus II trials frame for about 50 dollars.

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  15. zachjowi
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    if you wanted you could get the frame replaced for free from troker then
    give it to me or sell it ot me and still get the nimbus

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  16. Derek52287
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    so would this frame work?

    http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=853

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  17. Jerrick
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    Yes it will.

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  18. mr. uni kid
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    i would just call/email torker and have them send you a new frame. when
    that one brakes in a few monthes, they will already be selling the '07
    model and u can request an '07 frame.

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  19. vuniw
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    do you need a receit or something if the frame breaks for the lifetime
    warranty

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  20. vuniw
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    http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=853 would this work for
    a 20 inch?

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