Trials Or Freestyle

if you think you'll do both....get a trials. you can do really good
freestyle on a trials uni, but you'll break it pretty quick if you try
to do trials on a freestyle uni.

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I have tried both, and I find trials to be much more fun, but I feel
more acomplished if I learn somthing new in freestyle. It sounds like
you would like trials better though.

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I use a qu-ax trials, and that is the only uni I use. It woeks well for
me, so far I don't need a freestyle unicycle. Get a trials!

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I agree with some of the other posts - both trial and freestyle have
there place. Freestyle can be very graceful and fluid, and having those
abilities can translate into other areas (such as trials).
Serious freestyle unis are lightweight & narrower framed (with smaller
rubber) than you would use in trials. The Miyata is probably the best
recognized freestyle unicycle. I can do turns and spins so much easier
on the Miyata than any of my other unicycles.

You already own an awesome KH muni. Why not consider a serious trials
and also a separate freestyle ride? After-all, you can't have just
one...

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One problem with doing some freestyle moves on a trials uni is the long
cranks on most trials unis. Most trials unis have 150 mm or 140 mm
cranks. Those cranks work fine for trials but can (and will) hit the
floor when doing freestyle moves.

125 mm cranks would be better for freestyle stuff and still be long
enough for street. You'll loose a little bit of leverage for trials
where you may be jumping from and landing on rocks with odd slopes and
angles.

Anyways, consider getting a trials uni that has optional shorter cranks
available. The Koxx-One trials uni has 110 mm and 125 mm cranks
available. The 2005 KH has 127 mm cranks available. The Qu-ax has 127
mm cranks available.

Also realize that trials uni are generally not indoor safe. The trials
tires leave marks on the floor and they usually have metal pedals.
Freestyle unicycle are generally designed to be indoor safe so you can
ride in a gym or play indoor hockey.

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so basically, get a trials,
and a freestyle tyre and freestyle pedals in case you want to go
indoors.

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A freestyle tire won't fit on a trials rim. Trials rims are special 19"
rims while the freestyle rims are your typical 20" BMX bike size. A
tire for one won't fit on the other.

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There's a nice Miyata deluxe on Ebay - but I think it's a 24"

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