Unicycle for a Big Guy

With 230 lbs, you'll need a splined set up (48 spokes preferable) with
non drilled rim. The higher level Qu-ax unicycles are well known for
being indestructible.

Sizes depending on what you want to do with your unicycle.
Basically:
19" fat tire = street (tricks) and trials (jumping up and down
obstacles).
20" skinny tire is for freestyle (tricks on flat)
24/26 muni (mountain riding)
29" Distance/ XC / mild muni.
36" Distance, speed, road, fun!

For the cheapest option, get a used unicycle. Many good condition
unicycles are being sold weekly in the trading section of this site.
If you have your mind on buying new, get a nimbus with the moment
cranks upgrade, or Torker DX (on ebay).

You will have to pay more than $200 for a unicycle that will last. I'd
suggest waiting until you have the funds. Any unicycle with square
taper cranks will break under your load.

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Fantastic !

Instead of those "unicycle for christ" sig lines, let's have "unicycle
for a big-guy"

😄

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Danni said:

With 230 lbs, you'll need a splined set up (48 spokes preferable) with
non drilled rim. The higher level Qu-ax unicycles are well known for
being indestructible.

Sizes depending on what you want to do with your unicycle.
Basically:
19" fat tire = street (tricks) and trials (jumping up and down
obstacles).
20" skinny tire is for freestyle (tricks on flat)
24/26 muni (mountain riding)
29" Distance/ XC / mild muni.
36" Distance, speed, road, fun!

For the cheapest option, get a used unicycle. Many good condition
unicycles are being sold weekly in the trading section of this site.
If you have your mind on buying new, get a nimbus with the moment
cranks upgrade, or Torker DX (on ebay).

You will have to pay more than $200 for a unicycle that will last. I'd
suggest waiting until you have the funds. Any unicycle with square
taper cranks will break under your load.

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TO GET THE FEEL B4 MOVING ONTO THE
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*3) *YOU'RE 1 SMART PERSON DANNI. 😄

*[B]ALSO*
I welcome you to the forums with open arms and mighty big hugs.

If you require assistance/help. Don't hesitate/feel free to ask me or
any of the kind and friendly peoples of this forum as i'm sure they
will always be here to help you with your unicycling problems to the
best of their knowledge. By the way you can call me Harry if you want.
But again, welcome to the forums.

So have fun, enjoy, relax and welcome to the wonderful world of
unicycling.


:p Your new friend. :p
Harry a.k.a *HAZMAT*


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Welcome to the forums.

You're sure to find all you unicycle questions answered here.

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Danni said:

You will have to pay more than $200 for a unicycle that will last. I'd
suggest waiting until you have the funds. Any unicycle with square
taper cranks will break under your load.

This is not necessarily true. It depends what kind of riding you want
to do on it. I'm 6"2 and a bit over 220 pounds. My freestyle and
distance unicycles all use square taper cranks with a Unicycle.com
Chromo hub. If you are not doing much in the way of drops this hub is
fine for a big guy. You only need to ramp up to a splined hub if you
are planning on doing trials unicycling (where you are jumping off and
onto stuff) or if your are planning on doing aggressive offroad riding.
If you are riding nature trails without any drops and there are not
steep ascents, you can probably get away with just a square taper hub
as well.

If you want a unicycle primarily for zipping around from place to place
that you can also learn tricks like one foot riding, backwards riding,
stomach on seat etc then a 24" wheel size is a good compromise.
Basically the bigger the wheel the faster you can go at the expenses of
a little manoeveurability. Most people working on tricks use a 20"
unicycle but if you are a big guy you will not find a 24" much more
difficult for tricks.

If offroad riding is not going to be your focus I would stretch your
budget a little and buy this beauty:
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=1057

It will be more than strong enough for your needs and is one of the
best buys around at the moment. The frame shape is fantastic for all
sorts of more advanced tricks and the 24" wheel will get you places
quicker than the smaller 20" version of this unicycle. There is the
added bonus that if you want to experiment with offroad riding you can
just throw on a knobbly tyre and you'll have an adequate offroad uni.

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Unless he lives in whistler BC or has a vehicle, M-uni is hard to
practice when you are a 16 year old. This is probably the main reason
why I mainly do trials and street.

Buy a square taper hub is a very very bad investment. It will break. I
have seen cranks bend on big wheeled unicycles just from torque. THEY
ARE [censored].
Spend the dough to get something to last. If you don't like riding a
unicycle, you can sell pretty easy without losing too much cash.

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Danni said:

t. It will break. I have seen cranks bend on big wheeled unicycles just
from torque. THEY ARE [censored].

This is untrue. Not all square taper cranks are cheap junk. Sure a
cheap set of cranks on a square taper hub will bend and the hub may
break, but not all equipment is equal. A good quality set of square
tapers on a good quality hub (UDC chromoly or Suzue) that are being
used on a freestyle or distance unicycle will last for years. (A
trials or Muni is another story - see below).

I've put thousands of kilometres on my 36" unicycle which has a UDC
chromo hub and bicycle euro cranks. No problems whatsoever despite
putting huge amounts of torque on them. I've also had a freestyle
unicycle with a suzue hub that is still going strong after 8 years of
use (Again I'm using bicycle euros).

I *have* broken several square taper hubs doing trials and offroad
riding (although I haven't broken a UDC chromo hub yet). Splined is
definitely the way to go if you are doing anything other than tiny
drops. I have also bent dozens of pairs of cranks doing trials and
muni. If you think there is a reasonable chance you will be doing this
kind of riding on the unicycle you buy, make sure you get a splined
uni.

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I want to add my 2 cent that 24' uni maybe too squirrel-like for a big
tall guy.
I recommend the 26' or the 29' uni like the Torker AX 29'.
My first was a 24' then I got a Coker (36'😉, recently I got a 26'.
I can't imagine riding anything smaller then a 26'.
Anyways, welcome to uni
🙂

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dang, you ... nevermind...

munidobs said:

Fantastic !

Instead of those "unicycle for christ" sig lines, let's have "unicycle
for a big-guy"

😄

why not make it "the big guy"?
please don't rip on the God fearing people who have respect enough to
place him in thier signatures.

thanks 🙂

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Quoted message said:

<> Unicycle For Christ <><

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munidobs said:

Fantastic !

Instead of those "unicycle for christ" sig lines, let's have "unicycle
for a big-guy"

😄

Maybe more like =-=unicycle to lose weight=-=. Your BMI is slightly
over 31, which is considered medically obese. Not trying to sound like
an [censored] here, but you should try and take better care of your body.

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Hey Tim, I'd recommend a Torker DX in a 24" wheel size. It's strong and
sturdy, and is about the cheapest heavy duty splined setup you can get.
It's usually around $250, you can look around for a good deal on it,
like on Ebay or something, or your local bike shop should be able to
order one.

The next one up in price is the QU-AX Muni:
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=796 at about $350.

Unicycle.com also used to carry a lighter duty splined Muni from QU-AX
(with a hub type that's called ISIS) that was in the $200 range, but it
doesn't look like they have those in stock right now. That one would be
a good choice too, if you want you could email them about
availability.

I highly recommend getting one of the above, unless you decide you want
a different wheel size. A 24" has a good comfortable cruising speed, a
little faster then someone walking. If you want faster then that a 26"
muni or what's called a 29er will offer some more zip, but they'll end
up being a little more expensive.

Danni said:

Unless he lives in whistler BC or has a vehicle, M-uni is hard to
practice when you are a 16 year old. This is probably the main reason
why I mainly do trials and street.

I disagree. Nobody said he had to do hardcore northshore/technical
muni. A place packed with nature trails is a -great- way to start out,
regardless.

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Joe 'Hodgekins said:

Oh... they don't kick bricks, do they?

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I'm about 6'-1-1/2", maybe 260 lbs or so. I've been learning on a
Torker LX with 20" wheel. Now, I'm not doing any jumps or anything,
but it seems to be holding up just fine for general riding around.
It's available with two seatpost lengths. I've got the longer one, and
when it's as low as it will go, it's about right for me. I bought this
off Ebay new for around $100. Now, I'm not saying this is the one you
should buy, but it's an option that is workable for a big guy, assuming
you don't get too violent with it.

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Danni said:

Your BMI is slightly over 31, which is considered medically obese

' Read This' (http://tinyurl.com/2rr7uq)

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'The Unicycle Shop' (http://theunicycleshop.com) has a good selection of
Torker's.

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Sweet, wasn't expecting this much of a response. All of your suggestions
looked and sounded badass, and when it came down to being between the
Nimbus II and the Torker DX, I decided for the Torker. "Virtually
bomb-proof" sounds about right for an oaf like me. I found a pretty
good deal on one, $255 with shipping.

Danni said:

Your BMI is slightly over 31, which is considered medically obese. Not
trying to sound like an [censored] here, but you should try and take
better care of your body.

Dude, I'm awesome. If unicycling doesn't make me lose weight, I intend
to stay a fat, muscly, fat [censored] for all eternity. Also, /facepalm
BMI.

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One more vote for the Torker DX here, though it sounds like you've
already made up your mind anyway. That's what I started on a couple of
years ago and it's been a great uni. I was 210 and 6'1". I've since
lost 35 pounds, mostly due to unicycling. The DX easily handled my
weight.

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So, does a 19" versus 20" tire make that much difference in Street and
Trials riding? This is slightly off topic but it was mentioned at the
beginning and I'm just getting into doing Street style tricks. I weigh
170 so that's not the issue, more about what makes the tricks easier to
perform (or even possible). Most people I know use a 20" tire for
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blueharmony said:

So, does a 19" versus 20" tire make that much difference in Street and
Trials riding?

Absolutely none. Think of 19" and 20" as the same thing, it's just a
stupid technicality. The only difference is a 19" tire (also called a
"mod" tire) is specifically made for trials and will only fit a special
trials size rim.

The actual outside diameter of a so-called 19" trials tire is probably
something like 21". A 19" trials tire is knobbier, wider and has more
volume then standard 20" tires, so I believe someone decided to make
them "technically" 19" rims, so the extra rubber would fit better with
bike frames.

At least I think that last part is the case.

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Danni said:

Maybe more like =-=unicycle to lose weight=-=. Your BMI is slightly over
31, which is considered medically obese. Not trying to sound like an
[censored] here, but you should try and take better care of your body.

Although the BMI is good to get a basic idea, but far from ideal in
determining wether or not someone is over weight.

Before I broke my back (9 yrs ago) I was 175 and hoping to go up to 195
+. The 175 lbs would have made me "mildly overweight", according to
the BMI, but at 7% body fat, I was probably in the best shape of my
life.

Timfow - if your bodyfat % is over 15 it would be good to lower it to
10% or less. (8-9% is the average healthy body fat percentage for men
and it's ~ 15% for women, and dangerous to go below 4% M & 8% W)

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What next? 'IUF skill levels'
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Street'
(http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Unicyclopedia/Street)*'unicycletips.com'
(http://unicycletips.com/)*'Trials class system'
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