Wanting a trials uni

You don't need to "go that nice" on the entire uni... just where it
counts. The hub and cranks are the most critical parts, IMHO, and if
you go cheap here you're going to end up replacing them over and over.

Get a good splined setup (Onza, KH or Profile) and you won't find
yourself wasting time and money on replacement parts. You might not be
riding hard enough to need these parts now, but as you get better you
will appreciate the fact that you've got some solid hardware underneath
you.

The Asian-made frames (Nimbus, Yuni) offered by Unicycle.com give you
lots of bang for your buck. They're 1/3rd the cost of the KH, so you
could splurge and get a new frame on a budget!

I haven't seen the actual numbers, but I believe the Yuni frame is
lighter than the KH by a noticable amount. I've been riding a 24" Yuni
Muni for 1 year now and am quite pleased with the strength of the
frame... despite numerous drops, falls, impacts, etc. the frame shows
but a couple scratches.

Good luck with your journey... take lots of pics and share 'em with us!
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Here's a trick that I used to use when I was young and poor. I'd get
all the money I could scratch together, go to a demonstration and
afterwards corner the athlete and offer him cash for one of his/her
backup climbing ropes/unis/surfboards, et al. Most pros not only run
free gear but have a quiver of gear and will often give up the dinged up
unit for cash, discretrely offered.

Perhpas there's no uni demos near you, but this tactic works even at big
events.

Otherwise, just get a 20 freestyle uni off E-Bay and practice tricks
till you can rustle up 230 or so bucks for a 20 inch trials. The main
thing is to just get something to ride.

JL

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thanks for the info,

What about the Torker DX, they are fairly cheap compared to the KH, and
it says it has spined hub and cranks i think, will this unicycle be ok
for the learning phase of trials and some general skills?? Or should I
make sure to get the fat tire??

Randy

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Hi, mrrwt! Welcome to the forum.

The Torker DX models are sturdily made and will hold up to trials use.
Darn them for not making them with a trials tire, however!
That extra volume in the tire makes a big difference when it come to
jumps, hops and drops.

I have converted two of the 24" Torker DX models into trials rigs. One
with a 19" trials rim and the other with a true 20" rim and a fat (3"😉
cruiser style tire.

I think that a 20" DX might accept a 19" trials wheel set-up, but I'm
not sure about that. Anyone else know?

Check e-bay for the cheapest Torker DX's. There are two sources
available. One of them (cycle source) has a poor reputation for
delivering the goods in a timely manner. The other one I've had no
problems with.

You could ride the Torker until you think you really have to have the
trials tire, and then convert it. It will cost you around an additional
$150 to do so.

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If you are still in the early stages of riding/trials, I would suggest
getting either the Nimbus Trials or the Torker DX. The Nimbus trials is
a true trials cycle right out of the box. The problem with it is that
it doesn't have a splined hub/crank. This means that it's not as strong
as most other trials cycle.
The Torker DX is much stronger, but it comes with a 20 inch rim which
will not allow for a trials tire (unless there is a 20 inch trials tire
I don't know about). If you are not yet a trials rider, it should be ok
for you to go ahead and get the DX and learn some techniques on the
narrow tire. Once you get to the point where you feel the narrow tire
is holding you back, swap the rim and tire for a true trials setup. You
may also need a new frame depending if the DX frame is wide enough to
accommodate a trials tire.

Both cycles are a very good value will serve a long time if you take
care of them and know their limits.

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Hey,
Welcome to the forums! The Nimus trials and Torker DX would both be
great, but if you want, since you are on a tight budget, try and contact
Darren Bedford from Bedford Unicycles
(http://www.torontounicyclists.ca/contact-darren.htm) and I'm sure that
if you were to tell him some of the more important parts that you want
to upgrade, like the splined hub and crank set, he would be more than
happy to custom build you one. I am not exactly sure how much this
would be, it could be more expensive, but it can't hurt to ask.
Otherwise i would definatly recommed either the Numbus or the Torker DX.
Good luck!

Begun

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i am also looking for a nice trials unicycle. somthing that will really
hold up for 4+ foot jumps. the only porblem is that my budget is limited
to about $150 is there any sugesstions a nice uni for that price

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am also looking for a nice trials unicycle. somthing that will really
hold up for 4+ foot jumps. the only porblem is that my budget is limited
to about $150 is there any sugesstions a nice uni for that price

Chase P.O.W.

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hi. im a new unicycler. ive been looking for a torker dx with trials
wheel
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=764 it said it was a
torker dx trials, but the posts above said torker dx was just a heavy
duty freestyle. which is which?
the specifications said it had a 19" rim and i dont know if it is a
trials or a heavy duty freestyle. could someone tell me?
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wow, old thread...

a Torker DX is gonna be fine for trials, especially the new one. The
splines are only a little weaker than others, and I'm not even sure how
much weaker.

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To clarify, the new DX models were radically changed from the old ones
that this thread refers to.

The current ones are splined trials cycles.

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mrrwt said:

thanks for the info,

What about the Torker DX, they are fairly cheap compared to the KH, and
it says it has spined hub and cranks i think, will this unicycle be ok
for the learning phase of trials and some general skills?? Or should I
make sure to get the fat tire??

Randy

dude the new DXs have wide tires.. they are super aweosme i got one for
x mas ive doen 4 1/2 foot dropps with horrble form and its fine ..get
it

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whoah that is weird.. i just uknowingly replied to a thread that was
like the first posts i ever made... weird

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maestro8 said:

Yuni frame is lighter than the KH by a noticable amount.

I havn't actually held a yuni frame, but I find that hard to belive,
the KH frame is INCREDIBLY light, I was so suprised when I took the
frame off my KH one day, its like nothing.

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so the 2006 model of the torker dx is a good trials?
also does anyone know where i can find a dx cheaper then 260 at
unicycle.com?

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ebay from that one guy for 260 including shipping

Chase

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this is kind of random but what are some simple tricks i could learn
fairly quickly?
(i havent been uniing very long)6 months or so

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"what are some simple tricks i could learn fairly quickly"

Why do you want to learn tricks quickly? I'm only just learning to do
anything other than ride and I've been riding 2 years! Not because I
can't but because I never wanted to before.

Reputation shouldn't be measured on how many tricks you can do on a
unicycle! Surely it's about doing challenging riding aswell!

Of course if freestyle is your thing you should probably check out
wikipedia: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Unicyclopedia:Freestyle
There is a huge list of tricks to impress there.

May I recommend riding seat out, riding backwards and seat drops?

AndyC

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it has nothing to do with my reputation
its just fun
what would be some challenging riding?
i can do a little snow riding
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