Wheel Rated to 10 inches..........???????

Those ratings aren't really true. Some riders weighing 150 lbs may
break it on a 10" drop, but others can easily take it off a 4 foot drop
without breaking anything. Whether or not a wheel breaks is based a
lot on your tecnique.

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unisteve said:

I think it's more of a "don't whine at us if you break this" thing.
Like a semi-disclaimer.

If you want to do cool stuff, save up for a stronger (splined)
wheelset.

any good/cheap Trials unis that are splined? i cant afford any thing
over 230$

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save another 20 and buy a torker on ebay.

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JJtheunicycle said:

on some of the trials uni's it says "wheel rated to drops 10 inches or
less by riders weighing less than 150 pounds. Is that just some kind of
a precaution? or is it true? theres a link to an example, im not sure
if im gonna buy it if it can only handle 10 inches
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=744

they just want you to buy a more expensive uni; marketing ploy!

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It think it's kindof a "it will survive drops of 10 inches for sure if
you weigh 150 or less."

I know it took me more than 3 feet to bend those cranks, but it's a
minimum limit.

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JJtheunicycle said:

any good/cheap Trials unis that are splined? i cant afford any thing
over 230$

I think 'this one' (http://tinyurl.com/0) is the cheapest splined one
out there.

You just need to go out and mow a couple of lawns.

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Spudman said:

I think 'this one' (http://tinyurl.com/0) is the cheapest splined one
out there.

You just need to go out and mow a couple of lawns.

lol i have bee looking at that, im not sure tho, that is a hell of a
lot of lawns, i already have 50$, but i dont wanna mow, lawns,
hmmmmmmmmmm ill have to thonk of what i can do for that much money, any
ideas?

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JJtheunicycle said:

lol i have bee looking at that, im not sure tho, that is a hell of a lot
of lawns, i already have 50$, but i dont wanna mow, lawns, hmmmmmmmmmm
ill have to thonk of what i can do for that much money, any ideas?

well if you don't plan on spending more than $200
http://tinyurl.com/0
its a 2005 torker DX ... you won't break it, its awesome 🙂
and its way cheaper than the 06 and the axle is just as strong 🙂

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skrobo said:

well if you don't plan on spending more than $200
http://tinyurl.com/0
its a 2005 torker DX ... you won't break it, its awesome 🙂
and its way cheaper than the 06 and the axle is just as strong 🙂

He just needs to know that its technically not a trials unicycle even
though its splined and could possibly be used as such.

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Brian O. said:

He just needs to know that its technically not a trials unicycle even
though its splined and could possibly be used as such.

is it really weak or sumthing?

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JJtheunicycle said:

is it really weak or sumthing?

No, the 05 torker is just as strong as the 06 except for maybe the rim
but the tire on the 05 is a 20"x1.95" and not a 19"x2.5" trials wheel
which would be more bouncy.

Compare the tires in the images:
[image:
http://bicyclesource.us/merchant/381/images/large/Unistar-DX-LG.jpg][image:
http://i10.ebayimg.com/03/i/07/57/92/47_1_b.JPG]

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Wasn't there a huge thread a while back about how incredibly aweful
BicycleSouce is?

EDIT: Here it is --> '😎' (http://tinyurl.com/0)

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Spudman said:

Wasn't there a huge thread a while back about how incredibly aweful
BicycleSouce is?

EDIT: Here it is --> '😎' (http://tinyurl.com/0)

bicyclesource has had very mixed reviews, some people have had very
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The rim on the older DX is much much weaker, it is the same rim as on
the LX. Plus, the 2.5 trials tire absorbs drops sooo much better.

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what ever you do... DONT buy a torker dx off of ebay. it voids the
warrenty. believe me, i know from experience! buy it off of
unicycle.com

p.s. you might need the warrenty😉

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Evan Byrne said:

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i bent them cranks at BUC... on the first day trying to crankflip of
this wall thing

i landed hard on the frount peddle, all my weight was on it and it just
wrecked.

it was fun to ride after thoug

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There is no way to rate a wheel or unicycle for drop heights. There are
too many variables, the least-mentioned of which is *how many times*.
Metal fatigue is what usually leads to broken axles or cranks. A really
cheap unicycle can be destroyed by just beginner hopping, no higher
than 3". It's just a matter of how many hops, and how hard.

So a 10" rating is intended to give people the idea of a safe range in
which a wheel/crankset should hold up for a very long time. Go outside
that range and eventually it will break.

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10" isn't even a drop. It's more like a little bump in the road.

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