yet another "which uni?" post

Definitely don't do street with it, but for freestyle both are great.
The switch to 114s will be no sweat after about 5 minutes. As for the
crown, the Nimbus II frame is wider and has a different style. If you
are doing standup tricks you will want to change to the Semcycle XL
Longneck frame which is much wider and lower to the crown. Overall,
the Nimbus X and II are great, although I would go with the X because
of a stronger wheel.

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dont buy nimbus uni ... not splined cranks u do 3 foot drop with that
its over.. keep your money and get a qu-ax

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max he wants a freestyle uni not a trials...who does 3 ft drops during
freestyle?

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oh snap I dint read good lmao... sorry

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trials_uni said:

max he wants a freestyle uni not a trials...who does 3 ft drops during
freestyle?

but he did say street.. so technically he is kinda right... i say go
for the new torker.. becuase the old torker LX was nice and sturdy.. so
i imagin that the new one will be even better... thats just me though

Chase

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Unitik908 said:

but he did say street.. so technically he is kinda right....

"Street" is a confusing term.

To the non-initiated, it often means riding your unicycle down the
street, e.g. for running errands. For that you don't need anything
strong.

The other meaning "trialsy artistic showing-off type riding" is more
recent and requires quite different unicycle properties.

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Yes, I do plan on doing some light trials/street riding. I'm mainly
doing freestyle though, so I don't want a big honkin trials uni. If
money was no concern, I'd build my own uni and use a splined hub. I did
just order a new computer and recording equipment, so funds are pretty
tight right now. I'm not too concerned about it anyway since I've given
my 26" Nimbus with square hub it's fair share of abuse (including
several 3-4' drops on leverage maximizing 170 cranks) without any
equipment failures. I also have enough self control to not thrash
something until I can afford to fix/upgrade it. Speaking of splines,
does anyone know if the Nimbus frames will accept any of the splined
hubs? I would assume so, but you never know. Also, does anyone know
about the pedals on the X? I've used ones like in the picture and
didn't like them very much. Will UDC swap pedals out for you? I guess I
should ask them. Thanks for the info.

Andrew

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