Qu-Ax Beginners Trials Unicycle???

[David H]

I've been unicycling for a while now and have decided it's time to start trials unicycling.

I don't have much to spend and am thinking of getting the new quax beginners trials unicycle.

Can anyone suggest something different or write your opinions of the qu-ax.

P.S. I won't be doing extreme trials (only small things).

Thanks

[David H]

...Another option would be the nimbus trials unicycle

[maximus unius]

If you go with either of those, you go with the qu-ax. Only because its splined and the nimbus wont last. Only bad thing is the qu-ax there is more of a nice freestyle/street machine. If you go with qu-ax for trials, get the real trials uni with a 2.5 tire and all that. Sure, you can do trials on that one, but it will be better on the heavier duty one cause its made specificaly for trials.

[skrobo]

uhmm
you could get a 2005 torker DX, i think ... www.bicyclesource.us
$200
its a little heavier, and the frame may break eventually, but it has a lifetime warranty and will be replaced

EDIT: ahh, sorry dude, they are out of them.

[UniTyler]

Originally Posted by maximus unius

If you go with either of those, you go with the qu-ax. Only because its splined and the nimbus wont last. Only bad thing is the qu-ax there is more of a nice freestyle/street machine. If you go with qu-ax for trials, get the real trials uni with a 2.5 tire and all that. Sure, you can do trials on that one, but it will be better on the heavier duty one cause its made specificaly for trials.

The Quax he linked to is not splined.

[forrestunifreak]

The Qu-Ax line is kind of confusing now.

Yellow hub trials: New or old, same strong 10 spline

Old red hub (cross) trials: Real trials rim and tire (19" mod trials rim and tire), square taper hub and cranks

New in 2006, red hub (cross): 20" BMX rim, ISIS splined hub (much lighter, and cranks are stronger then swuare taper, but the axle itself is hollow and not as strong as the yellow ten spline) This is the one David H linked to, it is ISISsplined.

[maximus unius]

Forrest sumed it up.

[David H]

Originally Posted by maximus unius

If you go with either of those, you go with the qu-ax. Only because its splined and the nimbus wont last. Only bad thing is the qu-ax there is more of a nice freestyle/street machine. If you go with qu-ax for trials, get the real trials uni with a 2.5 tire and all that. Sure, you can do trials on that one, but it will be better on the heavier duty one cause its made specificaly for trials.

The qu'ax i was talking about isn't splined, i think i'm going to go with the nimbus because the qu'ax model doesn't have a proper trials tire or rim.

Does anyone have any thoughts about the nimbus trials uni for street riding?

[joemarshall]

Originally Posted by David H

The qu'ax i was talking about isn't splined

Yes it is. ISIS is a splined interface, so it must have splined cranks. It's the lightweight hub and cranks, so might be not way stronger than square taper though.

If you're only going to be doing small things, either will probably be fine. Having said that though, everyone I know who got a trials for only doing small stuff got bored of it and started riding muni instead.

I dunno, but it might be nice to get the qu-ax, but with the Onza Onza Sticky Fingers 20" trials tyre instead, although having said that I've got absolutely no idea as to how the 20" creepy crawler is as a trials tyre.

Your best bet though is to phone Roger at unicycle.com rather than ask on here, as he'll know what all the options are, also he probably knows what your style of riding is if you go to Stockton club.

Joe

[Chexjc]

Yellow hub trials: New or old, same strong 10 spline

just go w/ that one

[David H]

Originally Posted by joemarshall

Yes it is. ISIS is a splined interface, so it must have splined cranks.

Unicycle.com says:

only has lightweight Isis hub and cranks, for extreme jumping look at our unicycles with splined hubs.

So is it splined or not?

I still think the nimbus will be better because unicycle.com says that it is entry level.

David.

[joemarshall]

Originally Posted by David H

Unicycle.com says:

So is it splined or not?

I still think the nimbus will be better because unicycle.com says that it is entry level.

Yep it's splined. It's a lightweight splined hub which will be not as strong as the heavier splined hubs, but may be stronger than the square taper hub on the Nimbus. Unicycle.com might know if you ask them.

Entry level means the same thing as beginner. Either of these unicycles will probably break if you do big drops.

Phone up unicycle.com, he'll tell you which of these two is best for your riding style, and you'll avoid ending up with a unicycle which is comparatively junk like the old Qu-ax you've linked in the other thread.

Joe

[David H]

Originally Posted by joemarshall

Yep it's splined. It's a lightweight splined hub which will be not as strong as the heavier splined hubs, but may be stronger than the square taper hub on the Nimbus.

So what would you say about getting the 07 beginners qu-ax and a maxis creepy crawler tire? for £138?

Thanks

[maximus unius]

If you are going to be doing mainly street, leave that tire on there and try it out. Who knows, you might end up liking it.

[forrestunifreak]

Originally Posted by David H

So what would you say about getting the 07 beginners qu-ax and a maxis creepy crawler tire? for £138?

Thanks

A true trials tire (like the Maxxis creepy crawler) will not fit on a true 20" rim.