trail uni noob

[Beefbully]

hi i'm a newbie when it comes to trail unicycles i was thinking about buying the Koxx XTP Purple Power. What do you all think i want a tough and light unicycle to jump around on so and tip/hints would be awesome

[señor coolguy]

that uni is pretty much indestructible,too bad tis unbelievably expensive. But if you can afford it, I would definitely buy it

[NKahler]

Trail or Trial?

[The UniSLAB]

Daaaammm! Your gonna buy a K-1 XTP for your very first?

Well like that other guy said by all means get it. It's just gonna be such a shame to see it get trashed because everyones first ends up looking like a frankenstien. Atleast mine did.

And yes it's pretty much one of the lightest and toughest uni's out there

Originally Posted by Beefbully

hi i'm a newbie when it comes to trail unicycles i was thinking about buying the Koxx XTP Purple Power. What do you all think i want a tough and light unicycle to jump around on so and tip/hints would be awesome

[Beefbully]

trials

[Jerrick]

Originally Posted by The UniSLAB

Daaaammm! Your gonna buy a K-1 XTP for your very first?

Nothing wrong with that. If you have the money, go for top of the line early, so you dont have to waste time and money riding something that isnt as strong and will just need replacing anyways.

Go for the XTP if you can afford it, it wont let you down, and you can still do a large number of street and flatland tricks on it.

If you have money, but not as much for a XTP, go with a KH or Koxx. I personally trust KH to hold up better than the Koxx, but that is from experience and from what I have personally seen happen to both unis.

There is now a nimbus splined uni, that is really cheap, and rally strong. That is also an option.

Then there is Qu-Ax which is an indestructible uni, and upgraded to ISIS. Ive never seen or heard of one breaking, ever. ITs a tad heavy around 14ish pounds, but that doesn't matter much at all.

Then there is DX. Ridden by a large percent of unicyclers, so its been tested in every way, and has proven itself to be a beast. I wouldnt trust it much for anything longer than a year or two of HEAVY use though, because then the crank and hubs will start to wobble a little bit. But for its price, its isnt a bad uni at all.

[torkerdx]

Originally Posted by Beefbully

hi i'm a newbie when it comes to trail unicycles i was thinking about buying the Koxx XTP Purple Power. What do you all think i want a tough and light unicycle to jump around on so and tip/hints would be awesome

no. learn on a real uni. like profiles. when you have more money that brains it is a bad thing. for example a newbie buying a xtp. get something good like a KH but not top of the line like the xtp. you will not notice the difference in weight

[wickedbob]

Yeah just pimp out a kh. Or go custom and it will still be cheaper than an xtp. Plus I wouldn't spend that type of money on anything at first becasue you might not like it or it might just not be your thing. I am building up 2 uni's after knowing I love the sport. I say go for the new splined (yellow hub) qu-ax. It will suit you well.

[Beefbully]

well i'm not a complete noob...i just got a 180 like a week and on a 24' torker and its kinda hard to jump with

[qhxakg]

Originally Posted by Beefbully

well i'm not a complete noob...i just got a 180 like a week and on a 24' torker and its kinda hard to jump with

Just practice on that until you can jump sufficiently on it. Then you can get a new uni.

[feel the light]

And would be the best beginner, mid level , or top level riders choice. If you have the cash I say cheers !

[austingillespie]

Go for the best don't start out on cheap unis and than go expensive, get that Koxx

[torkerdx]

you have to earn the right to own a good unicycle. even though many people dont have the right to ride what they ride. (not strengh wise, but weight wise) noobs riding khs. even worse noobs riding xtps (although you might be the first)
my advise is ride the lx till you break it, not out of lack of skill (droping and landing way harder than necassary), but out of a weakness in the LX (you break it on what would have otherwise been a really smooth landing)

[qhxakg]

Originally Posted by torkerdx

you have to earn the right to own a good unicycle. even though many people dont have the right to ride what they ride. (not strengh wise, but weight wise) noobs riding khs. even worse noobs riding xtps (although you might be the first)
my advise is ride the lx till you break it, not out of lack of skill (droping and landing way harder than necassary), but out of a weakness in the LX (you break it on what would have otherwise been a really smooth landing)

This is true but less severe.
I agree you should wait to get the new uni until you progress a little more although that is probably hard if you have the money. i wouldn't know.
Have have a 24 lx and when i was learning to hop i thought it was the uni and not me but a week or so later i learned that i was me not the uni. Ride it until it until you can at least ride and hop drop then upgrade and use the your old uni to get friends to learn. thats what i plan on plus light muni/ long distance. until i can get a 36 or 29er.

[jamessd]

KH20 ftw!