I want a good one. HELP ME

[harley on 1 wheel]

hi ther got my first unicycle 6 months ago on ebay for £20 learnt how to ride it and then proceded to bust it up bad. spent a whole bunch more upgrading the pedals seat and tire so on.

anyway my question is what uni should i get if im going to:
a. ride it very hard (trials, street, muni...)
b. dont want to fork out lots for upgrades
c. have about £250 (500 US$) to spend

would really appreciate advice soon as i plan to get my new uni next month sum time and am scared that my current uni is gonna fall apart beneath me

thanks guys n girls

[Hazmat]

Hawo Harley and welcome to the forums. Here are your options for unicycles that fair up to what you're asking.

1) Torker LX and/or DX.
2) 24" Nimbus Muni - ISIS
3) Nimbus and KH unicycles are a good choice, especially if they have the ISIS Hub for either Trials or MUni.
4) Koxx 1 are a good choice too also and the 1st 4 don't break your budget either.
5) If you want some serious speed (excluding the coker) You might want to consider this little monster.

[jamessd]

Hello fellow UK unicyclist,

I did the very same to my learner uni, which I suspect was probably even the same unicycle from ebay. I ended up upgrading the seat, tyre and pedals without realising I should have just bought something new.

You're lucky, as now there is an awesome cheap uni on the market. It's the Nimbus ISIS Trials. It has a splined hub which means it can take hard riding and not break. One thing you will need to upgrade is the cranks. You can simply phone up unicycle.com (contact details on their website) and ask them to upgrade the cranks to these Kris Holm Moments. But don't let this deter you, it will only cost you an extra £20 and your uni is mint. Here is a review of the unicycle (it has a few other upgrades but these are surplus for the time being, honestly) from a fellow forum member which you may be interested in. This should clue you in on everything about the unicycle.

And just in case, i'm sure someone else will back me up and recommend this uni.

[jamessd]

Originally Posted by Hazmat

Hawo Harley and welcome to the forums. Here are your options for unicycles that fair up to what you're asking.

1) Torker LX and/or DX.
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That's out of the question, he's in england.

[Hazmat]

Originally Posted by jamessd

That's out of the question, he's in england.

Ohh, i didn't know that. Sorry about that.

[harley on 1 wheel]

thanks guys was drooling over the koxx white widow for a while anyway. it looks badass and if it can take a beating than i think its the one for me.

suggested upgrades...?

[Hazmat]

Originally Posted by harley on 1 wheel

thanks guys was drooling over the koxx white widow for a while anyway. it looks badass and if it can take a beating than i think its the one for me.

suggested upgrades...?

What do you mean exactly cause some parts may not be interchangeable on the Koxx.

[harley on 1 wheel]

Originally Posted by Hazmat

What do you mean exactly cause some parts may not be interchangeable on the Koxx.

just to get the most out of it... style, strength and durability.
i want a uni that will last

[wheres_your_other_wheel]

Originally Posted by harley on 1 wheel

just to get the most out of it... style, strength and durability.
i want a uni that will last

if i got that uni i would probly upgarde to the Odyssey Twisted plastics
just incase you forget to take your shin guards.

[harley on 1 wheel]

Originally Posted by wheres_your_other_wheel

if i got that uni i would probly upgarde to the Odyssey Twisted plastics
just incase you forget to take your shin guards.

i used to bmx back in the day so im no stranger to a shin beating but id say im willing to trade off a little pain in exchange for more durability. the last and only plastics i used got destroyed in about 2 hours


should maybe look into getting sum shin gaurds tho

[Jerrick]

If looks are pretty important to you, then go ahead with the Koxx uni.

I would go with the Nimbus instead though. I trust the Nimbus's durability a little bit more than I trust Koxx's durability. A big point for me is that the Nimbus rim is undrilled.

Both are quality unicycles, so either way you are going to enjoy them.

[SqueakyOnion]

What size wheel you going to get, though? You mentioned muni and trials...which typically have conflicting wheel sizes. 24"-29" for muni, 20"/19" for trials.

Seems like everyone so far just reccomended a 20" trials uni.


Did I miss something?

[hungry4uni]

Originally Posted by harley on 1 wheel

c. have about £250 (500 US$) to spend

£250 is about 360.125 US$

[Det-riot]

Originally Posted by hungry4uni

£250 is about 360.125 US$

i think you're thinking euros. Cause $1.9=£1

[harley on 1 wheel]

Originally Posted by SqueakyOnion

What size wheel you going to get, though? You mentioned muni and trials...which typically have conflicting wheel sizes. 24"-29" for muni, 20"/19" for trials.

Seems like everyone so far just reccomended a 20" trials uni.


Did I miss something?

more than likely ill b going for a wide 20/19" as i think its mainly going to be used for street and trials maybe a bit of muni in the summer but not enought long distance stuff to warrent gettin a bigger wheel.
i want to start learning trix but am a bit worried that my current unicycle will fall apart if i jump on it any more.