New Muni and first muni ride ever. W/ photos

[lpounds]

I started building this muni several months ago when Jordan, 'unicyclist.ca', suggested that instead of buying a stock Nimbus 26er, I should think about building something like he had planned; a 26er built on a 29' frame with a wider rim.

I thought it was such a good idea that I started buying parts right away. He ended up majorly outdoing me with a Ti hub and a KH frame, but I am nevertheless very happy with my new muni!



29' Nimbus frame (yellow)
KH ISIS hub
26' Doublewide MTB Sunrim
3.0 Arrow Widebite
125/150 dual hole Moments
KH Freeride seat
Wellgo B-77 pedals (yellow)
Nimbus clamp (yellow)
Nimbus alloy seatpost

Furthermore, I am really happy with how fun muni has turned out to be. I am inclined to plan a multi day x-country tour or something.















Photos: Nick Benko
a few more

[CoreTechs]

Nice ride, man. My stock Nimbus 26" ISIS MUni should be here soon. Can't wait to do some MUni with you.

[lpounds]

WHAT!? Perfect. That was oddly well timed. And you say it is a 26 as well?

When will you be back in Tottenham?

[CoreTechs]

After exams at some point... Christmas-ish.

I would have had it earlier, but I hesitated and they went out of stock on municycle.ca. Still waiting for it to get to Canada from Taiwan.
Also, I guess I lied a bit when I said stock. I got the Fusion Freeride and a brake mount. Putting my brake from my 36 on my 26.

[ibikenz]

What's the advantage of using the 29er Nimbus frame over the 26"?

I have a Surly two-wheeler with 26" (559mm) rims and 3.7" tyres and the wheel diameter works out to 29 inches so I would have thought the two Nimbus frames would be very similar for tyre clearance etc, if not identical?

[iTrials]

Wow, your unicycle is gorgeous.

You should buy an 07 or 08 KH29 frame from Darren, and get it powdercoated black or yellow, maybe even strip it. That would top it off for sure.

But, definatly a cool looking Muni, Levi !

What kind of camera were those photos taken with ?

-Isaac

[Into the blue]

Looks like fun.
Where did you ride when you took those photos, the Don Valley?

[lpounds]

Originally Posted by iTrials

Wow, your unicycle is gorgeous.

You should buy an 07 or 08 KH29 frame from Darren, and get it powdercoated black or yellow, maybe even strip it. That would top it off for sure.

But, definatly a cool looking Muni, Levi !

What kind of camera were those photos taken with ?

-Isaac

Thanks Isaac! I think I'll pickup a KH36 before I buy a 29 because I think a 26 with the 3.0 duro nearly matches the diameter of a 29' wheel with a road tire. But a geared 26 or 29.. that would be nice.

Originally Posted by Into the blue

Looks like fun.
Where did you ride when you took those photos, the Don Valley?

Actually this is in the Cedarvale Ravine near my house. Don Valley is my next stop. Apparently Torontonians are uniquely lucky for having some decent single track right in the city.

[uniaddict]

How did you get those first pictures? Do you have a helicopter or something

[napalm]

Ipounds- i think you mis understood itrals. He is suggesting you swap out the heavy cromo nimbus frame for a 29" KH one- not buy a whole new unicycle. I've seen someone on the forums do the same thing. He even got magura's on there by using some nifty extender thng on the existing magura brake mounts. Maybe he will chime in.
mark

[lpounds]

OH! Yeah I did misunderstand. I ultimately would prefer a KH frame but I actually planned to upgrade to that later on, once I was more proficient off road.

The two things I was considering were:
Nimbus II 26" since it now has brake mounts
or
KH 29 and go sans brake forever

I don't really want to have to buy a KH frame new, though...

[lpounds]

Originally Posted by uniaddict

How did you get those first pictures? Do you have a helicopter or something

I was riding in a Ravine with a bridge across it. My roomate took them

Isaac: It's a Canon 30d, I think. Enjoying your SLR?

[lpounds]

Forgot to mention that that was also my first ride with 661 4x4's and Kris Holm Pulse gloves.

Both of which seem to be well made products. They fit great and seem to help give me a boost of confidence... which I guess could be good or bad.

[CoreTechs]

Originally Posted by lpounds

The two things I was considering were:
Nimbus II 26" since it now has brake mounts
or
KH 29 and go sans brake forever

I don't really want to have to buy a KH frame new, though...

I'll see how the 26" frame works out for me. I think I pounced on the purchase after I learned about the brake mounts on it.

Originally Posted by lpounds

Forgot to mention that that was also my first ride with 661 4x4's and Kris Holm Pulse gloves.

Both of which seem to be well made products. They fit great and seem to help give me a boost of confidence... which I guess could be good or bad.

What size of 661s did you get? Did you go with the XL like I suggested? I'm currently using the large and they are not quite big enough. Usually they slip down from my knees during the ride.

[Jordan]

YYYES! nice job man, great looking uni, now just move to nelson where the muni flows like wine and the women flock like the salmon of Capistrano.