2 different 29-inch Yunis...?

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Hi,

I’m interested in getting a unicycle purely for distance riding, and of course, a Coker is my first choice, but with the airfoil rim upgrade, it’s over 500 bucks, which is a little out of my reach…and I’ve already decided I don’t want a coker if I’m not going to be able go all out with it. Sooo…

I was browsing the 29ers on UDC for a reasonably priced rig, and I saw this 29-inch Yuni for about 300 bucks, which is a bit more reasonable for my budget. I was getting excited about finding a new prospect, but then I saw the one underneath it - another 29-inch Yuni. This one, however, was only 250 bucks. I thought, well, must be different; the quality of the cranks or the hub or the spoke gauge or pedals or SOMETHING…but I honestly cannot see, from the specs on UDC, what warrants that 50 dollar price difference (and there were no reviews for either unicycle, which didn’t help matters much).

So I ask you (with a no-luck site-wide advanced search beforehand), what is the difference in these two unicycles? And for that matter, are Yuni’s even reliable tourers?

Thanks!
-Matt

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I don’t see much difference. The crank arms for the $300 one are “Bike Euro” and the tube is a presta valve tube. Looks like you get your choice of frames with the cheaper one. I don’t think there’s enough difference there to warrant paying $300. I’d go with the cheaper one.

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edit, ah yeah…those are pretty much the same, besides the black rim on one both are optioned in black.

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Have you thought about the Nimbus 29er? I’m sure you could probably get a seat upgrade (highly recomended as something like a gel seat is much nicer than a standard KH). You don’t need a square top crown on a 29er so a nimbus would be just fine.

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beware, once again the pix dont match the description…

the cheaper model lists a “quick-realease seat clamp” but is pictured with one thats not…and it says it has a 25.4 seat post but the frame and post are clearly 22.2

you may want to call before you order so you can know what your getting exactly.

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I’ve considered it. Would I be able to do an air-seat conversion to the stock nimbus seat (can’t recall what that is at the moment)?

Edit: Oh it’s just a normal KH seat, durr. What would you recommend as an upgrade off UDC for a seat? Or just some no-name gel seat from my LBS?

Edit: Oh, I just these. Would that be a good option, since they’re nimbus seats, and it’s a nimbus uni?

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I’m guessing the one for under $250 did not include the KH saddle before (hence the discrepancy with the picture, and the note at the bottom), and that was part of the price difference.

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From what I have heard and from my experiments with air seats I would suggest getting the nimbus gel seat over an air seat. I don’t believe it would come with the nimbus but it may be the same price as the nimbus is the same price as a KH. Just give them a call and ask them.

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Well it’d just be buying the uni and a gel seat, 260+ tax/shipping, sounds easy enough. But gel seats are comfortable for distance riding, though? That’s my main question.

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I have a Nimbus 29er with a Nimbus Gel seat (I paid full whack for the gel seat as a spare - they’re now a low cost upgrade on the Nimbus 29er in the UK).

It’s quite a comfy seat, even for spending an hour or two in the saddle, I like it. I also got one on my UDC radial 360. Last time I spent that long in the saddle I did feel some numbness by the end of the ride, but that was all.

I found it worth the money for an upgrade (from a cheap Velo saddle which never seemed to be shaped to bit my behind!).

Everyone’s bum is different, though, so opinions about seats do vary wildly.

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I found it much more comfortable than an air seat. The air seat seems to compress everywhere, although that means even pressure everywhere, there are some parts I just don’t want pressure and with a gel seat I find that I avoid pressure in unwanted areas.