hey i just bought the new 2007 20" torker dx and i want to know if i should get my money back and get a different uni i dont know to much about unis but im pretty good at ridding so if theres any other uni that is about the same price thats better please let me know.
I have a 20” DX and it is one of the best unicycles there are. I don’t know of a better unicycle in that price range. I think it is worth the money and it looks cool.
umm i herd its heavy do you know how many pounds it weighs?
Its about 14-15ish pounds.
Its a good uni. Strong wheelset that handled 8 foot drops for me, clearing up to 9-sets, and everything else.
The weight really isnt a problem though. I go from My KH, to my DX, to a Profile/bedford setup, to a Qu-Ax all the time, and can perform equally on each uni.
The only thing you may not like is the frame, which has lots of clearence now, and can hit your legs a bit easier, but some people never hit their legs on the frame when jumping and stuff unless they wreck into the frame.
How much did you buy the DX for?
i got mine for 217 with shipping and shipping insurence it came to 251.07 that a good price?
Yeah, thats not bad.
For $255 you can get a Nimbus ISIS trials uni, and once upgraded to KH moment cranks and with shipping its around $360. Which is a bit more than what you have spent, but if you do get your money back, that would be the uni to go for. Or the Qu-Ax, which is a bit mroe expensive.
But like I said, the DX will still be great.
im new at unicycling but correct me if im wrong but isnt isis like the crank system that has the notches instead of the square for the crank?
Kinda, yes.
Those notches are called splines. If you really want to be technical, a Square-tappered hub could be called 4-splined.
The most common amount of splines I see for uncicycles are 8, 10, 36, and 48 splines.
What is good about ISIS, besides the fact its strong enough to work for our unicycling needs, is that it is a standard (International Splined Interface Standard), so you can take any ISIS crank, and use them on any ISIS hub. Koxx has had problems with this, but it seems like they are slowly getting it to ISIS.
So ISIS is starting to take over, and it really makes it easy to switch hubs and cranks, which is nice for a lot of people. Its also cheaper compared to a lot of the older models of hubs and cranks.
Well, yes. It’s called splined, the Torker DX is splined aswell but it’s a different interface.
ISIS is just a set size, shape, and number of splines, and is supposedly the “bicycle industry standard” in splined, even though there are lots of others out there.
Regardless of which system it is, a splined hub and crank is infinitely stronger and more reliable then the square taper interface.
Haha, Jerrick beat me to it.
Any particular reason you wanted to get your money back and get a different one?
yea i have never done muni but i love unicycling and i just ordered that dx so i hope muni is fun and im just trying to learn whats good and whats not. and i herd that the cranks on the dx hit your ankles easy is that true? and if so since i don’t have isis what are other good cranks that would fit my splined hubs?
idk im just trying to find out whats good and not good you know? and i dont wana end up with a bad uni
It sounds like you have a little “sticker shock”. There is no shortage of threads on this forum that have to do with the quality or strength of the DX so if you are worried that you paid too much for a bad uni do a DX search and that should set your mind at ease. You made a good buy.
If you’re thinking about MUni as you said, the 20" wheel will limit your speed and ability to roll over stuff and travel through muck and over soft ground, but that’s what a second or third uni is for: You can never have too many… A 20" for hopping around, a 24" or 26" for a general purpose beater, and maybe a 29" for longer distance whether on or off road. Eventually perhaps even a big wheel.
Personally, I have a KH 20 and a 24" Nimbus MUni and. I wouldn’t give up my 20" or 24" but I could really see myself picking up a 29" to add speed and distance along with lessoning my number of UPDs that happen when the 24" wheel drops into a hole in soft ground at speed.
Your DX 20 is a good starting point and should serve you well for a long time in that category. Set your mind at ease, your DX fills your need for a tough 20". Maybe your next question should be, what kind of 24 or 26 should be you be looking at, or should you go for a 29". Since it sounds like you don’t have unlimited funds, you should check out the Nimbus SIS unis for your second ride.
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