I have no idea what possesed me but i decided to take my nimbus trials to the forest reserve and i believe i am now addicted to muni. I loved it. The bent cranks, flat freestyle peddles, 19’ rim and low seat didnt really do it justice but i am hooked.
How shall i get started? i need a shopping list.
nice work! gotta love MUNI!
i suggest buying a 24" with splined cranks, preferably something light as well, like a KH 24" if you have the money.
Also it might be a good idea to buy some 661 shin pads and a camelbac.
thanking you. now i am torn between a KH trials or the 24".
Maybe i could work both, one on my own back and one from the parentals.
yeah i am in need of 661’s, my old soccer shinpads are pretty busted and offer no rear protection. i am going riding here
the 24 inch DX is a great Muni, KH or Koxx being the top munis. Though I rarely see anyone do muni with the Koxx munis.
Shin guards, wrist guards/gloves, and a helmet. Falling doing muni will almost always send you flying forward.
A camelbak. Minimum of 2 litters. =p
Does weight play a large part in Muni. Would i be better off to save for a KH or buy something say like the DX now and slowly upgrade it?
I dont think weight matters all to much for Muni, cuase your not doing large gaps and jumps where the weight matters. You cans till do the jumps and gaps, and whatnot though.
You could get the DX and upgrade, but I would be wary of that choice, cause the DX frame holds 40MM bearings, so it would hold the DX hub or profiles. If you wanted any other hub you would have to buy a new frame with it. Though if you end up just upgrading your frame, you can shim the 40mm bearings to fit the bigger bearing holders on frames.
Thanks, yeah i can only purchase the DX of Ebay from Tassie so i guess that is not going to happen, it is a 2006 model two.
Why cant Unicycle parts be universal?..
I have the Nimbus 24" Muni and the Qu-Ax 24 to choose from in my current price range.
the Qu-Ax is really strong, though it is quite heavy. It has brake mounts as well if you feel like the need for a brake. Weight isnt that big of an issue in muni, though it is easier to control and hills become easier as well.
hmm, Thankyou all for the ‘food for thought’ i am going to go and slowly chew over it.
I think a brake will be nice, i found it hard to slow myself down on some of the steeper desents, which most of the time lead to me landing at the bottom less one 20" nimbus trials
I know alot of people who do insane trials on their munis. Eric(mango ont he forums) prefers his 24" muni for trials. KH did everything on a muni for a while too.
I’d say if your going ot do muni and trials, get a muni.
ps. I really don’t think a brake is necessairy. I suggest you get used ot the muni ect. and then decide wether or not you want a brake.
My dad is a engineer at boing so he’s into all the composites and stuff and some day in the (probably very distant FUTURE) I’m going to build a carbon fibre muni. D 
So why don’t you just do that. 
P.S. I’m not joking about this.
price, strength.
some people have build CF munis( john foss has one(I think so at least)).
there very expensive, have to be reinforced by aluminum so that they don’t break, and still probably aren’t as strong as an aluminum or steel frame. also, because you have ot reinforce it, I don’t think the weight coems out to be much less than a KH frame.
I would go for the QU-AX. I have one and I ahve had no problems with it, and the weight doesn’t really matter, you get used to it. As for a brake, I dont think you will need one, esspecially on the QU-AX because it has 170mm cranks, which provide TONS of torque. It is a great uni, I think you should get it.
I would go for the QU-AX. I have one and I ahve had no problems with it, and the weight doesn’t really matter, you get used to it. As for a brake, I dont think you will need one, esspecially on the QU-AX because it has 170mm cranks, which provide TONS of torque. It is a great uni, I think you should get it.
depending on how much you weigh or how aggressive you ride you should look at the onza 24’’. If you’re worried about weight, that would be a pretty safe way to go but it’s said not to be as strong. I’m not sure on the crank length or anything but my friend that has it says it’s basically a freestyle weighted unicycle but with a 2.5 tire. I haven’t ridden it but I can imagine that it’s nice. I have a torker 24’’ dx and that’s also a really nice muni. The dx has 150mm cranks and that provides plenty of torque. although the onza is about twice as much money as the dx, I think it is worth it.
the thing is, so, you are ogin to get a DX. but, for $40 more you can get a Qu-ax. oh wait, for another $100 you can get an onza! then for another $120 you can get a KH!!! see what I’m getiting at?
i see exatcly what your getting at, but the prices are a little different here where i live. The DX comes to just under $400 then there is postage. the Qu-AX all up will be another $150 odd, then for another $200 odd there is the Onza then another $100 odd and i can afford the KH.
Is there anyway i can buy a muni wheelset? because then i can have the frame made easily.
i see exatcly what your getting at, but the prices are a little different here where i live. The DX comes to just under $400 then there is postage. the Qu-AX all up will be another $150 odd, then for another $200 odd there is the Onza then another $100 odd and i can afford the KH.
Is there anyway i can buy a muni wheelset? because then i can have the frame made easily.
Nice! I’ve hiked the Overland Track and it was a beautiful hike. You have some of the world’s best wilderness right in your backyard.
