I am thinking of investing a new MUnicycle (not that I have one, it would just be new to me) and was looking through the Yuni everything unicycle, and was researching on wether it would be better to buy the $300 unicycle with what they give me or buy everything and assemble it myself when I came across the hub, when asking Kris Holm on MUni’s he said basically if you are planning on doing trails just get the fattest hub you can. So… I am wondering if this is the fattest hub/axle I can get or if there is bigger.
I was actually gonna poll this one but I saw the little poll button after I had clicked post, and I pressed stop and then clicked the poll button, but it had already started the thread
Just wondering Accord how many hubs have you bent?? (This goes for the rest of you guys too who have bent them) $300 is still too much for me I mean I can get 10 cheaper hubs for that price.
I have treated my Suzue hub like poo for the last month and a bit and so far no noticable problems with it. I frequently do drops of arround picnic table height and hop on all sorts of things, not verry well mind you, but I do it anyhow.
Don’t forget to also factor in the cost of getting the wheel rebuilt after breaking a hub. Figure $25 for a new hub + $25 to $30 for a wheel rebuild.
The best thing about a splined hub is total peace of mind (though not necessarily peace of ride cause the Profile’s will creak). The cranks are not going to come loose on you in the middle of a ride and you don’t have to worry about taking it easy when doing drops.
$300 is a lot for a hub and crankset. The Onza and Norco hubs are going to be a better deal when they are available.
I’ve been through a few wheels racing BMX, and 2 hubs on the unicycle. The price of replacing the spokes, which is highly reccomeneded, after bending a hub also should be taken into consideration. I ride rough, and don’t want to worry about equipment failure. There’s not much more to it.
Re: best hub for the MUni+money (hey that rhymes!)
>Just wondering Accord how many hubs have you bent?? (This goes for the
>rest of you guys too who have bent them
I’ve bent somewhere between 6 and 7 hubs on my trials uni and bend cranks
almost weekly. (my montys are bent.) I have a profile crankset on my MUni and
am damn glad I have it. I need a strong crankset for my trials-uni and will be
purchasing a norco crankset when they are available and you should too.
Pardon me whilst I stereotype youth and the elders as well.
I think if your young, you are going to get into the drops thing, big
time. You’ll need the armored hub, for that and that will definately
give you piece of mind.
On the other hand, if your like me 40 and the knees are sore and the ankle never heals from a sprain. The injuries start to add up to a major consideration. Either I give the drops a rest, or risk
a major injury that will keep me off the MUni indefinately.
I stopped doing drops after my ankle messed up on a UPD, and started focusing on climbing and just doing technical riding without drops. I don’t speak for those of my age, but maybe there are some that might think similarly.
So, in my case, the Suzue hub is working nicely for me, but the Profile hub would be nice for many of the reasons JOhn Childs pointed out.
just because it is’nt listed does’nt mean it cant be bought,its the same story as Reeder handles etc. on the UK site.although at $215 for just the cranks i’m not sure why anyone would want to with Profile around
Re: best hub for the MUni+money (hey that rhymes!)
Rod,
There’s some truth to that stereotype. I’m 38 and happy with 2 foot drops.
I’ve been riding a DM Vortex with profile hub/cranks and haven’t made a dent
in it. For my weight (140lbs) I will probably switch to the Wilder once I get
the funds together. I don’t think I would stand much chance of hurting the
Wilder hub/crankset either, and I would lose at least 1.5 lbs off the Muni.
That weight drop is significant. Anybody else out there riding a Wilder had
this experience? For trials, I’ve found I can easily jump a few inches higher
on the Wilder.
>
> Pardon me whilst I stereotype youth and the
> elders as well.
>
> I think if your young, you are going to get
> into the drops thing, big
> time. You’ll need the armored hub, for that
> and that will definately
> give you piece of mind.
>
> On the other hand, if your like me 40 and the
> knees are sore and the
> ankle never heals from a sprain. The injuries
> start to add up to a
> major consideration. Either I give the drops a
> rest, or risk
> a major injury that will keep me off the MUni
> indefinately.
>
> I stopped doing drops after my ankle messed up
> on a UPD, and started
> focusing on climbing and just doing technical
> riding without drops. I
> don’t speak for those of my age, but maybe
> there are some that might
> think similarly.
>
> So, in my case, the Suzue hub is working nicely
> for me, but the Profile
> hub would be nice for many of the reasons JOhn
> Childs pointed out.
>
>
> Work the maze.
>
>
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Re: best hub for the MUni+money (hey that rhymes!)
Rod,
There’s some truth to that stereotype. I’m 38 and happy with 2 foot drops.
I’ve been riding a DM Vortex with profile hub/cranks and haven’t made a dent
in it. For my weight (140lbs) I will probably switch to the Wilder once I get
the funds together. I don’t think I would stand much chance of hurting the
Wilder hub/crankset either, and I would lose at least 1.5 lbs off the Muni.
That weight drop is significant. Anybody else out there riding a Wilder had
this experience? For trials, I’ve found I can easily jump a few inches higher
on the Wilder.
>
> Pardon me whilst I stereotype youth and the
> elders as well.
>
> I think if your young, you are going to get
> into the drops thing, big
> time. You’ll need the armored hub, for that
> and that will definately
> give you piece of mind.
>
> On the other hand, if your like me 40 and the
> knees are sore and the
> ankle never heals from a sprain. The injuries
> start to add up to a
> major consideration. Either I give the drops a
> rest, or risk
> a major injury that will keep me off the MUni
> indefinately.
>
> I stopped doing drops after my ankle messed up
> on a UPD, and started
> focusing on climbing and just doing technical
> riding without drops. I
> don’t speak for those of my age, but maybe
> there are some that might
> think similarly.
>
> So, in my case, the Suzue hub is working nicely
> for me, but the Profile
> hub would be nice for many of the reasons JOhn
> Childs pointed out.
>
>
> Work the maze.
>
>
> –
> teachndad - The Munieer
>
> Rod Wylie
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