I just broke my base…and was wondering if i should order a cf base or get a regular plastic base…
I Have only had the sadle for like 1 1/2 months…
I was also wonder ing if i gt the UDC one will i be able to upgrade the bumper and handle to the deathgrip later on???
questions questions…please help me out.
If I were you I’d definitely go for a CF base over another plastic seat as you are just going to snap that next plastic seat just as fast if not quicker as the level of your riding increases.
I know Scott is reworking his CF bases to fit the KH hardware (handles and bumpers) better without spacers and he wouldn’t be making his handles and bases incompatible so to me it would only make sense that a KH base should be able to fit the Deathgrip handle and CF bumper when they go back into production. My only concern is that to really comfortably hold the Deathgrip handle your seat needs needs to be at a pretty significant angle and that may not be achievable on a UDC CF base without a rail adapter.
Thank you quite a bit Brian.
Also is the UDC one just as good???
Well it depends, personally I prefer the Scott Wallis base. The actual base itself has much less curve and I really like the ability to use the Thomson post and never have to worry about ruining it. Even the best standard posts (pitfighter) are known to break. The adjustability of the saddle is great too.
Scott also warranties his products so if you were to somehow break a Wallis base he would either fix or replace it for you whereas with a UDC base you would be out of luck. Though I don’t think I’ve heard of anyone breaking the UDC CF base.
But the UDC base it a direct model of the KH seat foam right??
It would have to be wouldent it???
And If i was to wait to get a sw base then i would be not able to ride for as long as it takes for him to re-work his molds… which might be a while…
im kinda in a fix…
I wouldn’t wait for him to start making bases again. Go ahead and get the UDC one, chances are that by the time he starts making his bases again you will have another uni and can get the Wallis base too and have a CF for each unicycle. 
wow really?
it will take that long??? and are they hard to fit and drill and everything???
Im kinda nervouse about what im getting into…
I have no idea how long it will take for him to start making them again, no knows.
I’ve never drilled but I know filling is a pain in the ass. Its a tricky process but I think people make a bigger deal about their first one than they should.
OKay. Im gonna do it. 100 bucks.
crazy.
Thank you for all your wonderful input Brian.
Helps alot.
No problem, you won’t regret your purchase. After a splined setup, a CF base is the best upgrade you can get. It really changes the feel of your rides as they make the uni much more responsive and give you more confidence with the harder tricks. I really don’t like riding unis which don’t have one - the flex just feels horrible.
Thank you.
Ill post pics Monday… Hehe.
Im cyked.
hehe
Great post, and great replies. Thank you for the info. I figgered it was time to buy another uni, but after seeing the light, I figger I’d be better off investing in a CF seat base and new seat on my main ride. Looking through the how to page on installing a CF base I’m wondering if it would be worthwhile to fiberglass over the bolt heads instead of covering them with duct tape? Do you think the fitting the carriage bolts in resin along with the cloth over the heads would make it less resistant to splitting? Or is that even a concern?
NOOOOO!!! dont do that.
I sheared to metal completely apaert on my dx saddle.
Like snapped the bolts like twigs and broke the post.
You dont wanna be left with a 100+ dollor base and some sheared bolts stuck in fiberglass.
Its a baddddddd i dea!!! ill post pics if you want even. BAD.
my next uni purchase will probably be a CF base, from Darren. He will install it for me, and get me new bolts…So if you live near Darren…go to him.
Isaac
I gotcha. It makes sense to have a built in “weak point”, and it may as well be the bolts. It wouldn’t be hard to just have a higher grade of bolt, but then if it gets over stressed than the only other things that could break would be more painful to replace than cheap bolts. Thanks.
i think im gonna get a cf base now because i broke my base also.
nice dude…mine will be here on monday…
we will have to excahnge pics of the complete build…
Also a DG will not fit a Roger Davies base that great…I think it works, just not as good…
i not even want to get a dg handle… but do you have a cf base isaac?
It fits fine if you have the miyata shaped base. It will fit on the kh shaped base too but it wont hold the cover down as well because the handle is deeper than the lip of the base.