Hey all, I just wanted to share this build. This has been brewing for years, it was inspired by a frame I had seen on these forums ages back. It’s also inspired by the Wound-Up bicycle forks.
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Glad to see you on here! It’s a small “uni”-verse!
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Cool! I‘m just wondering if it wouldn‘t be more rugged if the cf tube would run into metal tube that leads to the bearing shell, instead of around it.
Awesome could you share the weight with us, as a frame and as a complete uni?
Nice frame, love how it’s looking.
How do you keep the carbon attached to the metal ? Did you use glue or something ?
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Hey @MatthPeder! Good to see you too!
@Wheelou that would require a much smaller diameter carbon fiber tube (if circular) in order to clear the spokes/hub. It would likely be weaker.
@Bug72 It comes out to 743 grams. Heavier than the KH26 (709g according to the Kris Holm website) The frame it replaced is a Nimbus 26", which weighs 1159g. I don’t have an accurate way to weigh the full unicycle.
This frame design is best suited to larger wheels (32" & 36") as the carbon tubes would be the longest and the steel lugs would be relatively small. The 26" is the largest wheel I own, though, so that’s what I built it for. I could also likely reduce the length of the tubing used on the bearing caps, to take a few grams off. The longer than necessary seattube also adds some weight.
@louis_dbl Thanks! It is epoxied to the metal. I used a 3M epoxy specifically for bonding cf to steel.
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