Has any one out there bought a coker from the coker tire company?
They advertise them for around $ 350.
To good to be true?
Looking for a faster ride Dave,
Isent it in USD though?
I’m sure that’s U.S. dollars.
I bought my Coker from Coker Tire Co. through ebay. Every so often, they put one on auction at ebay. I purchased mine at a very discounted price:D 
It may be cheaper to get them from Unicycle.com in the US.
$329 US for a coker.
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=1&subcat=7&cat=Commuter
Plus you have the advantage of dealing with a company who’s primary business is unicycles, so they can give you good advice.
Note the above price is for a standard coker which comes with a pretty basic rim. A log of people prefer to upgrade to an airfoil rim which costs a whole lot more (around another $100). You save on rotaing weight and get a stronger rim which means a lighter, faster more robust unicycle.
Bedford’s are $350 delivered.
bear in mind the quality of service you would receive.
I bought mine direct from the UK Coker importer (a tyre importer).
1 - They charged MORE than unicycle.uk.com
2 - The saddle came without bolts (as per the whole shipment). If I didn’t have a spare saddle, I would have been stuffed. Unicycle.com had spare bolts and added them to the ones they sold.
3 - should I mention that the pedals lasted a couple of miles? not really relevant.
4 - should I mention the quality of the bearings? (they fell off the first time I too the wheel out of the frame, and I didn’t trust them, so I replaced the hub & bearings as soon as I could.) That’s not really relevant either, as you’ll get the same quality no matter who you get it from.
It’s just a matter of the after-sales service you’d expect, comparing e-bay, to a tyre manufacturer who doesn’t care about unicycles, to a specialist retailer with good service.
Mike
Hmmm… a tire, tube, stock frame, and a set of cranks for $290… hmmmmmm
For those of you wating for coker tires to come back in stock on unicycle.com (i’ve already ordered mine and have been wating for at least a month), this site sells them and seems to have them in stock. They are $50 plus $10 shipping. (hey maybe this site should give me some store credit for advertising for them so much ;))
http://www.bikemania.biz/Coker_Monster_Cruiser_Bicycle_Tire_36_X_2_25_p/coker_monstertire.htm
-Lee