Greetings, I’m having major difficulty trying to source some cranks for my
20" and 24" wheels in Australia. Even bike shops selling tandems and
Profile equipment (thus having knowledge of the Profile unicycle) are
unable to get any right-side cranks for a uni. Any suggestions on where to
get decent quality cranks?
Thanks, Nic Price
Hi Nic (and others in Australia),
I have found an Australian supplier for unicycle cranks. Sadly I can only
get hold of the cranks that come standard on cheap 20" unicycles.
Apparantly Juggleart stock these cranks too (I bought some about 18
mths ago).
I am still looking for better ones.
I will keep you all posted.
Wayne.
----- Original Message ----- From: “Nicholas Price”
<pricen01@tartarus.uwa.edu.au> To: <unicycling@winternet.com> Sent:
Wednesday, 6 June 2001 3:42 Subject: Cranks in Australia
> Greetings, I’m having major difficulty trying to source some cranks for
> my 20" and 24" wheels in Australia. Even bike shops selling tandems and
> Profile equipment (thus having knowledge of the Profile unicycle) are
> unable to get any right-side cranks for a uni. Any suggestions on where
> to get decent quality cranks?
>
> Thanks, Nic Price
Keep an eye out for Shimano Deore LX (DX too I think) cranks - they have a
removable spider on the right crank and come in 170 - 175mm lengths. I’m
told you need a special tool to remove the spider but the store I bought
them from did this for me. Given their length they’re not a lot of use for
a 20" but great for MUni.
Cheers, Neil
----- Original Message ----- From: <jester2@gil.com.au> To:
<pricen01@tartarus.uwa.edu.au>; <unicycling@winternet.com> Sent:
Wednesday, June 06, 2001 7:22 AM Subject: Re: Cranks in Australia
> Hi Nic (and others in Australia),
>
> I have found an Australian supplier for unicycle cranks. Sadly I can
> only get hold of the cranks that come standard on cheap 20" unicycles.
>
> Apparantly Juggleart stock these cranks too (I bought some about 18
> mths ago).
>
> I am still looking for better ones.
>
> I will keep you all posted.
>
> Wayne.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: “Nicholas Price”
> <pricen01@tartarus.uwa.edu.au> To: <unicycling@winternet.com> Sent:
> Wednesday, 6 June 2001 3:42 Subject: Cranks in Australia
>
>
> >> Greetings, I’m having major difficulty trying to source some cranks
> >> for my 20" and 24" wheels in Australia. Even bike shops selling
> >> tandems and Profile equipment (thus having knowledge of the Profile
> >> unicycle) are unable to get any right-side cranks for a uni. Any
> >> suggestions on where to get decent quality cranks?
> >>
> >> Thanks, Nic Price
> >>
>
Nic, Here’s my take on cranks for 20" and 24" unis down under.
Standard uni cranks: cheap, basic and will bend if you try to do much
more than ride around town on them. These are what come as stock on a
normal Taiwaneses manufactured uni. Forget them if you are thinking of
any freestyle tricks involving jumping. Don’t even think about trials
or Muni. You can order them from the nice folks at Juggleart, cost is
about $25 AUS.
Thun cranks: These are about the best stock unicycle cranks you’ll find at
the moment for 20" unis. (Which isn’t saying much). They will stand up to
almost all freestyle abuse and small drops (say 1ft or so - depending on
your riding style). Cheapest place to buy them is from unicycle source in
the UK. I usually order 4 sets each time cause I know I’ll break them.
They work out to about $40 AUS including postage.
Custom cranks: The only crank set I have been happy with was one custom
made by Osells in Minnesota. They survived my abuse without bending for a
good 5 months. (I can usually bend cranks in under 5 minutes without
trying very hard). Here’s what to do: *Find a good machinist. *Find two
good quality cranks without a spider. Note the thread doesn’t matter, they
can both be left cranks. *Get your machinist to cut down the cranks to the
desired length (probably 130mm or so for a 20") *Get your machinist to
retap the cranks, one with a left thread and one with a right.
The nice thing is once you’ve found your machinist, finding the cranks to
cut down isn’t too much of a problem. Even better, sometimes you can get
cranks for next to nothing if someone has stripped the old thread.
Note that this is likely to be the most expensive option.
o o Peter Bier o O o Juggler, unicyclist and mathematician.
o/|\o peter_bier@usa.net
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