DX, Will it last?

artemis · May 13, 2006, 7:52pm

I’m kind of a beginner in trials but I want to go do muni. Will the DX hold up well?

forrestunifreak · May 13, 2006, 7:54pm

Yes.

Just land big drops carefully, and with good roll out, etc.

artemis · May 13, 2006, 8:04pm

for muni and trials, 20" or 24"

Jerrick · May 13, 2006, 11:39pm

Yeah, it will hold up, ive had mine for a few months now, and the only problem was a few loose spokes, re-tightened them, and they were fine. Some of the picture of me and my DX are in my gallery.

muzzle · May 14, 2006, 1:38am

just be carefull not to snap your frame like i did

artemis · May 14, 2006, 10:37am

hold on, how did u snap ur frame?

trials_uni · May 14, 2006, 7:19pm

Dont worry…Muzzle is a pretty hardcore rider. I doubt your frame will break. And for Muni and trials i would say get the 24" but others will be bound to disagree.

artemis · May 14, 2006, 7:20pm

Thanks but im definitely getting a 20". I can’t do trials on a 24"

trials_uni · May 15, 2006, 2:50pm

Ok its up to you.

mornish · May 17, 2006, 2:31pm

yes, trials isnt that much harder on a 24" you know

artemis · May 17, 2006, 4:22pm

Mornish!! Just in case you didn’t read my other post I don’t need your opinion on the internet, c’mon

mornish · May 17, 2006, 4:34pm

yea, but how do u know that trials is much harder on a 24" uve never tried a 24" muni. i have, there not that much harder:)

miles

artemis · May 17, 2006, 5:47pm

Because u silly, I rode Joey’s LX and I couldn’t hop more than like 2 inches. I can do way better than that a 20" CX. Gosh.

litldude2 · May 17, 2006, 6:48pm

I think trials is alot harder on a 24", its big, bulky and I have less control. If you are taller than me then you will probably have an easier time but I am guessing you are 12 like miles(?).
If you can only hop 2" on a 24" then you really need to work on your technique, a bigger wheel doesn’t make too much of a difference to your hop height, it just complicates the manuverability (at least for me).

mornish · May 17, 2006, 7:54pm

hes 13. hes pretty tall also. i think he should get a 24" because hes also going 2 do muni on it, but its up 2 him. wat i ment is that uve never used and actual 24" uni with a 2.5" or 3" tire. those r much much easier 2 hop with.

miles

litldude2 · May 17, 2006, 9:14pm

Well if you are doing more muni than trials then get the 24".
Miles: grammar, punctuation and spelling make posts alot easier to read:)

mornish · May 18, 2006, 7:50am

yea lol. srry about that. hes never actually done muni, but he wants 2. and he also wants 2 do trials though. from what ive seen is MUni is alot easier on a 24" and trials is still possible. By the way, the DX probably wont break. Its just pretty heavy.

The_Bruiser · May 18, 2006, 11:17am

Okay i have the DX 24" and it has heald up very nicely. I ride MUni and do some trials but not too much.

i have always heard that trials on a 24 is better than MUni on a 20. If you are going to be doing like strictly trials then i would say 20 but if you really want to do MUni get the 24.

mornish · May 18, 2006, 12:18pm

i do Muni on my trials, but thats cause im pouring all my money into the trials, and cause im so small it works fine for MUni.

The_Bruiser · May 18, 2006, 2:07pm

to add a little more. I think you roll over stuff easier with a big wheel so for MUni i would say 24". Most of my UPD’s when i MUni are from hitting something and not rolling over it. And having decent speed and momentum kinda helps(in my opinion) I could see a trials unicycle being usefull though for like hopping over some bigger logs, but i still have managed all of that on my 24.