Impact Gravity or KH trials unicycle?

[skilewis74]

@kahunacohen

…I was struck by the perceived lightness of the Impact compared to my KH20. I mean it felt a lot lighter, like I was riding and hopping on air.

I asked him the specs:

• frame: Impact Gravity (not sure what year)
• KH 19 wheelset
• Tensile cranks (I’m pretty sure they’re 137s)
• Echo TR pedals
• tire is a TryAll light

The seat appeared to be a KH Fusion Street with the foam cut down.

I looked up the stock unis’ weight and they are about the same, so wondering why the Impact felt so much more responsive. My KH20 by comparison feels like a dead weight.
Could it have been the tire? The cranks? Can someone fill me in with what I’m missing?

It’s prob from several parts:
TR pedals are pretty light (332 g),
Tensiles (140mm) are a fair amount lighter than Moments [410 g vs 612 g (the newer KH’s are lighter)]
lighter tire w/ the directional tread
the cut foam of the seat would save a few grams

and he may be using a thinner/smaller tube than you.
crank weight thread