My first Unicycle

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I’m planning to buy a unicycle and I’ve stumbled across this model on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7297&item=3678995875&rd=1).

Do any of you know anyhting about this Unicycle, is it worth it? Or do any of you know a good shop which sell uniyles to anywhere in the UK?

Many Thanks,
Bingo Jesus

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If you want to be absolutely sure you’re getting something quality, check out www.unicycle.com . They have a store in the UK. It just depends how much you trust ebay I guess. I’m not sure that I like the look of those bearing holders (the things at the wheel end of the frame). They look rather flimsy to me.

Good luck,
Andrew

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Re: My first Unicycle

I can answer this for you as this was the unicycle I brought.
Reasons for this were;

  1. I knew nothing about unicycles or the different types etc that you could
    buy.
  2. It was cheap, i didn’t what to spend loads on something i might not have
    carried on with.

Ok onto the uni but first the seller. Parkers of Bolton were a joy to deal
with with prompt delivery and telephone support.

The Uni.

Pretty much what you see is what you get with this. The Description/Photos
are all accurate.
I was also worried about the bearing holders but they are sturdy enough for
learning on (not i suspect dropping from 3 ft).
Basical for a learning uni (which gets dropped v often) i’m finding it fine
to ride on. One problem however is I had to buy a new seat post as the one
supplied ain’t really big enough for even small people to have at a suitable
height.

So far i’ve been happy with it, however I will be buying another one at some
point (Christmas likely) now that i’ve got hocked.

Bingo Jesus i’m guessing that your from the UK?

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> Do any of you know anyhting about this Unicycle, is it worth it? Or do
> any of you know a good shop which sell uniyles to anywhere in the UK?
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> Many Thanks,
> Bingo Jesus
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Yeah, I am. Thanks for the advice, I’m definatly getting one once the exams are over (Why do they put exams in summer anyway?), I’m sure I’ll be back on these forums soon. Thanks.

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The description says ‘sealed main cap bearings’.

From the close up of the bearing holders they don’t look like main caps, but more like ‘lollipop’ which are notoriously prone to breakage after a few months.

Have a look at the close up: -

They do look really flimsy.

It’s cheap though :slight_smile:

If you think you’re going to get into this then do check out: -

they sell good stuff at good prices.

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Re: My first Unicycle

“Bingo Jesus” <Bingo.Jesus@NoEmail.Message.Poster.at.Unicyclist.com> wrote
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> I’m planning to buy a unicycle and I’ve stumbled across this model on
> ebay (http://tinyurl.com/2g5mm).
>

It is a very cheap unicycle: having said that many of us in here probably
learnt on pretty cheap basic unicycles. Most of us will now have dug deeper
into thge pockets. Some, and especially the kids, will still have the cheap
machine months, even years later.
Few novices KNOW whether they intend to keep at unicycling, so for those not
sure and who may give up, a cheap uni is a reflection of that. It will not
cost an arm and a leg if you hate it once you try.
It may be worth visiting your local juggling club: many have club unis,
which you can have a go on. If you like it then buy an appropriate machine
later.

Naomi

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I think that the best you can do, is buy a brand-new unicycle. You can have good models, for only 130 euros.

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I’d buy one from unicycle.com, mine came from there (via a shop in exeter) and is good quality.
http://www.unicycle.uk.com/shop/shopdisplayproduct.asp?catalogid=147
It is twice the price though.

The problem with the ebay one is that it will most likely break after not very long riding it, and if you decide you want to get more serious, you’ve got no choice but to buy a new unicycle.

With the one linked above, however, the frame’s good and strong, as is the wheelset, there’s room in the frame for a bigger tyre, should you want one, and you know it’s going to be strong enough for most things you’re likely to do.

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Thanks a lot, I think I might go to unicycle.com to get a learner or trainer model. Now I’ll just have to laern to juggle as I save :).