need advice on which unicycle to buy

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Okay, as of last night, I could finally ride my 24" unicycle without
falling over. I screamed with delight. Of course, I don’t want to stop
there. I think I love unicycle more than my mountain bike! LOL.

Soo… I want to eventually go off-road. Right now, I have no idea how
to hop. I think I should practice that first before heading out for the
trails. Since I don’t want to practice hop on my United unicycle (correct
me if I am wrong, this $100.00 unicycle was for designed for beginners and
probably could not stand to hopping pressure), should I buy a 20 inch
unicycle and practice hopping on that?

Second question: I’m looking for the best bang for the buck. I was
considering Pashley 26-inch with Miyata at Unicycle.com. It sells for
$429.00. I plan to go off-road 50% of the time, and spend the other 50% on
road pavement. Or should I buy the budget-minded Hunter frame that sells
for $679.00? I “want” to buy a unicycle that can last a long, long time. I
plan to use it a lot. I don’t want to buy a cheap-o unicycle that will
break down easily. For most things out there, you get what you pay for.
So, I wonder if I should go with Hunter over Pashley. Any advice on that?
Eventually, I would like to do drop offs from ledges (not sure how high I
want to drop from yet)

I won’t buy any unicycles from Unicycle.com until they start to sell
the red or blue Miyata seats. I won’t buy that unattractive lime green
color seat.

[rhysling]

Pashley Upgraded: Ebay

Check this out… you could buy the seat seperate, and still be ahead:

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1024202898

I would consider it myself… but I’m ordering the Coker this morning. Whooo-hoooo!.

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Green seats rule. If you watch Universe, you’ll see that all those guys
doing those badass tricks have green Miyata seats.

John

tea can wrote:

>
> I won’t buy any unicycles from Unicycle.com until they start to sell the
> red or blue Miyata seats. I won’t buy that unattractive lime green color
> seat.

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LOL. There’s something magical about those green seats! It has special
levitation properties that are inherit to the special epoxy bonding
pigments (which Zaphod Beeblebrox found on planet Magrathea) help find on
planet that can thrwart Earth’s magnetism force of gravity! It’s true! All
important information can be found at www.miyata.com\iamasucker.

“John” <gianniz80@yahoo.com> wrote in message
: Green seats rule. If you watch Universe, you’ll see that all
: those guys
doing
: those badass tricks have green Miyata seats.
:
: John
:

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LOL. I don’t think that third sentence made sense. Let me re-edit…
(oh, well)

: LOL. There’s something magical about those green seats! It has special
: levitation properties that are inherit to the special epoxy bonding
pigments
: (which Zaphod Beeblebrox found on planet Magrathea) that can thrwart
: Earth’s magnetism force of gravity! It’s true! All important information
: can be found at www.miyata.com\iamasucker.

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I would say that the United will stand up to you learning how to hop.
That means going up and down on the spot and sideways a little bit and up
and down small kerbs. Just don’t do any big drop offs and it will be fine.

That will give you some time to work out whether you want to head more
towards trials riding (small wheel) or off-road (big wheel) before you
spend big bucks.

As for beging able to go offroad and needing to be able to hop: don’t
worry! I’ve been offroading with heaps of people who can’t hop even on
flat land. You don’t even need to be able to freemount to go offroading -
as long as you can find a convenient tree somewhere, you’re fine.

Go for it! nic

On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, tea can wrote:

> Okay, as of last night, I could finally ride my 24" unicycle without
> falling over. I screamed with delight. Of course, I don’t want to stop
> there. I think I love unicycle more than my mountain bike! LOL.
>
> Soo… I want to eventually go off-road. Right now, I have no idea how
> to hop. I think I should practice that first before heading out for the
> trails. Since I don’t want to practice hop on my United unicycle
> (correct me if I am wrong, this $100.00 unicycle was for designed for
> beginners and probably could not stand to hopping pressure), should I
> buy a 20 inch unicycle and practice hopping on that?
>
> Second question: I’m looking for the best bang for the buck. I was
> considering Pashley 26-inch with Miyata at Unicycle.com. It sells for
> $429.00. I plan to go off-road 50% of the time, and spend the other 50%
> on road pavement. Or should I buy the budget-minded Hunter frame that
> sells for $679.00? I “want” to buy a unicycle that can last a long, long
> time. I plan to use it a lot. I don’t want to buy a cheap-o unicycle
> that will break down easily. For most things out there, you get what you
> pay for. So, I wonder if I should go with Hunter over Pashley. Any
> advice on that? Eventually, I would like to do drop offs from ledges
> (not sure how high I want to drop from yet)
>
> I won’t buy any unicycles from Unicycle.com until they start to sell the
> red or blue Miyata seats. I won’t buy that unattractive lime green color
> seat.
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> rsu mailing list rsu@unicycling.org
> http://www.unicycling.org/mailman/listinfo/rsu

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I wouldn’t say that the hunter frame is budget minded! IMHO the Hunter is
the better unicycle, and it gives you the option of upgrading to a Profile
hub later down the road (not possible with a Pashley). Don’t feel that you
need to have a 20" trails and 26" muni. The Hunter 24" with 3.0 Gazz would
work great for both (hey, and Kris Holm does trials on a 24") and with
decent cranks, it should last for many 1’ drops and a few big ones every
now and then (but that does depend on your weight and technique).

Don’t feel like hopping is a necessity for off-road riding. You will learn
as you go and if your at a log that you can’t hop over, just get off and
walk! Eventually you can work up to the crazy big stuff, but until then
just go out and have fun! Jeff

On Wed, 31 Oct 2001 20:33:52 +0800 (WST) Nicholas Price
<pricen01@tartarus.uwa.edu.au> writes:
> I would say that the United will stand up to you learning how to
> hop. That means going up and down on the spot and sideways a little
> bit and up and down small kerbs. Just don’t do any big drop offs and
> it will be fine.
>
> That will give you some time to work out whether you want to head more
> towards trials riding (small wheel) or off-road (big wheel) before you
> spend big bucks.
>
> As for beging able to go offroad and needing to be able to hop: don’t
> worry! I’ve been offroading with heaps of people who can’t hop even on
> flat land. You don’t even need to be able to freemount to go offroading
> - as long as you can find a convenient tree somewhere, you’re fine.
>
> Go for it! nic
>
> On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, tea can wrote:
>
> > Okay, as of last night, I could finally ride my 24" unicycle
> without falling
> > over. I screamed with delight. Of course, I don’t want to stop
> there. I
> > think I love unicycle more than my mountain bike! LOL.
> >
> > Soo… I want to eventually go off-road. Right now, I have no
> idea how to
> > hop. I think I should practice that first before heading out for
> the
> > trails. Since I don’t want to practice hop on my United unicycle
> (correct
> > me if I am wrong, this $100.00 unicycle was for designed for
> beginners and
> > probably could not stand to hopping pressure), should I buy a 20
> inch
> > unicycle and practice hopping on that?
> >
> > Second question: I’m looking for the best bang for the buck. I
> was
> > considering Pashley 26-inch with Miyata at Unicycle.com. It sells
> for
> > $429.00. I plan to go off-road 50% of the time, and spend the
> other 50% on
> > road pavement. Or should I buy the budget-minded Hunter frame
> that sells
> > for $679.00? I “want” to buy a unicycle that can last a long,
> long time. I
> > plan to use it a lot. I don’t want to buy a cheap-o unicycle that
> will
> > break down easily. For most things out there, you get what you
> pay for.
> > So, I wonder if I should go with Hunter over Pashley. Any advice
> on that?
> > Eventually, I would like to do drop offs from ledges (not sure how
> high I
> > want to drop from yet)
> >
> > I won’t buy any unicycles from Unicycle.com until they start to
> sell the red
> > or blue Miyata seats. I won’t buy that unattractive lime green
> color seat.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > rsu mailing list rsu@unicycling.org
> > http://www.unicycling.org/mailman/listinfo/rsu
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
> rsu mailing list rsu@unicycling.org
> http://www.unicycling.org/mailman/listinfo/rsu
>

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> trails. Since I don’t want to practice hop on my United unicycle
> (correct me if I am wrong, this $100.00 unicycle was for designed for
> beginners and probably could not stand to hopping pressure), should I
> buy a 20 inch unicycle and practice hopping on that?

If you buy a 20" United or similar inexpensive unicycle, it will be only
marginally stronger than the 24" equivalent. Those types of unicycle are
fine for learning all those basic moves. They only start to weaken if you
hop real hard, a real lot, or real crooked. Most of us learned hopping and
basic tricks on plain old vanilla unicycles. After enough abuse, cranks
will bend and axles will fatigue and break, but this is true for most any
crankset except the splined ones. It’s just a question of how strong those
parts are.

> Second question: I’m looking for the best bang for the buck. I was
> considering Pashley 26-inch with Miyata at Unicycle.com. It sells for
> $429.00. I plan to go off-road 50% of the time, and spend the other 50%
> on road pavement.

If you do a lot of pavement riding, consider your tire choice. An
aggressive tire will be great on dirt, but will ride poorly (and wear out
fast) on pavement. Depending on the type of riding you plan to do, you
might want to use the 24" for the pavement. Then you can have a great dirt
tire on your MUni.

Or should I buy the budget-minded Hunter frame that sells
> for $679.00? I “want” to buy a unicycle that can last a long, long time.

Both will last a long time. I think the Hunter will hold up a little
better, hence you get what you pay for. But I think the Hunter offers you
more options. You can fit fatter tires on there, and it may be compatible
with a splined hub if you upgrade in that direction in the future. Before
ordering, find out if this is true if you might do it.

> Eventually, I would like to do drop offs from ledges (not sure how high
> I want to drop from yet)

The more you drop and hop, the more you may eventually want a splined hub.
But until you can afford it, it may be more sensible to see how long your
conventional axles hold up first.

> I won’t buy any unicycles from Unicycle.com until they start to sell the
> red or blue Miyata seats. I won’t buy that unattractive lime green color
> seat.

Good luck getting your red or blue seat somewhere else

Unicycle.com sells the other colors as well. Problem is they sell them way
faster, and can’t seem to keep them in stock.

Stay on top, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone jfoss@unicycling.com
www.unicycling.com

“Our time is a most precious commodity, but it’s how we spend it that
makes us rich.” - John Foss

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> Green seats rule. If you watch Universe, you’ll see that all
> those guys doing those badass tricks have green Miyata seats.

Woah. Did we pick green? I don’t think so. We riders can be directed
when we have a choice of green Miyata seat, green Miyata seat, or some
other seat.

John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone (My seat wasn’t visible in UniVerse)

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tea can <tea_can@no.mail.com> wrote:
> Second question: I’m looking for the best bang for the buck. I was
> considering Pashley 26-inch with Miyata at Unicycle.com. It sells for
> $429.00. I plan to go off-road 50% of the time, and spend the other 50%
> on road pavement. Or should I buy the budget-minded Hunter frame that
> sells for $679.00? I “want” to buy a unicycle that can last a long, long
> time. I plan to use it a lot. I don’t want to buy a cheap-o unicycle
> that will break down easily. For most things out there, you get what you
> pay for. So, I wonder if I should go with Hunter over Pashley. Any
> advice on that?

Pashleys are tough little beasts, mine is still going strong after 4 years
of hard Xcounrty riding. Just sort thetyre out if it comes with a cheap-o
one and stick some decent pedals on it.

> I won’t buy any unicycles from Unicycle.com until they start to sell
> the red or blue Miyata seats. I won’t buy that unattractive lime green
> color seat.

You may be in for a long wait then, from what i’ve heard non green miyatas
are like crows teeth outside of japan.

sarah

Unicycle-Meets , Hockey, Basketball, games & workshops Saturday Oct 27th
and Dec 1st Harry Cheshire High School, Habberley rd, Kidderminster
e-mail stevegrain@aol.com for details

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I use my 24" Schwinn for trail riding and it works well enough for me,
even over rocky trails. I haven’t learned to hop yet, and still manage
pretty well. I keep my speed up, and zig-zag over the more difficult
sections. The Schwinn has an ordinary street tire. The transition from
pavement to light trail riding was pretty easy for me. I thought about
getting a Muni, but I’m not sure I need it for the combination of tricks
and light trail riding that I do.

“tea can” <tea_can@no.mail.com> wrote in message
news:lKOD7.6247$hO1.186884@typhoon.austin.rr.com…
> Okay, as of last night, I could finally ride my 24" unicycle without
falling
> over. I screamed with delight. Of course, I don’t want to stop there. I
> think I love unicycle more than my mountain bike! LOL.
>
> Soo… I want to eventually go off-road. Right now, I have no idea how
to
> hop. I think I should practice that first before heading out for the
> trails. Since I don’t want to practice hop on my United unicycle
> (correct me if I am wrong, this $100.00 unicycle was for designed for
> beginners and probably could not stand to hopping pressure), should I
> buy a 20 inch unicycle and practice hopping on that?

[system]

On Wed, 31 Oct 2001 10:14:25 -0800, “John Foss”
<jfoss@unicycling.com> wrote:

>(My seat wasn’t visible in UniVerse)
Nor was mine

Klaas Bil

“To trigger/fool/saturate/overload Echelon, the following has been picked
automagically from a database:” “ATF, Ruby Ridge, FBI”

[system]

sarcastic Oh, gee thanks a lot! Now you are complicating my decision:
Now I am begining to wonder if I should drop the 26 inch uniccycle and go
with the 24 inch! LOL. Hmm… you make me think twice now… (now I’m
agonizing because I want to soon buy a unicycle that is designed for both
off-road and on pavement road with some loose gravel).

hhmm…

“Import Car Fan” <dsholt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dl2E7.91529$WW.5128941@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net…
:
: I use my 24" Schwinn for trail riding and it works well enough for me,
: even over rocky trails. I haven’t learned to hop yet, and still manage
: pretty well. I keep my speed up, and zig-zag over the more difficult
: sections. The Schwinn has an ordinary street tire. The transition from
: pavement to light trail riding was pretty easy for me. I thought about
: getting a Muni, but I’m not sure I need it for the combination of tricks
: and light trail riding that I do.
:

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They sent me an email about the lack of non-green Miyata seats. Supposedly
unicycle.com won’t have the chance to receive any red or blue Miyata seats
coming in for a long time. So… I guess I will be buying a green Miyata
seat (boooo). Oh well, I guess I will have to prime it, then paint it.

: You may be in for a long wait then, from what i’ve heard non green
: miyatas are like crows teeth outside of japan.
:
: sarah
: –
: Unicycle-Meets , Hockey, Basketball, games & workshops Saturday Oct
: 27th and Dec 1st Harry Cheshire High School, Habberley rd,
: Kidderminster e-mail stevegrain@aol.com for details

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Surely painting a Miyata seat would yield less than desirable results. I
assume that was a tongue-in-cheek response.

I just got my green Miyata seat and promptly removed the cover to examine
how it’s put together. Anyone who really wants a different color and has
access to a sewing machine and a bit of patience could pretty easily
reproduce the Miyata cover in other colors. I intend to do that with mine.
However, I’ll add 1 or 2 inches to the (now green) sides to accomodate an
air pillow. To any who have done this before: Are there any pitfalls I
should be aware of?

-mg

“tea can” <tea_can@no.mail.com> wrote in message
news:un0E7.11368$6f.249531@typhoon.austin.rr.com…
> They sent me an email about the lack of non-green Miyata seats.
Supposedly
> unicycle.com won’t have the chance to receive any red or blue Miyata
> seats coming in for a long time. So… I guess I will be buying a green
> Miyata seat (boooo). Oh well, I guess I will have to prime it, then
> paint it.
>
>
> : You may be in for a long wait then, from what i’ve heard non green
miyatas
> : are like crows teeth outside of japan.
> :
> : sarah
> : –
> : Unicycle-Meets , Hockey, Basketball, games & workshops Saturday Oct
> : 27th and Dec 1st Harry Cheshire High School, Habberley rd,
> : Kidderminster e-mail stevegrain@aol.com for details

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Sarah Miller <sarah@vimes.u-net.com> wrote in message (SNIP)
> You may be in for a long wait then, from what i’ve heard non green
> miyatas are like crows teeth outside of japan.
>
> sarah

What are crows teeth? A British term?

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Do you know what a crow is? Do you know what teeth are?

Ever see a crow with teeth?

Crow teeth would therefore seem to be quite rare.

-mg

“Jay Shah” <j_n_shah@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:746180b9.0110312046.744ab1d0@posting.google.com…
> Sarah Miller <sarah@vimes.u-net.com> wrote in message (SNIP)
> > You may be in for a long wait then, from what i’ve heard non green
miyatas
> > are like crows teeth outside of japan.
> >
> > sarah
>
> What are crows teeth? A British term?

[skunker]

i hate the fact that the american dollar is worth more than ours. I want a hunter or dm muni, but both will cost me over a grand and that’s about as much as i’m gonna spend on my first car, well add a bit. my current idea is, buy a crap uni over here, trash it trash it and trash it until i have enough money’s.
get a 24inch, and put a different tyre on it.

tim

i worship jesus

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I have a green Miyata seat. It rules. Green Miyata seats are the best.

The green Miyata seats were chosen because they are the coolest. Admit
it.

John

John Foss wrote:

> > Green seats rule. If you watch Universe, you’ll see that all
> > those guys doing those badass tricks have green Miyata seats.
>
> Woah. Did we pick green? I don’t think so. We riders can be directed
> when we have a choice of green Miyata seat, green Miyata seat, or some
> other seat.
>
> John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone (My seat wasn’t visible in UniVerse)

[system]

Green is cool, fast and Italian. Bianchi has made it so. All the best and
the fastest Bianchi bikes are that famous shade of Bianchi green.

If only Bianchi made unicycles and sports cars.

john_childs

>From: John <gianniz80@yahoo.com>
>
> I have a green Miyata seat. It rules. Green Miyata seats are the best.
>
> The green Miyata seats were chosen because they are the coolest. Admit
>it.
>
>
>John
>
>
>
>John Foss wrote:
>
> > > Green seats rule. If you watch Universe, you’ll see that all
> > > those guys doing those badass tricks have green Miyata seats.
> >
> > Woah. Did we pick green? I don’t think so. We riders can be directed
>when
> > we have a choice of green Miyata seat, green Miyata seat, or some
> > other seat.
> >
> > John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone (My seat wasn’t visible in UniVerse)

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