new muni opinion

[Klaas_Bil]

This thread was started in JC by fluffinator007 but it ‘deserves’ to be here.

John Childs wrote:

My opinion is that the KH 24 (the one that sells for $449 at unicycle.com) is the muni that all other munis should be judged against. Unfortunately, that muni is out of stock until March.

Your decision process should start with the KH 24. Compare all others against the KH 24. In most cases the KH 24 will come out on top.

The KH 24 is a great all round muni. It is pretty much bomb proof and can handle anything. At $449 it is actually a good deal. The KH 24 is biased towards aggressive muni riding on aggressive terrain, however, it can also do XC stuff. The KH 24 isn’t the best for things like fast XC riding because the wheel is too small and the cranks are too long. But for all around riding it is the best.

What about the recent mutterings about new KH24 frames being out of square, and sometimes having different fork lengths on either side?

Klaas Bil

[john_childs]

Some of the frames have been out of alignment, but I don’t think anyone has reported that the legs were of different lengths. A frame that is not square can be bent back in to shape. It’s not ideal, but it’s a fixable problem. Hopefully the batch that unicycle.com USA gets in March will not have that problem. A frame with unequal leg lengths would be a serious problem and is not fixable.

My current muni is a KH Pro with Profile cranks. If I was to buy a new muni now it would probably be a new KH 24 with the new crank design without the ankle biting nub. It saves over $600 from the cost of the KH Pro setup. Sure I’d dress it up with a carbon fiber seat, Thomson seatpost, and other things. But the KH setup is plenty of muni for me.

If I did end up with a frame that was out of alignment I’d take it to a bike shop that has frame building tools and get it fixed. If it was still a problem then I’d send it back to unicycle.com.

[Frank_A]

Has anyone posted photos of the new crank design?

• Frank

[Tmornstar]

Sorry, I don’t have a photo but I’ve seen them and they are sweet. They have a Kris Holms signature, in white, on the pedal-side out. They have the same black finish.

Tommy