Nice, bearing holder brake mounts!
I might need to invest when they come out:D
Does that mean there’s a Nimbus steel-axled disc-compatible hub, or are you risking the aluminium-axled one like on the 36er?
(you’ve got the disc on backwards, by the way. The spokes should curve the other way - it’s to hold the rim of the disc taught under braking to stop it crumpling, although probably less important on a unicycle where we’re not going to brake as hard as a bike)
Rob
just thought i should clarify, I know nothing of this 
I just stole the picture from facebook
Your post shows up as not having any content on my computer. . . . maybe the 
is more appropriately directed to my computer?
Edit: Bizarre - the pic shows up on my phone just fine, in both your post and mine. 
Edit2: My work blocks facebook, prob why no pic for me. PITA.
Nurse Ben seems to have some inside info indicating the new one from Nimbus for muni will be steel: 26'' vs. 29''
Bearing holder brake mount…
uniShark, I think you are probably right about it being from Mountainuni.com.
At least it looks like their idea for the bolt-on mount that I saw somewhere in that thread.
I was one of the testers for the weld-on mount with their custom rotor bolted on to a pair of dual-hole (125/150) Sinz cranks, and it has been working flawlessly for months. I love having that brake on my 36er, it is so smooth. Also, I can now just open it up on any size downhill knowing that if I need to slow down I can slowly modulate the brake to get my feet spinning less that 200 rpm’s…
I definitely want the new MUni coming out from UDC though. I don’t think I can wait until then though, so I plan on getting a Nimbus 26er to hold me over for awhile. Right now I have a poor excuse for a MUni, it has a 2.5" trials tire on a 20" rim (I realize it probably doesn’t even qualify to be called a muni, but it has a fat knobby tire and it’s good for hopping around). My 36er is actually better for going offroad until I get a real one.
Is my aluminum hub that fragile?
Is the aluminum hub on my Nimbus Impulse (disc brake) really that fragile? I’ve gone off short curbs with no problems. Or is it more of an issue when it comes time to switch cranks. Don’t mean to threadjack. Just asking.
I didn’t mean to suggest that… I’d guess it’s less strong than a steel axle though, but significantly lighter. I’ve been wondering since they came out whether they’d be stong enough for my mostly xc muni riding.
Rob
Oh it is fun reading this thread…
What I will say is that there are a several different threads of developement that UDC have running in parrollel. Some things you see will be in production some may not.
Feedback is good. 
Have fun.
Roger
Oh… just had a thought!
we coud do a sweep stake on this one… how many pre-production/protype parts on the unicycle picture that Alister posted?
and of course I wont confirm which is which…
So how many were there on that unicycle?
Roger
768?
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FROM UNishark:
Is that a mountainuni rig?
See thread: Mountainuni Disc Brakes Have Arrived!
Not a Mountainuni Rig but the concept is similar. Our Rotor attaches to the crank, and UDC Proto is using their dev hub which rotor attaches to. If you’re building a new wheel with hub, Can’t go wrong with the UDC system. It uses a lower bearing cap holder for the caliper.
New Disc Brake?
I’ve had one on mine for four years! You guy’s are playing catch up!
I asked Josh about using that hub for muni and he said that it was not strong enough for anything that involved drops, so XC might be okay, then again you take your chances… He told me to wait.
Every so often I get a chance to talk about gear with Josh. If you’ve ever spoken with Josh, he’s a very animated guy with a whole lot of interest and energy for the sport. Sometimes he says things, then tells me: “don’t repeat that on the forum”, so I gotta do what I’m told or he won’t talk to me 
Spring 2011 would be nice, but this is a big deal for UDC as the frame and hub are having to be redesigned, so patience is a virtue…
I’m just hoping that the 26" frame stays wide enough for a Larry
Now about that 3" 29er tire…
Yeah but you have suspension too 
so is nimbus or udc gonna be coming out with a Muni like the green one? or does anyone know. looking to get a new one just dont know if i should wait…
nice knock off…
It’s a prototype bearing holder disk break mount shown off on our Sunday ride around Stockton on Tees. Whether or not this is going to make it into production any time soon (by nimbus or UDC or similar) is another matter entirely although I think most of the comments I heard about it were positive.
I did have a go myself and although the seat was very low (which made it kinda hard to tell what it was like), I can say that the braking felt very smooth to a brake-noob such as myself. The Maguras I also tried that day seemed much more difficult to use correctly, they were a bit more abrupt and harder to control perhaps.
And for Roger’s sweepstake, I’d say that there is only one ‘new’ part on that. As I understand it, the hub, disk and brake are already used on a different unicycle but the bearing holder mount is a new part.