Wow, quick responses! Didn’t think I’d get any posts, to be honest. I’ll respond to most, if not all, posts.
@johnfoss: This uni is pretty expensive and quite niche indeed. And you’re right that it’s overkill for typical dirt and very “bouncy” for road usage (even with different psi for the tire) but seeing I live in Canada and use it in the winter for snow and that I mostly stick to wood trails - it’s a great monster that lets me feel invincible. A comment from the page I bought it from and that has been stuck in my head ever since compared it to a Hummer and it totally is. I guess that’s why I bought it; solid, no real maintenance required (I did clean it completely a few weeks ago with little dirt around the bearings so that’s nice) and just does what your legs are capable of doing. Thanks for letting me know about Nimbus and uni dot com! Had no idea.
@Killian: Fat bikes are a new trend and will surely open the market up for more bigger tired unis. I’d love to get a fat-tired mountain bike one day as they look like a blast to use!
@crashtestdummy: It did come with a Surly Larry (or whatever it’s called, I don’t look at my tire’s specifications that much). Thanks for the links! There’s stores that are 2 hours away from where I am but I’m sure they can ship. Extremely useful! I looked at the Nimbus Oregon and it now comes with the same tire that you linked so I know it fits. I learned so much today.
@Gear: I had a smile the whole time reading your post as you love the Oregon too! It’s so rare to meet others that ride it. As johnfoss sort of implied…it’s a bit of a weird uni and targeted towards people wanting something different. I guess that’s why I’m attracted to it. I do want to get a 29’’ for road usage and a 26’’ Kris Holm for typical wood rides but my main uni will always be this titan of a uni. Well, I said that before buying the Oregon as I stuck with my Kris Holm from the pictures but small wheels do burn you out faster so the bigger wheel is a welcomed change. I took a look at the pics and holy sheeeeet! It looks awesome! I don’t know if I can come myself to paint mine. Maybe a light blue as it’s my favorite color. I definitely dig black and it looks awesome! Congrats on the awesome uni!
@bwrightback: Thanks for the offer but I like to keep things simple and order right from the store websites, which handle money payment and shipping all in one place. As you can probably tell I’m not knowledgeable on the whole unicycle stuff as I bought my first uni around 7 years ago (time flies) and just ride them. I don’t hang out on forums unless I need help (thanks for that, guys!) or envying other unis (again, thanks for that cue groan as my uni is pretty plain compared to others). So yeah…thanks for the offer but a guy that’s way more into uni culture will take you on that. Not that I’m not into the whole uni stuff as it’s the one ride I use weekly but you get what I mean.
Thanks, seriously, for all responses. I honestly didn’t think parts would be available specifically for the Oregon as it’s such a clown car. I also didn’t think people would be interested in commenting about it (hence the pictures to entice people). I definitely want to get newer and more different unis but with this uni you can ride on the road and quickly go in a muddy pit. I’ve fallen many times in those but it’s such a blast to get covered in mud - clothes and uni alike. I don’t know. It’s got that personality that it doesn’t like to follow the rules. Like every uni goes to work in a car and then the Oregon is this weirdo skating between the cars. It’s just got that…feeling to it. Everytime I walk in the garage and I pass by it I just can’t comprehend the tire and the frame is like an alien that just landed in my backyard. This unicycle is on drugs, I’ll tell you that much.
Anyway, thanks again. Will pop in when I can and maybe look around the forum more. This forum helped me out twice now and I haven’t contributed much. Hopefully you guys need another Oregon rider around here.
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@UPD: I’ll add more pictures when I can to prove that it ISN’T new. It has chipped paint as I would put it on the handlebars of my bicycle and ride 30 minutes to a park which had these amazing wooden trails. And yes, it’s a pain to ride a bicycle with a heavy Oregon on the handlebars. My hands were like jell-o by the time I had arrived. The handcuffs-lock thing is still there as well as the honk-honk (or the “sqweekee! sqweekee!”) but I added an LED light which I need to re-adjust because it sucks and lights about 2 feet ahead of me (it really should be bigger and pointing down but the way I set it it won’t allow that). I went on a mental trip lately of adding accessories to it to make it like a swiss knife; full of things that I don’t really use (except the honk-honk, always fun to squeeze it when people make me comments, I don’t do it for fun - only when people talk to me about it). The tire always has gravel stuck in it, the bearings are probably swimming in caked mud by now, the plastic coverings for the seat (front and back) are scrapped and dirty (they won’t clean out, I tried) as I let anyone try my uni out. It’s fun at parties and not worried it’s gonna break from falling on pavement (if it survives with me, it survives with anyone). While cleaning the whole thing out, my dad actually noticed my wheel was crooked…not specifically crooked but was off-axis. So I was riding slightly lower on my right (I guess? I can’t really say how different it made the riding). We put a piece of some sort of plastic (very sleek) that followed the shape of the bearing and made everything leveled. I honestly was surprised to see my wheel off-centered and I’m sure the home-made reparation will screw my bearings in the long run but I do plan to replace most, if not all, on this uni seeing I use it so much. So far so good, though! It felt like new once it was cleaned out! In my mind as long as the frame is good then I don’t worry about anything. And if the worst comes to worst (and the impossible), if the frame somehow bends/breaks, I’ll get another. I love the Nimbus Oregon that much. Of course it’s pricey so I’m hoping it doesn’t break…but it probably won’t. I’ll say it now before anyone does: I don’t know how it could’ve become crooked. The bearings and the clamps fit like they should. It’s tightened the same on both sides…so yeah, it’s a mystery. I’ll definitely change the whole running gear down there at some point (including the wheel when needed). I’ll ride that tire until it pops. While I actually love the 3.8 width, I’m wondering if there’s any bigger tires. If the frame can’t handle it, maybe another bigger frame or a custom-made frame. I’d love to ride a bigger tire. I remember when buying my Kris Holm that there was a $170 uni with some sort of Harley Davidson-like tire (white rim, anyone remember that one?). The hub was WAY too skinny and I’d knew it would bend the spokes or something. But it looked great. Useless but great. I do want to customize mine in terms of parts (and not Wal-Mart accessories) and maybe paint it like Gear did with his. Someday.
You can sort of see from the 3rd picture that the wheel is off-centered (goes a bit right if you look by the thread of the tire compared to the seat post/frame and the width between tire and frame sides). I don’t know how I went for like 2 years riding it and not notice it was crooked or even gave symptoms about it. It’s seriously indestructible.