non-splined hub

The_Bruiser · February 15, 2006, 6:08pm

hey can anyone tell me what would be the best NON-SPLINED hub and crankset to get for a 24-26 inch uni?

U-Turn · February 15, 2006, 6:23pm

What length cranks are you looking for?

The_Bruiser · February 15, 2006, 6:35pm

160-175mm i would be using this for light MUni most likely so im looking for something strong but i dont want to spend the money on a splined set up.

trials_uni · February 15, 2006, 6:39pm

most non splined hubs are the same in terms of strength i think…there isnt really a best or worst. i would recomend saving for a splined it’ll be worth it in the long run.

madmattunipro · February 15, 2006, 6:44pm

There has been at least one other discussion on this in the not so distant past. Maybe try a search.

The_Bruiser · February 15, 2006, 6:46pm

yeah well i already have a splined MUni, but see at school im part of this thing we call outdoor ed where we go whitewater canoeing, and we do some hiking. I asked the teacher if i could bring my MUni on the hikes and he said i could. I dont really want to bring my Splined one to school, because if someone stole it, or broke that would be bad. So i thought a lighter MUni with a little less value would be a good idea. None of the riding would really require a Splined hub, so im not too worried about busting it up on the trails. The only other option would be to beef up my sun 28 with a different tire and the allow rim.

trials_uni · February 15, 2006, 6:53pm

maybe you could buy a cheap muni like the nimbus and upgrade witha qu-ax hub and cranksetthe whole thing would costya bout 350 from UDC or you could just do a nimbus without the qu-ax hub…its up to you.

The_Bruiser · February 15, 2006, 7:14pm

thats a good idea ty

unisk8r · February 15, 2006, 8:56pm

Renegade Juggling has the Koxx ISIS hub and cranks for not much more than a square taper setup:
http://www.renegadejuggling.com/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=koxxcrankshubs.html&cart_id=4414914.2592

U-Turn · February 15, 2006, 9:02pm

Actually a decent square taper setup would be about the same price, or a little more. The cost is in the cranks, not the hub.

system · February 15, 2006, 10:26pm

Re: non-splined hub

On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:08:14 -0600, The Bruiser wrote:

>hey can anyone tell me what would be the best NON-SPLINED hub and
>crankset to get for a 24-26 inch uni?

What do you mean by “best”? I think the strongest non-splined
unicycling hub is the Muniac Drastic Light Foot. But it is expensive
and (I think) you can’t change the cranks yourself.

http://muniac.com/store/dlf_86.htm

Jim · February 16, 2006, 3:05am

If you are getting a non-splined hub make sure it is cotterless not cottered. And if you want it to have any strength get one that is CroMo not standard steel.

eg http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=738 from unicycle.com which at $25 (+$25 for cranks = $50) is cheaper than Koxx splined $69 (+$79 for cranks=$148), but the splined hub & crankset will be stronger.

jim

swarbrim · February 16, 2006, 9:08am

Easily the Nimbus MUni http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=745 a very very strong uni. I had a trials one and i did 1m + drops on it
I STRONGLY reccomend it.

Mike