Does anyone have any experience or ever seen a unicycle produced by the Norco
Bicycle company. They produce both a 20" and 24".
I have one of their mid range mountain bikes which appears to be constructed
well and good value but have not actuall laid eyes on their unicycles except for
the pictures on their web page which don’t give any detail.
Mark.
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RE: Norco Uniycles
> Does anyone have any experience or ever seen a unicycle produced by the Norco
> Bicycle company. They produce both a 20" and 24".
Norco doesn’t actually make anything, they’re a distributor. Their unicycle come
from the same factory as the Cycle Pro, Cycle Design, or Savage. Parts are
interchangeable, so it’s hard to know what kind of seat or fork you will get.
Avoid any seat with metal bumpers (unless it’s a DM Ringmaster). Avoid forks
with the two bolts screwed into the side of the round tubing, and the big round
bearing holder that goes with it.
Here’s a picture of a Cycle Design uni that has a better seat and fork:
http://www.unicycling.org/unicycling/Unidb/qdesc/cd.html
(This is part of the Unicycle Models page:
http://www.unicycling.org/unicycling/Unidb/qdesc/models.html)
Enjoy, jf
RE: Norco Uniycles
I recently purchased a 20" from bruans.com. It took about a month to ship to
here (San Diego). As far as the quality of the uni, I haven’t really had a
chance to beat the heck out of it yet. Though I can say that the seat and the
pedals are horrible. I’ve never actually tried the since I purchased a Myata
seat with the uni, but the seat that came standard look cheap like it would only
take a few falls. The pedal look similar to the pedals from an '80’s schwinn,
but the bearing cover fall off instantly.
The uni itself seems strong enough for street work, but I would consider it for
much muni. Also, it’s all steel. So, It’s heavy. The 20" it a little heavier
than my Myata 24", but for about $100 (Am) it’s definitely a better set-up than
the Cycle Pro.
-Jim
> -----Original Message----- From: Foss, JohnX [SMTP:johnx.foss@intel.com] Sent:
> Monday, March 08, 1999 8:39 AM To: ‘Mark’; unicycling@winternet.com Subject:
> RE: Norco Uniycles
>
> > Does anyone have any experience or ever seen a unicycle produced by the
> > Norco Bicycle company. They produce both a 20" and 24".
>
> Norco doesn’t actually make anything, they’re a distributor. Their unicycle
> come from the same factory as the Cycle Pro, Cycle Design, or Savage. Parts
> are interchangeable, so it’s hard to know what kind of seat or fork you
> will get.
>
> Avoid any seat with metal bumpers (unless it’s a DM Ringmaster). Avoid forks
> with the two bolts screwed into the side of the round tubing, and the big
> round bearing holder that goes with it.
>
> Here’s a picture of a Cycle Design uni that has a better seat and fork:
> http://www.unicycling.org/unicycling/Unidb/qdesc/cd.html
>
> (This is part of the Unicycle Models page:
> http://www.unicycling.org/unicycling/Unidb/qdesc/models.html)
>
> Enjoy, jf
RE: Norco Uniycles
On a similar note, I bought 13 year old daughter a 20" Cycle
Design about 8 months ago thinking that she may or may not get
really interested in unicycling. (This is what I get for so
little faith.) Now I really wish I had sprung for the Miyata. It
simply is not holding up as well as it should. As usual, you get
what you pay for. John
-----Original Message----- From: Jim Hahn
[<a href="mailto:jjh@ALLP.COM">mailto:jjh@ALLP.COM</a>] Sent: Monday, March 08,
1999 9:48 AM To: unicycling@winternet.com
Subject: RE: Norco Uniycles
I recently purchased a 20" from bruans.com. It
took about a month to ship to here (San Diego).
As far as the quality of the uni, I haven't
really had a chance to beat the heck out of it
yet. Though I can say that the seat and the
pedals are horrible. I've never actually tried
the since I purchased a Myata seat with the uni,
but the seat that came standard look cheap like
it would only take a few falls. The pedal look
similar to the pedals from an '80's schwinn, but
the bearing cover fall off instantly.
The uni itself seems strong enough for street
work, but I would consider it for much muni.
Also, it's all steel. So, It's heavy. The 20" it
a little heavier than my Myata 24", but for
about $100 (Am) it's definitely a better set-up
than the Cycle Pro.
-Jim
> -----Original Message----- From: Foss, JohnX
[SMTP:johnx.foss@intel.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 8:39 AM To:
> ‘Mark’; unicycling@winternet.com Subject: RE:
> Norco Uniycles
>
> > Does anyone have any experience or ever
seen a unicycle
> > produced by the Norco Bicycle company. They
> > produce
both a 20" and 24".
>
> Norco doesn’t actually make anything,
they’re a distributor. Their
> unicycle come from the same factory as the
> Cycle
Pro, Cycle Design, or Savage.
> Parts are interchangeable, so it’s hard to
> know
what kind of seat or fork you
> will get.
>
> Avoid any seat with metal bumpers (unless
it’s a DM Ringmaster). Avoid
> forks with the two bolts screwed into the side
of the round tubing, and the big
> round bearing holder that goes with it.
>
> Here’s a picture of a Cycle Design uni
that has a better seat and fork:
>
http://www.unicycling.org/unicycling/Unidb/qdesc/cd.html
>
> (This is part of the Unicycle Models page:
>
http://www.unicycling.org/unicycling/Unidb/qdesc/models.html)
>
> Enjoy, jf