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Good looking uni with black growing on me! What rim is that ?
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can you turn the pole or do you have to move like a snake to get to the back of it?
The pole is fixed. But I can reach things hanging on the other side without squeezing my self back there.
It is a carbon Hattori. Someone point out an offer on a site and I bought it
I guess that was me 
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I guess it’s my turn with Chinese carbon next. I got a nextie rim from a buddy and order one from light bicycle. Going to be doing 2 29" carbon builds for the next uni project with my Schlumpf sold. Hoping to have pictures of the first one next week.
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OMG! Absolutely genius! I love that ideal. 
Do the breaks make it easier to free mount?
A few do use brakes to help free mounting but not many. I find that a brake does help for a jump mount and that is the only way I can jump mount my 36er. With the brake set I can pull and push on the uni to get me high enough to get in the saddle.
For those that saw my other posts, my first carbon 29" is complete! Brakeless 29" under 10lbs with an air saddle. Second wheel will be a 700 a 45c build and this one is on a 2.6" tire.
Currently got 90mm cranks on it, but have a set of 100/125/150 VCX for unipacking.
Second wheel for this uni will be paired with a custom 90/114/140 VCX crankset.
Possibly going to be painting the frame hot pink and sparkly.
The first parking lot ride went well, and this was the first wheel build (5th total) that I’ve completed from key spoke to riding in about 5 hours where as it usually take me 15 or so.
The other upgrade was getting some 75mm cranks for my 24" as well to free up these 90mm cranks for this uni.
It will be a summer or short cranks and high speeds!
Looking forward to my first ride with it tomorrow 
and first commute on Thursday.
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Looks great! I’ve always loved the way the Maxxis logo accompanies the blue KH frame, super classy.
How did it ride? I just bought a Kris Holm 29er and am not sure what modifications to do first.
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Yeah, not sure if it anecdotal or not but carbon absorbs vibrations better than aluminum and it does feel a bit more smoothe than the aluminum rim.
The weight savings are nice too. And I find you can get a carbon rim from Nextie or Light Bicycle for cheap but they are well reviewed. Just check if it’s hookless or not as hookless rims need tubeless tires that are more expensive.
I tend to already get higher end tires for my uni for the weight savings and performance though.
Here’s a few:
The “Front Collection”. (Parental Discretion Advised: Some bicycles are visible in this image): These are the ones that get ridden “more” than the rest. In the back you can see the A-frame of my 9’ giraffe, which is disassembled; a future paint project for some living room art. Also back there are my 45" wheel, my old Coker, my hand-cut Ultimate Wheel and a bunch of others.
The “Museum Collection” (pictures below). These are mostly for show, or otherwise seldom used. Most have a story or something interesting about them. From the left:
- Two Univega unis, early 80s. These are basically Miyatas with Univega stickers (reversed colors on the one with the plastic bumpers)
- Oxford (1970s), from the garage of Bill Jenack
- Loyd (1960s), with original seat. Found this on eBay. Loyd Wicker Smith sold/licensed his frame design to Schwinn around 1967; that’s where the Schwinns came from
- OGK (1990s?), Japan. Another eBay find, from a seller in Connecticut. Probalby moved to USA and their little girl brought her uni with them, only to find out unicycles are waaay less common in this country! It has a built-in kickstand.
- Pro (1970s), Japan. Bought this for $15 from a newspaper ad. It had no seat, but for years it was my Handlebar uni.
- DM Ringmaster 20" (1990s), on loan from Bronson Silva
- DM ATU (1999-early 2000s), with upgraded Fireball tire, also on loan from Bronson Silva
- Columbia (1970s), 100% made in the USA!
- Original Semcycle (1985), with fully radial spokes
- First Miyata Unicycle in the US (1978) Predecessor of the Miyata Deluxe models, that were very popular through the 80s and 90s, this was in the collection of Bill Jenack. They sent it to him to promote the brand. It’s pictured in a 1978 issue of the Unicycling Society of America Newsletter, being held by Michelle Cline of the Jenack Cyclists
- My original purpose-built Muni (1996), I tried to squeeze a 26" mountain bike wheel into a 24" Schwinn, with a lot of tire rubbing on the flexy frame
- Langenberg, Germany (1982 or 3), made exclusively for gymnasium use
- Chris Reeder Trials Uni (circa 2000), Trials wheel, square taper Taiwanese hub, reinforced seatpost. I think it also had a Reeder handle on it
- 20" Schwinn (1970s), This was one of two of those that won the gold medal for Pairs Freestyle at Unicon I
Better views of the above, left to right:
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Here’s the rest of the so-called “Museum Collection”
Left to right:
- 20" Miyata Deluxe (circa 1984), Yes, in those days they all had 24" frames! This was my Freestyle uni for medals at Unicons I-IV, and almost Unicon VII, but the frame broke and I had to borrow one for my Freestyle performance there. I replaced the frame, but soon after that got my custom-made Wyganowski-framed Freestyle uni, which I still have. It’s heavy, but extremely sturdy!
- Roger Davies carbon fiber Muni, sith ThudBuster seat post (1998), This is the only one to have aluminum pins holding the tubing in place. Awesome, super-light uni, but only fits “skinny” tires
- A cheapie (1970s), This is from the time period when people would “find” unicycles for cheap, or free, and give them to me. Nothing special, but at least it has air in the tire!
- Troxel P.O.S. (1970s), This is the one you hear me disparage when talking about learning to ride. Plastic tire, tricycle “wheelset” nylon bushings instead of wheel bearings, short cranks, high Q, little plastic pedals (mine never came off). The best feature on this one is the long seatpost, which allowed me to have it at an appropriate height for my 14-year old size. Same seat as the one next to it, which was not bad considering the short amount of time you would be on it
- DM ATU (1999). This was the first unicycle you could buy with a splined axle. David Mariner is the DM, and ATU stands for All Terrain Unicycle. You can see Kris Holm taco the wheel on his in one of his early videos, riding down a stairway railing. It’s a sturdy beast!
- 24" Concord, Japan (1970s). I bought this at my local bike shop in 1980, used. Never rode it much, because I already had a Schwinn; it was meant as a backup or learner. Good solid uni for its time, except for the seat, which was bendy crap
- Iverson (1970s), another cheapie from a garage sale or similar; don’t know why I kept these. Air tire, Messenger saddle (better than most)
- Handmade 5’ Giraffe by name slips my mind at the moment of Wichita, Kansas. Bought this one from Tony Blanco, a professional performer in the NYC area in the early 90s. I’ve kept the fat, yellow tire, but not repaired the flat. The wheel appears to be fairly bulletproof
I’ll try to fill in the missing bits later, but I’m not at home this weekend. I’ll also try to fill in the rest of what’s hanging in the other part of the garage…
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So the fleet has changed a bit, but I’m down to 2 unis, and 4 wheels:
Carbon 29" Duo
Finally got all my parts for a carbon 29 x 2.6, and a 700c x 45c build. Both using lightweight carbon rims, TPU tubes, D-light spokes, and the lightest tires I could find with some tread.
The 700c uses an aluminum hub for further weight savings, it will be paired with custom 90/114/140 VCX cranks. 100/125/150 on the 29".
The 29" is currently 11lbs on the frame. The 700c saves 2lbs of wheel weight and makes the whole uni under 9lbs.
Both are for unipacking and being my commuter Unicycles depending on terrain, with the 29" also being my winter commuting wheel.
I find my control has gotten really good so massive weight reduction will hopefully help me get up from 15/16 kmh average to 18-20 this season hopefully.
Both have matched pedals, seat post collar, and nipples in red for the 700c and purple for the 29
Because I found I never use it, and for ease of swapping wheels, I’m going brakeless on both these set ups. If I’m in a hilly area on trips I’ll have extra crank holes for them.
24/26" build
Built as a travel uni but I’ve been using my 24" quite a bit this past Canadian winter (24 x 2.8" tire)
I noticed some extra room in the frame so I built a 26" wheel with some cheap parts and put some 75mm cranks on and this thing flies.
It’s great for going out to the stores or mixing with transit. I’ve been doing closer to home unipacking trips this winter so the small wheel is nice to add a bit of extra ride time.
With both unis being really quick to swap the wheel between I think it will be fun to play around with depending on the terrain, trip distance, but still having the ability to do muni on the bigger wheels if needed.
Air saddles on both as well for extra comfort.
The 26" and 700c builds will definitely have their limits in terms of how rough of terrain I can use them on, but for my light gravel/road riding that takes up the majority of my riding I’m hoping good things and high speeds with the tiny cranks
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Hi Denny,
welcome to the online unicycle community.
Where is local for you?
Dawson
I live in Durango, CO. Was on the board in earlier years as Carey but forgot my log in stuff.
How about you?
DW
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