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January 12, 2024, 1:22pm
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FWIW the Mini Hatchet also has a tyre of that size and before that the Nimbus Purple monster.
Ok, how the hell did I miss this? Have we discussed it already somewhere?
As far as I can tell this is the the old 20" Nimbus Purple monster unicycle but now with a cute , downsized Hatchet-style frame. That does however mean it has cotterless cranks rather than ISIS and no brakes nor a straightforward way to add them (though brakes on a 20", even with a fat tyre like this, is perhaps an overkill anyway ).
Despite being relatively low spec, that Hatchet style (…
[@Bug72 You even commented in that thread! ]
Though that URC frame that @Sexy has would actually be a better option for an adult as discussed in the Mini Hatchet thread.
But… the more I think about this the more I suspect that rather than trying to make this into something it is not, it should just be accepted for what it is. For kids it will be fine and for adults you can do a little “light” play… and it is fairly cheap.
If you really wanted a “mini fat” uni that you could abuse out of the box, it would probably make more sense just to buy something like this:
https://www.mad4one.com/gb/muni/437-20-mini-mountain-unicycle-fat.html
P.S. I actually have the same frame in the same colour myself (well… it is technically my daughter’s but…). I have yet to put a fat tyre on it. Perhaps I should?