SPOKES
+Sapim Leader Candy Purple spokes
From prowheelbuilder.com
This was my first-ever wheel build, and it went very well, once I watched the necessary videos and read the necessary instructions via referral and via websites.
HUB
+Koxx/K1 (New, Old Stock) hub
From @Felgenbremse
CRANKS
+Koxx/K1 (New, Old Stock) 140mm cranks
From @Felgenbremse
PEDALS
+Crank Bros Stamp 7 purple pedals
From Amazon/Crank Bros
FRAME
+Mad4One Large Longneck Purple Muni frame
From Mad4One.com
SADDLE
+Mad4One Long Handle Saddle
From Mad4One.com
SEAT POST
+Koxx/TryAll seat post
The original seat post on my Koxx Track Monster, which was way too short. It’s perfect for this build.
SEAT POST CLAMP
+Hope purple QR seat post clamp
From Amazon/Hope UK
TIRE / TUBE
+Specialized Big Roller 24x2.8 (actually a full 3” wide)
From Specialized.com
Fat tire 20" with 75mm cranks. It will be my travel uni/the one I use for strength training in the winter
Because I love ridiculous builds, it will be give a disk brake and used for muni (small stuff)
I’m testing a theory that with a good brake, and riding short (75-100) cranks that are on my other unis it will control well downhill. The 4" tire rolls over everything, and the smaller wheel with tiny cranks means I can get a high cadence to ride through obstacles easy.
Vee make such tyres. They make them for a few cargo bikes, kids fatbikes and also a handful of ebikes. I see a few such bikes here in Norway. Indeed one of my colleagues has one.
You can find a few 20x4 tyres here, though there are more than this
A lot of ebikes run fat 20" tires so there’s a few different manufacturers. You can get a few different tread patterns too. All of them are made well, but it’s difficult to find one that’s light weight.
Though that URC frame that @Sexy has would actually be a better option for an adult as discussed in the Mini Hatchet thread.
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?
In some ways that sort of makes sense. While the big tyre will be heavy, on such a small wheel it probably isn’t too bad, all things considered and the outer diameter must be getting close in size to a 24 anyway. In addition, you have such short cranks.
Might actually work quite well as a travel unicycle. I mean if you took it apart and deflated the tire I presume you could get it in a regular suitcase.
Yeah, I had a 24" sold recently that was supposed to work for this but a 20" can fit diagonally in a carry on.
Though it is a 20" I find a fat tire is a good cheat code for traction, but have also had what I’d call similar results with a 2.8" as well. So if I do travel with it, I’ll probably look at a smaller tire.
I just have winter trails near me that require a 4" tire to ride and this will def be a work out
Today I picked up this beauty from FB Marketplace. The seller had the age old story of having bought it but never learnt to ride it, so to my benefit she was selling it way too cheap because she didn’t really know what she had. I paid R800 (or £33 at today’s exchange rate), which is a bit of a bargain.
It’s set up incorrectly, and I’ll sort that shortly, but for now I’m just chuffed to have a 24" in my collection.
A good catch - my 24" is my most used uni - it’s such a useful size - you can get up to a fairly good speed (especially with shorter cranks), but also carry or push it into a shop with no complaints.
Are those ISIS or cotterless hub + cranks?
My latest unicycle purchase I’m not really counting as a whole unicycle since I’ve not even reassembled it since it was delivered (and I’m supposed to be slimming down to just two unis for a downsizing house move). However I spotted someone selling a 48 hole ISIS hubbed rusty 20" for just £10 in London, and persuaded them to post it to Derbyshire. So once I’ve moved I’m hopefully going to upgrade my original cotterless 24" to ISIS (I have an old frame with 42mm bearing housings that I can use).
That Nimbus is a bargain just for the ISIS hub (I’m guessing that’s the source of your thread about swapping out cotterless for ISIS?).
My daily ride is my 26er which I love, but have wanted to try a 24" for a while, so when this one popped up, I had to get it. Part of my plan with it is to pack it into our luggage for use in Blighty later this year, but I’ll have to see how the wife feels about that…
It also has cotterless cranks, but given their condition (almost new) I’m in no rush to change them, though I intend to get shorter cranks whilst in the UK.
You will find that cotterless cranks are just fine and they are so inexpensive you can buy all different sizes to try out for the same price as one set of good issis cranks. I have said it many times on this forum, I put more miles on my $159 used 29er UDC trainer with cotterless cranks than any other unicycle I own. May I point out trouble free miles and no crank issues. Enjoy
You’re right of course - but my excuse when I bought my spare parts ISIS uni was that it was being sold for less than even a pair of new cotterless cranks (and I happen to have a pair of 102mm ISIS cranks which is the next size I want to start using on my 24"). However my excuse has since broken, as a pair of (bright red!) 100mm cotterless cranks came up for sale on UK ebay soon after I bought the rusty ISIS uni, and I went and bought those too. So the current plan is to do a quick crank swap to get used to the 100s with my current hub, and then rebuild the wheel as isis when I have time, after which I’ll be more confident doing muni and hopping etc on that uni. But so far (without doing much off road and not yet having mastered hopping etc) the various lengths of cotterless cranks I’ve used on my 24" have been just fine.
I also swapped the pedals for a pair of Wellgo I had laying around.
Next up, I broke out some metal polish to have a go at the cranks, and I’m very happy with the results. Finally, I used some engine de-greaser to clean the wheel.
So for those who see my posts about my 29", you’ll know I love tiny cranks. I run 75mm on my 26", 100/75 on my 29", and recently I got a new 20" from Mad4one and put a set of 75mm cranks on it after selling a 24" wheel.
It currently is equipped with a 203mm rotor, basic dual piston Shimano brake, and a 2.4" Maxis DHF.
It was originally intended to be used for Muni (downhill specifically), but has started to be used as my around town uni. My 29" isn’t the best in winter conditions with snow so this was intended to help me practice riding above my usual 120rpm.
Well turns out if you spin fast enough you can get a 20" going 15kmh average. I’m calculating that I’m up to about 180-240 rpm now and have been loving this for transportation. It’s smaller and more easily transportable than my 26" but still of a good speed for getting around town.
I never though I’d be going back to a 20" after my learner but this has been a really fun uni to play around on.
Part of me loves when a stupid build comes together, and this is by far one of the best pay offs.
My only gripe is the paint Marco and the team used isn’t the most durable, but besides that the uni has been riding pretty well.
Planned upgrades are a new purple BMX rim to shave 200g off the rim and replace the fat tire tube that came with it. 20" fat tires are fun but I find the 2.4" at lower pressure rides really stable even in bad conditions.
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