How about a 15 foot retractable dog leash? Lock the release so it will pull out for the UPD but stay short for riding. I would think the longer the better so you can get away from the uni a bit.
The wheel is fully built, tire on and everything. I have a frame for it but itās too aweful to show it haha. The wheel rides awesome!
I have a Surly Nate on a Rolling Darryl. The tire is 103mm wide!
I will have 9mm on each side of the tire and 30mm on the top on the tire of clearance.
Iāll be ordering all my tubing this week 
Hereās the tractor next to a 24 x 3" Duro!
I love how these 4" tires make 3" tires look like XC tires.
I am listening to the Rider game on internet radio, apparently itās -20ĖC at Mosaic stadium.
Glad to hear the Ti-cats prevailed in there game.
-20 and CFL playoffs means snow riding is right around the corner for the folks north of 49
Hell, I was riding in snow today! 
About 12" on the upper slopes of the hill.
Too early for this sh*t.
Running a devist8er on a lm ATM, when I get a new hub im getting a surly clowns shoe and a vee rubber for it
So, I gotās a couple questions for yaās.
If UDC doesnāt warranty my FUBARād seat, Iām thinking about going to something completely different since this is the 3rd time itās happened to me with a KH seat.
Does anyone know if the Impact Naomi is compatible with a Shadow Base?
Second, when I was trying to get my bolts out, I bent up one of the flanges on my Shadow Base pulling up on it trying to put friction on the nut and keep it from spinning (didnāt work 
). It wasnāt bad-bad, but I did have to use a pair of pliers to bend it back straight.
Would this have enough effect on strength to worry about? I just donāt wanna be putting my weight on the handle and have it go POW! on me and crack/break right there (on the rear flange bolt hole). I donāt know enough how much abuse a piece of metal like that can take.
Killian, I find it very hard to believe that your saddle is completely toast. Just because nuts are stripped out doesnāt mean you canāt put new ones in. I canāt say for sure what you need to do without pics, but it seems like you could figure something out to get it to work.
I could probably get something to work using thru-bolts, thatās what Iāve done before, but I wouldnāt be able to use washers and my nutsād have to be small enough to work with the Shadow base Iām using. When trying to get the cover and foam off to get the bolts out though, my foam got pretty thrashed as well.
Be more careful. I have stripped one seat nut, that was on my cf trials seat using aluminum hard wear
But I was being careful. I only had the bolt threaded in about half way when it started spinning the nut in the base. I donāt believe it was cross threaded either since it seemed to be threading in just fine. I donāt really know what happened.
Looking at the seat, it is fixable. I could put thru-bolts in, tape up the tears in my foam, and put it all back together. But since Iām a little girl, itās gonna bug me everytime I look at it. The uni cost me a grand, and Iāll be riding around on a seat held together with duct tape and bolts sticking out of it.
To be honest, Iām really not expecting UDC to warranty it. I thought maybe it was a common problem like when my Shadow Base broke, but after searching around it doesnāt appear to be. This leads me to believe it was something I was doing. I donāt know what, but I guess it mustāve been.
I just need to decide if Iām going to buy a whole new seat or ride around on this thing I guessā¦
It really stinks that we live so far apart, Iād try and help you out. Even though Iāve never had this happen this problem is the reason that Iām uncomfortable with using the newer style seat bases.
One way to fix it would be to take a small piece of steel or something and run it across the two nuts, attaching them together.
Another thing I might try would be running a wire through both nut holes and just wiring it on good and tight. Itād be ugly but who spends their time looking at the bottom of their saddle. This solution would be iffy though, youād really have to wire it tight. And, if you are using a shadow handle on it would have to be on very tight.
Actually, after typing this up, I think I figured out the best solution. Combine the two and attach the nuts together using wires. I think the crude graphic explains it fairly well. Hopefully youāve got a drill you can use for drilling the holes in the nuts. For wire, I would use aircraft grade safety wire but thatās probably not laying around at your house. Again, itās too bad that we donāt live close, Iād be happy to work on it with you. Itās a real shame this happened on something this expensive.
Just donāt throw the seat away, someone like me who enjoys a fix it challenge might buy it from you for the right price.
Iām not gonna toss it. Iāll keep it around for parts or fix it up for a spare.
On my last seat that did this, I used some really long bolts, grabbed the end with a pair of vice grips so I could tighten the nut down, and then just cut them down with a hack saw. It worked alright, but cut up my hands.
You could also use some threaded rod to make a u-bolt and then use nuts. Not sure if taping up the foam by itself would work or not though.
Like I said, because Iām a priss, I just donāt want a seat that looks like garbage.
Did you see this post, I just realized it was showing up on a previous page and you probably didnāt see it. The solution that I suggested shouldnāt look any different then a normal seat
Oh, missed that. I didnāt realize this was a new page either :p.
Yeah, thatād probably work, Iād just have to find some wire thatād be stong enough to keep them from turning without snapping or bending on itself, but small enough to still fit in the holes that the nuts are recessed in.
Weāll see what I decide to do. Iām gonna sleep on it.
I mounted a Naomi saddle on my 29er with a Shadow base and it works and feels great
Much to my suprise, UDC warrantied my seat. Yet again, Iām impressed by their customer service.
However, since I was uncertain of whether they would warranty it or not, I went out and purchased all the stuff to fix my other one. Iāll fix it up and keep it as a spare, or maybe sell it down the road.
UDC warrantied the seat, top notch group of guys back there!
I did pick up the parts to fix my seat though, Iāll keep it as a spare/experimental seat.
The dream uni lives onā¦ for now.
Ordered my rim 
Half measures
I re-built my 3-piece wheel last night and went for a nice 20km ride today. Started off on the street, a short section of footpath, about 8km of beach then hit the street again for the rest of the way home.
It most definitely flexes more with 24 spokes than it did with 48 but I think it is OK. I was unable to make the tire touch the frame while riding and was able to stand on either side of the rim balancing on the hub during the building process.
The real advantage was the ease in building the wheel with only 24 spokes. It went much faster as I was able to do a mechanical build since I adjusted the spoke pattern to match my spoke lengths