Post your home made unicycle upgrades.

[unireed]

you guys should sand the outside so it doesnt hurt your hand

[OutdoorJunkie]

@napalm

Hey Outdoorjunkie-

I use the same ‘lollypop bearing frame for handle’ setup as you- only with a 20" frame instead of a 16". I would suggest putting your brake lever on the arm of the handle instead of on that extra bit in the middle. Mine is on the RHS because i use my right hand to brake and my left hand to flail. You can really grip onto the frame while modulating the lever with your index and middle finger. I prefer this method to using a spooner because this way you can get a finger or two right around the lever and generate much more braking force.

I’d also suggest getting some bar ends so if you UPD the frame doesn’t cut up your legs, and if you cut up an old inner tube you’ve got your own bar tape too.

mark

Thanks Mark . I have tried putting it on one of the outside bars but it doesn’t fit on by a tiny amount- like 1 mm, I’ll try it again though. I have got some cheap bar ends off a scooters bars but I might get some better ones latter on. Clever idea about the bar tape from tube- Funny thing is I’ve got some old inner tubes that I’ve been thinking about what I could use them for

@brendan

I found the niceset thing to do with the back bumper was to drill the undeneath. Also I like to trim it on the right side so it’s more comfy when doing SIF hops.

As for teh front handle I found it was a bad idea, the holes kinda hurt on the other side when not wearing gloves. Now i’m going to have to buy a new bumper.

I guess I shouldn’t have drilled the holes all the way through oh well. Thanks!

@jaco_flans

I decided to drill my bumper and my handle too… I’ll have to drill a few more in my handle to match my bumper… I got 86 holes in my bumper and 24 in my handle! :D:p I think it’s useless… but it looks really cool!

Looks better than my bumper, nice work. Lol thats alot of holes.

@unireed

you guys should sand the outside so it doesnt hurt your hand

Thanks, I’ll make them better

[napalm]

Yeah the OD on the frame is a bit larger than the 22.2mm magura mount but you can make it fit with a bit of muscle.

mark

[OutdoorJunkie]

@napalm

Yeah the OD on the frame is a bit larger than the 22.2mm magura mount but you can make it fit with a bit of muscle.

mark

Got the brake on the handle now

[PeterG]

Sum more photo’s of my mark 2 HS33 brake mount.

[OutdoorJunkie]

Awesome! Is the brake mount made of aluminium?

[PeterG]

@OutdoorJunkie

Awesome! Is the brake mount made of aluminium?

No would be to light for UPD etc.
Its some steel from a motorcycle crate free at my work.
Idea was a late night (light bulb thing) and next day made it in a hour (I think) painted, mounted, fitted brake, and loaded up and drive to Wellington. For Unicon 15. Tested on the way with some Good muni ride’s.

[Pseudonym]

This is not one of my upgrades. I found it by accident and thought it was worth a post. Source - I like the name of MonoTricycle, but I’m not sure how much the trainer would help.

[brycer1968]

@PeterG

Sum more photo’s of my mark 2 HS33 brake mount.

This might be a way to keep using all the HS33 levers with broken bar clamps or stripped lever pivot threads.

Brycer

[PeterG]

Here is some Photo’s of My new brake hose set up with two hose’s from the brake lever/master cylinder one to the left and one to the right hand side.
It works great

[PeterG]

New Handlebar Made Today!!

At last after looking at the Muni Handlebar set up’s it was time to make one for this weekends club ride.
Ten hours it work and one almost finished Handleber is set for testing?
I like my brake under the seat so worked around it.

[4umfreak]

That handle looks bombproof, let us know how it goes on the ride. I guess you only ever grab the brake from the one side eh?

[PeterG]

@4umfreak

That handle looks bombproof, let us know how it goes on the ride. I guess you only ever grab the brake from the one side eh?

Yes I only brake with My Left hand. The tube is very strong CrMo tubing 6mm,10mm and 22.2mm. At worked out so well it going to stay on for good.
Pete G…

[jogi]

wow excellent idea!

[PeterG]

@jogi

wow excellent idea!

Hi Jogi can I have it made in Ti (Triton)
Pete G…

[jogi]

@PeterG

Hi Jogi can I have it made in Ti (Triton)
Pete G…

haha I am really looking for the perfect design to make some in Ti and your design I like most till now but there are two points to improve for serial production…

• this design requires a “left” and “right” hand option, right???
• I would like to combine it with the standart HS33 / HS11 brake mount but I am not quite sure whether we get the tube diameter in ti…

at all it will work best in combination with carbon seat plate…!!!

[PeterG]

@jogi

haha I am really looking for the perfect design to make some in Ti and your design I like most till now but there are two points to improve for serial production…

• this design requires a “left” and “right” hand option, right???
• I would like to combine it with the standart HS33 / HS11 brake mount but I am not quite sure whether we get the tube diameter in ti…

at all it will work best in combination with carbon seat plate…!!!

It’s OK i’m still working on the design. Looking to fit a brake up on the bar (maybe).
I’m looking to sale My Triton in March (after Karapoti Classic) to help with My next goal! a 12,000km Bicycle trip from North to South Africa in 106 days. Start is 2012.
Pete G…

[Smilymarco]

Youre building one of the most beautiful/custom Tritons just to sell it after such a short time?

[mowcius]

Start is 2012.

So you’re not going to get very far then

[mowcius]

Start is 2012.

So you’re not going to get very far then