Pros+Cons of Companies

General
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I thought that it would be cool to have a thread explaining what you like and don’t like about certain unicycle companies.

For example…

What do people like in Kris Holm unicycles? Nimbus? Koxx?

I think this will really help people who are interested in purchasing new components for their unicycles or even whole unicycles.

I’ll start:

Nimbus
Pros: High quality (durable), lightweight, cheap, upgradeable
Cons: Some could argue quality, but I find nothing wrong with these unicycles.

KH
Pros: lightweight, very durable, comfort, upgradeable
Cons: Cost

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I personally really like KH because:

  1. I really like the design of the frame compared to the nimbus and quax. I don’t like the point things on them.

  2. Lightweight and usable for any type of riding.

  3. Feel good!!!

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I think nimbus is going to have a big future with unicycling ( even though its great right now).

i feel KH has a better reputation because you know whos behind the products.

I really do like the nimbus unis though, they’re not terrible at all i think that they’re just a little behind the curve thats all ( but they’re catching up ;))

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Does Nimbus have a website?

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Udc

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Yes, Unicycle.com. I’m not 100% sure of the story, but I believe the Nimbus name comes from Roger Davies, and he uses it on many of the products he’s designed for UDC. Others bear the UDC name.

Company: Schwinn
Pros: Classic unicycles, awesome giraffe unicycle from 1977-83 excellent name-recognition among new riders who grew up with the Schwinn brand
Cons: No more giraffes, design is very outdated

Company: Miyata
Pros: Excellent Freestyle unicycles
Cons: Difficult/expensive to get in the US, company only seems interested in the Freestyle/general riding market

Company: Coker
Pros: Invented the Coker (which means “created” the 36" unicycle market)!
Cons: New Cokers can’t be all things to all people, but fill some niches just fine

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So really we are just talking about the pros and cons of unicycle brands, and not the company, yeah?

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Kris Holm

Pros:

Light - Strong - Built well - Good warrenty

Cons:

Price (kind of pricey) - Frame issues (older models (05,06,07))

That’s all I can think of.

-Isaac

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Yeah, I knew company wasn’t the right word, but I couldn’t remember the other word:D

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Agreed, when I got my first KH 20", it was the only uni I would ever ride, even for Muni.

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WOW!! MAX SCHULZE just quoted something i said!! :smiley: jk but yeah i know exactly how you feel i can’t show someone a trick on there uni most of the time. Or it just feels weird. “KH just feels right!!” They should put that in a commercial! :stuck_out_tongue:

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KH: What everyone else has said. Lightweight, strong, reliable, innovative. Available at lots of dealers besides UDC.

Torker:
Pros: Low cost, wide variety of models, durable, available at discount from lots of places.
Cons: some cheap elements, heavy.

Nimbus:
Pros: low-ish cost, good quality, wide variety of models.
Cons: heavier than KH, available only through UDC

Not taking shots at UDC here. I haven’t had any bad experiences with them. But I like to have choices when I’m buying something.

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pros:
KH
strong unis, very well supported, even if something does break, around 10 frames and rims going to some of the hardest riders imaginable(at this point) is understandable. if it breaks(hub/frame/rim) it gets replaced, unless you do something that is a no brainer and would break anything.

Koxx:
good out of the box quality, arguably better than KH
make street rims that are BEASTS

nimbus:
good quality all around, their unis serve the purpose very well, very few problems

cons: all unicycle brands
seatposts suck … have you ever heard of a stock uni (save nimbus) that kept its original seatpost

SEATS… seriously, 30 mins w/ a welder at my house (i’m not very experienced) made a seat 10x as strong as the stock ones. … really… NEW SEAT STIFFENERS!

handles: i’ve cracked the fins out of 4 already… but i’ve put a trial solution to my new one w/ hot glue between the fins, we’ll see how that turns out.

KH:
seat/seatpost fun
jacks up his price a lot, and we know it
18 or 19 signatures per unicycle… for real? come on now.

Koxx:
service, there is NONE
availability, when they get around to it
drugs? …really…
overpriced tires and other stuff.

nimbus:
UDC-service, i’ve had some bumps w/ them, but they do get sorted, good business w/ a couple of kinks.
can’t think of anything… really