Well, a few days back I was riding my 26" uni that I got off of unicycle.com (it was the one that was $66 because they were clearing them out or something) broke. I don’t know how it happened, but the part of the frame that attatches to the lollipops split up the middle of the forks for about 3 inches! Well, I really liked this uni, so I figured out a way to fix it. What I came up was as follows:
*Bend the bottom of the forks back into shape so it fits snugly over the lollipop.
*Next, cut a 3 inch piece of 1 inch tubing to go around the broken seam (angle it at the top)
*Tack weld the pipe to the frame in the front and back (providing they are both steel. If its steel and aluminium, its done. Steel and aluminium don’t weld together.)
*Drill out new holes in the pipe so you can bolt the frame to the wheel
*Put it a set of 8-point safety wire bolts in place of the old bolts
There was really no reason to use safety bolts, I just thought they looked cool!
Doing this to the 26 not only fixed it, but strengthened and stabilized the ride. It may not look super flashy, but its a very good ride compared to what it was. Just thought you guys might find it a cool fix.
