Hello all,
I am looking to get into unicycling. I ride recumbent bicycles and get along well without using my hands most of the time…asking for suggestions as I am 6’ tall 220lbs and athletic. I wish to get a decent unicycle that would be adequate for my weight/height. I would rather buy something used to save a buck or two.
Feedback welcome,
Thanks,
Mark
Torker DX.
A torker DX or a good tire with a torker CX.
Torker CX? An LX is alot better
I think either a Torker LX 20" or 24"
Or a Torker DX 20" or 24"
(I like 20")
this with a CrMo seat post
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=1048
then you can upgrade the cranks later…if your cheap though get a torker lx
good poin my dad has a LX and yeah a LX not a CX
thanks
cool that will get me started…
Mark
I agree with the guys about either getting the Torker LX or DX or if you have the $$$ get both. 
oh my god people, you are just recommending random unicycles to him.
what kind of riding are you looking into doing (trials, freestyle, mountain, commuter, touring)
a great overall beginner unicycle is the torker lx, which comes in 20" and 24". the downsides to this unicycle are that it has a uncomfortable seat, and a single walled rim. the upside is that it is cheap (around $100 new). These unicycles are not good for trials or mountain stuff though, because of the skinny tire and weak components.
If your looking to go longer distances the torker ax 29" is pretty good, featuring an aluminum alloy round crown frame, and it is still easy enough to learn on. However, it still has an uncomfortable seat and slick pedals, along with ridicoulously long cranks.
For someone your size the torker dx 24" would work well for both trials and mountain stuff. It is around $250 new, but it has a slightly better seat, bombproof rim, and splined cranks with grippy (if cheap) pedals.
I only listed torker unicyles because they tend to run much less expensive than other ones, even though there are lots of other brands (KHU, Koxx-One, Qu_Ax, Nimbus, Bedford ect.)
I hope this helps a bit…
-Miles
oh yeah, places where you can buy them new are Unicycle.com, Bedfordunicycles.ca, compulsioncycles.com, and renegadejuggling.com.
These are all in North America…
edit:
that unicycle is way better than the DX in my opinion, get that if you get a trials.
Also welcome to the forums notdeadmark.
A Nimbus X or Nimbus II ISIS if not that then a Schwinn 20"
Mornish ives some good advice. Incidentally a friend of mine who is a pretty decent unicyclist reckons recumbants are much harder to ride so you might be in for a pleasent surprise when you try to unicycle.
What about this?
I tried to ride a recumbent once. I was a complete klutz. Ergo, recumbents are more difficult to ride than unicycles.
Well that all depends on what you ride 1st wouldn’t it???
If you ride a recumbent b4 unicycle, then you’ll adapt to its form and so forth.
a couple things miles…i put that if he was cheap then he should get the lx as a learner cycle…also come on do you really think that he could realisticaly learn to ride on a 29…lol, yes its possible but it would be a pain in the @$$…
The only bad thing about the DX is the heavy frame, cranks and hub are awesome. Finding 48 spoke rims in 19" and 24"+ might be a challenge though.