The First Hunter 36"

General
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I know, I know, Nathan put up some photos this past weekend.

But, mine was the first one built by Rick. I brought this idea to Rick around March. We finally got things going sometime in April, I had Unicycle.com build me up a Deluxe Coker wheel with a Semcycle Deluxe hub. I had them send it to Rick (thanks Amy) so that he could rework his jig and align and size things properly.
Being that this was the first one, Rick said it would be much better to have the wheel there.
Well, the frame and wheel arrived today. He really did a beautiful job. I only had time to ride about an hour, it’s been raining like mad this afternoon.
This is my first experience with a Coker and I’ve got to tell you, everything that has been said is true. I love this thing.
I was able to free mount it right off the bat, and then I was flying down the road. Cruise control is really and excellent way to describe the sensation.
A while ago I started a thread asking for those in the know to tell me of “The Coker Experience”. The overriding response was, get one, you’ll love it. You were all right, I did and I do.
I’ll be very busy this weekend :slight_smile:

I’ve posted some photos in the Gallery:

http://gallery.unicyclist.com/view_album.php#

  Frank
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Welcome to the dark side.

Muahahahahaha!!

Congratulations on being the first proud owner of a Hunter 36". For some reason that link doesn’t work for me, so no pictures :frowning: Could you possibly do another link or post them here??

Thanks :slight_smile:

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try this one

http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albuq81

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Cheers Jagur :slight_smile:

DROOOOOL Hehe :smiley:

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Nice color combo. Withdrawl symptoms getting worse. Still waiting for serial number 00003. PS watch that quick release if you wear baggie shorts…

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Are you going to put a brake booster on? A brake booster is the horseshoe shaped thing that stiffens up the brakes. The post mounted Maguras work better with a brake booster. Unicycle.com has a booster that should fit around the Coker tire.
<http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=680>

I’m probably going to go for the post mount also so I can switch between hydraulic and a drag brake.

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Re: The First Hunter 36"

Nice photos Frank. I saw your wheel in his shop when I first visited. Race
you to 1000 miles!

—Nathan

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I had to go out tonight and just got home a little while ago. I wasn’t home five minutes and I couldn’t take it, had to go out for quick ride.
I’m sorry that the link doesn’t work. It worked in the test forum and it worked when I first posted this. I don’t really know what happened.

Thanks Jagur for tightening me up.

Dirtsurfer, you’re gonna love it.

John,

 I have one of those GB brake boosters. I bought it for my 26". I needed to modify it to make it work. The elongated sections at the mounting points come so close to a 3" tire that even minor tire sidewall movement caused them to rub the tire. I modified it by cutting them off and re-drilling the holes.

I tried the GB on the 36 as well as the stock Magura booster. I agree that the booster works well for MUni, it keeps things where they belong on a fall too. But I’ve used the Magura’s for quite awhile without it and they’ve worked fine for me. Being that I’m not really planning to lock the wheel up or anything, I’m going to leave it off for now, it’s here if I need it.
The Magura specific mounts do make for a cleaner installation though. I’ve got them on my KH and for MUni I agree they are the way to go. But for the 36", I’ll have options with the standard mounts.

Nathan,

Rick really did do a great job. What color did you decide on?
1000 miles? I don’t think you’ve got anything to worry about
:smiley:

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I was truly a fan of drag brakes on Cokers, but for all but very rare rides
(super long constant-slope downhills), I’ve found the Magura HS33 brake
works better for me on a Coker. The amount of control is perfect. There is
NO problem using it. I hate those post mounts - they are very touchy to
setup and require WAY more maintenance on a unicycle.

I put a photo of the fully completed Hunter36 at

—Nathan

“john_childs” <john_childs.okreb@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote in message
news:john_childs.okreb@timelimit.unicyclist.com…
>
> Are you going to put a brake booster on? A brake booster is the
> horseshoe shaped thing that stiffens up the brakes. The post mounted
> Maguras work better with a brake booster. Unicycle.com has a booster
> that should fit around the Coker tire.
> <http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=680>
>
> I’m probably going to go for the post mount also so I can switch between
> hydraulic and a drag brake.

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Shock! It’s not yellow. :astonished:

Maybe I’ll see if I can get the two bolt Magura mount on the front leg and the post mount on the back leg. Then I’ll have the best of both. :slight_smile: I agree that the two bolt Magura mount is much superior to the post mount.

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Frank and Nathan: I apologize if this is the dumbest question in the world. These frames were built up around the extra-wide deluxe wheel. Would they accomodate the plain-old vanilla Coker setup that comes with the basic model? I’m just thinking about the process of upgrading, and would prefer to do it one component at a time, frame first with brake, then get the deluxe wheel later once my standard gives out. I know there have been may posts on the delicacy of the standard hub and rim, but so far I haven’t been able to harm it.

Thanks for your thoughts… TB

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Hunter is making the frames to fit whatever hub the person has. He has made one wide hub version, a Semcycle hub version, and I’m sure he’s made one that fits the Suzue or standard Coker hub.

Nathan’s frame fits a custom made wide hub that is about 120mm between the bearings. It was made by cutting a Suzue hub in half, putting a sleeve in between, and then welding the pieces back together. This work was done by Tom Miller at The Unicycle Factory.

The Semcycle hub is a little bit wider than the Suzue hub, but is not as wide as the custom made w-i-d-e hub that Nathan has. I also have a w-i-d-e hub, but I’ve been slower in getting the thing built up into a functional uni.

I’ll attach a picture of the custom made wide hub.

widehubfromtheunicyclefactory.jpg

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I suppose this is a good time to jump in with a little plug. I was going to wait until Nathan had put the Norway trip behind him. Since he’s already used it extensively, and many people have beat on mine for months now both on- and off-road, I’m confident that things are on track.

I’m selling the wide hub super wheel. The wheel costs $550 plus shipping. The price includes:

Coker tire and tube, installed and properly seated
Two cloth rim strips
Custom wide hub
Airfoil rim carefully selected for brake compatibility
Custom cut stainless steel spokes with rolled threads
Brass washers under spoke heads for better support and longer spoke life
Special wide flange spoke nipples
Better quality bearings installed with sleeve retainer
Crank nuts
Use of Wheelsmith spoke prep
Super quality wheel build guaranteed for the life of the rim and/or spokes

In addition, I keep a complete map of your spoke tension to help diagnose problems, should any occur.

The wheel is built to a very high tension, thus increasing the strength of the wheel, as well as reducing or eliminating spoke fretting and improving spoke life. I will true the wheel for free forever as long as the rim and spokes are in good shape. You send me the wheel at your cost, I true it and return it at my cost. I do not think that will ever be necessary. Note that crashes, especially off-road, can damage spokes if they hit rocks directly. In that case, there would be minor charges.

If you have a stock Coker it is easy to spread the frame legs to accommodate the wider hub. A bike shop can do that, ensuring alignment, or we can do it here for a small additional fee if you send us the frame. Otherwise, there are a couple of custom frame builders that can build to the better wheel, including Rick Hunter.

We can also improve the braking surface for an additional fee if you desire. At this time, working the rim weld to remove any discontinuities and ensure smooth braking is $15 extra.

The price may vary depending on wide-hub availability. The components come from various places, including unicycle.com, Semcycle, The Unicycle Factory, and bicycle parts suppliers.

See this thread and its links for more discussion and photos and videos. The last video on the page is a calibrated video of the trueness of Nathan’s wheel as it rotates. You can also see there the source for the photo John posted above.

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[QUOTE]
Originally posted by U-Turn

I’m selling the wide hub super wheel. The wheel costs $550 plus shipping. The price includes:

Coker tire and tube, installed and properly seated
Two cloth rim strips
Custom wide hub
Airfoil rim carefully selected for brake compatibility
Custom cut stainless steel spokes with rolled threads
Brass washers under spoke heads for better support and longer spoke life
Special wide flange spoke nipples
Better quality bearings installed with sleeve retainer
Crank nuts
Use of Wheelsmith spoke prep
Super quality wheel build guaranteed for the life of the rim and/or spokes

In addition, I keep a complete map of your spoke tension to help diagnose problems, should any occur.{end Quote}

Are you still selling this UTurn and if so how do i contact you. Also what is the wait wime for one of your super wheels

thanks
Nate