the lightest possible uni

no,no,no the lightest strongest uni is…

KH 07 frame
KH aluminum “traditional” seat post
KH 05 seat post clamp
KH seat with cut down foam
CF handle and bumper
CF seat base
KH 07 Rim
Titanium spokes 14 gauge
Profile Titanium axle/hub
Eastern bikes 48 spline Titanium cranks
CF or Titanium pedals
Creepy crawler tire if its a trials, Kenda Kinetics tire if its a Muni.

Bah, if you really want a light uni, who need seat foam? CF seat, handle, bumper, no cover, aluminum of CF post, cut down as much as possible, KH alu frame, profile titanium hub+cranks, mag pedals, titanium spokes and niples, monty Ti rim, CC with helium and some lightweight tube.

CF seat, handle, bumper, aluminum of CF post, , KH alu frame, profile titanium hub+cranks (cut down and rewelded (well) to correct length, mag pedals, titanium spokes and niples, monty Ti rim, CC and some lightweight tube.

Now you get to the light freak part. Who needs seat foam? Out the window. How 'bout a cover? Nope, out the window. Cut down your post, make sure to get it in 22.2, shim down the frame if need be. Weight will even out to be less between smaller post and shims. Cut down the frame neck. Get the KH '05 clamp or similar. All the pins in those pedals? Get them in aluminum. Take them out in one side, and just make sure you always ride with the pinned side. Helium in the tire. Finaly, strip off all the paint.

There is pretty much the lightests uni possible without compromising strength too much.

There are no titanium hubs.

But there is titanium spindles and cranks, but your still right, the Ti spindles are actually not long enouph to fit right for uni’s. So take that off the list, your just gonna have to use steel.

im following you :wink:

that thread was alot of fun.

who needs a tire? or a frame? or bearings for that matter? a hub? hell no! spokes, why would you even want them? no rims here! also, who wants pedals or cranks?

Tubeless BC wheel.

Or at least a tubeless trials uni, that could save some weight. and make your tire really bald.

or not…

Ah, my mistake. Fine, the steel hub.

i’ll take the aluminum one comparable in strength :slight_smile:

Never mix titanium spokes and alloy nipples.
Titaniam is know for its abiliity to flex
Alloy is known to be very verry stiff.
result= you will pop nipples of on almost everyride.

If you EVER use Ti spokes you NEED to use LONG BRASS nipples. Always.

for longtivity you should always use brass nipples anyway.

seriously. use brass nipples, for any wheel build. It’s worth the weight and $.
(and i am very much a weight weine)

Also Ti spokes are kinda dumb, because you can get stronger and lighter sappum spokes.

I think the ultimate light uni would be
KH hub
qu-ax cranks
monty 221 Ti rim
Sappium race or stronglight spokes
Brass nipps
SWallis seat/ thomson Masterpiece seatpost
Kh/ koxx xtp frame.
Welgo magnesium ti spindle pedals (in white :slight_smile: )
whatever the lightest mod tire is??

Where are these “Sappum or Sappium” spokes that are lighter than titanium spokes?

On danscomp “Sapim” DB spokes are 7.2oz and titanium are 3oz.

The axle is CrMo, the hub is aluminum.

hahaha he likes to make stuff up. And he works at a bike shop so he must be right

I think this might happen. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: http://www.tux.org/~bagleyd/unicycle_factory/cartoons/helium.gif

Sapim

I can’t find their spokes http://www.stronglight.com/stronglight/accueil.php

I think this would be about as light as you could get, but reinforce the seatpost and KH isis hub/cranks. I’ve heard the Koxx cranks bend just as often as the '05 KH/Onza’s.

Or use a Wallis base and cf post.

Edit: I don’t think they make cf or titanium platform pedals. Go Welgo MG1 pedals

Maybe the street cranks but the reinforced ones are strong.

a guy at the lbs uses some plastic pedals that kick arse and last him a year, and he has broken metal platform pedals in 1 day.
and those plastic pedals are superultra light and cheap.
so put a titanium spindle in there.