i take this to be a good sign?
āThe cycle is delivered pre-assembled. Simply fit the frame onto the hub, tighten up four screws, fit the pedals and the saddle, tighten up and off you go!ā
Lucky it isnāt self assembly
Far out.
Duty free I take it?
It is kinda weird to see the mainstreaming of unicycles. The current advertisments of a local NZ bank has sketch of a guy on a unicycle peddling off to work. Iāll scan it this weekend if I remember.
If youāre in NZ the bank is Westpac.
Ken
havenāt heard that in ages:)
so iām told, yeah
what kind of uni is that?
quality?
and is that price realistic?
donāt buy it- itās got a plastic wheel (commonly referred to as a āmag wheelā) It appears to be a low-end 20" freestyle uni, but for a low end uni, itās a bit pricey!
the thought never crossed my mind
iām just curious to āplaceā the machine in question in the market
esp in the light of the fact that due to the demand, they now have a delivery delay on the unis (or so they say)
What special features would be on a unicycle? Extra price?
90 kg until it breaks?
That sounds suspiciosly like lollipop bearings.
It sounds like this unicycle might be just right for a kidās toy unicycle. But not at that price!
BTW, how much is 119 EUR in USD? Iām too lazy to look it up (typical American).
it is $145 US i have no idea how much that is in real money (Ā£ās) but ive closed the site down now, but it sounds very expensive non the less.
and yes if you look really closely i believe you can make out bolts on the forks, which menas only one thing, lollipops.
cant you get a torker for less than that , im sure i paid around the same amount for my first uni which was a DM
The unicycle is no longer pictured at the page thatās linked. You have to click on āKidsā and then āBikesā to see it. That puts it firmly in the kids category. So far, all the mag wheel unicycles Iāve seen were best suited to lighter weight people (kids). Though I think the wheels themselves are very robust, the attachment between the plastic (or nylon) wheel and the steel hub/axle assembly is the weak point.
It looks essentially like the Jugglebug unicycles you can get at Unicycle.com (for less). That means main cap bearings, most likely, but I canāt be sure.
Of course the basic rule here is that whenever you see something you like in an airline catalog, whether on the plane or on the Web, look around and you can usually find the exact same item elsewhere for a significanly lower price.
Kudos for Lufthansa for adding a unicycle to its catalog, exposing the idea of riding one to a larger audience!
No argument on the last point, but, for the record, I got at it by going to Sports & Leisure -> Bikes. Itās on the second page of bikes.
Cheers,
Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ
Thats kind of cool, as Paul and I flying to Japan for unicon with lufthansa.
I shall look out out for it in the inflight mag!
Maybe they will be understanding of our strange shaped luggaguage.
SArah
Ha, the LH edition! Endorsed by Krisās lesser known half-brother, Leroy Holm!
Sarah,
And if they moan about your luggage point out they have a bike bag in their catalogue as well.
Keith