which hubs should i buy

Unicycles and Equipment
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i just bought a montys trials unicyle with a cotterless hub and after not long after having it i snapped off 1 of the cranks after only doing a small jump off a 2 or 3 ft wall i read on a forum that they snap easly but i also read that 6ft jumps hav bin done on them without them breaking, i am now looking to buy a new hub but am not sure what to buy i am on a tight buget and would prefer the cheapest option

i need a hub that will be able to withstand genral trials forces and jumps of no more than about 4 ft

can you post advice on what i should and could buy and posably some links if posable

2

Go with the moment hub. From what I’ve heard it’s comparable to profiles and it’s CHEAP!

3

thanks for your advise, im still looking i may buy the kh moment but seeing as i still have my square cranks and have read that there is no great advantage of buying splined hubs i may try and save myself a bit of money and buy a fitting square hub

4

There is an advantage, they’re stronger.

Square taper is terrible.

5

ok i will rethrase that, theres no great advantage for me to buy splines atm, i also believe that they are stronger but i am only just getting in2 it and havnt bin jumping more than a few ft and also buying square tapered will save me alot of money as i already have gd cranks that will fit

6

If you plan on doing trials with your regularly riding, go with splines. I bent my square taper (hub) 2 months after starting trials. the highest drop was 1.5 ft. I now have the cheaper Isis splined hub (the general consensus is that they are weaker than a “fully” splined set up), and have successful landed repeated 3-4 ft drops with no hassles.

7

iv only bin riding 4 about a month but iv bin out most days i hav 2 unis 1 was a cheap 40 quid 1 off ebay and the other is a monty trials uni I snapped my square hub on my monty uni within mins of having it by jumping off a 2 or 3ft wall but i hav repeatedly jumped off it on my 40 quid 1 thts not designed 4 trials and its holding up fine, yesterday i bought a new square tappered hub wich is ment 2 b realy tough and iv almost finished redoing all the spokes and im hoping it will hold up

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depends how heavy you are too, i mean if ur quite heavy just get a splined set. I mean it cost twice as much, but u’ll never have a problem. your choice