Forum: Unicycling
December 1st 06, 05:56 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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13 gauge spokes?
mornish wrote:
yes, but were all talking about 36 hole wheels correct?
not many unis use 48 holes...
Not many but the DX and QU-AX trials use 48 hole. There are others as
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Forum: Unicycling
November 30th 06, 11:02 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 14
Views: 600
13 gauge spokes?
kington99 wrote:
Except thicker spokes weigh more?
That may be the case but you are dealing with less of them. If you
were to compare identical rims and hubs laced with a) 48 12g spokes and
b)...
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Forum: Unicycling
November 30th 06, 10:55 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 14
Views: 600
13 gauge spokes?
Ian Smith wrote:
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, p1choco wrote:
Speaking in technical terms, I guess it is. A thicker gauge is
typically stronger than a thinner gauge.
No. A thicker...
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Forum: Unicycling
November 30th 06, 05:35 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 14
Views: 600
13 gauge spokes?
Speaking in technical terms, I guess it is. A thicker gauge is
typically stronger than a thinner gauge. Using a thicker gauge lets
you use less spokes because of the added strength. Less spokes...
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Forum: Unicycling
November 30th 06, 03:01 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 14
Views: 600
13 gauge spokes?
blackbike wrote:
really?
Yes. Really. This is straight from UDC. Look for the bold and
highlighted words:p
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Forum: Unicycling
November 30th 06, 02:10 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 14
Views: 600
13 gauge spokes?
The moment hub is advertised as using 13 gauge spokes. I would say not
to worry about trying to find 13 gauge and go for the 14. They are
easier to find and probably more abundant.
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Forum: Unicycling
November 29th 06, 06:52 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Forum: Unicycling
November 29th 06, 12:32 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 20
Views: 464
Shoud I hack my DX seat or buy a ne one?
Cutting it might not be as hard as you think. If you already have the
option of buying a new one, what would it hurt to carefully hack your
new one. Putting the cover back on is way easier if you...
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Forum: Unicycling
November 22nd 06, 01:56 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 9
Views: 551
Outer seat post
maximus unius wrote:
AND what would you do if you ned to raise the seat? You would have to
move the clamp up with it.
Make it a cut to fit. Unless you are adjusting the height of your...
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Forum: Unicycling
November 19th 06, 10:55 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 5
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Bigger and Better
I am still fairly new to the sport of unicycling and after grasping the
basic concepts, I figured it was time to move on to bigger and better
things. Thus far all my attempts to make a custom...
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Forum: Unicycling
October 28th 06, 10:53 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,239
Painting my Rim
Oops. I guess I wasted too much time editing. 'Paint mask.'
(http://tinyurl.com/u9988)
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Forum: Unicycling
October 28th 06, 10:32 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,239
Painting my Rim
I hope all goes well. The key to painting is in the prep and patients.
Usually if you don't prep it right, the paint doesn't stick good to the
metal. If you prep good, you will usually get a nice...
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Forum: Unicycling
October 12th 06, 06:14 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,576
KH 2007 hub and the DX bearings
peter.bier wrote:
Depends on the brand. Koxx have already been mentioned. KH and Qu-ax
ISIS systems both use an unusual size bearing specially produced by
Qu-ax. It has an OD of 42mm, width...
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Forum: Unicycling
October 11th 06, 06:26 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Cool trials vid
Disclaimer, this vid is with a, *gasp* trials bike. Pretty cool chit
though.
http://www.break.com/index/sweet_bike_tricks.html
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Forum: Unicycling
October 6th 06, 02:18 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 2
Views: 436
China bearings Manufacturer
Interesting. Do you have anything that fits on unicycles. I don't have
the specs so I'm hoping you know. I'd like to try out some needles
bearings in my custom i'm in the process of...
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