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help selecting new cranks for 24" uni.
Hey all, new member here. I have a 24" ebay unicycle. It came to me with the crank arms on the wrong sides.. so I kept unscrewing the pedals... then after tightening them over and over like 5 times, I managed to strip the threads on the right side crank arm...... So, I realized the issue but it was 2 late.. I grabbed an old set of sugino 170mm road cranks and bolted them up and they work fine, but they look funny with the spider on one side with a missing chainring.. lol My question is what is a good length for cranks for a 24" uni ? I want to learn some tricks and other things that I've seen so I wanted some suggestions before I order something. I can go from 140 mm all the way to 175 mm . ???? Which one to go with ? -- fordfasterr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fordfasterr's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11890 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47931 |
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help selecting new cranks for 24" uni.
picture/ brand? that would be helpful -- manon1wheel Riley I LOVE YOU GILBY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ manon1wheel's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9972 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47931 |
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help selecting new cranks for 24" uni.
manon1wheel wrote: picture/ brand? that would be helpful The brand is " Gravity " ... I know that some other people on this site started on this brand. Its got a steel rim and had some crappy cast cranks.. Anyway, the point is that I need to select cranks with proper length for learning to do tricks and such on a 24" wheel. =) -- fordfasterr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fordfasterr's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11890 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47931 |
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help selecting new cranks for 24" uni.
For "just learning" get 150s. For freestyle you might want shorter, and for muni you might want longer. -- phlegm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ phlegm's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8382 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47931 |
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help selecting new cranks for 24" uni.
If you're not going to do MUni, you want short to medium-length cranks. I prefer 125mm, which make for a fairly smooth and quick ride. Some tricks will be easier to learn on slightly longer cranks; 140mm might be a good size. I'd be pretty reluctant to go longer than that on a 24", unless it was for MUni. -- tholub ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tholub's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/804 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47931 |
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help selecting new cranks for 24" uni.
phlegm wrote: For "just learning" get 150s. For freestyle you might want shorter, and for muni you might want longer. Thanks ! The stock cranks are in the 150mm range... I suppose those would be good enough for learning basic tricks. I already know how to ride (leared on saturday), but now I wanted to get started on some tricks ! WOOT ! -- fordfasterr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fordfasterr's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11890 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47931 |
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help selecting new cranks for 24" uni.
If you know how ho ride, go for 125 or 140mm cranks.. I just hate long cranks when it's not needed and the cotterless looks so skinny! -- lleberg I 3 my unicycle! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ lleberg's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8272 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47931 |
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help selecting new cranks for 24" uni.
Thanks for all the info!! I'm ordering a set of 140mm Cranks ! I looked everywhere for uni cranks and I could not find them, so I ordered some BMX cranks with 5 tooth spider, I will use my angle grinder to remove them easily. =) I know.. its stupid, but for $ 20 new .. =) -- fordfasterr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fordfasterr's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11890 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47931 |
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help selecting new cranks for 24" uni.
you should ahve gone to www.unicycle.com or www.bedfordunicycles.ca -- trials_uni TRIALS 4 LIFE ! 'Check Out The Newbie Guide' (http://tinyurl.com/99yez) *JONNY IS MY HERO!* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ trials_uni's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10953 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47931 |
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help selecting new cranks for 24" uni.
http://aebike.com/index.cfm has Sugino cranks. You can get left and right crank arms made for tandems. No spider to have to remove. Good prices and many sizes. -- One on one Amazing. YOU'RE a waffler too!! And we BOTH unicycle! We're just the same! That's why I like you, Greg! -BillyTheMountain You ARE me, you silly goose. -Greg Harper ------------------------------------------------------------------------ One on one's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5740 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47931 |
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