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What do I need fixed?
The other day I went out for a muni ride and everywhere I rode my unicycle was wobbly, I didn't know what it was until I stopped riding and dropped my unicycle, when I dropped it I saw that the cranks were nothing near parallel. I really enjoy muni riding so I'd like to get it fixed, but I don't know what needs to be fixed. Could anyone help me out. Here's a picture. 28688 Edit, the cranks are square tapered, not isis +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: not parallell.jpg | |Download: http://www.unicyclist.com/attachment/28688 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- hungry4uni If only all bikes were cut in two 'My Videos' (http://www.youtube.com/user/mthomasdpm) *'My Sponsor' (www.sixsixone.com/)* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ hungry4uni's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16147 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72980 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Looks like you've rounded off the squre part of the hub... so you'll need a new hub and probably cranks. -- jamessd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCsb3y-YOSk Add me, but tel me who you are : scott aka 1-wheeled-grape wrote: I could never do yoga... I'm too fat I was forced to do it in primary school and the results were by no means fun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jamessd's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15102 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72980 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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jamessd wrote: Looks like you've rounded off the squre part of the hub... so you'll need a new hub and probably cranks. either that or he's twisted the axle. Take off the cranks and check the crank and ends of the hub, if they're rounded off then you need a new hub and cranks, if they're not rounded then you'll just need a new hub. -- Ducttape '-*buy my shirts*-' (www.zazzle.com/ducttapesunicycle*) '*watch my videos*' (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ducttapesunicycle) '*uniman comics*' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53444) '*original thread for uniman*' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49862) *'sigged quotes' (http://tinyurl.com/29b744)* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ducttape's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12006 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72980 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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no, thats probably bent. you'lll probably need a new wheelset, and if you like muni , i would suggest a whole new unicycle (24") a hub will be expensive to replace, i think you can find wheelsets for $35-40, so that would be the cheapest option, just do a little research. -- skrobo Unicycle For Christ 'MY VIDEOS' (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=skroboskim) 'World Record' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oig5IEq-v4Y) "dude when i first got into this sport and saw one of you videos i almost threw up it was so sick" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ skrobo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12272 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72980 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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i did that to mine too. i kept riding it until the hub snapped and the rim was bent. then i took my old uni and turned it in to a home made GUni -- Tyler_N UNIPROSHOP.COM 2nd*)---, '30ft Coaster~ ')-mostpointlessthread-/--O' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71194) 'My latest video!' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6PPpcKrm1A) UniKid2 wrote: dakoroman wrote: analize lol '*MYSPACE*' (myspace.com/munirider) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tyler_N's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16366 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72980 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I'm going to suggest hub + cranks replacement. But the truth is the next guy is going to say for muni get a new rim and tyre. Then the next guy will say frame and so on.... Upgrade, I don't think it is worth it to stay w/ the torker. -- adjuggler -Last edited by 'SixSixOne' (sixsixone.com) : 'Youtube-ay' (youtube.com/adjuggler) at 'Vim:eo' (vimeo.com/adjuggler) PM.- 'Belle Isle Richmond, VA (Comp Thread)' (http://tinyurl.com/5c9sdu) -David ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adjuggler's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16889 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72980 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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So here's the deal: If it's only the crank that is bent, and not the hub, then you need to replace the crank and that won't be too expensive... If the hub is bent, then it is probably not worth it to you to replace that. You should just think about getting a new unicycle. It's cheaper then upgrading piece by piece like that. -- forrestunifreak '*-My Gallery*' (http://tinyurl.com/wcrsl) - hasn't been updated*www.qu-ax.com* *unicycle for christ* Joe "Hodgekins" wrote: Oh... they don't kick bricks, do they? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ forrestunifreak's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/6828 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72980 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Forrest is on track. Check the cheap component first. The angular displacement of the cranks in the photo is dramatic. You should be able to take both cranks off and then put them on one side of the axle, one crank at a time. You don't need to tighten them to do this. Don't allow the axle to rotate when you do this. Look at each crank when it is attached to the axle. If they look like they are at very different angles, then AT LEAST ONE crank is CERTAINLY bent and you MAY have a cheap fix. This does NOT indicate that the axle is OK. If the cranks are bent, it is somewhat more difficult to check to see if the axle is twisted or rounded because the cranks can't be used as a reference. Try this. Anchor the wheel vertically with the axle flats on top as horizontal as possible and the axis of the axle also horizontal. It may already be obvious that the axle is twisted and you can't do this on both sides. Balance a straight edge on one side and observe the angle at which it rests. Now balance it on the other side and compare. For a direct comparison, balance a straight edge on both sides simultaneously. If the straight edges don't line up... ...buy a new unicycle. -- harper -Greg Harper *jc is the only main man. there can be no other.* "Natural logs are what you ride on a Mun'e'." - kevinalexandersmith ------------------------------------------------------------------------ harper's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/426 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72980 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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