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Old March 3rd 05, 02:18 AM
musketman
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ive been thinking about this forever!!Should i get the KH 20" trials or
the KH 24" freeride? I just want your opinion on which one would be more
worth it.Can you do pretty much everything on the 24" as you can on the
20"? or is it the other way around?I see kris holm using his 24" for
trials and Muni riding so i don know! Also i want you guys to put
up some videos for me to watch i find them realy impresive

p.s. i dont know wich one i like to do better(muni or trials) there both
fun


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Old March 3rd 05, 02:27 AM
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Yeah sure yuo can do as much on a 24" as a 20" it just takes more work.
the only think you might have a problem with is how high your hop is.
also with the 24 you can go from trials right to muni. so bassicaly they
both have their own pros and cons


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Old March 3rd 05, 02:34 AM
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yea im leaning twards the Kh 24 but im not ther yet!!


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Old March 3rd 05, 02:43 AM
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I would get the 24, you can do tirals easier on a 24 than you can do
muni on a 20.

And when you do get a 20, you will be even better!


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Old March 3rd 05, 02:45 AM
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If you plan on doing both, go for the 24".


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Old March 3rd 05, 02:50 AM
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Do you have access to good mountain bike trails where you can muni?

A big problem for some people is getting to good trails to ride. If you
live in an area that doesn't have good mountain bike trails then a fancy
muni is less attractive. If you do happen to live in an area with good
trails but are too young to drive to the trails then a fancy muni is
less attractive.

If you live near good trails and can get to the trails to ride, then by
all means get the muni.

You can jump around on a muni. Justin Kohse does trials and street
style riding with a 24" muni. If you want to jump around and jump off
things a muni will do that quite well.

If you're city bound or unable to get to good muni trails then you may
have more fun with a trials uni. Maybe.

I can't imagine being without my muni.


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Old March 3rd 05, 02:59 AM
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yea i live in the woods and own 60 acres but its all just woods no
trails but i thought it would be fun to go in them and find my onw way
around. I also have these rocky kind of bluff/small mountain behind my
house that seems to be quit fun to mess on.otherwize thers benches and
stairs and tables and crap all over by this gun club i live by.I got
ther and ride around alot.And thers a sant pit i jump off ther.


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Old March 3rd 05, 03:08 AM
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I personally prefer the types of threads thathave titles actually tell
me something about their content, hint hint. In case it wasn't blatantly
clear enough, this thread is not one of my preffered threads.

One thing to remember is that the tires for trials uni's are cheaper
than muni tires. Riding trials on your muni can cost a bit mroe due to
quicker consumption of tires.

I currently ride a muni for the rare trials rides I go on. I am
marginally less precise, and my sidehop is 2" lower, but I don't really
care too much. The difference between 32" and 30" is nearly nothing, and
riding a muni gives me another reason to wimp out on stuff.

Brock: Hopping height is irrelevant. You can do anything on a muni that
you can do on a trials. If the person can only hop 14-16", then a muni
shouldn't affect their hopping height more than an inch or two, which is
easily regained with practice. If they can jump 36", they won't care any
more about their hopping height in that regards, so a muni won't make a
difference.


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Old March 3rd 05, 03:10 AM
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Riding off-road on a trials uni is an exercise in frustration. The
wheel is smaller so it doesn't roll over obstacles as well. But more
importantly the pedals are closer to the ground and you'll be constantly
hitting the pedals on the ground and on other objects as you ride. Not
fun at all.

If you're even thinking of taking the unicycle on trails then get the
muni. You can jump up stairs with a muni no problem. Jumping up on a
bench takes a little more work than on a trials uni, but can be done.
Riding down a flight of stairs is more fun on a muni than a trials uni
(the bigger wheel makes it easier and less bumpy). You can actually
cover some distance during a ride with the muni.


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Old March 3rd 05, 03:23 AM
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I have a trials and i like it way more than my freestyle, but i find it
easier to learn new tricks with my freestyle. I think u should start out
with freestyle and then head onto trials but that just the order i got
em' in. Just a suggestion.


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