What to do?

Hi, i have been doing bike trials for about two years now, except i
snapped my bike frame...so ya no more bike for a while cause they are
bloody expensive! So i think that trying out and getting into uni
trials will not only be cheaper, but also be fun and a bit of a
challenge, along with benefiting my bike trials in the future. The
only problem is that i don't know what to do exactly. Do i by a
beginner/cheap uni and learn how to ride and stuff and risk breaking it
when i get better/do trials stuff, or do i just get a beginner trials
uni right away? Any replies will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks


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unless you want to waste a hundred bucks on a cheap uni, go for a decent
one right at the start. you'll have to get recommendations on a good
20" from other guys, though.


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I would get a torker LX to start with and after you learn upgrade to a
trials.


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Get the fancy, expensive uni now. You'll be used to the saddle and
everything when start doing tricks and it won't break. Oh, and also
keep on riding the bike because the posistion you use on a uni is
different from a bike and will compromise your balance on the bike if
you don't keep riding.


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Get the fancy, expensive uni now. You'll be used to the saddle and
everything when start doing tricks and it won't break. Oh, and also
keep on riding the bike because the posistion you use on a uni is
different from a bike and will compromise your balance on the bike if
you don't keep riding. HAVE FUN!!!


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if money isnt a problem, than ide say get a trials. but thats just me,
im not that experienced


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Your a bike trials guy, you know that if you buy cheap parts, it will
brake faster, also about maintenance and what not.

As a beginner with unis, then wanting to go straight to trials, and
with your biking background, you will probably start doing some big
drops and nice lines quickly.

If I was you, I would buy the Torker DX, off of a ebay store called
bicycle source, something like that, its the cheapest place to buy it,
and it its a trusty reliable store to buy from.

You can learn on this uni fine, my friend and my girlfriend have used
it to learn on. It also has a great Alex DX32 rim, and a Hub\crankset
that will last you a long time, untill you start doing lots of 8+ foot
drops.

The frame, is the only thing to worry about, usually, on a uni, the
frame is the last thing to go, but on the DX, it will give out in about
5 months of heavy riding. But, for about 50 dollars you can replace it
with a nice Nimbus II frame, which will last you for years.

Once your progress even more, you can replace the DX hubs and cranks,
once you break them, for a profile set, or a KH set (I am not sure if
KH fit the Nimbus II frame though) and then end up with a top of the
line trials uni.


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Oh! Welcome to the forums, everyone here is extremely nice, and we will
answer any and all questions you have, about learning, tips, saddle
soreness, everything.


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'Darren Bedford' (www.bedfordunicycles.ca) Hes the guy to talk to. Hes a
uni expert and hes based in Toronto...Its nice to see another Canadian
on the fora. Cruise around and enjoy yourself, were all very nice
people.


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You're in Canada, right? If so, it will probably be cheaper to buy
unicycles he http://www.bedfordunicycles.ca/

They only have a price list, though, no pictures. You can search
around these forums to learn more about all of the different hubs (all
5 of them )

It sounds like you are probably going to go into trials for sure, and
like Jerrick said you will be jumping off of rooftops in no time.
You'll probably want to start out with a nice strong unicycle, so maybe
the 'Kris Holm 20\" trials unicycle'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=799) (also sold at
Bedford)? KH products are usually very trustworthy (I've heard...)


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