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March 24th 08, 04:55 PM
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I'm a new unicyclist and need help.
First of all i am new to this forum and to unicycling in general. i want to get a unicycle but dont know what kind. i am 6ft tall, 160lbs and want to have a unicycle that will be able to be used to learn to ride and for beginning street/freestyle tricks. i hope that makes sense. $200 max -- someunicyclist ------------------------------------------------------------------------ someunicyclist's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16838 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68665 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com 
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March 24th 08, 05:11 PM
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I'm a new unicyclist and need help.
Most people I'm guessing will refer you to the torker lx. I think its in the 120price range so you'll be saving yourself some money. From that unicycle you can see what you really want to get into and then upgrade from there. Good luck. You might want to use the search function next time because I know there's a lot of threads about this, people on this forum are real strict about cluttering the forum. -- littleman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ littleman's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15401 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68665 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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March 24th 08, 05:18 PM
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I'm a new unicyclist and need help.
thanks. do you know where i can get one? any good, reliable websites? oh and sorry about the search thing -- someunicyclist ------------------------------------------------------------------------ someunicyclist's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16838 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68665 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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March 24th 08, 05:28 PM
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I'm a new unicyclist and need help.
People who complain about the "search feature" are worse than those who don't use it. It's cool "someunicyclist", I wouldn't worry about it. Try Unicycle.com, Amazon.com, AEbikes, Ebay..etc... -- Divebomber 'Myspace.' (http://tinyurl.com/36bgea) cathwood wrote: And who cares what they [tattoos] look like when I'm 70, nothing much is going to look good by then anyway. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Divebomber's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14991 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68665 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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March 24th 08, 05:46 PM
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I'm a new unicyclist and need help.
I bought my unicycle new off of Ebay, a 20" Torker LX, from "I Sell Low" buyer name: http://tinyurl.com/yvs8jo The Torker is available with a longer and shorter seatpost; make sure you're getting the longer one if you're taller. It sounds like the ad above is for the longer one. You may still need to cut a bit off the bottom. The LX has a square-taper crank connection, not a splined connection. So I gather it's not the ideal unicycle to go jumping around on. But it's held up fine for general riding while both me (260#) and my son have been learning. -- StephenH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ StephenH's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16659 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68665 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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March 24th 08, 06:02 PM
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I'm a new unicyclist and need help.
The Nimbus unicycles are good. They are Unicycle.coms own brand unicycle. Designed by pros with quality and value for money in mind http://www.unicycle.com/Shopping/shopexd.asp?id=1055 They also do a trials one, which has a more sturdy wheel with a 19" wheel, but that costs more in the region of $250-$270 or so. It depends how serious you are about it and how much you are willing to put into it. I started unicycling recently and bought a unicycle (in the UK, but still comparable). It cost me roughly $60 and within a month I have: 1, snapped the seat therefore needed to replace that - $80 2, twisted both crank arms - $30 3, bent the wheel pretty bad. (This one is probably my fault for not keeping the spokes tight and constantly checking and looking after it.) I will true this myself, so this would be free, but if you were to take it to a shop then it could cost anywhere in the region of $20-40. So add all of that up and I've spent about $200 already! It is definitely well worth buying something decent from the off. Good luck with it. Pm me if you need any help from the UK! -- UnicycleJuggler *)--Noob-'O* I will hereby be known as... ...*UniJugs* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UnicycleJuggler's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16722 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68665 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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March 24th 08, 06:49 PM
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I'm a new unicyclist and need help.
UnicycleJuggler wrote: The Nimbus unicycles are good. They are Unicycle.coms own brand unicycle. Designed by pros with quality and value for money in mind http://www.unicycle.com/Shopping/shopexd.asp?id=1055 They also do a trials one, which has a more sturdy wheel with a 19" wheel, but that costs more in the region of $250-$270 or so. It depends how serious you are about it and how much you are willing to put into it. I started unicycling recently and bought a unicycle (in the UK, but still comparable). It cost me roughly $60 and within a month I have: 1, snapped the seat therefore needed to replace that - $80 2, twisted both crank arms - $30 3, bent the wheel pretty bad. (This one is probably my fault for not keeping the spokes tight and constantly checking and looking after it.) I will true this myself, so this would be free, but if you were to take it to a shop then it could cost anywhere in the region of $20-40. So add all of that up and I've spent about $200 already! It is definitely well worth buying something decent from the off. Good luck with it. Pm me if you need any help from the UK! Yeah, keep in mind the type of riding If you just want to get around your college campus, you don't need an expensive uni. If you want to be a street rider, then yeah...an expensive uni would be the best bet. I'm sure a torker would be fine for someone just starting out. I mean, I really don't see the need to spend the money unless you need to or you're really into it. But if you're just starting out, whats the point? It really does depend. -- Divebomber 'Myspace.' (http://tinyurl.com/36bgea) cathwood wrote: And who cares what they [tattoos] look like when I'm 70, nothing much is going to look good by then anyway. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Divebomber's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14991 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68665 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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March 24th 08, 08:52 PM
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I'm a new unicyclist and need help.
someunicyclist wrote: First of all i am new to this forum and to unicycling in general. i want to get a unicycle but dont know what kind. i am 6ft tall, 160lbs and want to have a unicycle that will be able to be used to learn to ride and for beginning street/freestyle tricks. i hope that makes sense. $200 max also, be sure to check your local bike shops, i've seen several shops in jersey w/ pretty decent prices, and it will save you shipping over e-bay (if you can find a good shop, that e-bay price is pretty good). the new 20" lx frame looks suspiciously like the old dx frame and is considerably beefed up from the larger lx frames and in my opinion, blows away anything else below $200 bucks (i have one). you really can't find a uni w/ isis cranks in that price range, but if you're low on cash like me, this will give you something solid to learn on until are ready to upgrade. ok not quite everything below $200, i would probably recommend this if you've got the cash, check it out. http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/sho...xd.asp?id=1055 -- OneWheelLess Seriously, the other wheel just fell off one day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OneWheelLess's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16793 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68665 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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#9
March 25th 08, 06:32 AM
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I'm a new unicyclist and need help.
Maybe a Torker DX? or...ummm... a unicycle off ebay called a "pro circus unicycle" altho its nor really circus-ish. my frends got one and they are cheap but you wont be able to have heavy impacts on the cranks and when u bunny hop to hard the hub is weak so dont do that. its fine for freestyle, mounts and learning stuff but not agressive street or trials. -- Uni Tricks Klown + Unicycle + Knife = RUN!!!  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Uni Tricks's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16526 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68665 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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#10
March 25th 08, 11:08 AM
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I'm a new unicyclist and need help.
you could get a 16 inch trials for 180 depending onour size. street X or black widow are kinda near 200  -- vanpaun UniDudeDX wrote: i think Van would be the leading slut in "Have U dropped YOUR balls yet???*bats eyelashes*" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ vanpaun's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15704 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68665 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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