why is this so cheap?

http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=652 Ok other than the
fact that the saddle is horrible, why is this so much cheaper than
other 28-29'' wheeled unicycles? Would this hold up to constant road
riding? (no jumps or anything whatsoever) thanks.


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# Unicrown (rounded) frame for ease-on-the-knees
# Main-cap bearing housings with 40-mm sealed bearings
# Cotterless hub with 150-mm (6-inch) crankset
# 36-spoke wheel with single-walled steel rim
# Adult-sized contoured saddle
# Pneumatic (air-filled) 700c x 45c (28 x 1.75) whitewall tire
# Plastic 9/16-threaded pedals

that is why it is so cheap


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Chris.James wrote:
# Unicrown (rounded) frame for ease-on-the-knees
# Main-cap bearing housings with 40-mm sealed bearings
# Cotterless hub with 150-mm (6-inch) crankset
# 36-spoke wheel with single-walled steel rim
# Adult-sized contoured saddle
# Pneumatic (air-filled) 700c x 45c (28 x 1.75) whitewall tire
# Plastic 9/16-threaded pedals

that is why it is so cheap




thanks for that quick reply, but would this hold up to road riding? I
only weigh 100 pounds but I'm growing and I wouldn't be taking it on
any jumps obviously and I have a replacement saddle since that one
doesn't look very comfortable.


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If you're just doing road riding this would hold out yeah, things you
might want to change on it are the seatclamp, the saddle, the pedals
and eventually the size of the cranks, if you look at the more
expensive 29ers you notice they have gel saddles, a more expensive tire
(though this will do), a stronger rim, a stronger/wider hub and a
better wheelbuild, for beginner roadriding this is a good buy, I have a
similar 29" here, I was just working on it. It uses a standard hub,
cheap bicycle rim and a pretty good wheelbuild, you can do minor
(corrective) hops on it without bending anything.


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DustinSchaap wrote:
If you're just doing road riding this would hold out yeah, things you
might want to change on it are the seatclamp, the saddle, the pedals
and eventually the size of the cranks, if you look at the more
expensive 29ers you notice they have gel saddles, a more expensive tire
(though this will do), a stronger rim, a stronger/wider hub and a
better wheelbuild, for beginner roadriding this is a good buy, I have a
similar 29" here, I was just working on it. It uses a standard hub,
cheap bicycle rim and a pretty good wheelbuild, you can do minor
(corrective) hops on it without bending anything.



the seatclamp is welded on.


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maxcarriere wrote:
nah, he just wants to buy the cranks to look at them and rub them on his
body..


muniaddict wrote:
does he have me confused with somebody who's actually good?


Julian wrote:
that guys good at not doing stuff.


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gordito8me wrote:
thanks for that quick reply, but would this hold up to road riding? I
only weigh 100 pounds but I'm growing and I wouldn't be taking it on
any jumps obviously and I have a replacement saddle since that one
doesn't look very comfortable.



If you only weigh 100 pounds, that unicycle might outweigh you. The
biggest difference between that and a good unicycle is the rim; steel
rims suck (and are unserviceable).


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I was actually thinking about buying this unicycle and replacing the
saddle with a nimbus gel saddle and putting a knobby tire on it


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tholub wrote:
If you only weigh 100 pounds, that unicycle might outweigh you. The
biggest difference between that and a good unicycle is the rim; steel
rims suck (and are unserviceable).



If i were to buy this, what would be a good rim to replace it with?

thanks
-Andrew


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dunawan wrote:
If i were to buy this, what would be a good rim to replace it with?

thanks
-Andrew



the KH 29 rim.


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maxcarriere wrote:
nah, he just wants to buy the cranks to look at them and rub them on his
body..


muniaddict wrote:
does he have me confused with somebody who's actually good?


Julian wrote:
that guys good at not doing stuff.


Brian MacKenzie wrote:
you're gonna need a flux capacitor and a shot of plutonium
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dunawan wrote:
If i were to buy this, what would be a good rim to replace it with?

thanks
-Andrew



I really think you're better off with a different unicycle. Replacing
the rim would involve completely rebuilding the wheel, probably using
new spokes. And you'd want a different tire. And the cranks and
pedals are crap. In answer to your question, it's cheap because it's a
piece of junk.


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