How to properly set up a uni

hey everybody.

I am getting a new uni tommorow and I told my dad that I'm not going to
let him set it up. Due to the fact that he ruined my first uni and
almost my second.

Anyways, if anybody would post a quick setup of a unicycle that'd be
great


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I feel your pain, my dad didn't screw my pedals on all the way and now
my crank is partially stripped .


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Kyle_Destroyer wrote:
I feel your pain, my dad didn't screw my pedals on all the way and now
my crank is partially stripped .


dido,

my did put the left cranks on the right side and the right cranks on
the left side, so I eventually (before I actually got into unicycling
and knew anything) bought bike cranks and they feel really weird.

oh well, it was only a Torker CX


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Um maybe its just me, but I didn't find the unicycle set up to be too
hard. Nothing a 12 year old couldn't figure out anyways. The cranks are
labled so that takes care of the "which side" question. The pedals can
only thread into their intended crank so that takes care of itself.

Other than that I can't really imagine anything your really need to do
when setting your uni up. Uhhh, grease your cranks?


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Well, the seat can go onto the seat post any way. Assuming you have the
standard 4-bolt post and seatbase.

Of course, the frame should have a slit cut into the seat tube, this is
the rear of your frame, and knowing the front and back of your frame,
it should be common since for everything else.*

The front of the seat should be facing the same way as the front of the
frame. And now that you know where the right and left of your uni are,
put the cranks on.

The cranks will have a R for right, and L for left (Duh) engraved into
the crank, or at least stickers on them. The pedals are the same. They
will have a R and a L engraved on them, and/or stickers on them.

Unicycles are simple machines, and really, just make sure right crank
and pedal are on the right, and left crank and pedals are on the left.

* Frame direction really doesnt matter either, cause quite a few people
have their frames on backwards, but their cranks and pedals are on the
right sides, so its all good.


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The UniSLAB wrote:
Other than that I can't really imagine anything your really need to do
when setting your uni up. Uhhh, grease your cranks?

But *not* at both ends. Greasing the pedal threads is good, greasing
the tapers is bad (it can allow you to screw the cranks on too tight,
which can cause them to crack).

This is assuming a standard square taper axle, of course.


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Check the assembly when it's done. Make sure the pedals are on the
correct sides, and they're screwed on really tight, tight as you can.
Bearings, on the other hand, should *not* be too tight. You didn't say
what unicycle it was going to be so it's hard to give specific advice.
There are some assembly instructions here as well:
https://www.unicycle.com/FAQ.asp

Lots of other useful info as well.


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hey everyone,

I just got my Nimbus 20" trials cycle and I need your help setting it
up.

Questions:

I got 4 bolts and 4 washers, I guess I don't neet nuts, but I was
wondering,

"Does it matter which bolt you put in the bearing house? I got four
bolts, and I know that you connect the frame to the bearing house with
them, but does it matter which bolt you use? In other words If I put
"this" bolt "Here" will it strip the bearing house or frame?


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'1st
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'2nd
VIDEO'
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hungry4uni wrote:
hey everyone,

I just got my Nimbus 20" trials cycle and I need your help setting it
up.

Questions:

I got 4 bolts and 4 washers, I guess I don't neet nuts, but I was
wondering,

"Does it matter which bolt you put in the bearing house? I got four
bolts, and I know that you connect the frame to the bearing house with
them, but does it matter which bolt you use? In other words If I put
"this" bolt "Here" will it strip the bearing house or frame?



No it doesnt matter which holes the bolts go in.


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