buying KH splined wheelset in Canada...

Does anyone know where/if there is anyone in Canada that sells
replacement KH splined wheelsets? I want to upgrade my current
non-splined KH trials uni because I've already bent a set of cranks and
I'm only getting better.

With Santa fast approaching, I've been looking for a cheap splined
wheelset. I've contemplated getting the Qu-Ax ones, but I don't want to
order from another country in case I have to pay massive amounts of duty
and/or tax. I'm also not exactly certain if they'll fit (gotta
measure), so I want to see about getting the KH splined wheelset.

www.cambiecycles.com sells both the non-splined and splined wheelset, so
I'm gonna fire off an email to them, but I'd like some thoughts from
fellow unicyclists. How strong is that setup? Has anyone ever broken
those cranks yet? If so, what were they doing?

Is there a better alternative that I can get in Canada that might be
cheaper/a better value?

Thanks a lot.


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Unisteve,

Have you tried getting in touch with Darren Bedford
(http://www.bedfordunicycles.ca)? Chances are he's got the splined
crankset you're looking for, and at a very good (Canadian!) price. Send
him an e-mail and ask - I don't think the price list that's up on his
web site has all the stuff he carries.

Cheers,

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unisteve wrote:
*How strong is that setup? Has anyone ever broken those cranks yet?
If so, what were they doing?

*


the kh cranks? somebody broke them, doing crazy stuff.
thats what i heard anyway, from some germans.


however there isnt a setup out there that some crazy man didnt break.
people have broken profiles.

apart from the new qu-ax ones which either:
A: nobody crazy got a set
B:i didnt hear about it.

dont worry about it, just get the cheapest splined ones you can find.
theyre all good and its possible to break them all.(just verry hard)

if you end up doing the crazy stuff that breaks strong cranks then
treat yourself to a new set. it'll take you a while.


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darren bedford definatly has the hub/cranks.


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unisteve wrote:
*Does anyone know where/if there is anyone in Canada that sells
replacement KH splined wheelsets? I want to upgrade my current
non-splined KH trials uni...
Thanks a lot. *


One thing you need to know about this:

The KH20 frames for the standard hub have 40mm bearing housings.

The KH20 frames for the splined hub have 42mm bearing housings.

This means that your KH20 won't fit the KH splined hub. I really wish
this wasn't the case but the problem is that it is not possible to get a
bearing that fits both types of hubs and has the same outside
diameter.

Your KH frame will fit a Profile hub though, and any future splined hub
that also comes with 40mm OD bearings.

Kris Holm.


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danger_uni wrote:
*

One thing you need to know about this:

The KH20 frames for the standard hub have 40mm bearing housings.

The KH20 frames for the splined hub have 42mm bearing housings.

This means that your KH20 won't fit the KH splined hub. I really
wish this wasn't the case but the problem is that it is not possible
to get a bearing that fits both types of hubs and has the same outside
diameter.

Your KH frame will fit a Profile hub though, and any future splined
hub that also comes with 40mm OD bearings.

Kris Holm. *


bummer,

btw why then are their shims in the non-splined version?

when i saw the shims inside the bearing holders of a friends nospline
kh20 i assumed that the bearings were 40mm and the shim made them fit
the 42mm bearing holder.

why didnt they do that in the nospline kh20s?
sureley it was much more expensive to make two diferent frames AND use
shims in the nospline version, when they could have JUST used shims.

i know that these tiwanesse factories are a bit chaotic but thats
rediculous.

and what size bearing do the nosplines actualy have?
if they need a shim to fit a 40mm bearing housing.?


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evilewan wrote:
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bummer,

btw why then are their shims in the non-splined version?

when i saw the shims inside the bearing holders of a friends nospline
kh20 i assumed that the bearings were 40mm and the shim made them fit
the 42mm bearing holder.

why didnt they do that in the nospline kh20s?
sureley it was much more expensive to make two diferent frames AND use
shims in the nospline version, when they could have JUST used
shims.

i know that these tiwanesse factories are a bit chaotic but thats
rediculous.

and what size bearing do the nosplines actualy have?
if they need a shim to fit a 40mm bearing housing.? *


OK I forgot that the earliest production run used shims in the std
frames. This is not the case in the more recent model, which has 40mm
bearing housings. If you have shims in the std frame, you should be OK.
Sorry about the confusion.

Kris.


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Well how come my Summit has a shim in it?


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Eublapharis13 wrote:
*Well how come my Summit has a shim in it? *


the summit frame is a preproduction version of the kh frame.
so it should have 42mm bearing housings. but why indeed shims?
i suppose it would clear things up if you measured the bearings.

thanks kris, i have a friend whos about to by the hub to upgrade his
nospline uni. since i told him that it was a good idea i 'd like it to
work out for him. at least now we know to double check first.


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evilewan wrote:
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the summit frame is a preproduction version of the kh frame.
so it should have 42mm bearing housings. but why indeed shims?
i suppose it would clear things up if you measured the bearings.

*


I don't know why but for some reason the factory decided to make some
frames with 43mm bearings in the prototype. This is why the summit has
a shim.

Kris.


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