For those new people who ask for idea's for trials unicycles - feel free to link to

[giraffe]

Buy:

Kh 05 19" trials $467 - Very respectable unicycle, strong and light.
Things to replace eventually: Pedals, tyre, seat, seatpost, seat clamp

Nimbus 19" trials $180 - Great for learning trials, Will hold up to a fair bit of abuse but the crankset is only square taper
Things to replace eventually: Pedals, Crankset, Seatpost

Onza 19" trials $409 - Great unicycle, Extremely strong crankset
Things to replace eventually: Tyre, Pedals, Seatpost

Toker Unistar 19" trials $259 - Poorly design Unicycle, Good for starting off but as you advance in your trials (which is quickly) things will start to break
Things to replace eventually: Frame, Seatpost, Seat, Pedals, Tyre, Crankset

United trials 19" with profiles $555 - Great price for a great unicycle, Awesome hub and cranks, Good tyre
Things to replace eventually: Frame, Seatpost clamp, pedals, seat, seat post

Yuni trials with profiles $577 - Great price for a great unicycle, Awesome hub and cranks, Good tyre
Things to replace eventually: Frame, Seatpost, Pedals if you don't like plastic

Build:

This will require time and a wheelbuild, Wheelbuild can be done yourself with instructions off the internet (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html) or a bikeshop should be able to do this for you

Option 1: Total: $525.40

Profiles (a little more expensive than the kh crankset but lifetime warranty!) $299
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=145

Nimbus II frame (good inexpensive frame) $42
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=851

Kh freeride 19" rim (debatably stronger than the alex dx32, easier to get tyre off) $35
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=806

Marwi 14g spokes 40c x 36 $14.40
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=539

Jim c's (choice of pedals for many street riders) $33
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=726

Kh fusion $54
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=751

Kh post $18 (maybe worth upgrading to thomson later)
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=666

Maxxis CC $30 (maybe worth upgrading to a luna tyre)
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=750

Option 2: Total: $818.40

Profiles (a little more expensive than the kh crankset but lifetime warranty!) $299
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=145

Maxxis CC $30 (maybe worth upgrading to a luna tyre)
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=750

Kh freeride 19" rim (debatably stronger than the alex dx32, easier to get tyre off) $35
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=806

Marwi 14g spokes 40c x 36 $14.40
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=539

Kh 05 alu frame $199
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=836

Jim c's (choice of pedals for many street riders) $33
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=726

Thomson post $75 (strongest post :) )
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=511

Cf Seat base $79
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=259

Kh fusion $54
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=751

Option 3 Total: $425.4 + $18

Nimbus II frame (good inexpensive frame) $42
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=851

Maxxis CC $30 (maybe worth upgrading to a luna tyre)
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=750

Kh fusion $54
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=751

Jim c's (choice of pedals for many street riders) $33
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=726

Marwi 14g spokes 40c x 36 $14.40
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=539

Kh freeride 19" rim (debatably stronger than the alex dx32, easier to get tyre off) $35
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=806

Kh post $18 (maybe worth upgrading to thomson later)
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=666

Kh/onza Crankset $217 (99.5% as strong as profiles but without warranty)
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=803

Mixing and matching these components will make the unicycle more suited towards you and your budget.

Frame
Tyre
Spokes
Rim
Seatpost clamp
Seatpost
Seat
Pedals
Crankset

[Jerrick]

Great Thread! This will help many people when they want to custom build there uni :D

Now i just need to decide if i want to just buy a stock KH trials or costum build a trials, probably go with a custom so i can get profiles =p

[giraffe]

probably go with a custom so i can get profiles =p

you can get stock kh's and other uni's with profiles :rolleyes:

[muzzle]

interesting thread isaac. i agree mostly with :D good job.

on the note of the torker DX ('06) : very good unicycle if you dont mind the weight, often a good choise over the qu-ax as it is cheaper.
things to replace: tire (eww, creepy crawler), pedals and eventually others (if you like carbon fibre bases and rail seat posts and fusion seats).
well designed crankset built into a nice dx32 wheel.

even though i managed to snap the frame well within 3 months of buying it, i still saved money over the qu-ax (after buying a replacement nimbus II frame).
frame is a better design than the old qu-ax and the cranks still in good nick even after the abuse it get from me.

i recommend this unicycle over the nimbus and probably qu-ax (even after replacing the frame with a new one its still cheaper than qu-ax).

this week i shall buy my first muni, a new kh 24". yes yes

[Seager]

I would put the qu-ax in the original post...

[andycookuk]

Good job Giraffe! I wish this was here a few months ago! :)

How about getting a UDC Gel seat in? What about putting little descriptions for each Unicycle Component Option

eg. This option is suited for Street.
This option is suited towards more Trials riding.

[giraffe]

hmmm my edit button's disappeared :rolleyes:

[unisteez]

alright, the time has come for me to buy a new uni and i just cant decide whether to go with option 3(i had been messing around putting together parts to build a uni and i came up with that and then found this thread..what a coincidence haha) or to get the KH trials.

I dont need pedals or a tire, so the monetary difference between the KH and option 3 is about 85 dollars.
So my question is, would it be worth it to just spend the extra 80 or so and go for the KH or will building it custom be just as good?
thanks for the help, i really need it haha

[giraffe]

lol the only difference between option 3 and the new kh trials is the frame, and it would probably be worth it to get the new frame....soo light :rolleyes:

[unisteez]

haha, yea i figured that was about the only difference or anything.
hmm