Torker Dx

[ktm13]

I just bought a new 2007 Torker DX and before i go riding i wanted to know if i should modify anything (tighten certain bolts, adjustments, etc.). I am fairly advanced at trials and jump off things up to about 6 feet. Should i be taking any precautions to prevent bending or breaking or is it pretty much indestructible?:confused:

[Tomahawk]

indestructible

[Hazmat]

Totally indestructible, this things can take a beating and still beg for more. :D :D

[ktm13]

Thanks A Lot!

[Borgschulze]

Make sure your spokes are tight, and the rim is true.

I had to spend 10 minutes or so on mine before I rode it.

[skrobo]

indestructible
disagreed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the seat...
the frame ... even the 07, i think the way they reinforced it is retarded, it is only good for looks

[torkerdx]

indestructible

pedals, seat post clamp (tightening the screws down to much, the screws broke), seat base, my friend has bent (we think) his cranks off repeated 7 sets.

[skrobo]

pedals, seat post clamp (tightening the screws down to much, the screws broke), seat base, my friend has bent (we think) his cranks off repeated 7 sets.
either your friend is big, or he bent his pedals, he probably didn't bend his cranks off 7 sets

my seatpost clamp is broken
my seat plate is fixed because it was broken
my handle hurts like heck
my frame is tweaked
my cranks click
my uni is annoying
the seat gets REALLY uncomfortable if it isn't in the exact right spot.

thanks for listening to my whining HAH

[torkerdx]

either your friend is big, or he bent his pedals, he probably didn't bend his cranks off 7 sets

he is maybe 120-130pounds. he broke the pedals accidentally bashing them into a pole

[ktm13]

Now I'm worried if I even made a good choice.

[Brian O.]

Now I'm worried if I even made a good choice.

You did, only a selection of people have broken stuff, I have had both the trials and the muni 06 DXs since they came out and I haven't broken anything and I've been riding them really hard although I changed the pedals to plastic to be easier on my shins. The DX is an amazing unicycle for the price. Theres another thread right in this forum about a guy who prefers his DX over is KH, its all personal preference and I doubt you will have any trouble with things breaking. It seems to be a trend that people like bragging about all the parts they break, it really blows the issue out of proportion.

Don't second guess your choice, it was a good one.

[Unicaw89]

L*l I htin kI found the anti torker! Hi skim ^-^. Ok well ints not indesctructable, no one knows this better than me ;-). But it is very strong! Just keep it tight, and in about 4 months when your frame breaks buy a numbus very few have broken those!

[skrobo]

L*l I htin kI found the anti torker! Hi skim ^-^. Ok well ints not indesctructable, no one knows this better than me ;-). But it is very strong! Just keep it tight, and in about 4 months when your frame breaks buy a numbus very few have broken those!
haha, you called me skim! im surprised you remember that.

that said, i don't think as many people are going to break the 07 frame.

[Hazmat]

I know i won't break when i get 1. It's a awesome unicycle. :) :) :)

[Tomahawk]

There are too many Torker DX threads. Stop making new ones, just post in the old ones.

[Hazmat]

There are too many Torker DX threads. Stop making new ones, just post in the old ones.

That works too. Good point also Tomahawk :p :p

[skrobo]

I know i won't break when i get 1. It's a awesome unicycle. :) :) :)
...until you have it for 6 months and it snaps in half ::evil laugh::
ahh Jk
don't worry about it breaking, you won't break anything w/ the exception of a seat stiffener (all of which break, there are none...stock anyways that will not break, you need a carbon fiber one, or fiberglass(maybe... i'm starting to experiment w/ it soon... just need to make the mold, everything else is ready.

[50 Percent]

dont worrie skrobo and cody are good at breaking stuff. skrobo couse he dosent matinence his uni properly and cody breaks stuff just cause he can.

you wont be able to break it

[skrobo]

dont worry skrobo and cody are good at breaking stuff. skrobo couse he dosent matinence his uni properly
you wont be able to break it

uh
breaking frames has what to do w/ maintaining things properly?
and seat stiffeners... are you supposed to shine them up once a month?
ohh
and you're supposed to get a seatpost rewelded 5 times a year right?

sorry if thats kinda harsh, but i maintain my stuff well, it just breaks because I am not going to let my uni hold me back from doing anything, and thats all there is to it.

[50 Percent]

and seat stiffeners... are you supposed to shine them up once a month?
ohh
and you're supposed to get a seatpost rewelded 5 times a year right?
.

yeah as a matter of fact you are:D

diddnt i hear you say that you tightened your seat clamp way to tight and it broke and then you started complaining about how bad it was???? oh well maby its just your tendancy to break things

[skrobo]

yeah as a matter of fact you are:D

diddnt i hear you say that you tightened your seat clamp way to tight and it broke and then you started complaining about how bad it was???? oh well maby its just your tendancy to break things
naw, i tightened it till it held the seat still, and it broke. who's fault is that?
its not mine!
they need to make stuff that works, and if not, they suck and its thier fault that it broke when I tried to make it work!
HAH

i think mine was defective though, or the wrong size or something, it always touched at the back, and now I have my friends "identical" seatclamp and it works just fine.

[50 Percent]

naw, i tightened it till it held the seat still, and it broke. who's fault is that?
mine!
they need to make stuff that dosent work, then i can blame them, they suck and its thier fault that it worked when I tried to make it break!
humph.

I love twisting what people say

[skrobo]

I love twisting what people say

yeah, well im just saying it doesn't work well enough.

[50 Percent]

i think mine was defective though.

your uni or your seatpost clamp???

my seatpost clamp is broken
my seat plate is fixed because it was broken
my handle hurts like heck
my frame is tweaked
my cranks click
my uni is annoying
the seat gets REALLY uncomfortable if it isn't in the exact right spot.

thanks for listening to my whining HAH have you tried sanding it down?
if your having problems with your uni buy a kh or a koxx or somthing and sell the dx.
please note: im not trying to start another argument (lol) just upping my post count cause im board.

[skrobo]

your uni or your seatpost clamp???
have you tried sanding it down?
if your having problems with your uni buy a kh or a koxx or somthing and sell the dx.
please note: im not trying to start another argument (lol) just upping my post count cause im board.
I sanded it is better now, i want a KH or koxx or something, but I want to get a job first.

[brendan]

you want to get a job or you need to get a job??? dw i need a job too.....

[The.Mars.Volta]

dont worry they're strong

[skrobo]

you want to get a job or you need to get a job??? dw i need a job too.....
i want to, i already have the money...

[Hazmat]

...until you have it for 6 months and it snaps in half ::evil laugh::
ahh Jk
don't worry about it breaking, you won't break anything w/ the exception of a seat stiffener (all of which break, there are none...stock anyways that will not break, you need a carbon fiber one, or fiberglass(maybe... i'm starting to experiment w/ it soon... just need to make the mold, everything else is ready.

Nah, i know it won't break, my last one broke because i was riding it and i hit a large pothole which i thought was small and i went flying. Lickily i landed in some comfy hedges and my unicycle also went flying and got wrapped around a street pole and then ripped in half b4 hitting the ground. Me and my stupid loose shoelaces which seem to come undone at the worst possible times. :p :o

[gordito8me]

dont worrie skrobo and cody are good at breaking stuff. skrobo couse he dosent matinence his uni properly........


the only way he knows this is because we've seen your videos and all you do is funny mounts and go one footed. I have not once seen skrobo do a drop bigger than 2 feet so currently my position is that skrobo is pretending to be hardcore by saying that he breaks everything when he obviously hasn't.

[Jerrick]

the only way he knows this is because we've seen your videos and all you do is funny mounts and go one footed. I have not once seen skrobo do a drop bigger than 2 feet so currently my position is that skrobo is pretending to be hardcore by saying that he breaks everything when he obviously hasn't.

I dont know where it is, but I remember skrobo doing a 5-6 foot wall drop. I will try and find that one for you.

[50 Percent]

the only way he knows this is because we've seen your videos and all you do is funny mounts and go one footed. I have not once seen skrobo do a drop bigger than 2 feet so currently my position is that skrobo is pretending to be hardcore by saying that he breaks everything when he obviously hasn't.

and you can....

....hop on to stuff?

[skrobo]

the only way he knows this is because we've seen your videos and all you do is funny mounts and go one footed. I have not once seen skrobo do a drop bigger than 2 feet so currently my position is that skrobo is pretending to be hardcore by saying that he breaks everything when he obviously hasn't.
oh thanks a lot...

heres the 6' drop, that was a while back... like 5 months ago. I don't usually bother w/ big drops unless it has something to do w/ a trials line, but the drop off of the bleachers(I think its in one of my videos) was something like 5 feet
now what? (http://www.unicyclist.com/index.php?page=gallery&g2_itemId=279264)

[uniredneck]

Crap, and that was on an LX....

[gordito8me]

oh thanks a lot...

heres the 6' drop, that was a while back... like 5 months ago. I don't usually bother w/ big drops unless it has something to do w/ a trials line, but the drop off of the bleachers(I think its in one of my videos) was something like 5 feet
now what? (http://www.unicyclist.com/index.php?page=gallery&g2_itemId=279264)

damn... my words just got shoved right back into my mouth. my bad

[skrobo]

Crap, and that was on an LX....
lol!!!
naw, that is a 2005 DX before I broke anything, actually I think i broke my seat stiffener doing that jump.

i have a new rim now so now it looks like a regular DX, but w/o the stickers because I pulled them all of yesterday and the day before

and I broke the frame, so i have a 2007 frame/seatpost
it is way stronger, but it is very slightly bent.

[Borgschulze]

and I broke the frame, so i have a 2007 frame/seatpost
it is way stronger, but it is very slightly bent.
Do you land with all your weight through your hand on the front handle?

[skrobo]

Do you land with all your weight through your hand on the front handle?
lol
no
i put a considerable amount of weight through it, but it was already flexing, i just felt something snap when I did that drop.
now I have one that is about 2x heavier, but i don't care what you do to it, as long as it is in the seat, bolted down, you would break my frame before you break that thing again, because I made a new one w/ 3 layers so that it cannot flex.

[Borgschulze]

lol
no
i put a considerable amount of weight through it, but it was already flexing, i just felt something snap when I did that drop.
now I have one that is about 2x heavier, but i don't care what you do to it, as long as it is in the seat, bolted down, you would break my frame before you break that thing again, because I made a new one w/ 3 layers so that it cannot flex.
You're insane, go do 10 foot drops, repeatedly all day.

[skrobo]

You're insane, go do 10 foot drops, repeatedly all day.
ehh
only if I can do a rolling hop off of them and a massive shifty grab to make it look awesome :)
but really, screw that, 10 feet is freaking high

[Borgschulze]

ehh
only if I can do a rolling hop off of them and a massive shifty grab to make it look awesome :)
but really, screw that, 10 feet is freaking high
Ok, do repeated 6 foot drops with 720 spin seat to the side.

[skrobo]

Ok, do repeated 6 foot drops with 720 spin seat to the side.
OK
sure
since I can't even do a 360 unispin(yet, i almost have it down)

[Borgschulze]

OK
sure
since I can't even do a 360 unispin(yet, i almost have it down)
I didn't say Unispin.