Nimbus Trials

[The.Mars.Volta]

hey im thinking of getting tobbogonist's old nimbus trials 20
do you guys reckon it will be strong enough for me doing drops and stairs on it? i like to go big. what are you experiences with it?
thanks for any comment's
later
Reef

[bungalistic]

Thats what I used to use and had no problems at all with the frame and i'm a heavy lander. My mate now owns it and so far its been fine.

[The.Mars.Volta]

OK SWEET SOUNDS GOOD (damn caps lock)

[thejdw]

Let us take a monment of silence for your old uni ;)

[benjaug]

I have the Nimbus trials, are you getting it with the rounded or flat frame? I have it with the rounded, and I love it. Definetly go for it, I have done up to 2.5 foot drops, and not so much as a sound has been heard.

[skrobo]

hey im thinking of getting tobbogonist's old nimbus trials 20
do you guys reckon it will be strong enough for me doing drops and stairs on it? i like to go big. what are you experiences with it?
thanks for any comment's
later
Reef
exactly how big are you planning on going, and how much do you weigh
idk, but if its splined get it, otherwise "going big" will bend it, unless it is a CX hub because those are WAY stronger than you think they are.

[kington99]

If you do really big stuff it won't last forever, but when you get good you'll probably want somethign a but flasher so that's all good.

[tobbogonist]

i guess i should pop-up and comment. Everyone who is wondering, it has held up to about 5 and a half foot drops and landed one a little higher than myselfs height, needless to say the cranks are bent, Not The Hub. After riding my KH for a week i tried to ride it yesterday and the bent cranks where so noticable the i could not ride it. I guess i was just used to it before, i could rolling hop about a metre with those 'benty's'. Which is porbably why i find riding my KH akwards, i am not used to the straightness.

The seat has been cut down and it is painted a nice purple :)

Iv'e told reef that is will not last for ever and at the rate he seems to be progressing he may 'out ride' it pretty quickly but the offer is there and going cheap for another unicyclist. New cranks are available.

[The.Mars.Volta]

exactly how big are you planning on going, and how much do you weigh?
maybe 6-8 stairs, i weigh around 50kg.
If you do really big stuff it won't last forever, but when you get good you'll probably want somethign a but flasher so that's all good.
yeah i know i was just planning on using it, cos its cheap and second hand, 'till i get a job to save up for a new one.

[The.Mars.Volta]

i guess i should pop-up and comment. Everyone who is wondering, it has held up to about 5 and a half foot drops and landed one a little higher than myselfs height, needless to say the cranks are bent, Not The Hub. After riding my KH for a week i tried to ride it yesterday and the bent cranks where so noticable the i could not ride it. I guess i was just used to it before, i could rolling hop about a metre with those 'benty's'. Which is porbably why i find riding my KH akwards, i am not used to the straightness.

The seat has been cut down and it is painted a nice purple :)

Iv'e told reef that is will not last for ever and at the rate he seems to be progressing he may 'out ride' it pretty quickly but the offer is there and going cheap for another unicyclist. New cranks are available.
are these cranks being bought by you or not.
and just to straighten things out, no need for new hub or whatever, just need to get new cranks? and that will cost around $40?
later
Reef

[Mikeswarbrick]

Be carefull of other advice (even mine). You have to realise that some people who replied are British. Over this side we have a different set of cranks compared to the US. Our cranks are stronger than theirs.

I don't know what cranks tobbogonist has. But its worth checking out. I had one, it was awesome, strong sturdy and very nice.

Mike

[iridemymuni]

who cares about the US, we're here in australia.

the cranks are quite good i know a guy that has a nimbus trials and the yheld up to quite a bit.

[maximus unius]

I know that tobbogonist's nimbus trials had cotterless. You should deffinitely go splined considering the kind of stuff you are doing reef.

[Mikeswarbrick]

who cares about the US, we're here in australia.

the cranks are quite good i know a guy that has a nimbus trials and the yheld up to quite a bit.

Sorry mate, geez.

I will look for you.

It looks like both UDC UK and AU have the same cranks, just the wrong picture. It (UDC AU) says that they have:-
"Strong aluminium Qu-ax cranks in 125mm length"

And UDC UK says:-
"Qu-Ax cold-forged aluminium 125mm cotterless freestyle cranks"

Looks like the same good quality cranks Would be a nice choice although I might recomment the new KH gear, very good quality, cheap price and no nubs!

Mike

[Jerrick]

Good thing about the nimbus trials is that once you break the hub and/or cranks, you already have all the good components for a trials uni, so just got buy KH Moment hub and cranks. =p

[brendan]

yeah wot jerrick says is very true. If you break ur cranks/hub dont make a fuss abotu it, go buy a kh moment crankset or a koxx-one for that matter, and change it.

I mena all the parts are good, the rim and tyre certainly are nice.

[tobbogonist]

Good thing about the nimbus trials is that once you break the hub and/or cranks, you already have all the good components for a trials uni, so just got buy KH Moment hub and cranks. =p
The moment hub and cranks was my first idea to upgrade, but upon contact UDC they told me the hub would not fit the Nimbus frame. Hence the reason i saved up and bought the KH, i did consider the Qu-Ax but i am only just going to upgrade to the KH eventually anyway, probably not because i really need it, but because it is cool :) The splined hub and cranks where a must though, now i can get back into big drops.

and reef the cranks are here on UDC (http://www.unicycle.au.com/View.php?action=ProductDetail&Code=UCRQ) i would buy them to put them on there but i cannot afford to :(

all up you are getting a $60 frame, $80 odd dollar saddle, what ever the hub and rim is worth so on and so forth... hmmm doesn't sound excellent down on paper :s

$100 is all, i will take shipping out of that, which will be around $30 or so.

but to tell you the truth, i am going to miss it. .. .. ...

[Jerrick]

UDC says no, but according to all the other people with Nimbus Frames, because the bearing holders are not perfectly machines fit, you can put the 42mm bearings from Kh and Koxx into the Nimbus frame.

I even took my bearings out, made thick shims, and added about 4mm to each bearing, put them back in, and rode my uni like that for a week, then remembered I had them shimmed. lol

[The.Mars.Volta]

Good thing about the nimbus trials is that once you break the hub and/or cranks, you already have all the good components for a trials uni, so just got buy KH Moment hub and cranks. =p
but tom tells me that other hubs dont fit, i thinks just nimbus ones fit.
remember guys i dont weigh much and i know to roll out of jumps and absorb the landing and stuff so there wont be much weight landing on the cranks and hub.
thanks for all the advice guys
Reef
EDIT: opps i forgot to read the second page

[The.Mars.Volta]

im lost whats cotterless mean? and my bro says 3 peice cranks are better. and i bearly know what 3 peice means
are cotterless good?
are 3 piece good?
will i be able to get a different hub thing for it?

benjaug: im getting it with the flat, i hate rounded. harder to do on the frame tricks.

Reef

[mawesome]

Tell your brother he's a dumbass, then smack him upside the head.

Cotterless is square taper, and are 3 piece cranks.

3 piece simply means you have to attach the cranks to the spindle (or whatever people call it these days) the only alternative to 3 piece cranks is 1 piece cranks, which is kind of just a bent piece of metal, with threads at each end for pedals.

[The.Mars.Volta]

Tell your brother he's a dumbass, then smack him upside the head.

Cotterless is square taper, and are 3 piece cranks.

3 piece simply means you have to attach the cranks to the spindle (or whatever people call it these days) the only alternative to 3 piece cranks is 1 piece cranks, which is kind of just a bent piece of metal, with threads at each end for pedals.
well thats probably what he meant im the dumbass he probably knew. thanks for clearing that up

[one wheely]

What's the price of it going to be?
*get's out wallet and start counting*

[The.Mars.Volta]

a hundred
that includes postage,
but its all mine.
shotgun it
yes i win

[onewheelinwierdo]

I would say (like most other people) that you should get the nimbus and buy a KH moment hub. You are way to good for square post cranks! The KH hub will fit a nimbus frame. Cody rode a 42mm koxx wheel on his 40mm torker frame. TimBob has a KH frame with a Koxx wheelset. My brother has a Koxx wheelset in a Nimbus 2 frame. They are all completely inercompatable.
Hope that helped.

[The.Mars.Volta]

I would say (like most other people) that you should get the nimbus and buy a KH moment hub. You are way to good for square post cranks! The KH hub will fit a nimbus frame. Cody rode a 42mm koxx wheel on his 40mm torker frame. TimBob has a KH frame with a Koxx wheelset. My brother has a Koxx wheelset in a Nimbus 2 frame. They are all completely inercompatable.
Hope that helped.
so your saying the kh hub will fit on the nimbus
cos i dont really understand how this (http://www.unicycle.au.com/View.php?action=ProductDetail&Code=UHUBKHM) would fit on and how the cranks would go on it
cos the ends look too big for cranks to go on

[onewheelinwierdo]

If you mean "will my nimbus cranks fit on the KH hub?" the answer is NO.
The KH is ISIS, the nimbus is square taper. You need to get the whole hub assembly, and trust me, It will fit:).
If you are getting the 48 spoke nimbus, you have a problem as the KH hub is 36 spoke.

[dan de man]

exactly what im doing

[The.Mars.Volta]

If you mean "will my nimbus cranks fit on the KH hub?" the answer is NO.
The KH is ISIS, the nimbus is square taper. You need to get the whole hub assembly, and trust me, It will fit:).
If you are getting the 48 spoke nimbus, you have a problem as the KH hub is 36 spoke.

i needed to get new cranks anyway so what cranks should i get to fit on this
http://www.unicycle.au.com/View.php?action=ProductDetail&Code=UHUBKHM

maybe these cranks
http://www.unicycle.au.com/View.php?action=ProductDetail&Code=UCRM
but theyre really expensive.

kbye
Reef

*and all you americans remember thats australian dollars

[onewheelinwierdo]

Just get the Cranks and hubset package. I'ts cheaper that way.

[The.Mars.Volta]

Just get the Cranks and hubset package. I'ts cheaper that way.
ok if it fits i will
can you send i link on where to find a crank and hubset package on the aussie unicycle.com
thanks
Reef

[mawesome]

The hub/cranks are separate on UDC AU. Cranks (http://www.unicycle.au.com/View.php?action=ProductDetail&Code=UCRM) are $130, the hub (http://www.unicycle.au.com/View.php?action=ProductDetail&Code=UHUBKHM) is $110.

[The.Mars.Volta]

The hub/cranks are separate on UDC AU. Cranks (http://www.unicycle.au.com/View.php?action=ProductDetail&Code=UCRM) are $130, the hub (http://www.unicycle.au.com/View.php?action=ProductDetail&Code=UHUBKHM) is $110.
yeah thats what i was gonna do
im might have to do some busking in the mall then to earn some money
thanks later
Reef

[evainus]

once i get my unicycle Reef and i get good enough i will ask my uncle to ask rodney "the guy who organises the entertainment at the crocs games" to let us do a half time show or somethink and that will be were we will make alot of money.

Evan

[dr.melon]

Sorry, couldn't be fucked reading every reply. But, so far my nimbus has done okay, though I'm a bit of a pussy on the 'ol unis so maybe i havent given it a thrashing yet.

I will say that Max (max_pheipher) told me that they have pretty weak cranks that'll bend easily. Maybe you should go for an ISIS Trials like him. Oh that's right, NOT ALL OF US ARE SPONSERED AND CAN BUY $800 FUCKING UNICYCLES MAX!

lawl but seriously get a nimbus, give it a walloping, then return it and say it was a defect. Then ask for the movie defect.

[The.Mars.Volta]

Sorry, couldn't be fucked reading every reply. But, so far my nimbus has done okay, though I'm a bit of a pussy on the 'ol unis so maybe i havent given it a thrashing yet.

I will say that Max (max_pheipher) told me that they have pretty weak cranks that'll bend easily. Maybe you should go for an ISIS Trials like him. Oh that's right, NOT ALL OF US ARE SPONSERED AND CAN BUY $800 FUCKING UNICYCLES MAX!

lawl but seriously get a nimbus, give it a walloping, then return it and say it was a defect. Then ask for the movie defect.
ok here the whoe thread nice and short,
im going to get it and buy kh cranks (http://www.unicycle.au.com/View.php?action=ProductDetail&Code=UHUBKHM) and a kh hub (http://www.unicycle.au.com/View.php?action=ProductDetail&Code=UCRM)
when i have the money of course
kbye
Reef