steel?

[cjreeder@juno.com]

Steel sure seems to be what everybody likes to make their unicycles out of. But
it's kinda heavy. Are there any Uni manufacturers out there that use, say,
aluminum alloy? -- we're talkin' cranks, frame, seat post, and rim. If there
are, how much do they run?

Chris

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[Roger Davies]

Chris wrote:

> Steel sure seems to be what everybody likes to make their unicycles out of.
> But it's kinda heavy. Are there any Uni manufacturers out there
>
> that use, say, aluminum alloy? -- we're talkin' cranks, frame, seat post, and
> rim. If there are, how much do they run?

I don't know what advanatage there would be to an alminium frame over the a
Miyiata CrMo frame. Infact I think it might be heavier. But I do agree with you
that weight is a big issue, hence the Carbon Fibre Uni, I have a page with some
photos (not of the new ones though) and some of the history.
http://home.clara.net/theatre/carbon_uni.html As for Aluminium seat posts I
havn't found anyone selling them, so I have had a batch made.

Roger

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