Sun Flat Top Deluxe Off Road Unicycle

[BaStorm]

I am new to this. First, hello to all of you.

I am curious if anyone owns, has seen, or has ridden one of these unicycles? I am unaware of the cost (it seems to be relatively scarce on the internet). I figured, it being sun, it would be around $300 or less.

I have a nimbus 24" muni that I am totally pleased with. I am not pursuing this in the interest of buying one. It does seem to me however, that this is potentially a good alternative for first time Muni buyers. The Sun website says that the uni is splined, has an aluminum frame, and has a triple wall rim.

I figure someone out there in unicycle land has ridden one of these things.

Any thoughts?

[BaStorm]

I looked into this unicycle a bit more.

It is apparently 10 lbs! Which seems unbelievably light. This would lead me to believe that it is compromising strength somewhere, yet, I do not know. It does have a triple walled rim. It only comes in 24" and I found a few places selling it for $200 shipped.

Am I alone in thinking that, barring some unseen fault, this is a great deal for a first Muni.

[Harley]

Welcome to the forums. Would you be able to supply us with a link or picture of this uni. It's not one that I'm familiar with.

[BaStorm]

Here is the link:

http://www.sunbicycles.com/product_detail.php?short_code=Flat+Top+Deluxe+Off+Road&cl1=UNICYCLES

Brought about by my curiosity, I wrote an email to Sun Bikes and asked about the Uni.

They responded that the unicycle weighs about 11 pounds, is splined but not ISIS, and would withstand serious hopping and off road riding.

From my perspective, the splined but non-isis nature of the uni makes it almost totally useless. A broken part would render the unicycle unusable. I do not understand the motive behind making a unicycle incompatible with unicycle components. A quick look at these forums would tell anyone that unicyclists are fond of customizing/upgrading their unicycles.

[Robuni]

Well you could maybe get around the non isis but there are some other problems
-The tire is very thin 2.1"
-There is not much info on the cranks, leaving me to beleive they are weak
-Its silver :p

[feel the light]

10 spline. Aluminum frame. No price.

Still, Sun is a major quality volume player in cheap marginal unis that aren't a complete rip off. Sun is a quality low end brand, in the sense that they make a serious effort to hit that bottom price with a real uni that sucks less than their competitors crap marginal unis.

I don't see KH sweating this out, Sun already out sells KH 10 to one. More than that really, I like to make up numbers, it helps to explain things.

I like this new Sun. The tire is to narrow, but the advance is clear over their past products, and it will be cheap.

[feel the light]

Maybe in a good way, not a crappy pot metal let you down way. There is cheap, and then there is using garbage materials to maintain profit cheap. Sun hold's their head high, creating a sorta trusted brand of cheap.

170 mm cranks cheap ! This is only because this is a bicycle crank length. Sun is using a surplus of cheap 170 mm bike cranks to fit their cheap munis because it is a surplus bike part. Not that this is bad, if the price is right.

All around the world, people are now riding 24 munis with narrow tires and surplus 170 mm bike cranks.:eek: On flat ground.:eek:

It is still a great advance for Sun unis and I applaud them.

I will ride my 3" KH 24 with 150's tomorrow.