Post your home made unicycle upgrades.

albertomorrison · 2006-01-23, 05:26 PM

Hi, im just wondering if you have some home made unicycle upgrades, it would be interesting to see what upgrades can we do to our unicycles at home.

UNIquelyCanadian · 2006-01-23, 05:42 PM

Leather coat, a lot of time, and creativity = A durable saddle cover.
scrap metal, 5 minutes of hammering, 2 minutes of drilling = A easy grind plate

kris97219 · 2006-01-23, 06:19 PM

I threw together this seat cover to protect my nice bumpers and to add a little cushion. It was very comfortable, but didn't protect my bumpers. And it didn't last more than a couple hours.

http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/?g..._itemId=172814

freddy · 2006-01-23, 07:19 PM

James_Potter · 2006-01-23, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by albertomorrison

Hi, im just wondering if you have some home made unicycle upgrades, it would be interesting to see what upgrades can we do to our unicycles at home.

I once made a duct tape seat cover....
http://unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44481

Ottawa Dave · 2006-01-23, 11:02 PM

Bars made from an old bike frame. The shifter works the drag brake. Brake was made from parts an old mountain bike fork. Cost about $20 Canadian to build.

Ottawa Dave · 2006-01-23, 11:05 PM

Here are the brakes.

habbywall · 2006-01-26, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James_Potter

I once made a duct tape seat cover....
http://unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44481

how long did that seat cover last?

James_Potter · 2006-02-11, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by habbywall

how long did that seat cover last?

I've had it for a few months and I'm still using it (:

skrobo · 2009-09-30, 09:46 PM

i had one on my uni for a good while, probably 4 or 5 months, the cover everyone is freaking out about is some sort of stretchy material, and one piece... its not extremely hard to make a cover from 1 piece of material.

lobbybopster · 2009-10-01, 02:05 AM

For when your bashing offroad and don't want an untrue wheel to hang-up on your brake
I give you-----
-----the Disc Brake

john_childs · 2006-01-23, 11:13 PM

Air seats for my munis.
Carbon fiber seat base upgrades for my munis, trials, and Coker
An experimental modified foam seat for my Coker (scroll down to the bottom of the Airseat gallery)
JC Coker Handle for my Coker

Customizing your seat is a good place to start experimenting with upgrades. Assuming that you are not happy with the available stock seats.

And then there are the upgrades that are just better quality parts like better pedals, better seatpost, etc.

al_lieffring · 2006-01-24, 12:49 AM

This is the tiger-fur springer seat conversion I made for my chopper unicycle.

flyer · 2006-01-24, 01:32 AM

that is perhaps the most beautiful seat I've ever seen. Got a pattern? :q

litldude2 · 2006-01-24, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by flyer

that is perhaps the most beautiful seat I've ever seen. Got a pattern? :q

Thats what I was going to say...I tried to make a seat cover once and it didn't work very well.

2006-01-23, 05:26 PM	#1
albertomorrison Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mexico City Age: 24 Posts: 5	Post your home made unicycle upgrades. Hi, im just wondering if you have some home made unicycle upgrades, it would be interesting to see what upgrades can we do to our unicycles at home.

2006-01-23, 05:42 PM	#2
UNIquelyCanadian Static Long Jump ~ 2.0 Meters Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Age: 24 Posts: 1,174	Leather coat, a lot of time, and creativity = A durable saddle cover. scrap metal, 5 minutes of hammering, 2 minutes of drilling = A easy grind plate Attached Images __________________ ~Cameron New Photos: www.camerondonaldson.com “When someone tells you there is no such thing as truth, they are asking you not to believe them. So don’t.” - Dr. Roger Scruton

2006-01-23, 07:19 PM	#4
freddy norsk sørlenning Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Age: 20 Posts: 131	__________________ Fredrik, Norway. )--O

2006-01-23, 11:02 PM	#6
Ottawa Dave Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ottawa Canada Age: 42 Posts: 86	Bars made from an old bike frame. The shifter works the drag brake. Brake was made from parts an old mountain bike fork. Cost about $20 Canadian to build. Attached Images

2006-01-23, 11:05 PM	#7
Ottawa Dave Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ottawa Canada Age: 42 Posts: 86	Here are the brakes. Attached Images

2006-01-23, 06:19 PM	#3
kris97219 "that can't be right." Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 37 Posts: 7	I threw together this seat cover to protect my nice bumpers and to add a little cushion. It was very comfortable, but didn't protect my bumpers. And it didn't last more than a couple hours. http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/?g..._itemId=172814

2009-09-30, 09:46 PM	#10
skrobo jumps stuff Join Date: May 2006 Location: Corpus Christi TX Age: 24 Posts: 4,426	i had one on my uni for a good while, probably 4 or 5 months, the cover everyone is freaking out about is some sort of stretchy material, and one piece... its not extremely hard to make a cover from 1 piece of material. __________________ ><> Unicycle For Christ <>< MY VIDEOS World Record 94cm Highest Hop (rolling) 308cm Longest Hop (10 feet) 210cm Static Flat Gap

2009-10-01, 02:05 AM	#11
lobbybopster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: California Age: 57 Posts: 275	Home Made Upgrade For when your bashing offroad and don't want an untrue wheel to hang-up on your brake I give you----- -----the Disc Brake Attached Images

2006-01-23, 11:13 PM	#12
john_childs Guinness Mojo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 12,420	Air seats for my munis. Carbon fiber seat base upgrades for my munis, trials, and Coker An experimental modified foam seat for my Coker (scroll down to the bottom of the Airseat gallery) JC Coker Handle for my Coker Customizing your seat is a good place to start experimenting with upgrades. Assuming that you are not happy with the available stock seats. And then there are the upgrades that are just better quality parts like better pedals, better seatpost, etc. __________________ john_childs (att) hotmail (dott) com Team Never Wash Your Muni My Gallery :: Unicycling Bookmark List :: World Clock

2006-01-24, 12:49 AM	#13
al_lieffring persona non grata Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 118	This is the tiger-fur springer seat conversion I made for my chopper unicycle. Attached Images Last edited by al_lieffring; 2006-01-24 at 12:51 AM.

2006-01-24, 01:32 AM	#14
flyer Team UDC Canada! Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. John's, Newfoundland Age: 26 Posts: 672	that is perhaps the most beautiful seat I've ever seen. Got a pattern? :q

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