I think I broke it

lbfin88 · 2010-08-15, 01:31 AM

I bought my first unicycle a week ago. I was practicing on it tonight and after one of many UPDs I tried to start off again and the crank turned but the wheel did not.

I don't know what to do with it? Is it an easy fix? I don't need any down time, I am starting to get the hang of it and do not wish to lose progress.
It's a Torker LX 24". I bought it from a local bike shop.

kumunjay · 2010-08-15, 01:48 AM

Take it back, it sounds like faulty hub.

lbfin88 · 2010-08-15, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kumunjay

Take it back, it sounds like faulty hub.

I am "on the road" for my employer and will not be back home for two weeks. I wish I could on Monday, but...

wickedbob · 2010-08-15, 02:19 AM

Sounds like a stripped crank. Unicycle hubs being fixed rarely have problems as described. You may have stripped the hub while stripping the crank though. Maybe strip isn't the right term, maybe deformed the square taper. I don't have any experience with unicycle square tapers, only bikes. Take the crank(s) off and see if it's rounded out. Probably is. If the hub looks alright, the axle isn't bent or any of the business, just get a new set of cranks for cheap.

Warranty would be nice, but LX's weren't made for hoping, which I have a feeling is what did this.

jtrops · 2010-08-15, 01:53 PM

If you turn one crank arm, and the other one turns with a stationary wheel that would indicate a bad hub. It's not too likely that you stripped a crank enough to turn it around the spindle. If it's a stripped crank it will wobble, and jiggle. In order for it to "turn" the flats would have to be completely gone.

If it's your hub then it is certainly nothing you did to your uni, but it was going to happen sooner or later due to a faulty part.

lbfin88 · 2010-08-16, 12:37 AM

Yeah, it seems it would be a bad hub. If I put weight on the seat and step on the pedal both cranks turn bit the wheel does not.

wickedbob · 2010-08-16, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jtrops

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Yeah, my bike had a crank that would move a little beyond wobble or jiggle, but it was old soft alu.

Torkers have steel cranks, right?

2010-08-15, 01:31 AM	#1
lbfin88 Aspiring Unicyclist Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 50 Posts: 81	I think I broke it I bought my first unicycle a week ago. I was practicing on it tonight and after one of many UPDs I tried to start off again and the crank turned but the wheel did not. I don't know what to do with it? Is it an easy fix? I don't need any down time, I am starting to get the hang of it and do not wish to lose progress. It's a Torker LX 24". I bought it from a local bike shop.

2010-08-15, 02:19 AM	#4
wickedbob Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,063	Sounds like a stripped crank. Unicycle hubs being fixed rarely have problems as described. You may have stripped the hub while stripping the crank though. Maybe strip isn't the right term, maybe deformed the square taper. I don't have any experience with unicycle square tapers, only bikes. Take the crank(s) off and see if it's rounded out. Probably is. If the hub looks alright, the axle isn't bent or any of the business, just get a new set of cranks for cheap. Warranty would be nice, but LX's weren't made for hoping, which I have a feeling is what did this. Last edited by wickedbob; 2010-08-15 at 02:21 AM.

2010-08-15, 01:53 PM	#5
jtrops Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Longmont, Colorado Age: 45 Posts: 1,286	If you turn one crank arm, and the other one turns with a stationary wheel that would indicate a bad hub. It's not too likely that you stripped a crank enough to turn it around the spindle. If it's a stripped crank it will wobble, and jiggle. In order for it to "turn" the flats would have to be completely gone. If it's your hub then it is certainly nothing you did to your uni, but it was going to happen sooner or later due to a faulty part. __________________ "A properly ridden unicycle is like an object in orbit: constantly falling but never landing." -Diogenes

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2010-08-15, 01:48 AM	#2
kumunjay Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 16	Take it back, it sounds like faulty hub.

2010-08-16, 12:37 AM	#6
lbfin88 Aspiring Unicyclist Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 50 Posts: 81	Yeah, it seems it would be a bad hub. If I put weight on the seat and step on the pedal both cranks turn bit the wheel does not.

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