Black Torkers

UniBrier · 2002-10-17, 01:41 AM

Have you seen the Black Torkers? Not Black Helicopters, Black Torkers.

I saw them at Harvie's B*** Shop in Lynnwood, WA today. They have a United/Savage style crown but with main cap bearings. The seat is a black Miyata clone with handle. The frame, tire, rim, spokes, and cranks are all black.

And there's more: 48 spokes! All yours for $129.00 plus tax.

Didn't see them on uni.com yet. Are we that close to the holidays?

harper · 2002-10-17, 02:30 AM

This sounds interesting and it's right up the road from me. What wheel sizes did they have? I see it as

Harvy's Bike Shop
19920 Hwy 99 Suite C
Lynnwood, WA

(425) 774-8951

Anyone else seen these "stealth" Torkers?

jagur · 2002-10-17, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by UniBrier
The seat is a black Miyata clone with handle. And there's more: 48 spokes!

very interesting can you get a photo up?is the Miyata clone handle an exact clone to the (real)Miyata?does it seem like stronger plastic at all?

EDIT,,Harper already got off the 1st responce so I see,he has a camera!go Harper GO!

harper · 2002-10-17, 02:54 AM

That's a good idea. I called the guy and he asked if Steve told me about it. At the time I didn't know unibrier was Steve and I didn't think the guy would know who unibrier was. I also didn't know Steve broke his leg falling off a nine foot giraffe but then the guy also told me he was carrying another unicycle made by "unicycle.com". Hmmm..... I told him that was a distributor in Marietta, GA and he still claimed he was going to carry the whole line. Whatever.

I'll try to bop up there with a camera. The wheel is 20" only. Maybe Steve can limp over there and take a picture. He's closer but perhaps less mobile.

UniBrier · 2002-10-17, 03:25 AM

I didn't fall, I landed wrong on dismount!

I hope to walk again tomorrow. But enough of me.

Harvie says he is a uni.com distrubutor and can get anything they offer. He was talking of even carrying some pretty good Muni stuff and a Coker. He always has a full supply of chrome Torkers for 79.00 (plus State Tax of course).

I go within a mile of his shop on my daily travels, I'll snap a digital tomorrow and post it in my gallery.

harper · 2002-10-17, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by UniBrier

I go within a mile of his shop on my daily travels, I'll snap a digital tomorrow and post it in my gallery.

Woo-Hoo! I'm off the hook. Thanks, Steve.

jagur · 2002-10-17, 05:19 AM

well who'ever does the photo shoot,get a couple of the underside of the Miyata clone.I would like to see the bolt patten.

dont forget to give it a pull or two,just to feel if it may be a better plastic than the newer Miyata handles....

nbrazzi · 2002-10-17, 04:27 PM

Also, use a very tiny camera and talk in a Russian accent. And act very casual.....

UniBrier · 2002-10-18, 12:13 AM

Pics are posted at:

http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albun39

If the link doesn't get you there, go to Galleries, UniBrier, then Stealth Torkers.

The seat is a Miyata, not a clone.

No time for snappy comebacks, got to get the kids off to soccer.

harper · 2002-10-18, 01:01 AM

Excellent and very complete photo set, Steve. That is a cool looking ride. Not the standard Torker frame with the narrow forks and flat crown. Also, a nice 1.95 wide tire on it. Too bad about the wimpy new-style Miyata seat but it's MUCH better than standard Torker saddles. This looks like a good value. Thanks for going to the trouble.

Scott Stephens · 2002-10-18, 01:07 AM

Where can you get a Miyata saddle in black?

yoopers · 2002-10-18, 02:16 AM

Wow, Steve. What a great looking uni! The story behind their origin would be interesting.

I though it was interesting that, in the first picture, the uni was leaning up against the wall next to a sign advertising health insurance.

Bruce

jagur · 2002-10-18, 02:22 AM

thanx uniBrier,

48 spokes on a cheaper uni is a good thing,i wonder where these were sorced from?ive seen grey Miyatas but never black.

hopfully after soccer you will have some time for snappy combacks.

UniBrier · 2002-10-18, 04:09 AM

To nbrazzi, "Also, use a very tiny camera and talk in a Russian accent. And act very casual.....":

Too late, Harvy beat me to the accent. His real name is Hany Massoud, you do the math. How do you hide a Minolta DiMAGE 7i?

To Harper: "Thanks for going to the trouble.":

You're welcome. (hold it, that wasn't snappy)

To Scott Stephens, "Where can you get a Miyata saddle in black?":

Torker

To yoopers, "sign advertising health insurance":

When you wake up tomorrow, here's another sign advertising health insurance: http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albun41

End snappy comebacks.

I think Harvy spent some serious time at a bike expo. He seems to be sincere on providing a wider selection of uni's. It will be interesting to see what he has when his uni.com order comes in.

jagur · 2002-10-18, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by UniBrier
To nbrazzi, To Harper,To Scott Stephens, To yoopers,

End snappy comebacks.

[FONT=courier new]nothing for me?Icant belive this [/FONT]

2002-10-17, 01:41 AM	#1
UniBrier Time To Ride Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brier, WA USA Age: 53 Posts: 4,232	Black Torkers Have you seen the Black Torkers? Not Black Helicopters, Black Torkers. I saw them at Harvie's B*** Shop in Lynnwood, WA today. They have a United/Savage style crown but with main cap bearings. The seat is a black Miyata clone with handle. The frame, tire, rim, spokes, and cranks are all black. And there's more: 48 spokes! All yours for $129.00 plus tax. Didn't see them on uni.com yet. Are we that close to the holidays? __________________ Steve Hop Drop & Roll “If something is too hard to do, then it's not worth doing. You just stick that guitar in the closet next to your shortwave radio, your karate outfit and your unicycle and we'll go inside and watch TV.” – Homer

2002-10-17, 02:30 AM	#2
harper 768 - It's in your DNA Join Date: Sep 2001 Age: 60 Posts: 8,557	This sounds interesting and it's right up the road from me. What wheel sizes did they have? I see it as Harvy's Bike Shop 19920 Hwy 99 Suite C Lynnwood, WA (425) 774-8951 Anyone else seen these "stealth" Torkers? __________________ -Greg Harper Destroying the climate by shutting down nuclear power plants, one by one, since 1979. JC is the only main man. There can be no other. "A fool on a unicycle is redundant" - J.D. Miller

2002-10-17, 02:54 AM	#4
harper 768 - It's in your DNA Join Date: Sep 2001 Age: 60 Posts: 8,557	That's a good idea. I called the guy and he asked if Steve told me about it. At the time I didn't know unibrier was Steve and I didn't think the guy would know who unibrier was. I also didn't know Steve broke his leg falling off a nine foot giraffe but then the guy also told me he was carrying another unicycle made by "unicycle.com". Hmmm..... I told him that was a distributor in Marietta, GA and he still claimed he was going to carry the whole line. Whatever. I'll try to bop up there with a camera. The wheel is 20" only. Maybe Steve can limp over there and take a picture. He's closer but perhaps less mobile. __________________ -Greg Harper Destroying the climate by shutting down nuclear power plants, one by one, since 1979. JC is the only main man. There can be no other. "A fool on a unicycle is redundant" - J.D. Miller

2002-10-17, 03:25 AM	#5
UniBrier Time To Ride Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brier, WA USA Age: 53 Posts: 4,232	Stealth Torkers I didn't fall, I landed wrong on dismount! I hope to walk again tomorrow. But enough of me. Harvie says he is a uni.com distrubutor and can get anything they offer. He was talking of even carrying some pretty good Muni stuff and a Coker. He always has a full supply of chrome Torkers for 79.00 (plus State Tax of course). I go within a mile of his shop on my daily travels, I'll snap a digital tomorrow and post it in my gallery. __________________ Steve Hop Drop & Roll “If something is too hard to do, then it's not worth doing. You just stick that guitar in the closet next to your shortwave radio, your karate outfit and your unicycle and we'll go inside and watch TV.” – Homer

2002-10-17, 05:19 AM	#7
jagur My Uzi is a Tongue Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: {So-Lame,Oregon} Posts: 6,197	well who'ever does the photo shoot,get a couple of the underside of the Miyata clone.I would like to see the bolt patten. dont forget to give it a pull or two,just to feel if it may be a better plastic than the newer Miyata handles.... __________________ theres enough BS in life, without mobius contributing. Forget_Your_Life -------------------------------------- -------MUNI MILITIA ------- One Wheeled Death Squad twitter> @shot of jagur

2002-10-17, 04:27 PM	#8
nbrazzi _______________ Join Date: May 2002 Location: California Posts: 609	Also, use a very tiny camera and talk in a Russian accent. And act very casual..... __________________ Intellectual brilliance is no guarantee against being dead wrong. -Carl Sagan

2002-10-18, 12:13 AM	#9
UniBrier Time To Ride Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brier, WA USA Age: 53 Posts: 4,232	Stealth Torker Pics are posted at: http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albun39 If the link doesn't get you there, go to Galleries, UniBrier, then Stealth Torkers. The seat is a Miyata, not a clone. No time for snappy comebacks, got to get the kids off to soccer. __________________ Steve Hop Drop & Roll “If something is too hard to do, then it's not worth doing. You just stick that guitar in the closet next to your shortwave radio, your karate outfit and your unicycle and we'll go inside and watch TV.” – Homer

2002-10-18, 01:01 AM	#10
harper 768 - It's in your DNA Join Date: Sep 2001 Age: 60 Posts: 8,557	Excellent and very complete photo set, Steve. That is a cool looking ride. Not the standard Torker frame with the narrow forks and flat crown. Also, a nice 1.95 wide tire on it. Too bad about the wimpy new-style Miyata seat but it's MUCH better than standard Torker saddles. This looks like a good value. Thanks for going to the trouble. __________________ -Greg Harper Destroying the climate by shutting down nuclear power plants, one by one, since 1979. JC is the only main man. There can be no other. "A fool on a unicycle is redundant" - J.D. Miller

2002-10-18, 01:07 AM	#11
Scott Stephens Equipment Destroyer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Antonio Texas Age: 25 Posts: 458	ok Where can you get a Miyata saddle in black? __________________ If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight." George Gobol I have worked too hard to be a clown. I am an athlete and wish to be respected as one.- Checkernuts

2002-10-18, 02:16 AM	#12
yoopers Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Waldorf, MD Age: 52 Posts: 6,683	Wow, Steve. What a great looking uni! The story behind their origin would be interesting. I though it was interesting that, in the first picture, the uni was leaning up against the wall next to a sign advertising health insurance. Bruce

2002-10-18, 02:22 AM	#13
jagur My Uzi is a Tongue Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: {So-Lame,Oregon} Posts: 6,197	thanx uniBrier, 48 spokes on a cheaper uni is a good thing,i wonder where these were sorced from?ive seen grey Miyatas but never black. hopfully after soccer you will have some time for snappy combacks. __________________ theres enough BS in life, without mobius contributing. Forget_Your_Life -------------------------------------- -------MUNI MILITIA ------- One Wheeled Death Squad twitter> @shot of jagur

2002-10-18, 04:09 AM	#14
UniBrier Time To Ride Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brier, WA USA Age: 53 Posts: 4,232	Snappy Comebacks To nbrazzi, "Also, use a very tiny camera and talk in a Russian accent. And act very casual.....": Too late, Harvy beat me to the accent. His real name is Hany Massoud, you do the math. How do you hide a Minolta DiMAGE 7i? To Harper: "Thanks for going to the trouble.": You're welcome. (hold it, that wasn't snappy) To Scott Stephens, "Where can you get a Miyata saddle in black?": Torker To yoopers, "sign advertising health insurance": When you wake up tomorrow, here's another sign advertising health insurance: http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albun41 End snappy comebacks. I think Harvy spent some serious time at a bike expo. He seems to be sincere on providing a wider selection of uni's. It will be interesting to see what he has when his uni.com order comes in. __________________ Steve Hop Drop & Roll “If something is too hard to do, then it's not worth doing. You just stick that guitar in the closet next to your shortwave radio, your karate outfit and your unicycle and we'll go inside and watch TV.” – Homer

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