what should i get

beauster · 2003-09-29, 11:56 PM

i want to get a uni. it will be used for learning, just riding around and trying to do some trials stuff. i would only like to spend 100.00. i was thinking a torker unistar 20". what do you guys think or suggest?

xtremeskier_ · 2003-09-30, 01:15 AM

Hey,

I definatly would recomend the torker 20" unistar. That is what i learned on. I have used for trials and muni, and it has worked great. It is simply the best unicycle that you can buy for under $100. I have taken mine down five stairs and off a 2 foot drop and it has held up just fine. I did do a few things to it though. First i converted the seat to an airseat (http://www.unicycling.org/airseat) I then got metal pedals with pins because the pedals the unistar comes with have no grip. The final modification i did was to put on a knobby tire for Muni.

beauster · 2003-09-30, 01:29 AM

hey, thanks for the info. any one else have any suggestions

Borges · 2003-09-30, 07:41 AM

If you know you'll eventually be doing a lot of hopping and big drops you might as save a while longer well go for a trials uni with a splined hub and a big tire, since abuse like that will eventually break the torker wheel.
If you aren't sure yet if you'll be into the real hardcore trials stuff then get the torker. They're cheap and look like good quality.

beauster · 2003-09-30, 10:44 AM

does anyone know how big of a tire i can put on there, 20x?

thinuniking · 2003-09-30, 03:47 PM

i would get the nimbus 2 uni with a dx32it is great for trials and good to learn on it is the 20" of the nimbus that i should have a link to on my post ok i can do it sorry

zod · 2003-09-30, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by beauster
does anyone know how big of a tire i can put on there, 20x?

a 2.25 will fit with plenty of space......
a 2.5 should fit.....

In that price range the Torker Unistar is the only way to go.....it is what I also learned on

beauster · 2003-09-30, 07:42 PM

if i am correct, isn't the nimbus expensive and is there a link for nimbus

xtremeskier_ · 2003-09-30, 09:50 PM

Ya i got a 20X2.25 on there right now and its got plenty of room left

duaner · 2003-10-01, 06:32 AM

(Unless you are a little kid)
You want the black Torker, NOT the chrome one.

The chrome comes with a child size seat, the black comes with a good (miyata 'equivalent) seat.

The black one is also somewhat stronger.

.duaner.

beauster · 2003-10-01, 10:38 AM

so i want the black. i didn't even know there was a chrome one

thanks for the input everyone!

joona · 2003-10-01, 12:32 PM

Nimbus = Yuni. If you wan't a better unicycle go for the Nimbus/Yuni. Where do you live? at Unicycle.com the Yuni seems to cost a lot more than the Nimbus' at Unicycle.uk.com and they are mostly the same.

That Torker comes with an 25.4 mm seat post so it might cause some problems if you wan't to replace the saddle. And as xtremeskier_ said get better pedals. Those plastic pedals will break and they slip under your foot. Replaceable pins are nice.

beauster · 2003-10-02, 12:17 AM

anyone else has input

daino149 · 2003-10-02, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by duaner

The black one is also somewhat stronger.

That somewhat should be MUCH

register · 2003-10-08, 12:54 AM

Go with the torker. I ove it.

2003-09-29, 11:56 PM	#1
beauster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 38	what should i get i want to get a uni. it will be used for learning, just riding around and trying to do some trials stuff. i would only like to spend 100.00. i was thinking a torker unistar 20". what do you guys think or suggest?

2003-09-30, 03:47 PM	#6
thinuniking U don't be playing me cracker! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: devon uk Posts: 1,032	my idea i would get the nimbus 2 uni with a dx32it is great for trials and good to learn on it is the 20" of the nimbus that i should have a link to on my post ok i can do it sorry __________________ I am heman with out the muscles or a cool sword

2003-10-01, 12:32 PM	#12
joona )-O <--Neat Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Finland Age: 29 Posts: 725	Nimbus = Yuni. If you wan't a better unicycle go for the Nimbus/Yuni. Where do you live? at Unicycle.com the Yuni seems to cost a lot more than the Nimbus' at Unicycle.uk.com and they are mostly the same. That Torker comes with an 25.4 mm seat post so it might cause some problems if you wan't to replace the saddle. And as xtremeskier_ said get better pedals. Those plastic pedals will break and they slip under your foot. Replaceable pins are nice. __________________ You are my friend... 165 lbs. I'm not going to stop eating yet... I'll be a big boy soon

2003-10-08, 12:54 AM	#15
register Recreation Unicyclist Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New Jersey, U.S.A. Posts: 49	Torker Go with the torker. I ove it.

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2003-09-30, 01:15 AM	#2
xtremeskier_ . Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 214	Hey, I definatly would recomend the torker 20" unistar. That is what i learned on. I have used for trials and muni, and it has worked great. It is simply the best unicycle that you can buy for under $100. I have taken mine down five stairs and off a 2 foot drop and it has held up just fine. I did do a few things to it though. First i converted the seat to an airseat (http://www.unicycling.org/airseat) I then got metal pedals with pins because the pedals the unistar comes with have no grip. The final modification i did was to put on a knobby tire for Muni.

2003-09-30, 01:29 AM	#3
beauster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 38	hey, thanks for the info. any one else have any suggestions

2003-09-30, 07:41 AM	#4
Borges Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ringsted, Denmark Age: 36 Posts: 1,403	If you know you'll eventually be doing a lot of hopping and big drops you might as save a while longer well go for a trials uni with a splined hub and a big tire, since abuse like that will eventually break the torker wheel. If you aren't sure yet if you'll be into the real hardcore trials stuff then get the torker. They're cheap and look like good quality.

2003-09-30, 10:44 AM	#5
beauster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 38	does anyone know how big of a tire i can put on there, 20x?

2003-09-30, 07:42 PM	#8
beauster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 38	if i am correct, isn't the nimbus expensive and is there a link for nimbus

2003-09-30, 09:50 PM	#9
xtremeskier_ . Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 214	Ya i got a 20X2.25 on there right now and its got plenty of room left

2003-10-01, 06:32 AM	#10
duaner - Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Austin, TX Age: 55 Posts: 316	(Unless you are a little kid) You want the black Torker, NOT the chrome one. The chrome comes with a child size seat, the black comes with a good (miyata 'equivalent) seat. The black one is also somewhat stronger. .duaner.

2003-10-01, 10:38 AM	#11
beauster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 38	so i want the black. i didn't even know there was a chrome one thanks for the input everyone!

2003-10-02, 12:17 AM	#13
beauster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 38	anyone else has input

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