which hubs should i buy

sp4rky-m4rky · 2007-01-31, 06:06 PM

i just bought a montys trials unicyle with a cotterless hub and after not long after having it i snapped off 1 of the cranks after only doing a small jump off a 2 or 3 ft wall i read on a forum that they snap easly but i also read that 6ft jumps hav bin done on them without them breaking, i am now looking to buy a new hub but am not sure what to buy i am on a tight buget and would prefer the cheapest option

i need a hub that will be able to withstand genral trials forces and jumps of no more than about 4 ft

can you post advice on what i should and could buy and posably some links if posable

Joe2005 · 2007-01-31, 07:00 PM

Go with the moment hub. From what I've heard it's comparable to profiles and it's CHEAP!

sp4rky-m4rky · 2007-01-31, 08:46 PM

thanks for your advise, im still looking i may buy the kh moment but seeing as i still have my square cranks and have read that there is no great advantage of buying splined hubs i may try and save myself a bit of money and buy a fitting square hub

Borgschulze · 2007-01-31, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by sp4rky-m4rky

thanks for your advise, im still looking i may buy the kh moment but seeing as i still have my square cranks and have read that there is no great advantage of buying splined hubs i may try and save myself a bit of money and buy a fitting square hub

There is an advantage, they're stronger.

Square taper is terrible.

sp4rky-m4rky · 2007-02-02, 07:11 AM

ok i will rethrase that, theres no great advantage for me to buy splines atm, i also believe that they are stronger but i am only just getting in2 it and havnt bin jumping more than a few ft and also buying square tapered will save me alot of money as i already have gd cranks that will fit

WOFT · 2007-02-02, 11:31 AM

If you plan on doing trials with your regularly riding, go with splines. I bent my square taper (hub) 2 months after starting trials. the highest drop was 1.5 ft. I now have the cheaper Isis splined hub (the general consensus is that they are weaker than a "fully" splined set up), and have successful landed repeated 3-4 ft drops with no hassles.

sp4rky-m4rky · 2007-02-02, 06:16 PM

iv only bin riding 4 about a month but iv bin out most days i hav 2 unis 1 was a cheap 40 quid 1 off ebay and the other is a monty trials uni I snapped my square hub on my monty uni within mins of having it by jumping off a 2 or 3ft wall but i hav repeatedly jumped off it on my 40 quid 1 thts not designed 4 trials and its holding up fine, yesterday i bought a new square tappered hub wich is ment 2 b realy tough and iv almost finished redoing all the spokes and im hoping it will hold up

brendan · 2007-02-05, 10:32 PM

depends how heavy you are too, i mean if ur quite heavy just get a splined set. I mean it cost twice as much, but u'll never have a problem. your choice

2007-01-31, 06:06 PM	#1
sp4rky-m4rky Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 22 Posts: 2,014	which hubs should i buy i just bought a montys trials unicyle with a cotterless hub and after not long after having it i snapped off 1 of the cranks after only doing a small jump off a 2 or 3 ft wall i read on a forum that they snap easly but i also read that 6ft jumps hav bin done on them without them breaking, i am now looking to buy a new hub but am not sure what to buy i am on a tight buget and would prefer the cheapest option i need a hub that will be able to withstand genral trials forces and jumps of no more than about 4 ft can you post advice on what i should and could buy and posably some links if posable

2007-01-31, 07:00 PM	#2
Joe2005 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 22 Posts: 1,318	Go with the moment hub. From what I've heard it's comparable to profiles and it's CHEAP! __________________ Nobody knows what happened to that boy after that.-Nutcracker I know. He was kidnapped by aliens, learnt their ways, stole the biggest ship he could, travelled back in time by mistake and crashed the plane on the Earth surface. He was the one who killed the dinosaurs. -Ivan

2007-02-02, 11:31 AM	#6
WOFT Likes trees Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Age: 27 Posts: 268	If you plan on doing trials with your regularly riding, go with splines. I bent my square taper (hub) 2 months after starting trials. the highest drop was 1.5 ft. I now have the cheaper Isis splined hub (the general consensus is that they are weaker than a "fully" splined set up), and have successful landed repeated 3-4 ft drops with no hassles. __________________ 'n Boer maak 'n plan.

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2007-01-31, 08:46 PM	#3
sp4rky-m4rky Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 22 Posts: 2,014	thanks for your advise, im still looking i may buy the kh moment but seeing as i still have my square cranks and have read that there is no great advantage of buying splined hubs i may try and save myself a bit of money and buy a fitting square hub

2007-02-02, 07:11 AM	#5
sp4rky-m4rky Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 22 Posts: 2,014	ok i will rethrase that, theres no great advantage for me to buy splines atm, i also believe that they are stronger but i am only just getting in2 it and havnt bin jumping more than a few ft and also buying square tapered will save me alot of money as i already have gd cranks that will fit

2007-02-02, 06:16 PM	#7
sp4rky-m4rky Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 22 Posts: 2,014	iv only bin riding 4 about a month but iv bin out most days i hav 2 unis 1 was a cheap 40 quid 1 off ebay and the other is a monty trials uni I snapped my square hub on my monty uni within mins of having it by jumping off a 2 or 3ft wall but i hav repeatedly jumped off it on my 40 quid 1 thts not designed 4 trials and its holding up fine, yesterday i bought a new square tappered hub wich is ment 2 b realy tough and iv almost finished redoing all the spokes and im hoping it will hold up

2007-02-05, 10:32 PM	#8
brendan Unicycling = trials Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: UK - Cambridge/Canterbury Age: 23 Posts: 2,184	depends how heavy you are too, i mean if ur quite heavy just get a splined set. I mean it cost twice as much, but u'll never have a problem. your choice

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