Custom Titanium Unicycles

[jaco_flans]

Here's my Triton(again) but with my other wheel, repaired seatpost and drilled handle and bumper. It feels really really light, I'm gonna go weight it at the LBS once I go around there again.

Specs:
-K-1 Luxury foam with KH cover and CF base
-Custom made KH 2007-2009 seatpost
-Triton Sponge frame
-KH 2009 rim repainted
-Repaired KH 2007 hub with Ti bolts
-Tensile cranks
-Gusset Slim Jim pedals
-Monty Eagle Claw tire





EDIT: Is it just me or on the first picture my cranks looks bent?

[OutdoorJunkie]

Originally Posted by jaco_flans

EDIT: Is it just me or on the first picture my cranks looks bent?

Looks sick... apart from the hub :P Nice drilled bumper/handle Yea the cranks do look bent to me to.

[saam]

Originally Posted by PeterG

It's on it way to N.Z.

I've been waiting for you to post your full new muni but curiosity got the best of me. What are those little nubbins on the back of the seat tube?

[PeterG]

1st Photo of my Very New TRITON. more to come. Thank you Dmitry.

[PeterG]

Originally Posted by saam

I've been waiting for you to post your full new muni but curiosity got the best of me. What are those little nubbins on the back of the seat tube?

Hi Sam I'm going to run two brake lever's one to the left side and one to the right side to help turning on fast downhill's?
and pull on the two to slow down!
More to come sorry waiting on a 5mm washer to finish the set up and photo.
Pete G..

[rob.northcott]

Originally Posted by PeterG

Hi Sam I'm going to run two brake lever's one to the left side and one to the right side to help turning on fast downhill's?
and pull on the two to slow down!

I hope you're joking... you don't really think dragging a brake block on one side of the rim will make the unicycle turn...

[PeterG]

Originally Posted by rob.northcott

I hope you're joking... you don't really think dragging a brake block on one side of the rim will make the unicycle turn...

But digger's have two brake's to turn!

[rob.northcott]

Originally Posted by PeterG

But digger's have two brake's to turn!

Yes, so do tractors - but they have a left and right wheel (or caterpillar track), not just one central one. You can't brake half a wheel...


Very nice unicycle though! (but stick with a normal brake)

[saam]

Oh now I see the little gap under them. I thought they were for brake lines but couldn't understand how they attached. Cool and clean.

Originally Posted by PeterG

Hi Sam I'm going to run two brake lever's one to the left side and one to the right side to help turning on fast downhill's?
and pull on the two to slow down!
Pete G..

You could start a braking revolution

[Mountainuni1]

Originally Posted by PeterG

But digger's have two brake's to turn!

Can't say not knowing Peter. But if you arent investing new funds toward the project ( ie. have 2 complete Magura sets, 2 brake posts for the lever(s), I'd be interested to see if your theory has relevance. The bigger the wheel the larger the flex, especially if hydraulic pressure is only exerted in one direction.

Wondering if the opposite effect is acheived though if your intent is to control the downhill edge of the rim's speed???

Sweet Triton, all the same!

[Mountainuni1]

Jaco, I Like the look of those Tensiles and the Ti, but you got Ti bolts and an extra pound of steel weld in the middle!

[PeterG]

Originally Posted by rob.northcott

I hope you're joking... you don't really think dragging a brake block on one side of the rim will make the unicycle turn...

Yes you are right about two brakes is just a Joke! I have been asked (alot) about the Two brake hose mount's and why? It's because I do not like the idea of the cross over hose from left to right (or right to left) so have come up with a New set up running NO cross over hose.
My set up is to have Two hose's coming from the brake lever/master cylinder and running one too the the left and one too the right!
Clean line's and a better brake? Yes this will work I'm just waiting on a small washer before fitting to my New Triton.
Why have Unicycle's not had brake hose mount's like a Mountain Bike's before?
Pete G...

[rob.northcott]

Originally Posted by PeterG

Yes you are right about two brakes is just a Joke!

Good - I was starting to wonder

Splitting the hoses at the lever to avoid a crossover would of course be fine. It'll use a bit more hose though and weigh a few grammes more on your lovely Ti frame
(although the Schlumpf pretty much cancels out any weight-weenyness anyway!)

Rob

[jaco_flans]

Originally Posted by Mountainuni1

Jaco, I Like the look of those Tensiles and the Ti, but you got Ti bolts and an extra pound of steel weld in the middle!

Haha! Yeah, I used to have a Ti hub, but I twisted it, so I'm not riding Ti hubs anymore. If I could I'd get a Mad4One hub though

Originally Posted by PeterG

Yes you are right about two brakes is just a Joke! I have been asked (alot) about the Two brake hose mount's and why? It's because I do not like the idea of the cross over hose from left to right (or right to left) so have come up with a New set up running NO cross over hose.
My set up is to have Two hose's coming from the brake lever/master cylinder and running one too the the left and one too the right!
Clean line's and a better brake? Yes this will work I'm just waiting on a small washer before fitting to my New Triton.
Why have Unicycle's not had brake hose mount's like a Mountain Bike's before?
Pete G...

Intead of running 2 hoses from the lever, you could use this and not have a Cross-over without having 2 hoses!

[PeterG]

Intead of running 2 hoses from the lever, you could use this and not have a Cross-over without having 2 hoses!

No i can not it's only designed to work with the STD hose's as for weight it's only 100mm's longer then a cross over! (the weight save with the small Y is made up by the Y) and I have 4 of the Y's so its a cleaner look and No cross over hose! we have a lot of Mud in NZ and I have designed my Muni/Guni for the Up coming Karapoti Classic!