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getting a muni!!

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  1. yesterday i was out riding around on my kh 05 trials, having difficulty
    doing a moderate trail, when i saw a firetruck go by. on the side of the
    fire truck it said www.muni.org/ so when i got home i logged onto
    muni.org and apparently it has nothing to do with muni at all ( its all
    about the municipality of anchorage). BUT!! this got me thinkin' maybe
    the reason im havin such a tough time riding the trails is because i
    dont have a muni. so ive decided to jump on the bandwagon and get a
    muni. im getting a 24" kh frame with an alex rim and poznater hub and
    profile 170mm cranks, OJC pedals and maguras. any tips questions or
    suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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  2. That’s gonna be a sweet setup.
    You might want to get a seat post and seat to, you will need a post to
    mount the brake lever. You could get the KH rail adaptor and a 27.2
    post. A cheaper way would to just get the 04 style seat post which has a
    post welded on.

    http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=667

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  3. It really helps to have a rail adapter, i find it MUCH more comfortable
    to have the seat tilted way back
    i don't think a profile hub (40mm OD) is going to fit in the KH frame
    (42mm OD)
    the KH hub is just as strong i believe so go with that, or else you
    could maybe find some shims to fit the bearings right

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  4. ColDawG said:

    *It really helps to have a rail adapter, i find it MUCH more
    comfortable to have the seat tilted way back
    i don't think a profile hub (40mm OD) is going to fit in the KH frame
    (42mm OD)
    the KH hub is just as strong i believe so go with that, or else you
    could maybe find some shims to fit the bearings right *

    I have heard that the small diffrence in size dosent matter that much,
    but if your still worried about it UDC sells shims made just for doing
    that.
    Here: http://tinyurl.com/6b2t2

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  5. by the way i already have a seat and seatpost picked out i just didnt
    mention it. im getting the kh seatpost with a brake post and a yellow kh
    fusion saddle

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  6. e39m5 said:

    *im new to all this, what makes a uni a muni?

    e39m5 *

    I think it's mainly the tire, and pedals. A knobby tire, and non
    slippery pedals are great for trails.

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  7. Scar Head.

    Do you have a helmet now? 🙂

    If you live in Anchorage, hopefully you have gotten together with George
    and Kris Peck by now. George is the "father of Rough Terrain Unicycling.
    He prefers that to "mountain unicycling." They're in Seward.

    Yes, a MUni will make a big difference on cruising the trails! Every
    time I try dirt on a 20", I get amazed at how slow and bumpy it is.

    Yes also, "muni" has been municipal for a very long time before we came
    along...

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  8. The Yang said:
    e39m5 said:

    *im new to all this, what makes a uni a muni?

    Quoted message said:

    I think it's mainly the tire, and pedals. A knobby tire, and non
    slippery pedals are great for trails.

    Add to that a good (seat) handle, and a strong wheel, 24" or larger.
    Higher-end MUnis include a splined hub/crank set and sometimes a
    brake.

    Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
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    "When it comes to the family jewels, you won't be having fun until they're having fun. - Jake D"

  9. john thanks for the info on george peck. ive heard about him but i had
    no idea he was right here in the ak! do you have any way i can reach
    them? i.e. phone #, email address, street address?
    id love to go to seward this summer to ride some "rought terrain
    unicycling" with the godfather of muni! any more info would be greatly
    appreciated

    p.s. no im to cheap to buy a helmet even tho my new muni will cost over
    700 dollars!

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  10. my question is,are the platforms splined or threaded onto the spindle.If
    they are held with double nuts would it be possible to thread the
    platforms and use inner locking nuts only.
    a pic of the problem (as mentioned by monociclos) would help to get the
    problem sorted.

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  11. sorry posted in the wrong thread

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