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    flyer
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    I was riding along a concrete ledge today (I won't call it a skinny
    since it was like 30cm wide), and dropped off the edge about 1.5-2ft.
    After riding away, the unicycle felt a little.. odd. After some closer
    examination, I found that my left pedal had twisted about 5-10 degrees
    forwards. Not good!

    So now I ask you guys, since I really don't know what to look for when
    I'm looking for a hub/cranks:

    What am I looking for? I have a norco 20", and I'd like to not buy an
    entire new uni, so replacing just the hub with something stronger if
    it's even possible is something preferable.

    If I have to buy a wheelset I'm game for that too, being that I don't
    know jack about lacing spokes.

    I tend to do more freestyle than trials-type riding, but it'd be nice to
    be able to drop off a bench or a picnic table now and again (or perhaps
    a lot, because it's fun 😄) without worrying about bending anything. Am
    I looking at an expensive set of splines for this sort of thing, or will
    I be fine with a crmo udc hub? And should I just go for an entire
    wheelset or just a hub?

    Any insight, or even links to previous threads on this, would be
    great!

    -dave

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  2. johnfoss
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    If you go to splines, you'll be riding a much wider pair of pedals with
    very limited choices on crank length. In other words, splined wheels
    generally aren't as good for Freestyle, even with the shorter, 125mm
    cranks.

    For your listed uses, I'd say get a strong square-taper axle, and learn
    to soften those landings. Obviously you landed really hard on your left
    pedal that time...

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  3. Unitik908
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    or id say get a DX becuase its a freestyle unicycle with a splined hub..

    Chase

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  4. flyer
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    If I go with a strong cotterless (I assume this is another term for
    square-taper) axle, what sort of cranks am I looking for? And is the
    CrMo UDC hub what I'm looking at?

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  5. ColDawG
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    The UDC hub sounds good
    I'd get a whole wheelset so you don't have to build the wheel around a
    new hub
    If you got a wheelset I think it would come with cranks, but if not a
    popular kind seems like bicycle euro. Another (cheap) kind is Torker, or
    United, or Nimbus X cranks.
    These are all pretty good I think.

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  6. Ken Cline
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    In case you don't know, the splined hubs & cranks that John Foss
    mentioned are much stronger than the standard square taper style you
    just bent. Splined setups are also more expensive (US$125 for the
    least expensive at unicycle.com). John know what he's talking about,
    so you'll have to decide whether you want to sacrifice freestyle
    performance for durability.

    Anyway, in addition to your new hub I recommend replacing spokes for
    strength. The old spokes have bent to the shape of your old hub.
    Even a small change in the shape of the holes means the spokes will be
    subject to a lot more stress and will be more prone to fail in the
    long run. A set of 36 spokes costs about $15.

    Unless you rebuilt the wheel yourself (or know someone who will do it
    for free), Unicycle.com's Nimbus II wheelset may be your best value.
    It costs $41 and comes with a good hub and double-walled alloy rim.
    Make sure there is a rim strip before installing your tire and tube.

    And be sure to learn those cat-like landing reflexes!

    Ken

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