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Well I don't know squat about riding but from what I can gather from
reading around, you'd be better suited for the 24", and obviously DX if
you have the funds for it. Smaller wheels are better for just jumping
around and doing tricks (which is what your yard seems to be suited
for).

So yeah...I'd get the 24"...but then again I don't even have a uni yet.
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i'd agree with the dude with a sock.

a 24" is good. or even a 26, if you want to... but something on the
*kinda* smallish side of the wheel chart.

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Icycle said:

ALL OPINIONS WELCOME.

GOAL FOR NEW UNI:

Ride in my yard, or on features around town, every time I have five
minutes

BOTTOM LINE:

Do I get a DX 20 or a 24?

Is there another cycle that I should get instead of the Torker DX?

The goal says it all. Get the 20" wheel. The KH, Onza, or Qu-ax trials
would all be suitable also. You want to bounce around and climb on
stuff, not ride any appreciable distance.

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Icycle said:

Do I get a 20 or a 24?

I tend to disagree with the folks recommending 24" for two reasons.

Firstly, you described your yard somewhat, it sounds like trialsy
stuff for which a 20" is more in order. You didn't describe the
"features" around town but I guess it's more about technical trialsy
"street" riding than about distance. Again, 20" would be the best
size.

Secondly, you already have 29" and 26" at your disposition. Therefore,
adding a 20" would yield a broader coverage of the range of practical
unicycle wheel sizes.

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Is there another cycle that I should get instead of the Torker DX?

Depends on money. KH20 would be better but Torker DX wil serve you
well, too.

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for about the same price as a dx you could have this 'nimbus'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=745)

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chosen said:

for about the same price as a dx you could have this 'nimbus'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=745)

Or you can get a similar 20" trials Nimbus.

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if you dont have much money get the qu-ax trials..

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Yes chosen, except the hub on that Nimbus will break whereas i
understand the DX hubs genreally don't, this goes for the 20" aswell.
As you can't get torkers in the UK i have no idea how they compare in
price to the Qu-Ax, but i think the Qu-Ax would be a better bet if
they're similar money, it has a better tyre and the hub is probably
stronger. The DX always seemed a strange idea to me, supplied with a
splined hub but not made to support the big tyres used for Muni or
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but the DX 06 is splined, and the nimbus doesnt. go ahead and get the
tokerDX'06

Riley

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definitely 24", not 20"...but you might want to get a 20" sometime. for
now, though, get the 24".

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Here's what I did:

Get a really cheap uni at your local bike store, one of the x brand 20"
ones. Practice what ever you want on it, after all, it didn't cost
nothin'. This takes away all the guilt from
scratching/dropping/breaking your unicycle. So long as you don't jump
off anything too high, it will last quite a while (several years) and
you can practise all your new tricks on it.

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I would say th 24" nimbus or some equivalant. The reason is that you
can easily learn to ride on a 24 opposed to a 29, but you can still
travel distances with a 24. And if you get an off-road uni you can do
some jumping and muni, based off the uni you decide on.

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I would advise not to get a 24" Nimbus. I did some wee 3" hops and it
bent the hub. (was that just a freak accident?)

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Spudman said:

I would advise not to get a 24" Nimbus. I did some wee 3" hops and it
bent the hub. (was that just a freak accident?)

Thats crazy. I always wondered the quality of those. Has anyone else
had that problem?

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At least I think it was the hub. -something- is bent and the pedal on
one side is now at a weird angle. It could be the crank arm, but I
can't see how that could have happend, and I know it's not the pedals.
I've tried two different sets, both of which work on my other uni.

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