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  1. I just became interested in unicycling

    i was wondering what a good starting unicyle would be

    I am considering the torker unistar CX 20"

    while reading previous posts like this i see that the LX is worth the
    20$ more

    any help on what to get is welcome

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  2. Get the LX!!! it is seriously worth the extra 10-20 dollars =p

    Oh! welcome to the forums! I'm sure you'll love this place 😄

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  3. i say get a bedford light trials. 200$ CDN it can be shiped from canada
    to u. where u from?

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  4. yin said:

    I am considering the torker unistar CX 20"

    while reading previous posts like this i see that the LX is worth the
    20$ more

    That's the general consensus, and I personally think it's a great
    unicycle. You have to pick the wheel size you want epending on your
    height and what type of unicycling you plan to do, but for beginners I
    think it is an excellent choice.

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  5. the only thing about the LX is that it has a 400mm post and i am fairly
    short

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  6. thats where a hack saw comes in, take off about an inch or 3 and its
    perfect, thats what i had to do when i got my Torker DX =p

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  7. My first uni was a Bedford 20" and I love it.

    It's been getting a bit ignored since I got my Bedford 29", but t'sall
    good.

    Darren does great work and puts together a solid ride.

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  8. Do you have a hacksaw? Do you know someone with a hacksaw? I just cut a
    seatpost with a hacksaw today, it works fairly well.

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  9. just try to make sure when, or if, you cut it with a hacksaw, you try to
    keep the cut clean. flat, and smooth, then kinda smooth it up when your
    done, so you dont scratch up and ruin the inside of your seatpost =p

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  10. My cut was anything but flat, but its still ok, as long as the bottom of
    the seatpost dosen't hit the bottom or stick out of the frame its
    good.
    I guess I could borrow a grinder and flatten it right off.

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  11. yea a torker lx is a great one to learn on

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  12. Hacksaw? Hacksaw?

    For heaven's sake use a pipe cutter. Your hardware store, your LBS and
    your plumber all have one. In my experience, unless you are a total
    sasquatch, you'll need to cut doen the seatpost. You may also want to
    have a file handy to smooth things out, no matter which tool you use to
    cut the tube.

    My vote, BTW is for the LX because that is what I learned on.

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  13. i learned on a 20" cyclepro. i didn't think to cut the seatpost so it
    was almost touching the tire when i started. then, of course, i raised
    it a couple of inches because i got better at it. i've still got my
    cyclepro but i'll probably need a new one soon for trials.

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  14. Torker LX all the way =)

    I just got one from unicycle.com and its 100% awesome !

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  15. is 'this' (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=744) a good
    unicycle that i can learn on and later use for street riding?

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  16. Go Lx! That's what I'm learning on and it is taking the beating I'm
    giving it very well. I love it (go for 20" too, I have a 24" but now I
    wish I would have gotten a 20)
    -Carolyn

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  17. GILD missed this one too?

    That's one more of us and one less of them!

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    GILD said:

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  18. yin said:

    is 'this' (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=744) a good
    unicycle that i can learn on and later use for street riding?

    If you plan to go into street riding, then that is probably an
    excellent choice for a first unicycle.

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  19. mboulanger said:

    Hacksaw? Hacksaw?

    For heaven's sake use a pipe cutter. Your hardware store, your LBS and
    your plumber all have one. In my experience, unless you are a total
    sasquatch, you'll need to cut doen the seatpost. You may also want to
    have a file handy to smooth things out, no matter which tool you use to
    cut the tube.

    My vote, BTW is for the LX because that is what I learned on.

    im only bout 5'10" and can have the post above the frame by an inch or
    two, but cut it about an inch while trying crankflips(someday🙄
    ) so aS TO NOT NUT MYSELF too bad, and its like PERFECT!! at that
    height. i do have really long legs though.

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