is this bad?

it just means you got a crappy uni and you should get a splined hub and
crank set it is bad but you can still ride it isn't that big of a issue
you can keep jumping the way you are and you are likly to improve

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its a torker, so im pretty sure its of at least moderate quality

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CX or LX

If it is the LX i dont think it would be bending by going up and down
stairs and curbs, unless you are putting tons of force into a 2-3inch
hop.

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yeah...its a CX

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That's why, I would either get an LX, online you can find one from 50 to
80 dollars, so you dont have to spend 100 something at a shop, and even
with shipping, you'll still get it for cheap, actually, there's some
good unis being sold by yoopers or on the trading post here you could
probably get for a great price.

Or..

You can save up a little more and buy a nice trials, like the nimbus
hoppley, or a Torker DX those two are rather cheap.

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are you really 6 years old??

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hey welcome to the crappy uni club haha.
well, not all my unis are crappy.
just my trials uni.
i also have a torker that i got 3-4 years ago that i have been doing
trials on.
they didnt bend that easily though. it took some picnic tables and
stairs to twist em.
oy. i need a new trials uni.

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this happened to me. your screwed. get a trials. the end

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unisteez said:

hey welcome to the crappy uni club haha.

It's not a crappy unicycle. If it were a trials uni it would be crappy,
but it's just a regular, low-priced unicycle. "Regular" unicycles
aren't made for thousands of hops.

Try to avoid bouncing with your feet the other way. If it's truly your
axle that's twisted, doing this will only hasten your axle's demise.
Best to avoid hopping on it as much as possible, or let it die and
replace with a stronger hub. Or same quality hub and just use that one
for flatland riding, or teaching new riders.

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wait ... if it is a torker CX you should have a one year warranty on
everything and a lifetime warranty on the frame (the way torker does
things) 🙂 go to your local (torker dealer) bike shop and get a brand
new axle for free!!

you can look for a dealer on the torker website and you might need to
register it b4 you go get a new axle

edit: torker website = http://www.torkerusa.com/

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im to hard core to use my elbows i either use my head or the mouse
swungs as a whip

yeah buddy thats right ... uni 4 christ 🙂
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Did you take it off any big drops or has it just slowly bent on little
jumps over time?

The reason I ask is that I thought I had done the same thing to my
unicycle, but it was repairable. The pedal was kind of bend off to the
side, and when I took off the crank I noticed that the axle wasn't bent
at all. What had happened was the bolt that holds on the crank had
loosened without me realizing, and the repeated jumping had worn a
crooked notch in the crank so that when it was on tight, it appeared
bent. After some careful filing I put it back on and it was pretty
much as good as new. Just something you might want to investigate...

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Spudman said:

Did you take it off any big drops or has it just slowly bent on little
jumps over time?

The reason I ask is that I thought I had done the same thing to my
unicycle, but it was repairable. The pedal was kind of bend off to the
side, and when I took off the crank I noticed that the axle wasn't bent
at all. What had happened was the bolt that holds on the crank had
loosened without me realizing, and the repeated jumping had worn a
crooked notch in the crank so that when it was on tight, it appeared
bent. After some careful filing I put it back on and it was pretty
much as good as new. Just something you might want to investigate...

i suggest not doing this (as it would void the warranty most likely)
and just take it to a torker dealer or w/e as soon as you can

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im to hard core to use my elbows i either use my head or the mouse
swungs as a whip

yeah buddy thats right ... uni 4 christ 🙂
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You should also take off the cranks and have a good look at whether it
is the axle that is bent, or the cranks. If it's the cranks you can
just buy a new set.

If it is the axle then what to do depends on whether the uni is still
rideable or not. If it is then just keep riding it, but go easy on the
hopping or you will bend the axle even more.

If it''s not rideable then you need a new hub and wheel-build, which is
a pain, but not too bad.
And if you want to keep hopping, especially off drops, then save up for
a new uni with a splined hub.

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well its certainly not the cranks, but i thought that the axle was
stronger than that. i think its probably the nut coming loose like
spudman said

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