Re: custom uni

Hey, I donno if you already got all parts and put it together yet, but
here is something to consider. I wanted a fully custom MUni, so I went
to the Unicycle.com retail store and the actually put it all together
for me. They are really nice people and they might very well build the
unicycle up for you and send it partially assembled. Now, you will
still have to put on the wheel, the pedals, and insert the seatpost
into the frame. Altogether though, It might save on shipping to have
it all show up in one box. Just be sure that you use a torque wrence
when you put the wheel on. You don't wanna mess up the bearings.
Unicycle.com will put stickers on the cranks and pedals so you know
which pedal goes on which arm. If you wanna take the time to build it
yourelf though, it is a fun experience.

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You *need* a a spoke tension gadge. building a wheel with out it is just
stupid.
get good spokes, its worth it.
DT, Wheelsmith, Sapium, *possibly * marwi
nothing else. take no substitutes.
You need Brass nipples. Dont even think of aluminum.
get a good truing stand and good instruction. keep spoke tension high.
try to keep the spokes evenly within + or - 5 lbs
Also Alex rims are never round. you'd be better off with something
different

if you have any doughts about the wheel building, pay someone else to
do it well.

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Is something really consider custom if you just assemble it with parts
from different manufacturers?

I mean, doesn't it have to be like a "one off"-self-designed frame or
something like that to be consider custom?

I have a K1 seatclamp on my uni. Would you consider that custom?

When I think of somethink custom made, I think of somethink especially
made for you and your uni.

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GhettoSmurf said:

You *need* a a spoke tension gadge. building a wheel with out it is just
stupid.

A spoke tensiometer is completely unnecessary when building a wheel,
unless you're tone-deaf.

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GhettoSmurf said:

You *need* <the moon on a stick>

Pah!

I've built wheels with no gauge, and with the frame and some zip-ties
as a truing stand. My spokes are all just fairly average stainless
steel jobbies, the rims have been alex 19" trials rims and a 36"
airfoil, plus occasional faffing and truing of bike and muni wheels.
Brass nipples are nice, mind. It means you can go too tight and just
back it off, rather than rounding off an aluminium one.

Just get a bucket of tea, a good film, read sheldonbrown.com and take
your time. It's quite therapeutic.

John

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johnhimsworth said:

Pah!

I've built wheels with no gauge, and with the frame and some zip-ties
as a truing stand. My spokes are all just fairly average stainless
steel jobbies, the rims have been alex 19" trials rims and a 36"
airfoil, plus occasional faffing and truing of bike and muni wheels.
Brass nipples are nice, mind. It means you can go too tight and just
back it off, rather than rounding off an aluminium one.

Just get a bucket of tea, a good film, read sheldonbrown.com and take
your time. It's quite therapeutic.

John

haha, i built a wheel perfectly w/ no instruction, truing stand, or
silly tension spoke thingy.

i used a regular spoke wrench.

all I did was tighten every spoke so that it was even w/ the back of
the nipples, then back it off 5 turns, and went back and tightened them
evenly.

I made my own system to figure out how to do the pattern

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GhettoSmurf said:

You *need* a a spoke tension gadge. building a wheel with out it is just
stupid.
get good spokes, its worth it.
DT, Wheelsmith, Sapium, *possibly * marwi
nothing else. take no substitutes.
You need Brass nipples. Dont even think of aluminum.
get a good truing stand and good instruction. keep spoke tension high.
try to keep the spokes evenly within + or - 5 lbs
Also Alex rims are never round. you'd be better off with something
different

if you have any doughts about the wheel building, pay someone else to
do it well.

I would say put the spoke tension gauge before a truing stand. You can
true the wheel in your lap with your thumb.

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