What uni should I get? (street/trials)

What uni do you have right now?
I went from a torker cx to a dx and i love it sooo much 😄
And i never think about the extra weight! :p (but i never have used a
kh or anything like that.. so im not much help)

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_Ground_Zero_ said:

before u post ANYTHING, if it's gonna be about the useless time
consuming search feature, i dont care, so u'll be wasting ur own time
:p

ok, within a few months i'll have a lot of money i hope, and am
deifnintley gonna be getting a new uni. I'm trying (don't have to) to
stay on a budget (for the reason that I also have to buy a few other
things).

What I don't lknow is what unicycle i should get. i wanna do street and
trials, right now. All i want is a unicycle that WON'T snap/broken
cranks or hub from a 4 foot drop and is really good for jumping.

If you guys can give me your opinion on the best money spent option,
it'd be appreciated.

my over-all budget is $500 (might not be able to do 500 until april)
these are what im looking at right now.
Kris Holm 20-$500 (never really heard anything bad about this, but is
anything just as good for less?)
Nimbus X Street-$390 (heard good things so far, can it do 4 foot
drops?)
Torker DX-$240 (cheap, but really heavy, does that really affect
anything and can it handle big stuff)
Bedford Uni w/ KH seat, cranks, and hub- $480 I think (is it anygood?)
Koxx-One Blue Berry-$475 (looks really good like the kh)

I don't really need anything that will be like hopping off 7 sets or
nothing (my rolling hops suck anyway), 4-5 at most probably, most of
the stuff i'll be doing is hopping sideways (pallets, up stairs, etc).
and i wanna still be able to do a little freestyle too, but nothing
spectacular)

Your replys are appreciated, Jon

every one is like are these good? part of that is based on how ell you
mantain them. but yes.all of them can take big stuff asuming they are
well maintained.

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gordito8me said:

it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid,
but not really that fun.

skianduniaddict said:

never give 4 teenagers a camera... they go crazy

johnfoss said:

Yes, being old makes you stupid.

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thanks for the answers already guys, btw, i have a LX and am gonna sell
soon for $50. im might go for the DX, but im planning on hopping high,
does the weight stop that? and does the DX have a splined hub? thanks.

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_Ground_Zero_ said:

thanks for the answers already guys, btw, i have a LX and am gonna sell
soon for $50. im might go for the DX, but im planning on hopping high,
does the weight stop that? and does the DX have a splined hub? thanks.

Yes, the DX is splined.

No, I do not think the few pounds makes any significant difference in
hop height.

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Brian O. said:

brendan said:

when i flex both arms one looks puny next to the other. Mind you it was
that way after years of badminton...

And maybe playing a little too much with the shuttlecock as well?
Hmm? 😉

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_Ground_Zero_ said:

thanks for the answers already guys, btw, i have a LX and am gonna sell
soon for $50. im might go for the DX, but im planning on hopping high,
does the weight stop that? and does the DX have a splined hub? thanks.

weight is all mental. on a meter hop it will realistically affect you
less than 2 cm. probably less.

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gordito8me said:

it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid,
but not really that fun.

skianduniaddict said:

never give 4 teenagers a camera... they go crazy

johnfoss said:

Yes, being old makes you stupid.

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torkerdx said:

weight is all mental. on a meter hop it will realistically affect you
less than 2 cm. probably less.

So True.

I rode the DX for a year or so more than that now, and it has never
limited what I could do. That is with 6-8 foot drops, 8 sets, and who
knows what else I have taken it down.

I also have the KH uni which is amazing. It feels like the KH will
break cause its so light, but it wont. I also have 137mm cranks which
are good for trials, but not that long so are sufficient for street.

The rest of the unis you posted are just as good, and will work greatly
for both street and trials.

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Thanks guys. I think i'm gonna get the DX and after 2 years or so, i
might get something better. 1 last thing. are any of the DX's parts
known to break easily, and if there is, can i upgrade those?

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_Ground_Zero_ said:

Thanks guys. I think i'm gonna get the DX and after 2 years or so, i
might get something better. 1 last thing. are any of the DX's parts
known to break easily, and if there is, can i upgrade those?

If you ride really agressively, you may break the seatpost or any of
the seat's compenents. But that happens on most unicycles and you can
replace/upgrade them all so don't worry about that.

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Brian O. said:

brendan said:

when i flex both arms one looks puny next to the other. Mind you it was
that way after years of badminton...

And maybe playing a little too much with the shuttlecock as well?
Hmm? 😉

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usually seatpost/seatbase/pedals can break. But this will happen on all
unis. DX06's had a frame problem but torker seem to be real nice about
replacement for broken frames.

Btw you claim you wont do 7 sets... wait a few months and you'll be
doing 9's :P

btw congratulations on such an educated wot uni should i get post. And
you dont mention the Nimbus Trials (with the splined hub) but thats a
very good uni for not much money.

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_Ground_Zero_ said:

Thanks guys. I think i'm gonna get the DX and after 2 years or so, i
might get something better. 1 last thing. are any of the DX's parts
known to break easily, and if there is, can i upgrade those?

I have a dx an havent broken anything yet....just get a better seat
(koxx or KH)

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The UniSLAB said:

I have a dx an havent broken anything yet....just get a better seat
(koxx or KH)

since im getting a $240 DX, i guess i can spend on upgrades...should i
get kh or koxx seat(by seat, do u mean seat post, or just the
saddle??). anything else i should/can upgrade????

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_Ground_Zero_ said:

since im getting a $240 DX, i guess i can spend on upgrades...should i
get kh or koxx seat(by seat, do u mean seat post, or just the
saddle??). anything else i should/can upgrade????

Don't worry about upgrades just yet. The seat that comes on the DX will
suit you just fine for a little while.

The seat that comes on it -is- a Kris Holm seat, it's just not the most
comfortable. You'll probably want to upgrade to the KH Fusion Freeride
or Street Saddle.

The seatpost is also fine. If you break it, you can look into getting a
better one or replacing it pretty cheap.

You can upgrade the seat base to a SW carbon fiber base as well, but
really, don't worry about it all just yet.

You're young, but you'll learn really quickly about money. It's a bad
idea to have the mindset that because you -have- money, you should
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Brian O. said:

brendan said:

when i flex both arms one looks puny next to the other. Mind you it was
that way after years of badminton...

And maybe playing a little too much with the shuttlecock as well?
Hmm? 😉

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Just replace the seat. I personally think that the koxx seats are the
best, but thats only because I went from a cheapo seat, to a torker
seat, then to a torker seat to what I call "Sitting on paradise" (thats
slang for koxx saddle)

This is what 'I have' (http://tinyurl.com/24osry), you don't have to
get the leapord but it just makes it that much cooler. Although on a dx
I don't know about that....I would just 'get this'
(http://www.peppl.com/Unicycles//koxx-one/HDDB424a5fcc0d20a)

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you have the price wrong on the blueberry its 421 base devil
price(3950) plus 26 is 421. that is assuming that your ordering from
renegade juggling, if not then idk the price. If you don't get the K1
go with the DX

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don't bother upgrading the seat yet. You'll only need to do that once
you start doing SIF if you find its uncomfortable. It really depends on
your hand, your bum and your shorts.

Theres no point in upgrading the seatpost for example since you might
break it, but pretty much all seatposts can break. Pedals are the same
and carbon fiber seatbases are great but you wont see any differences
yet.

IF some parts break - then go replace them. Dont replace before it
breaks. Spend the extra money (if you really have to) on getting some
shin pads, a helmet and some gloves.

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email AE bike about a KH, you can get it for cheaper than the Koxx.

the dx is a beast, but i did break every part on it.
seems only thing i can do to the KH is tweak the pos drilled rim.
and break the seat stiffener, but all of those break. of course, this
is from 12 sets and 9'+ rolling hops. qu-ax is the most beastly uni
from what i have read on the fora. very few reports of anything
breaking, you should be able to go with the street uni and be fine.

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I would suggest the Koxx One Blueberry. I searched around alot looking
for pretty much the same thing you are. I ended up going with the
Blueberry and i am not disappointed at all. It can hop incredibly well
and has incredible handling. If your in the states and you want to get
one though you have to use Renegade Juggling they're the only site that
will ship them to the states but thats not a big deal because they're
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Dreamknight said:

It can hop incredibly well and has incredible handling.

Haha, the uni doesnt decide on how high you jump or how it handles.

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Jerrick said:

Haha, the uni doesnt decide on how high you jump or how it handles.

True...but it will make you think it does:eek:

Just one more aspect of that "Koxx Effect"

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