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The higher hop is likely due to a fatter tire and a tire with lower air
pressure. Also, the hop will greatly improve as you pull the handle up
with you harder to get those extra inches off of the ground. Cranks
may be a good investment eventually but a seat shouldn't be needed as
the UDC gel saddle is nice. Brakes are similar. You should ride
without them at least until you get more skilled or will be riding
muni.

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Thanks for the advice Mouse, know what you meen with the seat 🙂

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yep, its a great seat and I've ridden my gel saddle a few hundred miles
training this past spring on my 36". What size cranks are you
running?

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I'm just using what came with it! Dont actually know what that is!

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Okay. I was going for size there. Usually the longer the crank, the
better for things like trials and street but its also personal
preference. I use 145mm cranks on my 20" trials, 137mm cranks on my
24" mountain unicycle and 112mm (flat) or 125mm (hilly) cranks on my
36" road cycle. Its all about the leverage and "gearing" you get from
each set. Too short and you'll have a hard time keeping control. Too
long and you'll hit them on the ground if you lean slightly too far
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For a 20" Unicycle, you don't need brakes. They are quite useless...

From a full, almost uncontrollable speed, I can completely stop in just
1.5 wheel revolutions.

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Hawo bob262, i agree with Borgschulze about not getting brakes unless
you're considering getting a KH 29 or coker + size. 😄

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I have several uni's, with the nimbus gel and the KH trials seat. It's
not a biggy, if you are short on cash, the nimbus gel is comfortable.
The KH trials seat is as comfortable, it is much smaller, thinner,
trim like. I haven't weighed them, but for a trials uni, the KH trials
seat is a bit better IMHO.
I don't know what pedals came on your uni. I recommend trying plastic
dimension pedals from A E Bike. These pedals are very strong, much
lighter then the low end medal pedals, and less likely to cut you. You
can't go wrong for 10 $
I use 150$ DMR ti mag pedals on my muni, cause I have them, but I am
using these pedals on my trials uni, cause they are as light, and less
flesh rippy.
http://tinyurl.com/ysxpjh
I have beat the [censored] out of these pedals, and I'm a heavy guy, no
trouble yet.
I have also read good things about twisted PC plastic pedals. The
heavy medal pedals that come stock on many trials unis, like on KH's,
are not near as cool as these 10 $ plastic pedals IMHO. You can shave
off almost a pound off the wobbly
crank, and reduce injure potential. For 10 $🙂

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Thanks, whats the grip like on the plastic pedals?

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If it came w/ 125 mm cranks, longer ones would be better for trials.
You may break the seat base (replace w/ 'cf '
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=259)or double
reinforce it) or the seatpost (replace w/ a 'CroMolly '
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=1020)post or the
reinforced aluminum, like on 'this uni' (http://tinyurl.com/2lcrmq)).
Pedal 'protectors '
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=923)will increase the
life of the pedals and make UPD's less noisy.

feel the light said:

http://tinyurl.com/ysxpjh

I bet great for flatland, but not too good when you start to pedal grab
and grind though.

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you can't double reinforce the seat stiffener, they won't line up on
each other. i have done it a few different ways, but it all adds up to
you need to drill one out and weld them together.

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The grip is fine for me, in dry conditions. I really feel everything is
easier with these 360 gr. pedals, as opposed to the 700 + gram
snafus(with 70 gr pedal protect rubber), or the 730 gram JC's. But I am
a new rider. I'm still working on riding backwards, I can idle a minute
with my left foot, hop up and ride across one pallet. Because it is
super hot here, I ride without wearing my leg protection. So a big part
of what I like about the above pedals is the flesh friendly nature,
combined with extreme low weight and cost.
I would like to encourage everyone to try a set, just so you will
know how 350 gram pedals feel. It may be true (I don't know, I'm not
there yet), that metal pinned pedals are essential for certain tricks,
pedal grabs onto damp wood, or something. It costs about 150$ for a set
of 350 gram metal pinned pedals, or 8 or 10 $ for the plastic
equivalent. Dimension also makes a sharper toothed nylon pedal that I
use on my 36. It's 330 grams, grips well in the rain. But I'm a bit
chicken, I like the smooth pedal for my beginner 20 ridding, because it
grips ok for what I'm doing, and doesn't rip flesh at all.🙂

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those peddles arent any good for tricks unless you land perfectly evry
time, they are fine for general riding and for that they are better
because of the weight factor but for trics as you said definately get
metal pinned

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Ody. Pc is what I am running now. Awesome for grinds (I just started
getting meh) They slide so smooth it is just staying on that them haha.
The grip is great for street my feet haven't slipped off becasue lack
of grip yet. Over all they are light good for grinds awesome grip(Not
as much as a trials pedal, but just the right amount) so I say for 10$
pick up a pair.

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Ducttape said:

not gonna show you it tonight becasue I am going to play with it until I
go to bed to get it just right.........