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  1. I started learning to freemount today. I am using the kerb just now, but
    I will soon be just on the road.

    I am hoping to have a new unicycle, I was thinking about a Nimbus II
    24", but would quite like one with isis cranks. Does anyone know if
    they are going to using the isis cranks on them soon?

    Thanks.

    Emma🙂

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  2. 'Do you mean like this lovely looking Nimbus.
    ' (http://tinyurl.com/2zw5ol)
    or

    'this Nimbus ISIS.' (http://tinyurl.com/396v7p)

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  3. A scotish ridder! Welcome to the forums 🙂

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    kington99 said:

    A hobnob is an oaty biscuit, the fact that they don't exist in america
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  4. Some of these things come with time and practice.

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  5. Emma said:

    I am hoping to have a new unicycle, I was thinking about a Nimbus II
    24", but would quite like one with isis cranks. Does anyone know if
    they are going to using the isis cranks on them soon?

    Thanks.

    Emma🙂

    Speaking as a fat git who's been riding his Nimbus II with square
    tapered cranks for a while now, let me tell you that it's going to take
    quite a bit of pounding to bend things out of shape.

    Well, it has for me anyway.

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  6. Into the blue said:

    Speaking as a fat git who's been riding his Nimbus II with square
    tapered cranks for a while now, let me tell you that it's going to take
    quite a bit of pounding to bend things out of shape.

    Well, it has for me anyway.

    Do youi do drops though? How fat are you?

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    A hobnob is an oaty biscuit, the fact that they don't exist in america
    just goes to show that you have no culinary heritage 🙂

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  7. thejdw said:

    Do youi do drops though? How fat are you?

    The answers to your questions are A) High kerbs and steps and B) Fat
    enough, thenkew.

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  8. Into the blue said:

    The answers to your questions are A) High kerbs and steps and B) Fat
    enough, thenkew.

    A) I'll probs die on you if your start 80cm drops.
    b) You don't look particualy fat here:

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    A hobnob is an oaty biscuit, the fact that they don't exist in america
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  9. thejdw said:

    A) I'll probs die on you if your start 80cm drops.
    b) You don't look particualy fat here:

    I'm breathing in.

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  10. thejdw said:

    How fat are you?

    She is 4 ft 5 inches and very lightweight. (I am her Dad)

    We saw the Nimbus 20" with isis cranks, and thought that the 24" would
    be coming out with isis cranks soon, and wondered if it would be worth
    the wait.

    I know that the tapered cranks would be fine, the isis cranks look good
    though.

    Innes

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  11. innes said:

    She is 4 ft 5 inches and very lightweight. (I am her Dad)

    We saw the Nimbus 20" with isis cranks, and thought that the 24" would
    be coming out with isis cranks soon, and wondered if it would be worth
    the wait.

    I know that the tapered cranks would be fine, the isis cranks look good
    though.

    Innes

    'it has ISIS cranks'
    (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=1058)

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  12. innes said:

    She is 4 ft 5 inches and very lightweight. (I am her Dad)

    Innes

    Oh yeah, sorry for the TreadJack

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    kington99 said:

    A hobnob is an oaty biscuit, the fact that they don't exist in america
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  13. Det-riot said:

    'it has ISIS cranks'
    (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=1058)

    Not in the UK yet.

    http://tinyurl.com/6t8qs

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  14. innes said:

    Not in the UK yet.

    http://tinyurl.com/6t8qs

    Innes

    You can use municycle.com another way is to buy a clotter less uni and
    lace (or get LBS to do it) a KH hub into it.

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  15. innes said:


    We saw the Nimbus 20" with isis cranks, and thought that the 24" would
    be coming out with isis cranks soon, and wondered if it would be worth
    the wait.

    I think the main advantage you'll find with ISIS hubs is that there
    will be a bigger variety of cranks to suit it soon. For example, the
    dual-holed KH cranks are only available for ISIS hubs.

    Obviously ISIS is stronger and better than square taper, but in
    realistic terms, I'm not sure this is going to be a huge advantage to
    someone just over 4 foot tall.

    The word on the street, however, is that all Nimbus unicycles are
    moving to ISIS, so I guess it depends how desperate you are for a new
    uni.

    STM

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  16. semach.the.monkey said:

    The word on the street, however, is that all Nimbus unicycles are
    moving to ISIS, so I guess it depends how desperate you are for a new
    uni.

    STM

    I thought that would be the case, it could be a good idea to wait.

    Innes

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  17. I am using a small bit of wood under the wheel, and I can freemount this
    way nearly every time now.

    My Dad phoned Roger at unicycle.com and he is able to build up a Nimbus
    24" with isis cranks.

    Emma:p

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