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  1. i would certainly buy one. but my price range would be 150$
    so i think Ti is outta the picture for me. i would prefer aluminum.

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  2. If you got this realy working might you ship to the Uk.

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  3. wheres_your_other_wheel said:

    If you got this realy working might you ship to the Uk.

    I don't see why not, shipping charges would most likely cause the price
    to go up quite a bit though.

    As of right now though, I've only had 1 person send me a set of plans.
    Unless somone steps up to the plate, this unicycle may end up being
    closely related to the Triton so get to it people.

    I've been toying around with the idea of ti seatpost's with dual
    gussets, but I imagine aluminum would be more practical.

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  4. Don't do an integrated seat clamp, it would either be arbitrary and
    pointless, or it'd take away from frame weight.

    I honestly can't give much of an opinion here, I don't know [censored] about
    metal materials or frame geometry. But I can say this, if you're going
    to really, REALLY, step up to the plate and make some sick ass frame,
    make it different.

    Don't make a Ti black domina, or a Mg KH, make something different. In
    a few months I'd like to see people talking about those crazy strong
    "UniSLAB" frames!

    I'd rather see a rounded crown frame anyways, since they're stronger.

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  5. Something else to add:

    A lot of people are suggesting things that are personal to them, for
    the design, ignoring the fact that is has to appeal to other people as
    well. Just like if you're trying to sell a house, you are not going to
    paint all the walls bright pink unless you are particularly trying to
    sell to pink fetishists!

    Round crown is sure, good for trials, but what about people that want a
    Ti frame for flat and other things that require foot on frame? It's much
    better to make a good compromise between the styles and produce a small
    range of frames to many people, than produce each frame specifically
    for each style (although the custom thing that triton did was good),
    like the triton and KH frames, I suppose.

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  6. One thing that I am thinking is, is that im not sure if its possable to
    to a completely unique new design of a frame. The main designs have
    been used, so if anything, we are just going to be tweaking them a
    bit.

    Like the triton frame, when I see it, I see a tweaked Qu-Ax frame. When
    I look at Koxx, Nimbus, or Uni, I think that that was a pretty original,
    but stemed from a stand flattop frame. Looking at KH and I see a round
    and flatop combined.(only excaption I can think of are telford, Vs,
    XTP, or custom drilled)

    So what im saying is, dont mind to much if your frames look somewhat
    like other frames.

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  7. jamessd said:


    Round crown is sure, good for trials, but what about people that want a
    Ti frame for flat and other things that require foot on frame? It's much
    better to make a good compromise between the styles and produce a small
    range of frames to many people, than produce each frame specifically
    for each style (although the custom thing that triton did was good),
    like the triton and KH frames, I suppose.

    Triton has the best frame for foot on crown tricks(from what I've
    tried). I've compared it to KH and I much prefer Triton. KH doesn't
    seem to give you that much stability, your foot slips all over. Triton,
    it just stays wherever you put it. Maybe it's just because I'm so used
    to it.

    And the other advantage is that you never hit your knees too hard. I've
    disposed with my knee protection, because it became pretty useless. But,
    on the KH, you can still hit your knee pretty hard, especially if you're
    not used to it.

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  8. ivan said:

    But, on the KH, you can still hit your knee pretty hard, especially if
    you're not used to it.

    :eek: But the kh is so much smaller ๐Ÿ˜• .

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  9. jamessd said:

    :eek: But the kh is so much smaller ๐Ÿ˜• .

    Eh, that's why. It's got that bit of metal on the crown sticking out.
    Like all the other frames, except for XTP. On Triton it's rounded off
    into a smooth, wide area. More surface area for the same overall force
    = less pain.

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  10. Ivan has hit is right on the money.

    This idea of chopping off a sharp corner in a curved fashion then
    putting a plate of metal over it, is definitely the best solution to
    the crown. It all just comes down to how you will do it.

    I think if this were to be a flat frame, your best bet would be a
    reinforced Domina style frame with the corners chopped and then
    replaced with plates.

    The biggest decision then is how much of the crown you are willing to
    sacrifice to the chopping off.

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  11. I am no engineer, but I cant see cutting the corners of an aluminum
    frame being a good idea.
    To me the only sensible style frame to do this to would be a steel
    frame with the nimbus II/devil style crown.

    ntappin said:

    Ivan has hit is right on the money.

    This idea of chopping off a sharp corner in a curved fashion then
    putting a plate of metal over it, is definitely the best solution to
    the crown. It all just comes down to how you will do it.

    I think if this were to be a flat frame, your best bet would be a
    reinforced Domina style frame with the corners chopped and then
    replaced with plates.

    The biggest decision then is how much of the crown you are willing to
    sacrifice to the chopping off.

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