A unicycle's a pretty simple piece of equipment mechanically. With a
10mm spanner, a 15mm socket (I think!), and a couple of tyre levers, I
could completely dismantle mine easily. There isn't really any work I
would need to get anyone else to do for me, when building or repairing a
unicycle, except for completely rebuilding a wheel, I can replace a
couple of spokes easily enough, but I don't think I'd even have the
confidence, let alone the skill, to build a wheel from scratch.
I think pretty much anyone could maintain their unicycle for themselves,
but if there are friendly people at their LBS, and they can afford it,
it's some find it easier to get someone else to do it.
I, however don't have the money, and if I did I'd resent giving it to
someone else for something I know I could do myself just as well.
I've always enjoyed that sort of thing, though not as much as riding it,
and at the moment I own 2 unicycles, 2 1/2 bicycles, and 2 motorbikes,
and all the work on them gets done by me.
My dad's an engineer by trade, and our garage is pretty much full of all
the tools and things that you could need, so I didn't have much chance
of not knowing these things
The other thing, of course, is that if your unicycle comes in a box from
unicycle.com or somewhere like that, you have to put it all together
yourself, the only real difference with buuilding a custome unicycle is
that you get to choose all the components
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theamazingmolio - A Unicylist, a juggler, and a prat
Luke Duller ([email hidden])
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