Nimbus 24"

I'd also like an opinion on the Nimbuses if anyone has any.

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If you're poor and just starting out in the MUni world, they are a great
option.

They are perhaps the best bargain in the unicycle world right now.

But they aren't perfect.

The cranks will bend as soon as you start doing any real drops, unless
you're a flyweight rider. Kooka cranks will allow you to do quite a lot
more, but are sold out at the moment, and are expensive.

You might buy the Nimbus now, develop your skills avoiding the big
drops, and start saving immediately for a KH hub and crank set, which
you can have laced in later.

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elmer said:

*If you're poor and just starting out in the MUni world, they are a
great option.

They are perhaps the best bargain in the unicycle world right now.

But they aren't perfect.

The cranks will bend as soon as you start doing any real drops, unless
you're a flyweight rider. Kooka cranks will allow you to do quite a
lot more, but are sold out at the moment, and are expensive.

You might buy the Nimbus now, develop your skills avoiding the big
drops, and start saving immediately for a KH hub and crank set, which
you can have laced in later. *

I concur. Elmer's idea of starting with a Nimbus and later upgrading it
with a KH hub/crank set looks like a decent option. You can buy the
Nimbus for $189 and (later when you start bending your cranks) buy a KH
wheelset for $259, totaling $448 (a KH24 is $449).
The advantages to doing it this way: lower entry price; for nearly the
same final price you end up with nearly the same unicycle (exactly the
same wheelset); you end up with two tires, tubes and rims (or you could
likely save $ by buying only the hub & crank set (and spokes? - I'm not
sure if the spokes are the same size or not)).

The main disadvantages: the Nimbus frame does not have brake mounts; the
Nimbus frame has narrower tire clearance (lessoning the amount of mud
you can ride through); you may have some down time with bent cranks;
there may be a months long wait for a KH24 wheelset (at this time the KH
wheelset is not available and has been unavailable for at least a few
months! - parts availability may or may not improve in the future).

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I've done some 3' drops with my Nimbus and it's still fine. But I'm only
around 146 lbs. now. But it depends a lot on how you land the drops and
jumps.

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And, if you're not into big drops, the nimbus will last a long time.

Mines been going through around three years of regular on, and off road
riding; it's in great condition and the cranks are as straight as the
day I got it.

Drops, to me, look great, but I've no desire to get into them- the
furthest I drop is a high curb.

I guess, as you're a beginner, it's impossible to predict what you'll be
doing in terms of drops in a couple of years, but I think it's worth
knowing that, apart from the drops restriction, the Nimbus is a
fantastic machine and has some advantages compared to the splined unis
(much better range of crank lengths, cheaper accessories, ease of
maintainance).

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the Muni that really fires him up."

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another disadvantage: i find my knees bang the crown of the nimbus
frame very easily when hopping. i think the crown of that frame is too
wide.

iamthewaltrus: would you like to see and try a nimbus uni? PM me.

-Eric
(Austin)

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