2005 KH vs 2005 ONZA Muni

I got an Onza 24 muni soon after they first came out, in Oct 2003. That
was before KH24s were sold on the uk unicycle.com site, so I didn't have
that dilema. I've been very happy with mine since. I can't comment on
the new cranks etc, but if the new ones come with the rim that is the
same as before then I can give some info on it. It looks really cool,
as it's very, very deep - 22mm. It certainly isn't as wide as many muni
rims, with an outside width of 31mm. I haven't taken the tyre off to
measure the inside width. This is no problem at all with the 24x2.6
tyre they supply, which has given me good service for about 1000 miles
of riding - a significant amount on pavement surfaces, plus off road.

There have been repeated answers to the question 'can you put a 3 inch
tyre on it', with the answer always being 'yes', though I have still yet
to hear of someone who has done it. My tyre is lacking much in the way
of nobbles now, so I will replace it before long, probably to a 3" Halo
Contra (Duro Wildlife), and see what happens. There is some space left
in the frame for a bigger tyre, though not a great deal, so a fatter
tyre would be cutting right down on mud clearance etc.

These are some photos I took when it was new, so this is without the
tyre wear I mentioned above:
[image:
http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albums/redwelly/onza_frame.sized.jpg]

A possibly misleading shot of the rim, as with the perspective this
makes it look wider...
[image:
http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albums/redwelly/onza_rim_plan.sized.jpg]

[image:
http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albums/redwelly/onza_rim_angle.sized.jpg]

Also, have a look at my 'gallery'
(http://gallery.unicyclist.com/redwelly/) for more pics and movies of
the Onza muni.

So... I'd say the Onza is great. I don't doubt that the KH2005 muni is
likely to be even better, but it is a lot more expensive. You can still
do full on muni riding with a 2.6 tyre, and a 3" upgrade will most
likely work a charm. Did I mention that the deeeep Onza rim looks
great? 🙂

- Sam

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