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"Action" brand unis?

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    steveyo
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    Hey all-

    Last nite I rode my Torker 24LX to my LBS (local bike shop) for some gel
    seat cover research. They had a 20" Uni with the brand name "Action" on
    it. Ever heard of these? It had a really fat tire, but non-splined
    cranks and a price of US$140+.

    They were delighted to have someone test ride it, and said lots of
    people asked to ride it, but they always replied "No, you don't
    understand...you can't just get on and ride, you have to know how to
    ride a unicycle."

    AFAIK, no other uni riders even live around here, or at least ever asked
    to try it. It handled beautifully, one thing I did there was hop on it
    better than I ever have before.

    Anyone ever heard of "ACTION" unis?

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  2. DustinMichels
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    I don't know about Action, I just googled it for ya, but can't really
    find anything usefull on em... what I do know is, I bought my first
    unicycle at the local bikestore, and they also had a 'mountain unicycle'
    in their catalog, (just a standard unicycle with a fat tire really) btw,
    this was COSMUS, some random japanese brand I think... Anyway, I don't
    think it's too good, the fat tire's gotta be okay, but if you try
    massive hopping youll just bend the hub and all that, best buy a good
    uni at once.

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  3. steveyo
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    Thanks. I wasn't considering buying it. I've got a cheap 24" and a
    KH29, too. When/if I ever buy another uni, it'll be a nice 20", with
    splined hubs at least.

    I googled it too, and found almost nothing. That's why I was asking
    here.

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  4. hoboarchery
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    [email hidden] I bought one from the local bike shop. I am new,
    but think it is very nice. I just added a KH saddle with a lift handle
    and have been hopping a little with it. I love the big tire, it is
    easy to ride and easy to mount compaired to my 24" Torker. I paid the
    same $139. I would like to get a 24" action uni.

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  5. dogzilla
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    I wandered into the local bike shop the other day and saw for the first
    time one of those Sun unis with the 4" tire. Bright red rim. Very
    attractive. I rode it for a minute, and I guess if you were just
    fooling around it'd be okay. It's all for looks as far as I can tell.

    Anyone else fiddle with one yet? There's probably a whole thread on
    this that I missed...

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