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anyone riden this uni??

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  1. hey

    just looking round some uni site when i came across this uni has anyone
    ever riden one and whats it like for trials?

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  2. juggling_unicyclist_joe said:

    *some uni site*


    Got a link to the site?

    Looks like a trials tire on a square taper hub. Unless the boots are
    there for decoration, it looks like a viable suspension uni.

    I've only ridden one suspension uni but it had a suspension seat post.
    My ride was just a short ride across a gym; my first impression was I
    didn't like it because the seat would come up with each pedal stroke
    down.

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  3. Don't bother - these are horrible. A cruel gimmick from the bike
    industry. These unicycles will not even hold up to being dropped in the
    process of learning to ride, let alone actually being used for trials
    riding! The more fundamental issue, however, is that suspension for
    trials unicycles is completely redundant. No-one lands big drops sitting
    on the seat, so why bother suspending it in the first place? All it does
    is creates a heavy, weak frame. Junk!

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  4. The problem with that type of suspension design is that pedaling a
    unicycle puts unequal forces on each leg of the unicycle. When you
    pedal a unicycle the wheel wants to flop back and forth just like an
    ultimate wheel wants to flop back and forth. The suspension legs will
    not be getting equal forces which means you'll get more stiction and put
    a lot of stress on the bridge that connects the two legs.

    On a bike the front wheel moves up and down. There is very little side
    to side force. That allows that style of shock to work optimally. On a
    unicycle it is completely different and that style of shock is not
    designed for the kind of unequal forces on each leg.

    Don't try using a front suspension fork for a MTB as a unicycle frame.
    It will not work well even if you use a very high quality fork.

    The problem with that particular unicycle is that shock is designed like
    a Kmart or Wal Mart kids bike that is not intended to be ridden off
    road. It will not hold up. It's a piece of junk.

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