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  1. I'm thinking of swapping out my heavy summit frame for a lighter (I
    think, inform me if i'm wrong) Bedford frame. I'm wondering first off if
    it will fit my Summit (KH) wheelset and if it will fit my seat post?
    Also I'm curious as to how strong they are. Will it be able to take
    jumping 7 sets and maybe bigger as I get better? Out of curiosity if you
    ride street what kind of frame do you have?

    Thanks,
    David

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  2. I use a 26" Profile muni frame for street. Other than it looking goofy,
    I have no complaints.

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  3. just out of curiosity why do you use a 26" frame

    i use a 20" yuni frame

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  4. onetrack said:

    *I use a 26" Profile muni frame for street. Other than it looking
    goofy, I have no complaints. *


    did you happen to get that frame from Steve D?

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  5. Quoted message said:

    . I'm wondering first off if it will fit my Summit (KH) wheelset and
    if it will fit my seat post?


    no,the Bedford frame uses a 22.2 seat post dia. and the Summits take a
    bigger 28.6 size or what-ever.

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  6. Quoted message said:

    . I'm wondering first off if it will fit my Summit (KH) wheelset and
    if it will fit my seat post?


    no,the Bedford frame uses a 22.2 seat post dia. and the Summits take a
    bigger 28.6 size or what-ever.

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  7. I believe Jess Riegel (hope I spelled that last name right) traded in
    his Summit Frame for a pink Bedford frame (hence the awesomeness of his
    trials uni and "Pink is the new black"😉 ... so I think it's safe to
    assume that it's doable. Whether or not it's worth it is a different
    matter.

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  8. I believe Jess Riegel (hope I spelled that last name right) traded in
    his Summit Frame for a pink Bedford frame (hence the awesomeness of his
    trials uni and "Pink is the new black"😉 ... so I think it's safe to
    assume that it's doable. Whether or not it's worth it is a different
    matter.

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  9. I believe Jess Riegel (hope I spelled that last name right) traded in
    his Summit Frame for a pink Bedford frame (hence the awesomeness of his
    trials uni and "Pink is the new black"😉 ... so I think it's safe to
    assume that it's doable. Whether or not it's worth it is a different
    matter.

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  10. Quoted message said:

    I believe Jess Riegel (hope I spelled that last name right) traded in
    his Summit Frame for a pink Bedford frame

    Yeah, I did. It's fun having a different frame, but don't expect
    amazing wieght differences. Bedford is lighter, but it's not a huge
    amount. I think psychologically it will seem lighter, cause it's new
    and not a Summit.

    They are plenty strong, you can abuse them with 7 stairs and up.

    Darren's frames fit a KH wheelset just fine. Make sure to take the
    little metal rings off of the bearings first.

    His frames do take a different size seatpost, 22.2. So you gotta change
    something- new seatpost, new seat. Best solution is probably to get a
    GB4 universal seatpost. It's 22.2, and will fit Kh configuration, or
    miyata. It has a nice little angle to it, which the miyata seatposts
    don't have. Plus, it's pretty strong.

    You should go for it if you've got some extra money you want to use to
    make your ride sweeter. If you don't have the money for it, then you
    should probably just stick with the summit. Remember, you can always
    paint the summit. Or, an even easier way is to get a whole buncha
    stickers (hopefully free) and cover the entire thing. It will give a
    whole new look, and is removeable.

    Good luck.

    -Jess

    p.s. And yes, you spelled my last name right 🙂 You're one of the few.

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  11. I ride street with a KH wheelset, a Bedford frame, and a Miyata seat and
    post.

    My entire uni has held up fine for 4-stair jumping and ledges of the
    same height or higher. But really, what does your frame have to do with
    jumping sets? When you land the sets, all of your weight is on the
    wheelset. It's as if the seat and frame aren't even there until you sit
    back down on your seat to ride away. You could land the same sets with
    an ultimate wheel, if you had a way to jump them first. Of course, i'm
    sure a strong frame comes in handy when you screw up and land sitting
    down or have some other mishap that involves your weight coming down on
    the frame, so maybe that's your concern. Either way, i'm sure the
    Bedford frame will do you just fine.

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  12. General Dibbles said:

    *just out of curiosity why do you use a 26" frame*

    a few years ago, I got fed up with destroying those cheap square-taper
    cranks. My local bike shop was a profile factory dealer. Having no 20"
    trials unicycle with a profile axle available at the time, I asked the
    shop to call Profile to see if they would put a custom order a
    together.

    I ordered a 20" frame, splined hub/axle, and 145mm cranks. after about
    7 months of waiting, a 26" frame, splined axle built onto a 20" sun
    rhyno lite rim, and 145mm cranks arrived.

    Profile was called, and a 20" frame would not be sent.

    mike

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