Bent T7 rails

The regular KH post will probably not fit in your Nimbus 36 frame
because the Nimbus 36 takes 25.4mm posts and after looking at the
unicycle.com shop it seems like KH only makes the 25.4mm size in the
rail version and his standard post is only 27.2mm. I could be wrong
though and he could have made a 25.4mm version of a standard post at
some point.

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The KH seatpost won't fit, its 27.2mm whereas the nimbus/radial frames
are 25.4mm. I think bending the rails back would just weaken them. Its
very important that you tighten the post onto the rails evenly
otherwise the post can bend the rails from uneven forces.

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I ordered N36 without T7 bar.
UDC should have in stock 25.4 seat post (Non KH version).

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So, I guess I'll just have to wait until the T7s are back in stock and
get it exchanged when that happens.
I wish they'd make them out of a stronger material.

Has anyone else experienced this problem before with them?

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In my opinion the rails and the front plate desighn are the downfalls of
the T7. My rails bent on mine then the front plate cracked. I think
that something like the Coker handle makes much more sence and would be
much stronger.

UDC sent me a new T7 bar no questions after my water bottle bosses
poped out which I actually ended up giving the new bar away since it
had the same weak spots as the bar it replaced. Not a manufacturing
defect, a desighn one.

I ended up cutting the front off my original T7 when the front plate
broke and stuck it in a boom I made from parts of a road bike and am
much happyer with it now.

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saskatchewanian said:

In my opinion the rails and the front plate desighn are the downfalls of
the T7. My rails bent on mine then the front plate cracked. I think
that something like the Coker handle makes much more sence and would be
much stronger.

UDC sent me a new T7 bar no questions after my water bottle bosses
poped out which I actually ended up giving the new bar away since it
had the same weak spots as the bar it replaced. Not a manufacturing
defect, a desighn one.

I ended up cutting the front off my original T7 when the front plate
broke and stuck it in a boom I made from parts of a road bike and am
much happyer with it now.

Do you have a pic of that?

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steveyo said:

Do you have a pic of that?

not yet, sorry

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steveyo said:

Do you have a pic of that?

here you go, finally

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What a great neat idea!

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Wow... That's different. How well does that ride?

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CoreTechs said:

Wow... That's different. How well does that ride?

I like it, it is much more stiff than a regular T7 and I prefer a lower
more spread out position for riding faster, sort of like a bike. I have
noticed that when you lean forward that much your effective seat angle
changes to a more tipped up angle eliminating the need for the
adjustability of a bike-style seatpost.

I also feel you have a bit more control and you wobble less with the
handle further from the center of the unicycle. I might cut the boom a
bit shorter though, probably take a couple centimeters off so that the
grip in the middle starts right after the seat handle.

The brake is closer and higher than the main handle for when I am
riding slower and can use it sitting more upright. I have not had to
guts to use the break when going fast yet.

On the subject of brakes I sanded and polished the sidewalls of my
airfoil and it is much nicer now. Less grabby, smoother and quieter
than when breaking on powdercoat.

I still have to put on my bike light and figure out a good spot for my
bike computer that is visible but the wire does not get in the way.

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I bet a UPD while leaning so far over the front would be a blast.

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saskatchewanian said:

On the subject of brakes I sanded and polished the sidewalls of my
airfoil and it is much nicer now. Less grabby, smoother and quieter
than when breaking on powdercoat.

FYI, an easy way to do this is to hot glue sandpaper to your brake pads
(I'm serious!). You still get adequate braking power, and it quickly
takes the powdercoating off the rim.

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