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best replacement for 24 DX frame

wumpus · 2007-05-23T03:19:32+00:00

my DX frame has done the usual, and busted along the weld. As I am going back to grad school (once again) I do not have the money to spend on a KH or similar frame. I was looking at the nimbus II and the nimbus X(what is the difference between these frames?), but thought there may be better options as well. Is it possible to purchase a 29" frame and then switch out wheelsets (muni versus short commuting?) or is there stability and strength issues running a 24" wheelset in a 29" frame? -- wumpus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ wumpus's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11764 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/61108 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com

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wumpus
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23 May 2007, 03:19 UTC #1

my DX frame has done the usual, and busted along the weld. As I am
going back to grad school (once again) I do not have the money to
spend on a KH or similar frame.
I was looking at the nimbus II and the nimbus X(what is the difference
between these frames?), but thought there may be better options as
well.
Is it possible to purchase a 29" frame and then switch out wheelsets
(muni versus short commuting?) or is there stability and strength
issues running a 24" wheelset in a 29" frame?
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muzzle
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23 May 2007, 03:23 UTC #2

wumpus said:
Is it possible to purchase a 29" frame and then switch out wheelsets
(muni versus short commuting?) or is there stability and strength
issues running a 24" wheelset in a 29" frame?
No major issues with that normally, Tony rode his 24" KH in a 29" KH
frame for a while. The only thing is that the brake mounts wont line up
(if you have them) and there will be a bigger clearance from the crown
being higher up.
I'd say to go nimbus II, pimp as.
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mornish
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23 May 2007, 03:59 UTC #3

get the bedford 24 by 3 frame.
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Brian O.
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23 May 2007, 04:16 UTC #4

mornish said:
get the bedford 24 by 3 frame.
Then he needs a new seat post too, if he gets the Nimbus II he can use
his current seatpost.
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We only need one 36" rim, one that doesn't suck. A properly sized KH rim
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23 May 2007, 04:27 UTC #5

Brian O. said:
Then he needs a new seat post too, if he gets the Nimbus II he can use
his current seatpost.
yeah but it is way easier to buy a seat post than to buy a new set of
knees after busting them up from hitting them on the frame.
and how much do new seat post cost? $10 or if you are cool and make
them they cost more like$5 and a little time
get a yuni frame. exact same as the nimbus except narrower
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it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid,
but not really that fun.
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wickedbob
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23 May 2007, 04:29 UTC #6

isn't that twice as much?
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23 May 2007, 04:45 UTC #7

I am currently using an irc kujo 24 x 3.0 tire... so the frame needs to
accomodate that, and would prefer to upgrade (after i wear this tire
out) to the nokian.
I would prefer not to buy a new seat post, but it won't break the bank
if I have to. I was poking around the other more worldy UDC sites and
it seems the nimus II 29" frame has a 22mm seat post tube...
where i am at now, the trails are smooth... very little technical
stuff, just steep.... so the 24" seems real slow thus the thought of a
29" frame and the abiltiy to switch out the wheel set depending on the
ride, but where I am headed it will be rocks and roots galore.... so
most rides would be on a 24... at least for me
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torkerdx
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23 May 2007, 04:57 UTC #8

wickedbob said:
isn't that twice as much?
yeah if you get it powder coated black for $55.
actually though it is 2 dollars cheaper.
unless he gets the 26" frame which would be the black price.
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it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid,
but not really that fun.
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Koxx rapes Torker hard!
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skrobo
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23 May 2007, 05:09 UTC #9

JUST SEND YOUR FRAME IN FOR WARRANTY THEY WILL REPLACE IT!!!!!!!!!!
gah, why did noone mention this yet?
the new frames are pretty pimp.
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torkerdx
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23 May 2007, 05:30 UTC #10

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JUST SEND YOUR FRAME IN FOR WARRANTY THEY WILL REPLACE IT!!!!!!!!!!
gah, why did noone mention this yet?
the new frames are pretty pimp.
no. the new frames probably aren't that much better than the old one
and the look way uglier. of course the 06 was still ugly.
and i though you were saying something a while ago about breaking one,
or something like that
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it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid,
but not really that fun.
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Koxx rapes Torker hard!
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23 May 2007, 08:12 UTC #11

bah if ur due for a free one, go and send it off.
But i'd recommend a nimbus II they are nice and cheap.
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23 May 2007, 08:17 UTC #12

wumpus said:

I would prefer not to buy a new seat post, but it won't break the bank
if I have to. I was poking around the other more worldy UDC sites and
it seems the nimus II 29" frame has a 22mm seat post tube...
Yeah they swapped all the nimbus frames up to 25.4mm posts, but there's
almost certainly an old backlog of the 22.2s of the frames sold on
their own.
Some people complain about the nimbus II, I had a nimubs II extra wide
but I never hit my knees on it in years of muni riding, I'd go for it.
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23 May 2007, 11:55 UTC #13

why dont you just weld it up and it will cost almost nothing, or find a
friend who can weld and it shouldnt been a problem.
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24 May 2007, 04:50 UTC #14

if you know someone good with a welder they can fix it and make it
strong
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gordito8me said:
it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid,
but not really that fun.
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Koxx rapes Torker hard!
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24 May 2007, 17:58 UTC #15

torkerdx said:
yeah but it is way easier to buy a seat post than to buy a new set of
knees after busting them up from hitting them on the frame.
and how much do new seat post cost? $10 or if you are cool and make
them they cost more like$5 and a little time
get a yuni frame. exact same as the nimbus except narrower
I've never hit my knees on my nimbus 2
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24 May 2007, 21:13 UTC #16

Nobody has mentioned the 'Qu-Ax aluminum frame'
(http://tinyurl.com/26v3l3). You'd have to have it shipped from
England though, but less than a 'KH'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=662) (out of the
2007's) if you want alluminum.
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24 May 2007, 21:36 UTC #17

skilewis74 said:
Nobody has mentioned the 'Qu-Ax aluminum frame'
(http://tinyurl.com/26v3l3). You'd have to have it shipped from
England though, but less than a 'KH'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=662) (out of the
2007's) if you want alluminum.
ooh yeah, those frames are nifty!
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24 May 2007, 21:39 UTC #18

torkerdx said:
yeah but it is way easier to buy a seat post than to buy a new set of
knees after busting them up from hitting them on the frame.
The new batch of Nimbus II's are narrowed down. A lot.
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