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For those worried about the current Schlumpf strength

Brian MacKenzie · 2006-05-08T11:16:07+00:00

Reading a post a while ago about people being scared to take their GUnis off of curbs, I decided to ask Mr. Schlumpf himself. (Not Gilby, Florian) his reply: "the gearing system itself is very very robust. It’s the same as the version has, that Kris Holm is testing for half a year now, and works perfect, even with 2m drops and the like. The only limitation are the cranks and the axle: the square end axles are not robust enough for high jumps, both the cranks or axle can brake. It’s the same limitation, that BMX bikes have: with a square end axle, you’d better not drop too high to avoid broken crankarms/axle. " This is exciteing news, as I recieve my GUni this week, and I doubt I will be taking a 29r over anything more than I take my square taper Coker off of anyways, and will still be able to ride as aggresively as I enjoy -- Brian MacKenzie Justonewheel: 'Just put the new uni together in the driveway stopped to move the car and ran over the uni.' DVD now available: 'Training Wheel Not Required' (http://www.LBMmultimedia.com/videos/TWNR_uniTV.wmv) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian MacKenzie's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7650 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/49250

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Brian MacKenzie
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8 May 2006, 11:16 UTC #1

Reading a post a while ago about people being scared to take their GUnis
off of curbs, I decided to ask Mr. Schlumpf himself. (Not Gilby,
Florian)
his reply:
"the gearing system itself is very very robust. It’s the same as
the version has, that Kris Holm is testing for half a year now, and
works perfect, even with 2m drops and the like.
The only limitation are the cranks and the axle: the square end axles
are not robust enough for high jumps, both the cranks or axle can
brake.
It’s the same limitation, that BMX bikes have: with a square end
axle, you’d better not drop too high to avoid broken
crankarms/axle.
"
This is exciteing news, as I recieve my GUni this week, and I doubt I
will be taking a 29r over anything more than I take my square taper
Coker off of anyways, and will still be able to ride as aggresively as
I enjoy
--
Brian MacKenzie
Justonewheel: 'Just put the new uni together in the driveway stopped to
move the car and ran over the uni.'
DVD now available: 'Training Wheel Not Required'
(http://www.LBMmultimedia.com/videos/TWNR_uniTV.wmv)
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flyer
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8 May 2006, 11:20 UTC #2

That's very cool to hear. I think a lot of it was David Stone's
paranoia, since he tends to talk a lot about his GUni 😉
Personally, I think I'm waiting for the price to descend. Got a Dave
Stockton on the way instead 🙂
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flyer
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Brian MacKenzie
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8 May 2006, 11:26 UTC #3

flyer said:
Got a Dave Stockton on the way instead 🙂
You'll be very happy, he's great at yard work and cleaning garages
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Brian MacKenzie
Justonewheel: 'Just put the new uni together in the driveway stopped to
move the car and ran over the uni.'
DVD now available: 'Training Wheel Not Required'
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joemarshall
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8 May 2006, 11:27 UTC #4

Brian MacKenzie said:

This is exciteing news, as I recieve my GUni this week, and I doubt I
will be taking a 29r over anything more than I take my square taper
Coker off of anyways, ans will still be able to ride as aggresively as
I enjoy
I've ridden mine up/down kerbs, roots etc. same as I would a coker or a
square taper muni. It's fine. I don't break cranks or hubs on the muni,
so I'm sure I won't do anything to them. Obviously you're risking
having to use the hub warranty, which would be a nightmare, but from
the sound of it, it's very unlikely to be a problem, and hey, that's
why you pay a fortune for a unicycle with a 5 year warranty.
The weak point of the Schlumpf is for sure the frame not the hub, be
really careful tightening up all the bolts not to over or under-tighten
anything, or else you can get snappy frame joy and six month wait
warranty woes.
Joe
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Brian MacKenzie
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8 May 2006, 11:31 UTC #5

joemarshall said:
The weak point of the Schlumpf is for sure the frame not the hub, be
really careful tightening up all the bolts not to over or under-tighten
anything, or else you can get snappy frame joy and six month wait
warranty woes.
Joe
In the last email from him: "Your hub is ready for about two weeks, but
we were waiting for an improved part of the new frame"
He didn't mention what the new part was
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Brian MacKenzie
Justonewheel: 'Just put the new uni together in the driveway stopped to
move the car and ran over the uni.'
DVD now available: 'Training Wheel Not Required'
(http://www.LBMmultimedia.com/videos/TWNR_uniTV.wmv)
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U-Turn
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8 May 2006, 12:07 UTC #6

Brian MacKenzie said:
he's great at yard work and cleaning garages
That's just a rumor, and is totally untrue, as many rumors are. But
maybe if I got to ride one of those little tractor-mower things...
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David_Stone
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8 May 2006, 16:30 UTC #7

flyer said:
That's very cool to hear. I think a lot of it was David Stone's
paranoia, since he tends to talk a lot about his GUni 😉
You are absolutely right on both counts: paranoia and verbosity. But
don't forget that my Generation One hub actually -did-disengage a few
times, which was scary as hell. My new hub has made me feel very safe,
and I've taken curbs up and down with no problem...except this clicking
noise that I have to ask someone about this summer at NAUCC.
Quoted message said:
Personally, I think I'm waiting for the price to descend. Got a Dave
Stockton on the way instead 🙂
I know you'll love that. Stockton does great work!
PS: See how quiet I can be if I try?:p
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