Freestyle Unicycle Questions

Hey,

I think crank size really depends on your preference for riding. If you
like tricks such as spins or pirouettes then smaller cranks are better
because your pedals are less likely to hit the ground while leaning or
spinning or whatever.

As for my thoughts on this unicycle for freestyle:
Frame: In my opinion, the frame clearance from the top of the wheel is
way too high for freestyle, especially if you will be doing stand up
tricks.
Tire: I have not tried the hookworm (so i dont know much about it) but
for freestyle generally (at least i do) you want a tire with alot of
grip to it (yet non-marking). The Primo "The Wall" tire is good.
Seat: The non-upgraded seat that comes (stock KH) i think would be too
fat for freestyle. Something like a Nimbus/KH gel or off the like would
be better.
Seatpost: For your question on the seatpost, I would say get a 350mm or
300mm, for freestyle you want a high seat to make wheel/stand up tricks
easier.

My recommendation for a freestyle unicycle, is the 'upgraded XL 20\"
Freestyle '
(http://store.semcycle.com/product_info.php?products_id=4)from
Semcycle.com with ALL of the upgrades (except maybe the saddle upgrade.
more of a preference thing though). I think with all the upgrades mine
was $220 (including shipping) and it is a great freestyle unicycle.
Read through this thread when i got a freestyle unicycle last August:

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42384

EDIT: A picture in this thread:
http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43909. Since then,
ive gotten a White primo "the wall" tire and i got a nimbus gel seat.

Hope that helped.

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clearance could be an issue...

110mm cranks definetly.

and if you buy from unicycle.com US, ask them if you can get a miyata
saddle. They always say they are out of stock but when i ordered my
unicycle they said they kept a few hidden away for special purposes
(that was 2 years ago). It is well worth getting a miyata saddle, or a
semcycle. The KH saddles are so bulky.

I think Jeff's semcycle is a pretty good option if you are buying from
america =)

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ok so.. http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=697

i think i will get 300 mm seat post with 400 mm seat tube with grey kh
seat (i may replace it with a better seat for freestyle) 102 mm cranks
and green tire. Would this be a good unicycle?

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buy a stock LX and a a pair of 102mm cranks and and a green the Wall
tire. about $150 plus a crank puller and you have a sweet freestyle
uni with the only problem being that the seatpost clamp is low and
could be in the way. if thats a problem for you could buy something
along the lines of:
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=849
a bit of work and you get to save about $50

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saving the etra 50 bucks doesnt mean that much to me if the nimbus is
better,

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torkerdx said:

buy a stock LX and a a pair of 102mm cranks and and a green the Wall
tire. about $150 plus a crank puller and you have a sweet freestyle
uni with the only problem being that the seatpost clamp is low and
could be in the way. if thats a problem for you could buy something
along the lines of:
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=849
a bit of work and you get to save about $50

I think I will do that. Please tell me if my plan will not work in any
way. (All of the prices include shipping in American) I am only getting
the Toker LX for the wheel set and seat/seatpost.

Torker LX Unistar 20" $106.31
Nimbus X Long-Neck Frame $54.69
United Deluxe Non-Marking Pedals $18.75
Primo -The Wall- Freestyle Tire $28.70

Total-$208.45

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that should work well. everything will work. the LX pedals are good for
freestyle. but i am not sure if they would mark stuff up.

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do you know the clearence from the frame to the tire using the nimbus x
frame, it won't be too much right?

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would the lx seatpost fit in the nimbus frame?

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I think the site may specify the seat post diameter for the frames, if
they are the same then obviously they will fit, the big problem with
the nimbuses is the clearence over the tire, i think it's around an
inch. I ended up going through miyata but they are fairly expensive and
it will take a little while for your unicycle to come mine just came in
and i ordered it in mid august but it is completely sick and well worth
the wait, i had my unicycle bilt with 5mm of clearence

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Crank length:
In the end it's a personal choice, and I think shorter is better as you
learn the skills. You might want to start a little longer while
learning them. I learned almost all the moves I can currently do on
125s (in the early days it was a 24" uni with 140s). But 125s hit the
ground a lot, and make smooth-flowing stuff like spins harder. My newer
Freestyle uni came with 110s, which I found to be a little short for my
tastes (probably because of all the years with 125s). More recently I
got a pair of 114mm cranks that I'm happy with. If I wanted to do more
Japanese-style riding, I'd start with 110 and work my way down to
shorter ones. Many of the top riders use 89s, but these can make many
non-Japanese style tricks a lot harder!

Seat height:
For Freestyle you'll want it nice and high, the same height as for road
riding. Only a slight bend in your knee with your heel on the bottom
pedal. This is a lot higher than you'd use for Trials, Street or MUni.

Tire clearance:
Lower is generally better, though I had to get used to my Wyganowski
when I first got it. Lots of the foot-on-fork stuff I did had to be
somewhat re-learned because the tire was much closer than what I was
used to.

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I would recommend going witha semcycle uni for freestyle. At the moment
I don't see any freestyle unicycles on UDC that I would buy. They all
have loads of tire clearance. My recomendation would be a semcycle XL
uni from Semcycle.com with a Kris Holm Fusion Street Saddle from UDC. I
don't think you can do much better than that from the states. Plus the
price is pretty much awesome!

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JLthemanthelegend said:

I think the site may specify the seat post diameter for the frames, if
they are the same then obviously they will fit, the big problem with
the nimbuses is the clearence over the tire, i think it's around an
inch. I ended up going through miyata but they are fairly expensive and
it will take a little while for your unicycle to come mine just came in
and i ordered it in mid august but it is completely sick and well worth
the wait, i had my unicycle bilt with 5mm of clearence

do you have a website or something for this? i would loke to have one
with 5mm clearence hah

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nickvb123 said:

semcycle is a pretty good option if you are buying from america =)

I have exact the same Semcycle XL freestyle like Jeff, even the color
is exact the same.
It's also available to the rest of the world at 'semcycle.com'
(http://www.semcycle.com/). In Europe you can consider buying at
'semcycle.nl' (http://www.semcycle.nl/)

At below picture you see it with the Primo "The Wall" tire of 1.85
width.
The same tire in the 2.1 width version would fit very nice under the
fork-crown, and give the best possible wheel contact for stand-up
stuff.

[image: http://www.semcycle.nl/img/sxxl.jpg]

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is it possible to buy the semcycle without a seat?

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tugboat said:

Hopping over a 7 set rail... I made it over and and cleared the set, but
the impact apparently wasn't good for the wheel...

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mornish said:

is it possible to buy the semcycle without a seat?

Maybe, you'd better ask them (I don't think they'll be reading your
question here).

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yea, I'm thinking of getting it with all the upgrades, but I'd rather
put my nimbus gel on it.

does anyone know what the tire epgrade is?

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tugboat said:

Hopping over a 7 set rail... I made it over and and cleared the set, but
the impact apparently wasn't good for the wheel...

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If im walking along a path and a shark falls out of the sky, I would
consider that completely random.

Quoted message said:

You could end up a paraplegic doing that kind of stuff!

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A Pr1mo "the Wall" in stead of a -I guess- Schwalbe (a.k.a. Swallow)
tire.

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um, is it the 1.85" one or the 2.1" one?

I'm thinking I'd like the slightly wider tire, but I'm not sure.

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tugboat said:

Hopping over a 7 set rail... I made it over and and cleared the set, but
the impact apparently wasn't good for the wheel...

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If im walking along a path and a shark falls out of the sky, I would
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Quoted message said:

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