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I wouldn't start doing any big drops or jumps until you get a reasonable
uni. You might want to post what kind of uni you have and someone can
probably appraise it. You don't want to break your only uni. I suggest
mostly working on freestyle skills until you decide what type of
unicycling you want to do. Here's the lowdown: (and, ALL of them can
be awesome, and can range from easy to crazy hard depending on your
skill)

Freestyle: done on flat surfaces, unicycling with tricks like wheel
walking (placing the feet on the wheel instead of pedals), backwards
riding and one-foot riding, etc... Doesn't require as strong of a uni,
usually has a thinner tire.

MUni: (Mountain Unicycling): Just what it sounds like, navigating rough
terrain on a fat-tired (and strong) uni (sometimes with a brake).

Trials: Navigating obstacle courses through jumping, pedal grabbing,
and falling great distances. Requires a very strong uni for advanced
work with a good trials tire.

Street: Kinda like trials, only on an urban playground.

Touring: Going long distances or commuting. Requires at least a 29er,
or better yet, a Coker (36" wheel=faster).

I think that covers most things... You'll want a nice seat on whatever
you end up getting or else it isn't very fun to ride or practice. I
suggest you want at least a Viscount saddle, better a KH (Kris Holm)
saddle or KH styled saddle (copies), or a Miyata. I'll try to give some
good starter unis for each of these in a second.

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someone jump in here if I'm forgetting anything...

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I forgot to mention tire size is important too. Also, I suggest a flat
crown so you can put your feet on it if you're gliding or wheel walking
for any uni. Anyways... here's some places to look:

Trials/Street: (usually 20"😉

Nimbus 20" Trials $169:
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=744

However, if you start doing big drops you'll want a splined hub.

MUni: (usually 24" or 26" with pretty long cranks for big hills, and
wide tires)

Pretty much any of the following are good to consider:

http://tinyurl.com/5ndpu

Freestyle:

Nimbus 20" $144:
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=739

It comes in red too...

Touring:

Coker 36":
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=84

I think that covers most of it. Others feel free to offer input. These
are just ones that looked good to me. You'll want to browse
unicycle.com.

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okay..then one i am riding is a sakai, with a 20 inch. is this anygood,
if i want to hop this one can i get a handle, also what about making my
own i gotta welder.

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I've never actually heard of a sakai... I'm sure someone else has. Post
a pic if you have one. I don't suggest hopping on it for now. Most of
the unicycles I've mentioned have handles (Miyata and KH style saddles
come with a handle). But there are some available from GB4
Manufacturing (gb4mfg.com). If you think you can, go ahead and make
your own uni. You'll need a special hub (look at unicycle.com for a
suzue). Lots of people here have made their own unis, but I don't know
much about it.

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okay so what exactly are these things able to do do people actually dirt
jump them or just do drops.. and when u pedal gride is that on the crank
as well or just pedal.

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Well, you can't really gain up that much speed... but you can jump up
things (rocks, etc...) or you can jump off a house (no joke). You can
pedal grab or crank grab.

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rollin, have you seen the universe 2 trailer? it'll open your eyes to
what can be done on unicycles. while there's nothing in unicycling like
dirt jumping, unicycle trials involves high, accurate jumping. street
riding is similar to skateboarding in the tricks done, freestyle is a
little bit like flatland bmx... there's a lot more going on than big
drops. basic skills include hopping, riding backwards, riding one
footed, and idling (rocking back and forth... like riding backwards and
forwards at the same time without moving.) you'll want a splined 24 like
the kh or onza if you want to do drops or go off road, but a 20" trials
will work well for everything else.

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