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    vogonpoet
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    Hey there everybody! I just started here and am really surprised about
    how many unicyclers there are, where I live, I haven't seen one other
    unicycler around, so knowing there's actually a big community is pretty
    surprising! Lately, I've realized I desperately need a new unicycle.
    The only one I have has a really hard seat and 5 plastic spokes. I have
    had it for about 3-4 years, and it's worked pretty well for me,
    granted, there would be no way I could try trials or Muni on it or
    anything, it'd prolly snap right in half. But then to add to
    everything, there's some sort of crank shaft problem going on with it
    right now where sometimes the wheel won't move even when I'm pedaling.
    So, I'm trying to find a really good unicycle for doing trials and
    possibly Muni. I looked around at unicycle.com and such, but there are
    so many to choose from that I kinda got lost. I figure that I want a
    unicycle that will work for me for years to come, and I figure I can
    spend up to 550-600 dollars on one if it would assure me of good
    performance for a long time. Thanks for any help you can give!

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  2. carsonpalooza
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    get A Kris Holm trials, that should have good performance

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  3. Daytripper63
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    What type of riding are you planning on doing

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  4. vogonpoet
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    Hmm, so if I were to do mostly trials, I guess I should stick to getting
    the KH20 with some kind of fat tire. Would the default tire for the
    KH20 be fat enough to provide a lot of spring or should I get a fatter
    one? And what is the difference between splined hubs/cranks and square
    tapered ones? And ya, I'm a guy, although, at a distance, around a mile
    or two, I could probably pass off as a girl, but I've never tested that
    out. Thank you for answering my most likely noobish questions about all
    this stuff!

    Is this the KH20 unicycle you are talking about?
    http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=799

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  5. Spudman
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    Yeah, the KH20 has a huge tire on it already. It's a great stock trials
    unicycle, especially if you have $500. Check 'it'
    (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=799) out.

    The KH20 also has one of the strongest hubs on the market. To learn
    more about splined vs tapered hubs, look 'here'
    (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38277).

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  6. flyer
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    And in addition to that, I think the latest KH hub is actually better
    than the profile setup from what I'm reading here. cheaper too! 😄

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