What sort of punishment can the KH29 reasonably deal with? I'm not -trying -to break it or anything, but what are peoples thoughts on drop height and such?
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Are you talking urban riding? I've dropped up to about 18" on my KH29 onto dirt trails (with a nice roll out), and it feels solid. I'm pretty sure it could handle more with my 140 lb. body, but I don't really have any desire to push the limits.
Are you talking urban riding? I've dropped up to about 18" on my KH29 onto dirt trails (with a nice roll out), and it feels solid. I'm pretty sure it could handle more with my 140 lb. body, but I don't really have any desire to push the limits.
Yeah, mainly urban. I've hoped down 3 stairs (a tad more than 18"?) a few times, and that doesn't feel too bad, but I get the feeling that's close to the limit.
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Yeah, mainly urban. I've hoped down 3 stairs (a tad more than 18"?) a few times, and that doesn't feel too bad, but I get the feeling that's close to the limit.
The vertical "limit" probably depends on whether you're hopping straight forward or sideways. I think the rim and spokes are probably the weakest part of the unicycle. So static side hopping a big gap is probably much worse than rolling hopping or dropping forward onto a trail. Be sure to keep the wheel nicely tensioned and trued.
I think the Bedford is the way to go but its more expensive than Torker.
I think you should look into the Nimbus 29er with the new ISIS hub, its just $254 and has the strong hub. For just a bit more you could upgrade the rim and/or cranks to make it just as strong as the KH for a fraction of the cost: http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=1064
To upgrade the nimbus ISIS cranks to KH moments it costs $50 dollars and I'm not sure what it would cost to upgrade to the KH rim but to buy it alone as a spare part its $45. For around $350 dollars you could have a 29er comparable in strength to the KH - though a bit heavier due to the frame.
