KH vs. Profile Hub

Profile is guaranteed for life, YOUR LIFE! not the expected life of the
product. i have a KH and i like it just fine, but if i do happen to
dammage it there is no warranty replacement. iether you pay for it now
or later when it breaks and you upgrade.

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I have a KH hub and its holding up pretty damn well for what I'm doing
which isa basically what you listed, but I'm 130/ I think the KH would
be fine>

David

edit: 130 pounds, sorry

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i have a 24" profile MUni and a KH trials. ive had my KH for more than
a year now and it is a great unicycle. the KH hub takes it hard and
keeps it rollin smooth. i weight 155 lbs. (5'10"😉 and do 4-5 foot drops
on it. damn if it isnt the best bang for my buck. i ride this the most,
and it takes little wear and/or tear. profiles are guaranteed for life,
and if you got te money it cant hurt, but i think its overkill in your
case. KH.

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The KH holds up great for small(ish) stuff, like what you listed.
Profiles are best if you want to go where no man has gone before, except
for Dan Heaton and Ryan Atkins and Kris Holm and those guys.

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Thanks for all your help. Does anyone know whether the kh cranks still
have the ankle bitting nibs?

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UNIquelyCanadian said:

*I am considering purchasing a KH 24” Muni but I am wondering if the
extra money is worth it to get a Muni with Profile hub. I weigh 150
lb and want to do 3-4 foot drops and extensive hopping; would an
8-spline KH hub hold up ok without twisting or do I need something
stronger? Thanks... *

In my opinion, it is not as issue of "will it hold up?" If you can
afford profiles, get them. They are better, I think most people will
agree on that. I think you should just buy the best unicycle within your
means. Profiles are stronger and have the guarantee while KH's are
weaker(although they are plenty strong) and can become an additional
expense down the road. So, IMHO, if you can afford profiles, get them.
If not, KH's will work.

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Yeah, I reckon go with the KH's for what you said you're doing. I've
bent several KH cranks but only from 6' drops and up (mind you, I'm not
going much higher than 6'😉.

I think I may have also twisted the KH hub a tiny bit but that's not
going to be a problem.

I reckon go with the KH.

Andrew

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I've got Profiles on my trials uni and KH's on my MUni and I think
that's the ideal set up for both.

The biggest crank arms for the Profile are (I believe) 150 or 155, which
is fine for trials. The bigger (175s) on the KH are nice to have for
MUniiing once the angle steepens up -- good to have a higher "gear
ratio" for climbing, and good to have your feet a little further apart
on the weird-angled drops found on technical MUniing.

But that's just my preference. One of my riding partners in Santa
Barbara runs Profiles and he can make most everything I can so who
knows.

I also weigh 210 lbs., and while I rarely drop more than 4 feet on my KH
24, my hubs are mint after 7 months of continuous MUniing.

JL

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vivalargo said:

*The biggest crank arms for the Profile are (I believe) 150 or 155,
which is fine for trials. *

There is a huge range of crank arm lengths available for the Profile
hub, from 145 to 190mm, if I remember correctly. I think there are 10
unique lengths.

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I prefer profile over KH. My friend just bought a KH20 with a KH
hub/crank set 2 months ago. He is already having trouble with it.
There is a certain percentage of defective hubs i am told.

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What is the normal drop hight a kh hub can handle for a 150Lb rider?

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How much higher drops are profile hubs made for?

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One thing that I noticed about the KH cranks is that they seem to bend
"uniquely" and if you go from riding profiles to KH, you can feel it.

The KH seem to have a tendency to slope towards the wheel, and/or twist
in such a way that it varies from KH unicycle to KH unicycle.

I used to have the same "problem" with cheaper cranksets on bikes. The
only cranksets I have used and NOT had a problem with were the Shimano
Hollotec LX and Profile.

I am 6'5" and 222-260 (with gear and sweat) - however the bending I am
talking about was caused by much smaller people.

P.S. I have a problem keeping the profile crank screw tight. It loosens
and falls out on the trail. I have been loctiting like there is no
tomorrow. Except for that, the Profiles have been flawless for me.

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