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My poor unicycle.. makes me SOO mad!

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    nachos
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    So I finally got my unicycle back from the shop for repairs on the hub,
    2 days ago. I had been raining for the past like week so even when i
    got it back i couldnt really ride it. So it had finally stopped raining
    today.. i go and go down the road a bit...just doodling along and then
    the whole thing drops down! and i go flying forward.. Graceful upd:p
    and i look back and i see this!:eek:

    [image: http://xa6.xanga.com/b1da2b6010c3559619720/z39967691.jpg]
    (ok not that exactly... cuzz thats when i brought it inside)

    so yeah i was pretty ticked.. i was having such a jolly time on my
    unicycle.. that i havent ridden in like 2 months.. and i get it back
    with a new rim, new cranks, and such.. but the same tyre rubber part..
    it still had random marks i had put in it.

    So i let all the air out.. and it looks like the guy stretched the
    outer ruber part cuzz theres extra space between it and the rim.....
    ug...

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  2. lucky_8
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    poor unicycle

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  3. KrazyJeff
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    poor you too

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  4. trials_uni
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    Looks like a normal blowout to me...Just pop the tube back into the tire
    and reset the tire into the rim. It may not have gotten set properly
    when the guy put it on for you. After youve set it pump it up slowly
    and watch the whole tire, both sides, for any spots that sit higher or
    lower than the rest. if it sits higher, tuck it back into the rim. If
    its sits to low, pull it up a bit. If after continued attempts to set
    it right, it doesnt set, then you may have a problem with your rim or
    tire. If all else fails take it to the LBS and have them look at it.

    -Phil

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  5. nachos
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    Thanks 🙂

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  6. giraffe
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    you just pop off the tyre and put a new $5 tube in it, not thaaat big a
    deal

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    keep from squashing your nuts!?"
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  7. muzzle
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    giraffe said:

    you just pop off the tyre and put a new $5 tube in it, not thaaat big a
    deal

    $5NZ that is

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  8. nachos
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    Ug... ^^that bent to rim a guess... so... the LBS guy was like.. youve
    had too much problems with that thing.. so he gave me a new one... its
    TOTALLY different.. and was quite and upgrade... cost like 30+ dollars
    more than what i payed for my other one.. sweet... and yeah.. now its a
    different color... its got a square fork thing, my other was rounded.
    and wonderful new cranks. and the wheel is thicker, and has more
    spokes.. yay

    The square fork is SOO much different than the rounded one... im not
    used to it.. so i keep rubbing my calves against it.. and yeah...
    weird.. but practice practice practice.. and ittle be fine!

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  9. harper
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    It is unlikely that the tire was stretched. There are two sizes of 24"
    tire that I know of. The Schwinn 24x1-3/4" is not the same as the
    standard 24x1.75". I believe that the Schwinn 24x1-3/4" is larger in
    diameter. Perhaps you had a Schwinn wheel that was replaced by a
    standard 24" wheel and now the tire is too big.

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  10. JJtheunicycle
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    you can fix that, a tutorial is located 'here'
    (http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?JJtheunicycle)

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  11. JJtheunicycle
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    you can fix that, a tutorial is located 'here'
    (http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?JJtheunicycle)

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