new muni opinion

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Klaas Bil

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2 April 2004, 11:55 UTC #1

This thread was started in JC by fluffinator007 but it
'deserves' to be here.

John Childs wrote:> My opinion is that the KH 24 (the one
that sells for $449 at

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unicycle.com) is the muni that all other munis should be
judged against. Unfortunately, that muni is out of stock
until March.
Your decision process should start with the KH 24. Compare
all others against the KH 24. In most cases the KH 24 will
come out on top.
The KH 24 is a great all round muni. It is pretty much
bomb proof and can handle anything. At $449 it is actually
a good deal. The KH 24 is biased towards aggressive muni
riding on aggressive terrain, however, it can also do XC
stuff. The KH 24 isn't the best for things like fast XC
riding because the wheel is too small and the cranks are
too long. But for all around riding it is the best.

What about the recent mutterings about new KH24 frames being
out of square, and sometimes having different fork lengths
on either side?

Klaas Bil

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John_childs

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2 April 2004, 11:55 UTC #2

Some of the frames have been out of alignment, but I don't
think anyone has reported that the legs were of different
lengths. A frame that is not square can be bent back in to
shape. It's not ideal, but it's a fixable problem. Hopefully
the batch that unicycle.com USA gets in March will not have
that problem. A frame with unequal leg lengths would be a
serious problem and is not fixable.

My current muni is a KH Pro with Profile cranks. If I was to
buy a new muni now it would probably be a new KH 24 with the
new crank design without the ankle biting nub. It saves over
$600 from the cost of the KH Pro setup. Sure I'd dress it up
with a carbon fiber seat, Thomson seatpost, and other
things. But the KH setup is plenty of muni for
me.

If I did end up with a frame that was out of alignment I'd
take it to a bike shop that has frame building tools and get
it fixed. If it was still a problem then I'd send it back to
unicycle.com.

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Frank A .

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2 April 2004, 11:56 UTC #3

Has anyone posted photos of the new crank design?

- Frank

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Tmornstar

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2 April 2004, 11:57 UTC #4

Sorry, I don't have a photo but I've seen them and they are
sweet. They have a Kris Holms signature, in white, on the
pedal-side out. They have the same black finish.

Tommy

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