New wheel for a CX

You wouldn't want to use the CX for "Street". Street riding involves
hopping, grinding, etc. It's a good uni to learn on, but you will soon
want a better one.

Upgrading a uni isn't hard to do and most parts are interchangeable.
But, in the case of the CX, I think it would be better to just get a
whole new uni.

If you are a beginner, I suggest getting a Torker LX or DX. Both are
very good for their cost and should last a long time if you take care of
them. Both are available at unicycle.com and ebay.

Edit: If you are into hopping, get the DX or a 'Nimbus'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=744) trials cycle. If
you have a bit more money, look into the 'KH20'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=799).

There are plenty of reviews of all these cycles on this forum.

Daniel

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Thanks,

I am completely new to the sport. Where can I find information and
definitions of the different types of riding? Like what's the difference
between freestyle and trials anyway?

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pilotfox said:

*Thanks,

I am completely new to the sport. Where can I find information and
definitions of the different types of riding? Like what's the
difference between freestyle and trials anyway?

Chad *

The best place to learn about the different styles of unicycling is this
forum. Try running a search on MUni, Freestyle, Street, and Trials.

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daino149 said:

*The best place to learn about the different styles of unicycling is
this forum. Try running a search on MUni, Freestyle, Street, and
Trials. *

Okie-Dok, I'll give that a shot. I'm sure MUni should only return about
a trillion hits. 😉 I'll be reading for a while. At least until it
stops raining so I can try to ride some more.

Thanks,
Chad

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Trials is style of riding where you jump on things and ride along narrow
ledges.

Street is where you mix a bit of jumping on things with grinding and
jumping down sets of stairs. It's trials with style.

Freestyle is the traditional performance riding. It's generally done
indoors on a smooth gym floor. It involves the types of skills in the
'USA Skill Levels' (http://tinyurl.com/f9a).

There is video of many freestyle skills at 'unicyclist.org'
(http://www.unicyclist.org/). Check out the video under levels,
standard, and performances.

There is video of Japanese style freestyle in my 'Japanese Freestyle
gallery' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/JapaneseFreestyle)

There is video of some expert level freestyle performances during UNICON
XII (held in Japan in 2004) here: 'extremeunicycling.de Japan videos'
(http://www.extremeunicycling.de/videos/japan.htm)

To find video of trials and street riding you just need to look at the
videos announced in the forum here.

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Excellent! That is MOST helpful to a newbie like myself.

Many Thanks,
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You can also look here for a description of different types of riding
and the unicycles to match:
http://tinyurl.com/28mam

Then go back to the "Main Education Page" to read more about each
category of unicycles:
http://www.unicycle.com/education.asp

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pilotfox said:

I am completely new to the sport. Where can I find information and
definitions of the different types of riding?

Seems you could benefit from a visit to
<http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/uni_beginners.htm>. The Word document
"Learning to Unicycle" includes a page about various styles, and
probably some other stuff that is useful to you.

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johnfoss said:

*You can also look here for a description of different types of riding
and the unicycles to match:
http://tinyurl.com/28mam

Then go back to the "Main Education Page" to read more about each
category of unicycles:
http://www.unicycle.com/education.asp *

This, too, is very helpful. Thanks for the help. I was beginning to feel
quite intimidated. I just wish I had more time to ride.

Chad

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I love my Torker LX

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pilotfox said:

I am completely new to the sport. Where can I find information and
definitions of the different types of riding?

Seems you could benefit from a visit to
<http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/uni_beginners.htm>. The Word document
"Learning to Unicycle" includes a page about various styles, and
probably some other stuff that is useful to you.

(reposting directly on the forum as my original usenet post doesn't seem
to have propagated)

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