Nimbus or Torker

The Torker splined=better

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Off road.....Torker DX.

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If you want to ride freestyle, get the Nimbus. If you want to go
off-road, get the DX.

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Get the Sun....oops,sorry, wrong thread.

If you go for Torker DX, make sure the Torker DX you get is one of the
newer ones so you can put a fatter tire on it.

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I may not be the best person to ask, because I am real new at this, but
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I have a Nimbus 2 -- which is the street uni with the hookworm tire as
well as a Torker DX. The Nimbus 2 is a very smooth ride and a clear
favorite on the street.

If you want to ride off road, I would definitely go with the 3 inch tire
that comes with the Nimbus X.

My first try at MUni was the Louisville meet about a month ago on the
Torker DX. (I walked a lot and I think both are probably equally easy
to push) But, when I got home I bought a MUni with the Wildlife 3 inch
tire and it is a whole bunch easier than the Torker DX.

The K-Rad tire on the DX didn't ride very well when I tried to deflate
it for the trails.

Really, you have to make a choice between the 10 splines on the DX or
the 3 inch tire on the Nimbus X. I would go with the tire, because it's
easier (and more fun) to ride. When it breaks fix it or get another one
-- until then, have fun.

Depending on how heavy you are and how rough you ride it, the square
tapers on the Nimbus may hold up for a long time. If you want to be
agressive, you should be looking at more expensinve MUnis that give you
both splines and a 3 in tire.

Hope it helps.

Donna

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donna said:

*My first try at MUni was the Louisville meet about a month ago on the
Torker DX. (I walked a lot and I think both are probably equally easy
to push) But, when I got home I bought a MUni with the Wildlife 3
inch tire and it is a whole bunch easier to ride than the Torker DX.

Really, you have to make a choice between the 10 splines on the DX or
the 3 inch tire on the Nimbus X. I would go with the tire, because
it's easier (and more fun) to ride. When it breaks fix it or get
another one -- until then, have fun.

Depending on how heavy you are and how rough you ride it, the square
tapers on the Nimbus may hold up for a long time. If you want to be
agressive, you should be looking at more expensinve MUnis that give
you both splines and a 3 in tire.

Hope it helps.

Donna *

I'm guessing that you mean the Nimbus 24 Muni.
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=745

It is really a terrific value for the money. I've had it for over a year
and love it. Nothing has bent from my riding. Weight wise, it is also on
the lighter side because it has cotterless cranks instead of a splined
hub.

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Actually, the MUni I bought is the Qu-Ax, because I wanted to add a
brake. The Qu-Ax has splines, 3 inch tire, and brake mounts.

btw -- If anyone wants to add a brake to the Qu-Ax, beware. The fork
has brake mounts, but UDC doesn't have anything on which to mount the
lever on the one inch seat post. I am using a smaller seat post with a
shim.

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