pashley 26"

The Pashley 26" is not bad. However, I do regret getting
it. Lollipop bearing holders don't make any sense in our
modern age. I have wished many times that I'd gotten a 24".
I think the 24" is better for Muni, but there are
conflicting opinions.

The uni has held up very well, although I am not an
abusive rider.

Given what I know now, I would have gotten something
different.

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thinuniking said:

i have been thinking about getting a muni for ages the
pashley looks good and cheap i would get a kh for
it.How does it hold up i have only seen xcountry riders
use them.can they take a good trashing.And can you up
grade them.

I love mine. I don't abuse mine much, but it's held up well
to my general use.

The one upgrade I would recommend immediately is to replace
the tyre. The original mine came with was lousy, it caused
me to wobble all over the place when I tried to ride in a
straight line. I thought it was just my lack of experience
with a bigger wheel until I mentioned it to Roger and he
told me it was a known problem. I got a Gazalodi tyre and
it's great.

Of course, I bought mine about 4 years ago, so Pashley might
have changed the standard tyre by now.

- Richard

Lollipop bearing holders probably make upgrading the hub a
bit harder. I think a Nimbus might be a better choice if you
can afford the extra 40£. Pashley comes with a skinny tire
and the saddle has no handle. Atleast I like my Nimbus. I
haven't been able to break or bend anything on mine yet, and
the new one comes with the stronger and wider hub. You might
want to save that extra 40£ before buying and get the
Nimbus. But it's all up to you.

PS. Nimbus looks nicer.

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Don't do it.

Pashleys were good about 4 years ago, but they haven't
improved at all and the other ones available have.

Things that are wrong with the Pashley -

1) Frame - it's much much worse than the Nimbus II and can't
fit a 3" tyre. It's also pretty heavy.

2) Seat - Much worse than the KH, no handle.

3) Tyre - Absolutely rubbish tyre

4) Bearings - non standard size bearings

5) Seatpost - requires a funny shim to use normal unicycle
seatposts.

6) Hub - probably not as strong as the unicycle.com wide
hub, has nuts instead of bolts. Definately not as strong
as the onza or KH splined hubs.

The Nimbus Muni will be a much better unicycle, whichever
wheel size you choose. It'll also cost less than a Pashley +
KH seat + new tyre, which are pretty much the minimum
upgrades you'd need to do to get a decent unicycle.

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go with the nimbus. By the time you've upgraded the seat and
the tyre you're already paying more. And the standard hub
can take a fair bit of punishment, so you could hold off on
the hub upgrade if you did that. my slightly upgraded nimbus
II is pretty similar to the nimbus muni (combat rim), and
it's very nice.

John

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Thanks I do think a pashley would be good for xcountry but
is dated by the sounds of it i was thinking what some one
said "after all the minimum upgrades it's more expensive" I
am more than likely going for a nimbus 26"/24" with an old
nimbus frame to save money and I can't see why I would
wouldn't a flat crown on a muni as I don't really want to
try 1 ft on that size wheel and I can't glide YET....The
muni is not to of my list a new hub/crank set for my trials
is way more important seeming I am starting to get a
kangeroo. Ben

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I find one footing a lot easier on a bigger wheel.

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I can do it no problems on a 20" and I do not plan to try
freestyle on a 26" only jumps maybe....

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Richard Loxley said:

*... Of course, I bought mine about 4 years ago, so
Pashley might have changed the standard tyre by now. *

I bought mine a year ago, and as of then the tyre was still
rubbish. It's in my garden shed if anyone wants it.

While I really like my Pashley, I can't say I'd buy one now.
If you add in £20 for a decent 2.6 tyre, it's not that much
cheaper than the Nimbus muni. Add a KH seat and it's a wash.
The Pashley also suffers with a weak rim (narrow and single
walled), whereas the Nimbus has a DX32.

I also don't think 26" is a great size for a muni. It's not
big enough to be fast, but not small enough to have that BMX-
like fun feel. Not long after I got my 24x3 I built a 700C
wheel around my Pashley's Suzue hub (lollies and all), and
now I use it as a 29er. It makes a good 29er, but even in
that configuration it has a flaw, which is that it wont take
a Big Apple.

So why do we love our Pashleys? I think it's the
bottle bosses.

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