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    ColDawG
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    i've been unicycling for 7 months and muni is my favorite
    i have a strong mountain biking background, and the one element i don't
    like about muni is lack of speed (muni is best on steep, short,
    technical trails, which i don't have many of nearby)

    i'm strongly contemplating a coker for x-mas
    i don't want to just get a stock coker, but i also don't want the exact
    opposite on the spectrum (a livewire wheel build, and a custom frame,
    nice seat and all the works) that setup would run me like $1000+

    would this http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=568 udc one
    be good w/ an airfoil rim, a wide hub, and a wheel build better than a
    factory one?

    could i get a custom frame/brake and stuff later?

    also, does darren bedford make coker frames?

    -colin

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  2. DustinMichels
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    http://www.unicycle.com/Shopping/shopexd.asp?id=578

    that's the wheelset

    I was thinking exactly the same, I'll be waiting for replies...

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  3. Mikefule
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    Cokers are great fun off road. A 29 is may be more versatile. A
    cheaper option is to shorten the cranks on the uni that you already
    have. You'll not only go faster, but you'll be surprised how much more
    challenging it is!

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  4. Brian MacKenzie
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    I have the wheelset mentioned, in a stock Coker frame.

    I have abused that for over a year now.

    I don't really do any real drops on it (a few feet tops) but I smash
    into and plough through anything.

    I did notice how much better the livewire wheel felt, but this will due
    until I save my pennies (I'm upto about 7 pennies right now)

    TWNR has some really cool Coker stuff in it, and it's all done on the
    wheel from unicycle dot com.

    This video I made last night shows how much fun you can have going fast.
    The abrupt dismount at the end is when the wide angle lens hitting the
    ground. (STILL no scratches!)

    'Coker Riding' (http://www.LBMmultimedia.com/videos/CokerOneWheel.wmv)

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  5. Brian MacKenzie
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    and lets not forget the stock coker taco'ing problem:

    'Stock Coker Rim' (http://tinyurl.com/2xrat)

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  6. ColDawG
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    yeah, that video came out at a perfect time!
    i was just thinking about how fun a coker would be, then i saw how fast
    you go on the trails! cool!

    could i get a stock coker frame somewhere to put on a livewire wheel?

    just curious: why do you think it rides better, and how much better do
    you think it rides??

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  7. ColDawG
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    yeah, that video came out at a perfect time!
    i was just thinking about how fun a coker would be, then i saw how fast
    you go on the trails! cool!

    could i get a stock coker frame somewhere to put on a livewire wheel?

    just curious: why do you think it rides better, and how much better do
    you think it rides??

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  8. Unitik908
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    do brian that was awesome...

    Chase

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