recommended unicycle for a beginner?

Hey hey welcome to the site im aimee =], erm well basically if he wants
to use it for Muni which is mountain unicycling like mountain biking i
would suggest 24" or 26", long distance like road riding 29" or 36",
trials (which i doubt) 19" anything else just ask =]

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Oh and www.unicycle.com is where you can get them

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If you want a starter class unicycle I'd go with the Torker LX 24''
Wheel. It's a good starter unicycle, about a hundred dollars. Unicycles
are sized more of on the seat post size than wheel size. I'm 5'5'' and
I had to cut a couple inches off of the seat post when I had and LX,
but my friends could ride it who were closer to six foot even with the
shortened post. Unicycle.com and Amazon.com both sell the Torker LX
24''. It's an all around good beginner unicycle.

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thanks for the suggestions. I just found a local store that carries
some. He recommended a Trace Offroad 20" wheel. Know anything about
this one?

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Depending on his height, he could start with a 20" or a 24". I'm only
5'6" and started on a 24".

I never heard of the brand "Trace" , but if your expert mtn biker
husband gets into unicycling he's going to want a better one anyway, so
the first one doesn't make that much difference.

Torker LX is an excellent quality starter cycle. Don't spend much more
than $100 on the first one, because on eBay you can get the Torker LX
for around that price.

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Contact Darren Bedford (based out of Toronto); anything he sells would
be decent.
http://www.bedfordunicycles.ca/

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steveyo said:

Depending on his height, he could start with a 20" or a 24". I'm only
5'6" and started on a 24".

I never heard of the brand "Trace", but if your expert mtn biker
husband gets into unicycling he's going to want a better one anyway, so
the first one doesn't make that much difference.

Torker LX is an excellent quality starter cycle. Don't spend much more
than $100 on the first one, because on eBay you can get the Torker LX
for around that price.

That is so true, i definitely would consider a LX as my 1st unicycle
rather then a cheapo unicycle that would bend/snap the moment you try
your 1st hop. 😄

BluntRM said:

Contact Darren Bedford (based out of Toronto); anything he sells would
be decent.
http://www.bedfordunicycles.ca/

That's a good place for unicycles and BCs too also. 😄

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steveyo said:

Depending on his height, he could start with a 20" or a 24". I'm only
5'6" and started on a 24".

I never heard of the brand "Trace" , but if your expert mtn biker
husband gets into unicycling he's going to want a better one anyway, so
the first one doesn't make that much difference.

Torker LX is an excellent quality starter cycle. Don't spend much more
than $100 on the first one, because on eBay you can get the Torker LX
for around that price.

i agree that is the unicycle i started with and it only took me a day
to learn

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It seems everyone likes the Torker LX. He's about 6 feet tall; will the
24" still be okay, or should I go to 26"?

I've also found a shop that carries Norco - anyone know about these
ones? No one seems to carry Torker so I'll have to go online.

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norcos aren't bad but I would just go with the 24" LX. cheaper and more
versatile than the 26".

and depending on where you live, it might be cheaper to buy it 'here'
(http://brandscycle.com/itemdetails.cfm?catalogId=39&id=4566). they
charge $120 compared to $99 at 'UDC'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=675), but they offer
free shipping. Check the estimated shipping price on the UDC page and
if it's more than $20 to ship, then buy it from my first link.''
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=675)

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loopy said:

It seems everyone likes the Torker LX. He's about 6 feet tall; will the
24" still be okay, or should I go to 26"?

I just started this May with a 20" no-name unicycle. After a couple of
weeks I was convinced I just might learn this thing, so I ordered a
better 26" unicycle. Wow was it different! It felt like a freight train
after the nimble 20"

I still use the 20" for learning new skills. After I am confident I try
it on the 26". I don't think I would have had the patience to start
from scratch with the 26" Everything is so much harder, except the
miles. There is no way to gain miles on the 20". I don't know whether
my 20" will take any hops, but I am not there yet. The Torker LX should
be better than mine.

If your husband is not a born talent or very patient, I'd suggest
starting with a 20" unicycle. He can learn the basics on it and then
decide how he wants to proceed.

I am 6'3" and I needed a longer (400mm) seatpost for the 20" unicycle.
That made a big difference after my first attempts.

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Go with the 24'' LX it's the best size for learning

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Torker LX is a good, strong unicycle - It comes with a knobby K-rad so
he could do begginner muni if he wanted to.

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I am not much of an experienced unicycler, but in my (beginner)
experience, I would conclude:
1) You will definitely want to expand your unicycling and get into a
different discipline (muni, trials, distance, street), and you will
most probably not use your learner for anything much more than
learning.
2) Leap frogging off number one, you will want to get as cheap a
learner as possible, because you will end up buying a nicer one for a
particular discipline.

I guess this is just one school of thought, but it worked for me.
I bought a seriously cheap 20" for learning on, and I am glad I didn't
spend much more on it. Now, I am planning for a Nimbus Trials and odds
are I won't spend any time on the learner.

I hope this helps.

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