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I think you may be caught in a bit of a catch-22. The only way Florin
would think about making another run is if he is able to sell an
adequate number of the first run. I'm not sure about how many orders
he's had so far.

So, it seems that if you do buy, there is a greater chance that there
will be another run. If you don't buy, there's less of a chance of a
second run. 😄

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Buy one. You'll be supporting him and helping him make the uni more
widely available. Also, you'll be one of the first people to have
one...just think, you'll be a big hit with all your friends.

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daino149 said:

I'm not sure about how many orders
he's had so far.

When Florian was in Seattle, he allegedly said he had some 30 orders.

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Klaas Bil said:

*When Florian was in Seattle, he allegedly said he had some 30
orders.*

That's what he told me.

He also told me that the price will likely not go down in future
production runs if they continue to be made in batches of 100. He was
very interested in getting lots of feedback so that improvements could
be made in the future.

However, having said that, you need to look at it on whether the current
product suits your needs. If you wait, then it'll probably be a while
before a new version comes out with all the development time involved in
redesigning it. The market for it is also unknown at this time and he
may have other priorities such as producing his bike hubs which has a
larger established market.

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I think you should just by one sence you want one, support him. Then if
he does change to a spined model sell yours get a new one, I'm sure
someone would go for a used one, if not well you won't one right????

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Does anyone have the e-mail for Schlumpf? I ordered one yesterday but
need to send in some info via e-mail, and he hasn't contacted me yet, so
I don't have his. I was unable to get his e-ddress off the schlumpf.com
site.

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Quoted message said:

Does anyone have the e-mail for Schlumpf?

I think your best bet would be e-mail his company. This e-mail address
is [email hidden].

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Several of us in Seattle are considering buying it. Florian said today
via email that Calhoun Cycles in Minneapolis will be the US dealer for
his products (bike as well as uni hubs). Their web site is:
http://www.calhouncycle.com
He will ship a load of unis to Calhoun in mid to late March, so the
individual buyers won't have to pay import duties. Florian says you can
order direct on his web site, then contact Calhoun to make arrangements
for final domestic shipping.

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unisk8r said:

*BUT, Florian doesn't yet have a price on the site for just the frame
& hub. *

Listed as 1400 CHF ($1220 USD), including shipping.

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unisk8r said:

"We offer the hub with fork only, if you want to make your own choice of
rim, seat post, saddle, spokes, tyre."

Ha! I was just going to post that as I noticed it myself this morning.
Note that the price difference is quite small: $130 for rim, Big Apple
tyre, tube, spokes, wheel build, seat post and KH seat.

As Gilby said, shipping is included. So as a European customer, I pay
for part of your shipping cost. Unicycle.com, take note. :-)

Has anyone received their Schlumpf unicycle yet? My 28" should be in
the second batch, to ship by mid May.

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Does second batch mean the first 100 have sold? The hub, frame
crank option does not seem like such a bargain to me. I am wondering if
he is going to incorporate any of the feedback in future runs, ex. wider
flange to flange.

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I heard from Florian that there are two considerations regarding the
tire. A Big Apple tire is wider and requires a different fork; more
importantly, there is a delay in getting the tires (he's not sure, but
he estimated it could be 6 weeks give or take). A Schwalbe tire will fit
the current fork AND is available now. I told him to go ahead with the
Schwalbe so that I could get mine right away. Another NYUC member who
has ordered one decided to wait for the Big Apple tire.

Florian wrote:
the Schwalbe Marathon rides fine! It's just not that fashioned
accessory,
that many unicyclists in these days want. The Big Apple doesn't fit the
current fork (the fork isn't long enough for this fat tyre). Indeed, if
you would like to change later, we'll sell the "Big Apple"-fork for just
CHF 100.-

And to follow up with an earlier discussion point, I did in fact choose
not to wait for the 2nd production run in large part because I thought
it would be cool to have one of the first ever gunis manufactured. I
also liked the idea that it was helping Florian and therefore helping
all of Unicycling. No joke.

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David_Stone said:

A Schwalbe tire will fit
the current fork AND is available now.

Calling it just "Schwalbe" is not really distinctive. It's the
Schwalbe Marathon that's available now. The Big Apple tyres are also
made by Schwalbe.

Oxfordrider, I don't think the first 100 have been sold. Oh well, what
do I know. But I think that the reason that a second batch is in
production is that the first batch of frames weren't high enough to
accommodate the 29" Big Apple.

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You can buy one on Friday at BUC. We have 2 arriving one in black and
one in silver. They are currently supplied with a frame what will only
fit the marathon in it, but we will exchange the frames and tyres to the
Big Apple when the frames become available in about 2 weeks time.

A warning for anyone buying directly form Schlumf in the EEC. Remember
that Switzerland is outside the EEC so you will have to pay import duty
and VAT if you buy directly.

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I just noticed that the picture on the 'Schlumpf unicycle site'
(http://www.schlumpf.ch/uni_engl.htm) is me. 🙂 It's from his visit to
Seattle. I'm demonstrating some flawless seat out front riding in the
geared up mode. Woot! I'm a unicycle product model now.

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My mate Pete who doesn't post on here got the black one Roger mentioned
at BUC...And crikey! It's amazing. it is the most beautiful uni I've
ever seen/ridden. The gear shifting system is pretty easy to get used to
and it weighs nothing. The versatility of it is the best bit. You can be
zooming along approaching some traffic lights, so you knock it down a
gear, idle at the lights then shift it up again and try nd race the cars
from the lights...he he. The only bad thing I can say about it is it's
slightly twitchy at high speed but I think that it'll handle much better
once it's got shorter cranks and a fatter tyre. It just needs a little
more weight on the outside of the wheel. There's a pic of the proud
father onthe schlumpf site:

http://schlumpf.ch/uni_engl.htm

I'm definitely going to be saving for one having been riding pete's. It
really is a wondrous thing.

Kit

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MrBoogiejuice said:

*There's a pic of the proud father onthe schlumpf site:

http://schlumpf.ch/uni_engl.htm*

That's not the father, it's John Childs.

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that only linked to the main page for some reason...Go to the news page
and pete's at the top.

Kit

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Here's a direct link to the news page: 'Schlumpf uni news'
(http://schlumpf.ch/uni_engl_news.htm)
But you lose the HTML frames that allow you to navigate the rest of the
site.

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