street/trial uni difference

well

a street uni wont be as strong as a trials uni.

trials involves bigger drops pretty much so they have to be stronger.
that said street unis are dawn strong too.

getting a KH 07 20" would be fantastic for either. or a koxx one trials
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For street you'd want shorter cranks, and a lighter wheel. But apart
from that they're the same uni.

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k well that being said what do people think of a Qu-Ax 20?

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It's a great, unicycle. Damn near indestructible, great for trials. The
wheel might be a bit heavy for some street, also it comes with 145mm
cranks, probably too long for most street.

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how does shorter cranks = better street i dont get it? soz for all the
questions obviously ima newb

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Shorter cranks are easier to spin(the wheel), also (for those of you
obsessed with weight) they'll make the wheel a few grams lighter.

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for trials you want more wheel-control, with longer cranks you get
better control. but you also get slower speed.

with shorter cranks you can ride faster and i believe it is easier to
do street type trics on like crankflips.

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iridemymuni said:

well

a street uni wont be as strong as a trials uni.

trials involves bigger drops pretty much so they have to be stronger.
that said street unis are dawn strong too.

getting a KH 07 20" would be fantastic for either. or a koxx one trials
uni.

Well the difference is
*MUni* - Would always have a off-road type tire and normally have
stronger frames then street.
*Trials* - Would have a stronger frame than street to
contemplate/absorb the jumps, drops etc.
*Street/commuting* - This is where the coker, Schlumpf and 29er are
king. These unicycles are specially made to cover distances.
*Freestyle* - This is generally used for flatland skills and routines.

Hoped this helped you in some way.
Take care
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ok then whats a good medium between the two styles, price range of about
500 Australian, i think thats around 360 odd US.

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The Qu-Ax is a great unicycle, it's what I've got, but if you're going
to do more street type stuff, you might want to get a DX. I'm not sure
where you can get it apart from 'ebay' (http://tinyurl.com/3dmgxz)

There's not many other good splined unicycles(if any) you can get for
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ok then whats a good medium between the two styles, price range of about
500 Australian, i think thats around 360 odd US.

When you say medium, what exactly do you mean??
If you want a good, durable, long lasting unicycle. Might i consider
the Torker DX. I have one and have no intention of selling it. 😉 It's
definitely money well spent/value for money. Whereabouts in Oz are you
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im up on the central coast, so a torker dx ay, ill check it out, im just
curious cause ill be doing trials mixed in with some street stuff to so
need something than can handle bits of both

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im up on the central coast, so a torker dx ay, ill check it out, im just
curious cause ill be doing trials mixed in with some street stuff to so
need something than can handle bits of both

Then it's definitely worth the $$$ as i use mine 4 both whenever
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Unicycle.com Australia doesn't have a lot of choice, of the good brands
they've got Qu-Ax, Onza and Kris Holm. The Onza is way overpriced (only
$85 under the KH 2007) The Qu-Ax is the only one under your budget,
strengthwise it will not disapoint you, people call it quite a heavy
unicycle and I think they have a point even though it's not as heavy as
most people think.

I'm just looking at the specifications that the Australian site has,
and I saw this:

CRANKS:[/B] 154MM QUAX SPLINED CROMO CRANKS

I HIGHLY DOUBT THEY'RE 154MM CRANKS BECAUSE QU-AX DOESN'T EVEN
MANUFACTURE THEM, I THINK IT'S MORE LIKELY THEY'RE 145MM 😉 IF YOU'RE
REALLY GOING FOR FLATLANDISH STREET THEN I THINK YOU MIGHT WANT TO ASK
THEM TO PUT 127MM CRANKS ON THEM, OTHERWISE THE CRANKS ARE GOOD, I USE
EXACTLY THE SAME ONES (145MM) AND HAVN'T REALLY HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH
THEM, BUT I'M NOT A VERY TECHNICAL RIDER, MORE BIG STREET.

[B]THINGS YOU WANT TO CONSIDER WHEN BUYING THE QU-AX ON UDC AUSTRALIA:
The pedals don't have replaceable pins and will lose grip pretty fast.
The cranks might be a little long for what you plan, explained above.
The saddle is a bit fat, you might want to upgrade to Nimbus gel or a
KH street.
Okay, this is weird, the Australian website still has the LUNA trials
tire on it, personally I love the LUNA but if you're a weightfreak I
suggest you get the Creepy Crawler setup which is 300 grams lighter,
the tire also lasts less long (it will be worn in 3 months ish) so are
you lazy to change your tire like me, get the Luna, if you want a bit
more grip and less weight get the CC (I will probably switch to it in
the future too).

The KH is also a very nice unicycle, definitely lighter and maybe
better for tricks like spins and stuff like that, it is also above your
budget, if you decide to save for a more expensive uni then go for this
one and not the Onza.

To give you an idea what your upgraded Qu-Ax would look like: 'MDC
upgraded Qu-Ax' (http://tinyurl.com/2rl8xe)

Suggestions for upgrades are:
Standard BMX pedals w/ replaceable pins / Odyssey JC pedals
Low profile saddle like the Nimbus or new KH
CrMo 10 spline 127mm cranks
Creepy Crawler tire


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I don't know why people are saying trials unicycles are stronger than
street unicycles. The drops are just as big, if not bigger than in
trials.

Crank length is all preference, but most street riders like shorter
cranks to get higher speeds and they are a bit better for flip tricks.

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president_luke said:

I don't know why people are saying trials unicycles are stronger than
street unicycles. The drops are just as big, if not bigger than in
trials.

I think they're talking about the Koxx tubular street cranks,
apperently nicer for some things but not as strong as the normal
splined cranks.

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hmmm well considering all of this id prefer just to save up an extra
$300 and get the KH insted of upgrading everything, birthday is next
month too anyway so might get an early present or somfin.

Thanks heaps ay, good to see people are helpful to newbies like myself

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cool-bananas said:

hmmm well considering all of this id prefer just to save up an extra
$300 and get the KH insted of upgrading everything, birthday is next
month too anyway so might get an early present or somfin.

Thanks heaps ay, good to see people are helpful to newbies like myself

Well we're always here to help people like yourself. So don't hesitate
to ask any questions you might have, ok buddy.

Take care
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If you are going for the KH try to get it with the Odyssey JC pedals
because KH are suposed to come with them now and they're 10x better
than the Snafu's also I just noticed Australia ships them with 125mm
cranks, try to get them with 137mm haha, why does UDC Australia have
other specs on the same unicycles? 😕 also it wouldn't be much
trouble to upgrade the Qu-Ax or get the KH with the proper stuff, you
just send UDC a mail with the stuff you want, I'm always very picky
about cranklength and stuff like that, ask Roland from Municycle.com 😉

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