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    Darchibald
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    Which is better Summit or Bedford Monty. Once again I'm
    having second thoughts about which to buy. Both are
    available to me but I'm not sure. There both in relatively
    the same $ bracket, but I've heard the summit is heavy. If
    anyone has a picture of the Bedford Monty that'd be great
    cause I've never really seen a good picture. Both the 20"
    trials model. Any other suggestions are welcome.

    Thanks, David

    Ps. Sorry for always pestering about this, but I want to
    make the right choice.

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  2. Gerblefranklin
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    Get the summit for these reasons:

    -Summit has a DX-32 rim rather than a Monty. The monty rime
    is weaker, doesn't fit the tire as well, and tends to have
    spokes pull through.

    -Summit has splined cranks, while from what I last saw of
    the bedford, it doesn't. This means the Bedford will break
    eons before the summit will even begin to show wear.

    -Summit has a bigger seatpost, which resists bending more.

    The only reasons not to get the summit are:

    -The summit's 14lbs, 14oz, which is heavy. You'll get used
    to it. I have a friend who can do 30" on his summit, so that
    shows the weight won't stop you.

    -The Bedford is made by Darren Bedford, who rocks!

    -The summit has nubs.

    Get the summit.

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  3. Darchibald
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    Perfect, I'm going with the summit. Thanks GF. Also what
    makes the summit so heavy. Is it the frame or the seatpost?
    I could easily fix, through money which ever problem it is,
    I think, that is if it turns out to be a problem.

    Thanks, David

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  4. Evilewan
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    the nimbus ii or Yuni frame is actualy the doggs bollocks
    (brittish slang for "rather good"😉 in unicycling the
    ultimate test of "is it any good?" is "did anyone break it?"
    and as far as i know nobody broke a nimbus ii frame yet.

    some people always break thier seatposts, i don't know how,
    ive never broken a seat post. i suspectt it only happens to
    realy tall people, most of us ride trials unicycles with
    realy low seats, reducing the stress on the seatpost.

    and the nimbus ii has a regular 22.7mm(or there abouts)
    seatpost, and if your a seat post bender,then it is more
    likeley to get bend than the oversize seatpost on summits,
    onzas and kh frames. thats the only drawback. you can
    however buy decent seatposts these days, like that george
    barnes one that takes miyatas and kh seats. so maybe it
    dosent matter.

    the nimbus ii has cheapo bearing holders, which is actualy a
    realy good thing, if you break them doing grinds / crank
    stalls etc, then you can get a new set for next to nothing.
    break the kh or summit bearing holders and you colud find
    yourself stuck.

    buy the summit and if you decude youre a weight weenie then
    get a nimbus i frame, which will incedently fit the odd
    sized bearings on the kh/summit wheelset.

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  5. Evilewan
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    the nimbus ii or Yuni frame is actualy the doggs bollocks
    (brittish slang for "rather good"😉 in unicycling the
    ultimate test of "is it any good?" is "did anyone break it?"
    and as far as i know nobody broke a nimbus ii frame yet.

    some people always break thier seatposts, i don't know how,
    ive never broken a seat post. i suspectt it only happens to
    realy tall people, most of us ride trials unicycles with
    realy low seats, reducing the stress on the seatpost.

    and the nimbus ii has a regular 22.7mm(or there abouts)
    seatpost, and if your a seat post bender,then it is more
    likeley to get bend than the oversize seatpost on summits,
    onzas and kh frames. thats the only drawback. you can
    however buy decent seatposts these days, like that george
    barnes one that takes miyatas and kh seats. so maybe it
    dosent matter.

    the nimbus ii has cheapo bearing holders, which is actualy a
    realy good thing, if you break them doing grinds / crank
    stalls etc, then you can get a new set for next to nothing.
    break the kh or summit bearing holders and you colud find
    yourself stuck.

    buy the summit and if you decude youre a weight weenie then
    get a nimbus i frame, which will incedently fit the odd
    sized bearings on the kh/summit wheelset.

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  6. Darchibald
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    Would the nimbus frame fit the summit seatpost?

    David

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  7. Johnhimsworth
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    Nope, the nimbus takes a 22.7mm seat post, the summit is
    27.2, I think. But then seat posts are £5 (about $10?), so
    not the biggest problem. Having said that, you can get
    lighter seatposts for the bigger size so that could lose
    lots of the weight advantage. You'll probably just get
    used to it.

    John

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  8. Darchibald
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    Thats not to bad. Thanks.

    David

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  9. Rogeratunicycle
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    johnhimsworth said:

    *Nope, the nimbus takes a 22.7mm seat post....... *

    Typo going on there. Should be 22.0 for the seatpost and the
    frames are
    22.2.If you buy a seatpost from Unicycle.com you will find
    that it is now made from a heavier guage steel and is a
    LOT stronger. From August the Unicycle.com seatposts
    are changing to 25.4 to help with these problems. Do
    not worry, we will still be stocking the 22.2
    seatposts.

    Roger

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  10. Jedmorten
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    With all the talk about how great summit unicycles are, I just have one
    question, where can I get one. I have been having a problem finding a
    website or anything. A website would be best, but a store in the
    Southwest would be nice too.🙂

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  11. Elmer
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    It pains me to have to tell you that the Summit is no longer available
    for retail sale, unless you stumble across an unsold one at a local bike
    shop or pick one up second hand, which is how our family aquired the two
    that we have.🙁

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