Surly Conundrum 24" and 26"

Wooowee those are some fine looking munis. Gorgeous frames.

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I'm liking the bike too!

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my only question : will I get a 24" or a 26" ?
starting to save money 🙂 (in Euros)

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Very nice frames! That's the first time I've seen a unicycle frame with
proper lugs rather than just cheap welds. Makes it look like a real
frame instead of something derived from a child's bmx 🙂

Needs some lugs on the crown as well to complete the effect 😉

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so THAT's what a bike looks like when you put MUni tires on it 😄

The unis are absolutely beautiful, I love the bearing holder design.
Maybe these will be less expensive than a custom job from LiveWire
(sorry U-turn, your unicycles are amazing but I don't have the cash to
buy one! :P), especially since until now I think that was the only way
to get a large marge without building it up yourself.

I can't wait to hear reports on how these ride 🙂

Also, the Large Marges seem like since they're such a wide rim, that
they might be easier to bend? am I totally off the mark here? this is
possible because I don't know much about these things. Also, what kind
of bounciness (from a trials perspective) would you be looking at with
this kind of setup? I'm set to get a KH '05 soon, but if there isn't
much of a price differential with a Large Marge and a Duro or even an
Endomorph, I'll totally go that route.

-Dave

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Quoted message said:

Also, the Large Marges seem like since they're such a wide rim, that
they might be easier to bend?

Its almost the exact opposite, the wider the rim the stronger the
overall rim will be (try getting a toilet roll tube, and slicing
thin/thick width cardboard rings out of it... see which ones are
stronger 😉). You will probably never taco a Large Marge rim, and the
rims strength makes it exceptionally easy to spoke the wheel, since you
just tighten all the spokes to the same tension and the rim will not
bend out of shape.

Quoted message said:

Also, what kind of bounciness (from a trials perspective) would you be
looking at with this kind of setup?

The tyre will be nice and bouncy since there's more air in there, but
believe me when I say the Large Marge rims are way, way too heavy for
normal trials use. Where I can probably do serious trials on my 20" for
around an hour before needing a rest, I can't do more than 3 minutes
hopping on my 26" before I'm knackered. That said, my 26" eats north
shore, and I find it excellent at low speeds. It handles like a 24"
because of the stiffer wheel and longer cranks I've got.

Just to let you know, the current price difference between a 26" Large
Marge & Endo and a 26" Alex DX32 & Gazz is $100... (Using Speedgoat
prices)

Loose.

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Great news, Dave!

Quoted message said:

The seattube will accept a 28.6mm seatpost, and we’ll include seatpost
shims to accommodate 27.2mm and 22.2mm seatposts, as well. Our bearing
clamps have a 42mm I.D. that work with stock Kris Holm hub bearings.
We’ll include the appropriate shims for 41.28mm (1-5/8"😉 O.D. Profile
hub bearings and the 40mm O.D. bearings used on many brands of hubs.
By including a number of seatpost shims and bearing shims, we give you
the freedom to use many brands and sizes of components to build up
your Surly rig. That’s the Surly way.

Wow, what a concept. Instead of inventing a new bearing size and making
other people figure out how to deal with it, they've considered the
customer and included all the shims you could ever need. Nice job,
guys!

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Surly makes a great frame. I ride a fixed gear Surly Steamroller.
Couldn't be happier with the ride quality!

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...drool

I have only two questions.

1. How much $$
2. When can one be at my door?

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Thanks very much, loosemoose. I guess I figured bigger rims would.. fall
apart or something. 😕

That does make quite a bit of sense though. If the rim is a lot heavier,
I guess I'll be sticking with the kh24. That's nice and uncomplicated,
too. Ordering it, that is! 🙂

.. you may now return to your regularly scheduled thread 😄

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i want one!!!

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WOW..... I... just don't know what to say... Is that a 3.7" TYRE?! I'm
impressed but at the same time thinking it might just be overkill...

It DOES make a beast out of the uniycle though... man that thing looks
like it could ride through hell and back again...

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wow. that is one beautiful beast of a unicycle...
i love it...

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Looks great Dave!

The bearing holders are really classy. Rivendell was talking about
making a unicycle last year, using the lugs from their Glorious and
Wilbury frames, but they haven't made one yet.

I've had an Endomorph fitting GB4 frame all summer, just waiting for the
tire to come out. I finally ordered my Endomorph this morning. I went
with the lighter, blackwall tire. The 32 hole wheel you gave me still
rocks.... Thanks!!

Just one question... Where to I get the longer cross-over hose for my
Magura brake? the one I have won't even fit over a 3 inch tire with the
wide frame.

Joe in Iowa

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i think you should call your LBS, or maybe a few of them, and see if any
do magura brake maintanence. My LBS does, but it turns out i didn't need
anything done. I'm sure they could cut and put on a longer cross-over
hose for you. they might even have stainless steel lines to do that
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Mojoe said:

*Looks great Dave!

The bearing holders are really classy. Rivendell was talking about
making a unicycle last year, using the lugs from their Glorious and
Wilbury frames, but they haven't made one yet.
*

I mailed them about that; they were going to do it as a 650B wheel size.
I told them that would be a silly size to use for a unicycle, and that
they should go for a 29er that would fit the Big Apple. But that would
be practical, which isn't Rivendell's thing.

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have a friend that was at the Las Plaguas Bike Expo....he has catalog
with stats on the new Surly Uni frame...i'll post it here soon if i can
ever find this thread again (having a [censored] of a time with this new
format)

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* drool *
* slurp *
* wipes chin *

... opps .. sorry ....

Has anyone called a dealer for a price yet ...?
Plz PM me if you got a quote on one.

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OMG!!! What kind of hub is in it, and what could u put in it? I'm kind
of disapointed because i just got my KH 05. hehehe lol

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