The Ultimate Muni?

what about an ultimate MUni... as in an ultimate wheel with massive
chucky ass tyre and massive rim..like 36inch or something

the hard part would be riding it down rocky hills

my uni pic was to big to upload but its a 24" Nimbus II with 2.5" Super
Tacky Tyre, 125mm cranks and its pretty good for anything and
everything to do on a MTB tack, and if theres a real steep hill i just
hop up and down it, it comes in at $300 AUS.

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but if your good at MUni it doesnt matter to much as long as your doing
7ft drops and riding on 80 degree terrain its not too bad.

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KH24free ride w/ maguras a gazzaloddi tyre,1157mm cranks and profiles

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tomtrevor said:

how the hell do u get fluro brown??? it would also probably look like
uve dunked the uni in a big pile of [censored]

iridemymuni said:

What colour [censored] do you do tom ? flouro brown [censored]? thats kinda weird

tomtrevor said:

y do u want to know the colour of my [censored]? like that just isn't natural
for someone to think that.

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why don't you jsut hop off your uni and walk over it then?

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Depends what you mean by ultimate.

For 90% of the muni riding that people do, and the riding posted on
videos on here, I think a big wheel, 26 or 29, with 150mm cranks and a
2.1" tyre, with a brake fitted would be the fastest thing to ride.

It wouldn't be the easiest, but once you learnt to ride it, you'd go
faster.

For the off road trials style riding maybe something more like the KH
is in order though.

The KH/Schlumpf might be nice, although no-one knows yet how durable
it'll be, geared muni riding is definately a laugh though.

Joe

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i was aiming for the slightly more technical side of Muniing rather than
the distance aspect of it, and something which is prety much top of the
line for drops and stuff, whats the deal with the large marge??

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oh it WILL be durable. and the gearing is perfect... you can ride to the
trails when its set to large wheel mode and then gear it back to 1:1
then hit the hardcore structures!

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Well, if it was up to me, I would get profiles, konda pedals (the cheap
15 dollar kind), Nimbus II frame, tire doesnt really matter, an Alex
DX32 rim, Thompson seat post, CF base, an airseat saddle. I think that
is about it.

Or a stock KH GMuni.

Either way, as long as it doesnt have brakes, then its good.

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dan de man said:

KH24free ride w/ maguras a gazzaloddi tyre,1157mm cranks and profiles

😕
actually i was quoting this...
and, i have found that putitng 1157mm cranks on my KH allows me to walk
right over the trickiest of trials and muni obstacles 😄

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as stated before:
I want a -geared down- muni because uphill is spoiling the fun!

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iridemymuni said:

i was aiming for the slightly more technical side of Muniing rather than
the distance aspect of it, and something which is prety much top of the
line for drops and stuff, whats the deal with the large marge??

Having seen Sam Wakeling ride shore stuff, skinnies etc. on his 29er, I
think that for most of us skill is all that's holding us back from
riding hard stuff on big fast wheels. Okay if you're doing 6 foot
drops, or you're not as good as Sam is, it's not the right unicycle for
you, but for most technical riding, they'll be darn fast. It'd not be a
unicycle you could get right onto and ride well straight away, but once
you'd got the skills you'd be super fast and able to ride in a really
flowing manner.

Wobbling bear - maybe you want a geared 24 with 170s and a nice light
tyre (like 2.1" or maybe 2.6"😉, that way you've got a super-low gear
that'll go up any hill, but can still go into a decent gear for the
downhills.

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I'd like to think mine is the ultimate... maneuverable like a 24", rolls
the harshest of terrain, no foldover when pecking slopes. Its a bit
heavy, thats the only real downside.

GB4 Frame
26" Large Marge Rim
26x3" Gazzaloddi
DDG Driver 175mm Cranks
DMR V12s
KH/Onza Hub
Magura Rim Brake

But I'm sure there's better out there. I remember a post about a really
nice 26" Muni in a KH Alu frame, thats gotta be nice. And Darktoms
'Monzta' 24 Large Marge Muni, thats nice too.

Loose.

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i just drueled...

how much did that BEAST set you back?

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Here is my setup. This picture was taken just after building it up, Now
it's muddy and bloodstained!

It's a 24" halo rim on an onza hub with 140's, Frame is 24" Qu-ax
aluminium

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Loosemoose said:

I remember a post about a really nice 26" Muni in a KH Alu frame, thats
gotta be nice.

That would be 'this one' (http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/46723) then.
Shame it wouldn't be possible to put a brake on it...

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iridemymuni said:

i just drueled...

how much did that BEAST set you back?

UK Money, bout £400-500, but the frame and rim had to imported from the
US, adding about £100 onto the end price. In the US you could build
something similar for about $500-600, probably.

Loose.

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are brakes worth the money?

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if your a fully sik MUni rider yes and you liek doing crazy crazy things

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iridemymuni said:

are brakes worth the money?

Depends what you're doing. Serious mountain and DH stuff almost needs
it, after 8 miles of rocky descent then another mile on steep tarmac
roads, I could hardly stand up for 2 days, so thats why I always use
them now. They're great for taking the pressure off when riding really
steep downhill, and they give u more control in certain situations.
There are no disadvantages to having one (as long as its mounted in a
sensible position where it doesn't get in the way), and if you're going
to use it, its worth it. Always get them off ebay tho, you'll get them
for like 2/3 the price, in decent condition.

Loose.

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