Torker DX

I know there was a allready a threak about this but because it cant jump
as high because its heavier. I wouldnt be doing it long term just
untill i get stronger or get a new frame.

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How high can you hop already?

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Only 5-6 inches. It seems like there should just be some little thing
that i am not doing thats messing me up or somthing its so frustrating
not being able to even hop up a curb.

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Well then it's not the weight that is holding you back, you need to work
on your technique more. Just practice will improve that by alot. It's
not worth replacing the frame. I am riding a pretty heavy frame too and
I can do over 20". I actually just switched from a lighter frame and my
hop hight got higher (its not the frame that made it go up, I just
changed my technique a little.)

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Where can i get tips on hopping? Besides unicycle.2ya.com thats down.

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'Here is one thread that talks about it' (http://tinyurl.com/d38lm)

'And here is the thread about a really good tutorial by Ryan Atkins'
(http://tinyurl.com/8mc8h)
'And here is the direct link to the tutorial if you are lazy'
(http://tinyurl.com/c72pl)

Those are just a few things I found really quickly, if you search the
forums you will find alot more.

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drop your seat height a bit and you may find you can jump a bit higher
😉 Takes a bit of getting used to, but it does help!

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Oh yeah i meant to ask where the seat should come up to when your just
standing next to it. Like at your head your knees what ever.

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It's mostly personal preference, for seat in hops you want it relatively
low so you can tuck it up a little more. Later when you do seat in
front hops you will want it alot higher. Just put it where it feels the
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SamTheUniMan said:

Oh yeah i meant to ask where the seat should come up to when your just
standing next to it. Like at your head your knees what ever.

It's better not to "eyeball" it, but actually have the seat adjusted
-for you-.

For optimal riding performance, you want your legs to be fully extended
when they reach the pedals in their lowest position (6 o'clock). From
here you can lower the seat so that, when you hop and pull up on the
front of the seat/handle, you hop higher.

You can also practice seat-in-front (sif) hopping. This allows you to
hop even higher because you can pull the unicycle *way* up underneath
your body.

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Ok, i didint want to start a new DX thread so i am posting it here.
What can i do to make the DX into a trials uni? I am sorry if this had
been posted a million times. Any way could some one post links for
products that could make it better for trials? Thanks, Sam.

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SamTheUniMan said:

Ok, i didint want to start a new DX thread so i am posting it here.
What can i do to make the DX into a trials uni? I am sorry if this had
been posted a million times. Any way could some one post links for
products that could make it better for trials? Thanks, Sam.

The old all-black one, or the new one with red?

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The old one.

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You will have to relace the hub to a trials rim, get a trials tire and a
wider frame.

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so basicly you need to buy a new unicycle...

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basically

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Kind of, you can still use the seat and hub and cranks and pedals.
Everything else has to change. Cody made his dx into a trials uni, do a
search for "once upon a torker" or something like that and you can see
what he did.

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Here I found it for you 'Link' (http://tinyurl.com/d7z7m)

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heres my two sense on making your torker dx lighter...
YOU DONT NEED TO DO IT.
zee will contest, i ride an '06 torker dx... i hop higher than every
unicyclist i have met (and higher than several i have not yet met)
several feet is not a challange and i am new to trials (and unicycling
in general)

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