Torker LX

Lx are diffenently worth the money. But take notice the hub's strength.
Do not do a lot of drops or big gaps unless you are skillful in landing.
My friend has jumped 5 sets and done seat out gaps to only a bent hub.
So just beware. It's awesome for freestyle, unispins and riding styles.
Just watch the trails and street. They are great for grinding. Worth the
money. In my opinion. laters
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Dude go with the LX it is a really nice cheap freestyle unicycle i got
it for christmas and it is really nice to ride, very smooth. It is
really easy to ride to i learned to one foot idle in like 3 minutes
higly recomend!!!

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I've been beating my LX up for a few weeks. Seems to be taking it very
well. I'm happy with it so far.

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The torker lx is a very good buy, the plastic pedals kinda suck though.
But if your learning, then they might be a good thing. I myself own a
lex, and I love it. But if you have the money, I would gow ith a torker
dx.

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Tyler, you will love the Torker LX if you are curently riding a CX. The
LX has a much lighter frame. You will of course do all your freestyle
with it, but then you will discover the beauty of a light weight uni.
You will start hopping off curbs, then stairs, until one day you find
that perfect bus bench. Oh you will admire it's flawless construction,
think about it day and night. Eventually you will mount on it and hop
off. It is then that your cranks will strip, your hub will bend. Ahh
yes, the simplicity of the construction.

There is no way to avoid this problem, unless you never venture into the
realm of urban assault. What you need to do if you buy a Torker LX 20"
is conteniew to save your money. When everything goes wrong, buy the
following:
Wheelset: 'Nimbus' (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=760)
It shoud fit, but you should e-mail unicycle.com and ask them how
wide of a tire the frame will accept.
Cranks:'Again, Nimbus'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=754) They are
wonderful. Light weight, strong, durable.
Pedals: 'Odyssey' (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=214)
by the time you need them, they should be in stock.

All of these improvements come to a grand total of $98.00. Yeah, pretty
steep. About the cost of the unicycle itself. This problem could be
eliminated by saving now and buying:'THE NIMBUS'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=743)

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i should be able to do that with my new 24" LX right? i just bought it

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TheoELind said:

* This problem could be eliminated by saving now and buying:'THE
NIMBUS' (http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=743) *

So you mean I should get the Nimbus? If so, why does everybody else say
not to.....I'm confused...🙄

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tylercox said:

*So you mean I should get the Nimbus? If so, why does everybody else
say not to.....I'm confused...🙄 *

Get the Nimbus, it seems to be better for the type of riding you are
planning on doing.

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Dude, Go with the Lx or the Dx, the lx is not only cheaper but better.
I've takin my Lx off of countless drops, never bent the hub or anything,
the frame is way better on the Lx, the only thing I have ever damages
was my cranks cause I had Nimbus pedals on so they striped. The nimbus I
bent the pedals on a double curb and they come loose within 50 ft. If
you buy the Dx you wont have to worry about starting a new style of
riding cause the dx can do about everything and drops with ease.

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So, even though the LX is in the beginner section of Unicycle.com that
doesn't mean it's a piece of beginnerish [censored]?

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tylercox said:

*So, even though the LX is in the beginner section of Unicycle.com
that doesn't mean it's a piece of beginnerish [censored]? *

Of course not, it just wouldn't stand up to the abuse that an expert
would put it up to.

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Tyler, how good of a rider are you? and what kind of riding do you do?

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I do mainly freestyle. I don't know exacty how good I am (novice,
intermediate, or expert), but I can give you a list of the tricks I can
do:

- One footed
- One footed idling
- Backwards
- Seat in front
- Stomach on seat
- Hopping
- Riding off tall curbs
- Starting to wheelwalk
- Tight figure eight
- Spinning
- Idling on a giraffe
- Riding a giraffe

What ranking would you give me?

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On riding in general, probably intermediate. On freestyle, novice.
As to the uni you should get, you are going to have to decide for
yourself. Remember, if you wait and save up enough you can get something
really good. Also, you should figure out exactly what you plan to do
before you buy it. Since you have two working unicycles, it wouldn't
hurt to wait and make a really informed choice. I don't see why you
should be getting desperate. The CX is far from being a good unicycle,
but it still works for a lot of stuff.

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This is easy. Get the Torker LX. It is the best unicycle under $175
for basic freestyle riding.

The Torker LX is listed in both the beginners category and the Freestyle
Advanced category at Unicycle.com. It's in the beginners category
because it is inexpensive (cheap). It's in the Freestyle Advanced
category because it's a good freestyle unicycle. Don't be put off
thinking it's a beginners unicycle. It's a very good freestyle
unicycle.

The Nimbus II freestyle unicycles have a better wheel, but the frame is
not as good for freestyle skills. The Torker LX has a better frame for
things like 1-foot riding, wheel walking, 1-foot wheel walking, gliding,
etc. The crown is flatter and is closer to the tire.

IMHO, the next best freestyle unicycle above the Torker LX is the
'Semcycle Long Neck'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=685), but it comes with
a cheap saddle that would need to be upgraded. Next above that would be
one of the custom Semcycle Long Necks with an upgraded wheel, better
seat, and other upgrades. But that brings the cost to around $300 (give
or take $50 or so).

So you can see that the Torker LX is a really good deal. At least in my
humble opinion.

The people saying the Torker LX will break and can't handle freestyle
are getting freestyle confused with trials and street riding. The
Torker LX is a freestyle unicycle. You don't jump off picnic tables
with a freestyle unicycle. The Torker LX is plenty strong enough for
freestyle. If/When you start breaking spokes you'll know it is time to
upgrade to a better wheel. At that time you can spend $90 or so on a
custom built freestyle wheel with a stronger rim and stronger hub. In
all likelihood the stock Torker LX will be plenty strong for you for
years to come. You have to do some pretty serious freestyle skills to
start breaking spokes (things that involve standing on the wheel while
the unicycle is laying on the floor on its side).

If you get interested in trials or street riding it will be time to get
a trials uni. Freestyle unicycles don't make good trials unicycles and
trials unicycles don't make good freestyle unicycles. Use the right
style unicycle for the type of riding you're doing at the time.

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