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curbs won't hurt it, I think.

What will is anything higher than about a foot to a foot and a half,
depending on how much you weigh, how good your technique is (not too
good, if you're still learning), and various other factors. I think
you'll be fine going off curbs though.

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Just make sure you keep the cranks nice and tight. I've been riding
mine off of curbs for 6 months now, and it's fine. But beware of the
park bench calling your name. 😉

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Just make sure you keep the cranks nice and tight. I've been riding
mine off of curbs for 6 months now, and it's fine. But beware of the
park bench calling your name. 😉

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I used mine for off raoding, and i did 3 foot drops on it, without
bending anything.

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caw89 said:

*I used mine for off raoding, and i did 3 foot drops on it, without
bending anything. *

jeesh... Teach me your technique? please? I need to work on better
landings...

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yeah, 2 and a half footers were fine on mine, i guess my roll-outs were
decent
i did break it eventually though, just from repeated drops 1-foot and
higher
when you buy one of those you have to expect to break it eventually
i now have a KH 05 w/ splined cranks (duh) and am not afraid of breaking
anything: i landed a 3.5 foot drop w/ a horrible landing (i landed still
and didn't roll out OR bounce) and it was fine

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I want to save up enough money for a really nice one, this was just so I
can see if I can learn, and I'm doing pretty good.

e39m5

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It should be fine. I took my Torker CX off 1 foot drops alot, and it is
still ok. I don't know if my wheight helped or not, I only weigh 130.

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U just have to keep hte cranks tight, and use rollouts

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ColDawG said:

*yeah, 2 and a half footers were fine on mine, i guess my roll-outs
were decent
i did break it eventually though, just from repeated drops 1-foot and
higher
when you buy one of those you have to expect to break it *

Two questions, exactly what broke on it when it broke?!?

And also what are rollouts?

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Rollouts are when you roll the tire as you land and absorb the drop,
other than sticking the landing firmly causing more stress.

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caw89 said:

*Rollouts are when you roll the tire as you land and absorb the drop,
other than sticking the landing firmly causing more stress. *

Thats a good idea, I will try that for now.

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MERCYME said:

*Thats a good idea, I will try that for now. *

I cant imagine not doing that. I screwed up a couple of times landing
off curbs and basically got winded and fell off. I lose balance really
fast at stand-still

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don't forget to tighten it or it will fall apart, thats what is
happening with mione

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e39m5 said:

*tighten what? Just the parts I had to assemble, or is there
something else?

e39m5 *

everything
there isn't much

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*My Torker LX has started to creak as I pedal. It started doing it
after going down a steep hill. The sound is coming from the right
crank or pedal on the downstroke. Is it the sound of something coming
loose or something worse? What should I try to tighten? I just got
this thing a couple weeks ago.

Justin *

It doesnt sound too bad. It might be that you or whoever assembled
accidentally it put somthing on wrong/backwards. If the pedal wiggles,
you need to tighten it, and that would mean that the frame was on
backwards....check the "L" "R'' marks inside the cranks. The unistar
sticker is on he front of the frame.

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Speaking of Torkers,

I'm new to unicycles and am just learning how to ride.
I've been shopping for my first uni and found great deals on a Torker LX and
a DX (both 20"😉.
I know there are better brands out there but I'll upgrade later when I have
both more money and skills!

Any suggestions as to which I should go with between these 2 Torkers??

K.

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What can I do without breaking this unicycle?

Im getting a little too far ahead of myself but I dont want to break it
before learning the basics. I can't even freemount and I'm going off
curbs. So, what is this unicycle meant to be able to do?

e39m5

both are good unis... id get the DX if money wasnt an issue becuase it
is splined and pretty nice, while the LX is pretty nice also, it is for
freestyle, which mean it doesnt have to be as strong... so if you just
dont do anythign crazy on the LX you should be fine.... but then againa
you most likely will so get the DX

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Go for the LX. Its great for learning, didn't take me that long at all.
Its also great for freestyle. If your going to want to do off roading
(like me) you're going to want a lot better than a DX. LX is cheaper,
and mine hasn't broke and i have dropped it a LOT. Sometimes the thing
goes crazy, but its always fine. For a first uni, I say LX is
perfect.

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