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Weight Issues

ktm13 · 2007-01-14T01:37:28+00:00

I just bought a Torker Dx and did not realize how much the weight affected my jumping height. I know for some people they say it is not an issue but it has hurt me a lot. So my question is, what could I do to the uni to make it more lightweight or should I be changing the way I am hopping? HELP!! -- ktm13 -Expect nothing and you will never be disappointed.- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ktm13's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14089 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/56733

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ktm13
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14 January 2007, 01:37 UTC #1

I just bought a Torker Dx and did not realize how much the weight
affected my jumping height. I know for some people they say it is not
an issue but it has hurt me a lot. So my question is, what could I do
to the uni to make it more lightweight or should I be changing the way
I am hopping? HELP!!
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dunawan
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14 January 2007, 01:44 UTC #2

when did you learn to hop?
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markf
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14 January 2007, 01:51 UTC #3

practice more, you'll get stronger.
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ktm13
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14 January 2007, 02:32 UTC #4

i learned to hop last march.
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dunawan
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14 January 2007, 02:33 UTC #5

ktm13 said:
i learned to hop last march.
ahh okay i was thinking maybe you recently learned how to hop...because
when i first startedi could only jump about 5 inches
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mawesome
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14 January 2007, 02:34 UTC #6

What unicycle did you used to have?
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ktm13
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14 January 2007, 02:48 UTC #7

i used to have a torker lx.
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gordito8me
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14 January 2007, 02:51 UTC #8

nimbus 2 frame or a koxx-one wheelset, or kh for that matter
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uni_runner722
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14 January 2007, 04:12 UTC #9

how much lighter is the Nimbus 2 framd from the DX Frame? im considering
a DX cus my friend has one and i also have a torker LX. i can hop about
10 inches with it. the LX is 15 Lbs and from what i have heard the DX
is about that much also is it really that much heavier?
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ktm13
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14 January 2007, 04:20 UTC #10

yes, the dx is a lot heavier than the lx and for some people it does not
make a difference jumping but for others it does.
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uni_runner722
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14 January 2007, 04:23 UTC #11

oh..... i didnt know that it was that much heavier. Dus anyone know the
weight difference in the Nimbus 2 frame and the DX frame
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ktm13
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14 January 2007, 04:28 UTC #12

i'm just guessing but i would say maybe a pound. it could make a big
difference though with the koxx wheel.
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gordito8me
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14 January 2007, 05:14 UTC #13

I remember weighing my trials dx frame when i first got it. It was about
4.23 pounds where as I think the nimbus is 2 pounds.
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timbob1907
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14 January 2007, 06:18 UTC #14

Have you learned how to prehop? This helps alot and makes up for the
heavyness. I had and LX and went to a DX and found that i could go the
same or higher most of the time because the big tire makes up for the
weight.
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forrestunifreak
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14 January 2007, 07:21 UTC #15

Okay, ANY trials uni is going to be heavier and feel clumsy compared to
something like an LX, at least at first. You'll get used to it.
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brendan
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14 January 2007, 10:30 UTC #16

dont worry abotu it, just keep going at it.... how old are you?
I mean it might just be that ur muscles aernt developed enough.
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ktm13
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14 January 2007, 15:46 UTC #17

i'm 15.
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brendan
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14 January 2007, 17:07 UTC #18

its hard to say at that age, but honestly i dont think changing your
frame will make any difference. I mean teh difference between the
lightest and the heaviest is 2kg... if u've ever lifted a 2kg weight
its not much...
just get used to it.... thats all i can say, you havent been riding a
trials uni for that long, so u'll be fine..
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thejdw
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14 January 2007, 17:18 UTC #19

forrestunifreak said:
Okay, ANY trials uni is going to be heavier and feel clumsy compared to
something like an LX, at least at first. You'll get used to it.
True I like hopping high on a heavy uni as it has more contorel
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why are koxx one unicycles so costly???
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ktm13
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14 January 2007, 17:27 UTC #20

OK thanks I will take your word for it and I will probably get used to
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