What should I get???

you have a torker LX ... i want to suggest getting another smaller LX,
but you will wreck it doing trials
you won't find a good one for under 150. try a nimbus isis 19" tho...
thats your cheapest best option.

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The UniSLAB said:

don't worry about those little clown tricks called flips and wrap
arounds. We don't dance with our unis, we jump them[over trucks]

sutton629 said:

I honestly have a hard time believing that you are really a white guy

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I'm not doing that much trials, just a little nothing too cerial. I want
to jump stairs and do that thing where you slide down railings.

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ok

nothing too serious

you want to grind ...

... you want to jump ... involving stairs, you need a splined hub(a
little research that you need to do yourself will explain that better
than anyone here can)

sorry to inform you of this, but thats that. no way around it really if
you want to advance you need a better hub and cranks, decent rim,decent
frame and seat.

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don't worry about those little clown tricks called flips and wrap
arounds. We don't dance with our unis, we jump them[over trucks]

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I honestly have a hard time believing that you are really a white guy

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I have a somewhat similar problem. My dad doesn't want to see me buy a
Nimbus ISIS 19" because he thinks that I just need a fatter tire on my
Torker LX 24." I tried to tell him that what I'm planning on doing
involves a lot of stress and will break either the rim/hub/cranks. I
also tried to tell him that getting the new ISIS will be a huge advance
from my LX because it is very strong not to mention [B]MADE[B]for
trials. I also told him that it has splined technology, although I'm
not to sure what that means myself, and that the cranks on the Nimbus
are much stronger and will have bigger opporunities for upgrades in the
future due to the ISIS hub.

Anyways, what I'm trying to get at is this...



Who do you side with?

Me or my dad?


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I side with you.
But my mom wont buy be a uni I hade to save up the money for my torker
and I don't get an money from my mom.I had to mow peoples lowns to earn
the 120$ for mo torker.

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[quote="hungry4uni"]I have a somewhat similar problem. My dad doesn't want to see me buy a
Nimbus ISIS 19" because he thinks that I just need a fatter tire on my
Torker LX 24." I tried to tell him that what I'm planning on doing
involves a lot of stress and will break either the rim/hub/cranks. I
also tried to tell him that getting the new ISIS will be a huge advance
from my LX because it is very strong not to mention [B]MADE[B]for
trials. I also told him that it has splined technology, although I'm
not to sure what that means myself, and that the cranks on the Nimbus
are much stronger and will have bigger opportunities for upgrades in
the future due to the ISIS hub.

Anyways, what I'm trying to get at is this...


Who do you side with?
Me or my dad?[/quote]


*1) *This maybe true somewhat, but i don't know if it will take the
pressure like what a Nimbus ISIS 19" would take. So breaking the frame
on your LX would be a definite possibility.
*2) *The splined hubs are found on high-end trials and mountain
unicycles. These hubs are more expensive, but they are also a lot more
durable. The splines (small ridges almost like teeth) on the end of the
axle fit into an appropriately shaped hole in the crank. This provides
more points of contact between the crank and the axle, and the force
can be distributed over a greater area. On a square tapered hub there
are only four points of contact. A splined hub usually also comes with
an axle of greater diameter. If you intend to do trials and muni,
having a splined hub is good, since these riding styles typically
produce a lot of stress on the axle. Common brands of splined hubs are
Kris Holm, Qu-Ax, Onza, Profile, Koxx, Torker, KH/Onza, and the new KH
Moment.
*3) *This is very true hungry. 😄
*4) *I side with you cause even though you have a LX, a 2nd unicycle
would benefit you like i do. Cause at one point i had 5 unicycles and
sold 1 and gave away 1.

C-ZER said:

I side with you.
But my mom wont buy be a uni I hade to save up the money for my torker
and I don't get an money from my mom.I had to mow peoples lawns to earn
the 120$ for mo torker.

ivan said:

Its a wild ride, grabs me by the shoe-lace, and doesn't let go till I do
a face-plant.

Yes it did.Now I need to mow some more lawns or I can get a job.

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if you get a job at in-and-out burger, would you ship me a burger? After
all I am hungry.

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Yes I would, but in-and-out is way across town.
How about mcdonnalds?

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C-ZER said:

Yes it did.Now I need to mow some more lawns or I can get a job.

Well, it seems you want to do a bit of everything, but more focused on
tricks, jumping, and grinds.

At first I was going to say to get a 24", but now it seems better for
you to get a 19" trials unicycle.

There are cheap Torker DX unicycles on ebay. They are a bit heavy
weighing in around 15 pounds, but are a beastly unicycle. If you really
want something that will hold up for big drops (I personally did many
8-sets, grinds, learning trials and muni and how to land drops [8+ foot
drops] smoothly, so I put my DX through one heck of an abusive time),
street tricks, flatland, grinding, muni, trials, and some freestyle,
and it is a cheap uni.

Another cheap option is the Qu-Ax trials. The recently went ISIS so now
you are compatible with different cranks. They do use a 48-holed hub
and rim, so it isnt very compatible with other hubs and rims, but if
your are the type to get a uni, and keep it stock for many years, its
fine. From all that I have heard, seen, read, and from my own riding
experience on the Qu-Ax, it has never broke.

Then there is the Nimbus ISIS, which if you get, buy it with the KH
moment cranks, which is like an extra $50. This uni is comparable to
the KH in strength.

Then you have Koxx, and KH.

All of these will hold up for you very well. Torker is the exception,
as if you ride it very hard, it may only last a year before you start
running into some hub trouble. Its still a great uni.

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