what uni to get

Trials unicycles and munis are pretty different, are you going to be
doing more trials or muni riding? If you really can't decide, a 24"
muni is a good compromise, as you can still do trials on it if you
really want to, however Muni would be very slow and difficult on a
trials unicycle.

Have you looked at unicycle.uk.com yet?

If you want a trials, it's probably best to get a splined hub, the
Nimbus Hoppley and Qu-ax trials both have splined hubs and are both
£175. KHs are nice, but these two are perfectly good enough, and quite
a bit cheaper.

If you want a muni and don't want to do trials on it, then a splined
hub isn't essential, and the Nimbus munis are good value for £160 for
24" or £165 for 26". For an 'all-rounder' with a splined hub, the
Nimbus Muddley (£195) or Qu-ax 24" (£185) would be good.

Magura's are quite expensive and definitely not essential, and if you
want to stick to a low budget it's probably best to not bother with
them for now.

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You can ride a trials uni on any type of terrain, you just won't go very
fast! So if you want to ride any distance more than a couple of miles a
24" would be better.
But a trials would be lots better for trials (obviously).

It's tough trying to choose one unicycle, I don't really know which one
I would go for😕

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i started riding about 2 months ago with a torker lx that (with
shipping) cost me only $100. its worked fine for everything ive done
(mostly street trials), i think i bent it a lil bit when i tried to
roll off a 2ft+ drop and had terrible technique. but i think its been
great to learn on, and pretty cheap.

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francistorker, that may be as so, but if you'd actually bothered to read
the thread you'd know he lives in the UK, so torkers have to be shipped
from the US and then they're charged tax and duty which makes them more
expensive than buying a cheap Muni.

Craig, if you can wait keep your eye open for second hand sales, look
in the trading post and on ebay, two 24" Munis have sold on ebay in the
last month, and as domesticated ape can atest you can get a really
solid ride at a bargain price.

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Yes I most certainly can😄

Craig, have you seen 'this wheelset'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47902)?
If you bought that you should easily be able to build up a pretty smart
trials uni for less than £150.

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