What Unicycle?

either a KH, Qu-Ax, or a Torker. KH being best but costliest option,
Torker being least expensive but still pretty sweet.

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Are those torker ones the same that I have?

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Oh, and how much around do those ones cost?

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KH20 - $500 from UDC or $365 from AEBikes (although I don't know whether
they'll still give you that deal. Email them and ask.)

Qu-Ax - $323 from UDC

Torker DX - $260 from UCD..I think..

And for size...if you wanna do a lot of trials, a lot of people are
gonna say go for a 20".

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Buddy said:

KH20 - $500 from UDC or $365 from AEBikes (although I don't know whether
they'll still give you that deal. Email them and ask.)

Qu-Ax - $323 from UDC

Torker DX - $260 from UCD..I think..

And for size...if you wanna do a lot of trials, a lot of people are
gonna say go for a 20".

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Eeeek!! those are pretty expencive...
Is that cheap one any good? well, because i know i cant really spend
more than $300... well maybe a LITTLE more than $300 cuz i can get some
more money

Thanks for helping me 😄

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From what I hear, the Torker DX is indestructible but then again I've
heard some people breaking a few parts. But for the price, it's
fantastic. I think it weighs like 15 pounds.

The Qu-Ax is bomb proof. I haven't heard anyone breaking one of these.
And it probably weighs 14 or something.

The KH is the lightest at a lovely 12 pounds and is absolutely amazing.
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Do you think I should spend the extra $50 and get the Qu-Ax?
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why don't you go for the $260 DX, it's good and within your price range.

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I think it all comes down to which one looks cooler to you. :p Both
are great unicycles and you probably won't break the one you choose.
I'd go for the Qu-Ax but that's cuz I like how it looks. 😄

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If you are looking for a unicycle to do jumps and drops with, a KH20
would be great. It is widely considered the best non-custom trials uni.
You can see it here http://www.krisholm.com/english/products/# it is
the first one. AEbike.com was selling them for around $370, which is a
steal considering people are very willing to pay $500 for them. Trouble
is, because of a dispute between the supplier and aebike, aebike is not
allowed to list them at that price. Also there are none in stock
currently. Get another $90 or so, then check often at aebike. When you
see one, simply email them asking for their best price. I am confident
you will be very happy with this unicycle. And it really isn't that
expensive, since a few years ago a top of the line trials unicycle was
more in the $600 range (and it was inferior in most ways to the modern
KH).

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Hmmm....
I Think that I might want to get the Cheapest one, But can someone give
me a link to them please? because i kinda want to see what they look
like 😄
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And thanks soooo much to everyone giving me advice 🙂

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NKahler said:

P.S. When people do rolling hops, how are they always able to jump
RIGHT when they get to the gap? Because when I always do that I have to
like try over and over again just to get everything right....
😕

I don't think anyone's answered this one yet...usually, for me, it's
one of two things:

1) I swerve a little bit in anticipation of when to jump. This method
takes quite a bit of practice so you know about how far you're going
and when you need to line up your pedals, and it really just comes
naturally.

2) For things like stairsets, what you do is put your unicycle, with
pedals lines up, at the edge of the stairs where you think you're going
to jump. Then drag it backwards in a straight line until it's far
enough away where you have room to mount, get your balance, pick up
speed, etc., and so it's in your mounting position. Then, to account
for the tire's compression, pick the unicycle up and move it forward
6-12 inches (the exact amount really depends on your weight and your
PSI, just mess with it a bit). This strategy has never failed me when
trying to rolling hop stairsets or ledges.

Good luck!
-Matt

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dudewithasock said:

I don't think anyone's answered this one yet...usually, for me, it's one
of two things:

1) I swerve a little bit in anticipation of when to jump. This method
takes quite a bit of practice so you know about how far you're going
and when you need to line up your pedals, and it really just comes
naturally.

2) For things like stairsets, what you do is put your unicycle, with
pedals lines up, at the edge of the stairs where you think you're going
to jump. Then drag it backwards in a straight line until it's far
enough away where you have room to mount, get your balance, pick up
speed, etc., and so it's in your mounting position. Then, to account
for the tire's compression, pick the unicycle up and move it forward
6-12 inches (the exact amount really depends on your weight and your
PSI, just mess with it a bit). This strategy has never failed me when
trying to rolling hop stairsets or ledges.

Good luck!
-Matt

Ok, thanks! 😄
Nobody has answered that, so that really helps 😎

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NKahler said:

🙁
Eeeek!! those are pretty expencive...
Is that cheap one any good? well, because i know i cant really spend
more than $300... well maybe a LITTLE more than $300 cuz i can get some
more money

Thanks for helping me 😄

hells ya! the torker dx is a stinken tank!i don't have one yet but i'll
be getting it in aug.

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