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  1. im having a hard time deciding between this
    unihttp://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=743or this
    http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=634 people say that the
    torker is a good buy but they also say the cranks get bent easly for
    doing street and light trials which uni would be better?

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  2. well the torker cranks are weak because they are cotterless, but you are
    looking at freestyle unis so they will all be cotterless. Just don't do
    trials with those.

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  3. they both have relatively equal cranks, the torker appear to be slightly
    stronger but dont quote me. i have an lx its holding up pretty good for
    street/light trials. the pedals are [censored], ive broken the handle(easily
    fixed with the yoopers fix) and bent the cranks, but i think i would
    buy the nimbus because a kh saddle is about a million times more comfy
    than the lx (or so ive heard) scale of 1-10 for cheaper "the next step"
    unis i would say the lx is about 7.5

    also the nimbus has shorter cranks witch can make a big difference.

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  4. dose anyone else have comments on the lx or nimbus x

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  5. Nimbus has a better saddle and tire..
    The cranks/hub are pretty much the same I think, Nimbus might be a bit
    stronger, but if you're not doing drops it shouldn't give you problems
    anyway. If you go for the Nimbus get a 2 bolt clamp instead of a
    quickrelease though, saddletwisting AND safety, I remember my
    quickrelease hurt.

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  6. i read a few reveiws on them both and people said that you could do 2
    to3 foot drops on them if i get a kh seat for the lx do you think it
    would be as good as the nimbus or would i have to change the tire to a
    maxis hookworm ...........oh yeh and im going to be selling my trials
    uni so if anyones interested pm me

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  7. Sounds okay, if you're going to do real freestyle you'll probably want
    the hookworm tire, brb, going to yell at Amanda for a sec to post here,
    she's THE freestyler. YES THAT WAS A COMPLIMENT. Jesus.

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  8. JUNGAUNI said:

    i read a few reveiws on them both and people said that you could do 2
    to3 foot drops on them if i get a kh seat for the lx do you think it
    would be as good as the nimbus or would i have to change the tire to a
    maxis hookworm ...........oh yeh and im going to be selling my trials
    uni so if anyones interested pm me

    No unicycle has a set maximum dropheight. The biggest factor in
    determining the dropheight is your own technique. If you can roll out
    pretty good, I think 3 foot drops might be OK. To be honest, on a
    freestyle unicycle, I wouldn't go beyond 1 foot. And your cranks will
    still bend. Just, the lower the drops, the slower it goes.

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  9. Go Nimbus because:

    - Double walled rim (vs. single on Torker)
    - Better tire (it's a Kenda Kikzumbut instead of the pictured
    Hookworm)
    - Lighter aluminum cranks (vs. steel on Torker)
    - Better pedals (vs. Torker's cheapo Welgos)
    - Stronger seat post clamp (vs. whimpy and bad quality quick release
    on Torker)
    - Sweet powdercoated frame (vs. easily scratched paint on Torker)
    - I have one... 🙂 (vs. Harper who has the Torker...😉 😉 )

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  10. i dont know much about lx's, but the crown looks a lot wider than the
    one on the nimbus x. i used to have a nimbus x frame and hated it
    because it was so narrow and far from the tyre! i couldnt do any stand
    up tricks and even tricks like glide and coasting were hard to do as my
    feet kept slipping off the frame.

    the lx seat is better for freestyle too. the kh seat on the nimbus is
    too bulky for freestyle imho.

    the shorter cranks on the nimbus are better for freestyle, but overall
    i think thats just about the only thing better, so i would say get the
    torker lx

    thats my opinion for freestyle. For street and trials i recommend you
    do not buy either of those unicycles. even if you dont have much money,
    the nimbus trials would be a lot better than a unicycle with a narrow,
    freestyle tyre and rim.
    anyone feel free to correct me if the torkers actually poo, ive never
    seen one nevermind riden one.

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  11. I can standup wheelwalk just fine on my Nimbus X. The frame is actually
    a Nimbus Longneck, but the crown width and height is exactly the same
    as the regular black shortneck Nimbus X frame.

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  12. do you people think the kh seat is bad for freestyle?

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  13. Here's a good shot of the frame. Again, although this is a different
    frame, the only difference between it (Nimbus Longneck) and the Nimbus
    X is the color (chrome vs. powdercoat black), and the longer neck.

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  14. UniTyler said:

    I can standup wheelwalk just fine on my Nimbus X. The frame is actually
    a Nimbus Longneck, but the crown width and height is exactly the same
    as the regular black shortneck Nimbus X frame.

    you have small feet :p your only 12 or 13 so it doesnt matter much for
    you. also when the nimbus frame is wet its uber poo for anything with a
    foot on the frame.

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  15. JUNGAUNI said:

    do you people think the kh seat is bad for freestyle?

    Personally, no. I have a Torker LX seat on my Nimbus now just because
    I used the KH for my Muni, but I really don't care between the two.

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  16. amanda.gallacher said:

    you have small feet :p your only 12 or 13 so it doesnt matter much for
    you. also when the nimbus frame is wet its uber poo for anything with a
    foot on the frame.

    True dat! 😄

    Wet ground is sucky for anything freestyle especially if it's a
    wheelwalking skill. Gliding is fun to try when the tire is wet,
    though! :eek:

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  17. this is kinda off topic but does the thickness of the wheel matter theat
    much on how high you can hop?

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  18. Go Nimbus is your going to be doing more trials- related stuff
    Go LX if your doing flatland or freestyle stuff

    I personally have a DX and it is pretty awesome, I've had no trouble
    with it imho.

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  19. but people say the lx is good for trials too

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  20. JUNGAUNI said:

    but people say the lx is good for trials too

    no freestyle uni is good for trials, they just arent strong enough

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