Question from a newbie.
Blues_Monkey
Hi I am new to the unicycle scene partly because of gas prices, fun, and
it looks just plain fun! I have been reading the forums trying to find
out what kind of a unicycle I should get as a beginner but I couldn't
find an adequate answer for what I am about to ask. Now I have pretty
much made my decision of what Unicycle I will get but I don't know what
size wheel would be better for my needs. Now I don't plan on doing
tricks or anything soon I just want to be able to ride on it by riding
around our neighborhood and to church. So the question is should I get
the Torker LX 26" or 24"? Now I would look at some other unicycles but
my income is very very low. My job is at a music store for only 4 -5
hours a week at $7 an hour lol. So what would you all recommend? I
really just want to commute around the block.
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harper
In general, smaller wheels are easier to learn on and larger wheels are
faster to ride on. Smaller is slower and more maneuverable. Larger is
faster and more difficult to control. People usually learn on either a
20" or 24" wheel. Sometimes they learn on smaller wheels because their
legs are too short for a 20" wheel. There are cases of people learning
on wheels as large as 36" but this is extremely rare. Your inseam will
in part dictate the size on which you will learn.
If you're thinking about a 26" my guess is that your legs are long
enough and you already know it. I would recommend the 24" because it
will be easier to learn than the 26" and will be substantially faster
and more versatile than a 20" wheel. This would be ideal for trips
around the block and short errands.
The Torker LX is more than adequate for your expressed needs. Good luck
and plan on spending 10-20 hours before you can ride a straight line for
any appreciable distance with any repeatability.
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Blues_Monkey
Thankyou very much for your insight and help. Kind of reminds me of
when I first started playing guitar the more practice the better and
just practice practice practice.
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feel the light
For about 12 $ / pr, the twisted PC's are way better then the slippery
pedals that come on the ax or lx.
I would also consider getting a pair of wrist wraps. Almost everyone
does a few palm plants over the first few days. Running the tire kinds
soft, like 20 psi, can help keep it from pitching you forward over
every rock and crack.
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feel the light
You might want to consider an ax Torker also, they are a little nicer
then the lx, basically with a lighter alum frame, stainless spokes etc.
, for only a few $ more. But the lx is a very good and popular choice as
well.
Here is the best price that I know of for Torkers.
http://brandscycle.com/itemlist.cfm?pageId=180
Just don't get a Sun, or a cx Torker, everyone says the drop off in
quality once you go cheaper then an lx, is to much.
The seat on my ax is pretty good. It might be better then the one on
the lx, but I am not sure about that.
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zod
come on now FEEL THE LIGHT....for someone so concerned about mark-up I'd
expect you to find a better deal than that on an AX. ;)
Over $20 cheaper than what brandcycles is offering it for......even
with shipping.
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> *...don't roll out on your unicycle, instead, roll out on your head...
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feel the light
They beat brandscycle by 14 $. I will save that link, and change my
recommendation.:)
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skilewis74
Learning to ride is hard enough. I wouldn't make it even harder by
trying to do it on a 26".
If you put on some short cranks, a 24 can go fairly fast. W/ the stock
length or longer cranks it can be used for light trials and light MUni.
The largest road tire that'll fit is the 2.5" Hookworm, and I'm pretty
sure the widest knobby that'll fit is the 2.6" Kenda Kinetics.
On the other hand, you may want to get a different size than what you
primarily want to eventually do. 20" is good for tricks and light
trials. 24" not so good for tricks or light trials, but good for light
MUni. 26" can be used for light MUni and is the best of these for
distance.
Let's say you primarilly want to do MUni. While saving for a really
good 24" MUni, you could use the 20" LX for learning new tricks, light
trials, and as a loaner. Or if you are REALLY persistant you could
learn on the 26" LX and later put on really short cranks and do
distance on it.
Or if you want to primarily do distance, you could get the 24 LX and
while saving for a 36" you could do some light trials and light MUni.
feel the light wrote:
> The seat on my ax is pretty good. It might be better then the one on the
> lx, but I am not sure about that.
The seats on those two are exactly the same.
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are going within a hour, do it, and if you can do a trick 50-75% of the
time do it along the way.- Bob Burnquist
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(http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/levels/)*'
Street'
(http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Unicyclopedia/Street)*'unicycletips.com'
(http://unicycletips.com/)*'Trials class system'
(http://tinyurl.com/yqpvxk)*'Trials Building'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64235)
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