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New to unicycling, have a few questions
I just bought a Unistar LX Thursday night from Aurorua Cycles in Seattle but I'm wondering if when you push the unicycle with you hands if it is supposed to have two spots where it gets harder to push and then easier. Also, when you were first learning did it seem like you un-learned things when you stopped practicing for a few hours? I was able to make it around 20 feet without too much trouble then went to diner came back and had a lot of trouble with that. Is having the seat exactly straight that important? I know on a bike it isn't too important but I've been riding a bike forever. Lastly, do any of you know how much it costs to get new rear and front seat guards for this unicycle? Once I learn to ride and quit dropping the thing so often I'm thinking about getting new ones. I think I'm learning this pretty fast (day wise at least) I've only had the unicycle around 42 hours and have gone 25 feet today. I've practiced 4 hours since I got it, once you get on a unicycle you just don't want to get off! -- Gobd ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gobd's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7590 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/34663 |
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Welcome to the wonderful one wheeled world of unicycling. It seems like you're making excellent progress. Try to keep the seat as straight as possible. It will make riding in a straight line easier. The uni shouldn't have tight spots as you roll it. The bearing holders may be overtightened a little. Try backing the nuts off about a quarter of turn to see if it rolls smoother. You can purchase the saddle bumpers seperately from unicycle.com -- Krashin'Kenny - Crash Tested If you ain't crashing, you ain't going fast enough!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Krashin'Kenny's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3420 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/34663 |
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Welcome to the wonderful one wheeled world of unicycling. It seems like you're making excellent progress. Try to keep the seat as straight as possible. It will make riding in a straight line easier. The uni shouldn't have tight spots as you roll it. The bearing holders may be overtightened a little. Try backing the nuts off about a quarter of turn to see if it rolls smoother. You can purchase the saddle bumpers seperately from unicycle.com -- Krashin'Kenny - Crash Tested If you ain't crashing, you ain't going fast enough!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Krashin'Kenny's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3420 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/34663 |
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Welcome to the wonderful one wheeled world of unicycling. It seems like you're making excellent progress. Try to keep the seat as straight as possible. It will make riding in a straight line easier. The uni shouldn't have tight spots as you roll it. The bearing holders may be overtightened a little. Try backing the nuts off about a quarter of turn to see if it rolls smoother. You can purchase the saddle bumpers seperately from unicycle.com -- Krashin'Kenny - Crash Tested If you ain't crashing, you ain't going fast enough!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Krashin'Kenny's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3420 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/34663 |
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Welcome to the wonderful one wheeled world of unicycling. It seems like you're making excellent progress. Try to keep the seat as straight as possible. It will make riding in a straight line easier. The uni shouldn't have tight spots as you roll it. The bearing holders may be overtightened a little. Try backing the nuts off about a quarter of turn to see if it rolls smoother. You can purchase the saddle bumpers seperately from unicycle.com -- Krashin'Kenny - Crash Tested If you ain't crashing, you ain't going fast enough!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Krashin'Kenny's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3420 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/34663 |
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Ohh and how do you change the tube? I know from luck on a bike that thing will explode in a few days and I'll be stuck changing it. -- Gobd ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gobd's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7590 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/34663 |
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Ohh and how do you change the tube? I know from luck on a bike that thing will explode in a few days and I'll be stuck changing it. -- Gobd ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gobd's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7590 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/34663 |
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Ohh and how do you change the tube? I know from luck on a bike that thing will explode in a few days and I'll be stuck changing it. -- Gobd ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gobd's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7590 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/34663 |
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Ohh and how do you change the tube? I know from luck on a bike that thing will explode in a few days and I'll be stuck changing it. -- Gobd ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gobd's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7590 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/34663 |
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"Gobd" writes:
Ohh and how do you change the tube? I know from luck on a bike that thing will explode in a few days and I'll be stuck changing it. It is probably easier to patch the tube than replace it. You can usually take the tire off the rim and find the leak without taking the wheel off the frame. A least I assume so, I used to do this on my non quick release bicycle. Patching a tube is really easy and though I've had tubes with nearly a dozen patches, every one has held up. Ken |
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