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Old August 21st 04, 09:26 PM
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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!


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Old August 21st 04, 09:43 PM
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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


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Old August 21st 04, 09:43 PM
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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


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Old August 21st 04, 09:43 PM
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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


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Old August 21st 04, 09:43 PM
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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


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Old August 21st 04, 09:45 PM
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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.


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Old August 21st 04, 09:45 PM
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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.


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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.


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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.


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Old August 21st 04, 11:19 PM
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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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