26" Pashley MUni

Strengths

For the price you'd be hard pushed to fault this unicycle. The Suzue hub, spokes and frame are very strong and provide you with a solid unicycle capable of withstanding a good deal of punishment from all but the most extreme of riders.

The frame is just wide enough to take a Nokian Gazzaloddi Jr. 26x2.6" tyre.

Weaknesses

The lollipop bearing holders, while strong and having caused no problems so far, are a real pain if you want to take the wheel off.

The cranks are too short for MUni - you really want 170's or longer to help get you over obstacles.

The Viscount saddle, while good, has no handle which is favored by most MUni riders to help with hopping and jumping.

The Wellgo style platform pedals don't give you enough grip when the going gets hairy.

1 Year Update

After owning my Pashley for almost exactly 1 year I've tacoed the wheel doing a 2 foot drop of some pallets. The landing wasn't perfect but then it wasn't that bad either! So it's time to get a heavy duty rim and the wheel rebuilt. This'll mean that only the original frame and bearing holders remain - everything else has been replaced. Perhaps I'll name the unicycle Steve Austin ;-)

Overall

A great MUni to get you started and beyond - Dan Heaton rode a Pashley in UNiVERsE. If you're going to get in to MUni then you'll definitely want to upgrade most of the stock components (pedals, cranks, seat, rim and tyre) that come with this unicycle.

That said, the price is very competitive and gives you what you need to get you up and running.