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Kris Holm Fusion Street Saddle – One Piece Only

March 25th, 2010 • 1 comment New Products
Tags: flatlanding, kris holm, mountain unicycling, saddles, unicycle malaysia, unicycles

We’ve brought in 3 pieces of the Kris Holm Fusion Saddle and we’re left with just one before we’ve the chance to get it up in the shop.

These saddles are really the most comfortable saddles you’ll ever rest your butt on. I’m using an older model and the softer foam and cover reduces abrasions from long rides significantly.

There have been improvements since the model I’m using and these include a groove down the middle to alleviate pressure, a stiffer base plate so your seat doesn’t fold as easily when you’re exerting Death Grip on the handle while descending mad slopes, and it also uses screw-in bolts instead of bolts and nuts to keep it on the seat post.

Here’s a very good write up on the saddle complete with pictures.

Check out the Kris Holm Fusion Street Saddle in the shop.

Smoother Than an Expensive Latte

December 13th, 2009 • Thoughts
Tags: aluminium, bicycle, kris holm, learn to unicycle, schwalbe marathon, unicycles

Here’s something for all you aspiring distance unicyclists.

I cleaned up my 29″ Cross a little and put on some new parts. Owing to the high humidity, some of the screws have rusted and there’s a bit of mould on the tyre (amazing weather we have in Singapore!) and I’m quite glad that the ISIS cranks I have on are made from non-rust aluminium.

In the picture is the ‘07 or ‘08 frame – the new frame has a completely flatcrown. I’ve swapped out the original Kenda Karma knobby tyre for a Schwalbe Marathon 28″ x 1.75″ tyre. Cranks shown are 100mm ones (stock ones are 145) to go faster – the shorter the cranks, the less distance your feet have to move to have the wheel cover a revolution. The black seat shown is a Kris Holm Fusion Gel saddle and the handlebar’s a uncycle-specific Coker Pi Bar.

I’ve also swapped out the original metal pedals for a pair of flat plastic Eclat Surge PC pedals. They’re meant for flatland/street riding and I thought I’d try them out because they’re lighter than the metal ones albeit chunkier.

The narrower profile of the tyre actually makes the uni a lot more responsive but the short cranks does take some getting used to. On flat roads, this feels a lot smoother to ride with but wind affects it a lot more than it would with a wider tire.

Both the pedals and the seat will be available with Team-Uni shortly as well as a different model of handle – the Pi bar’s very easy to fix up since it attaches to the seat post but the sides rub against my thighs too much to be comfortable for long rides.