Buy, sell unicycle shop in Singapore

I ride unicycle. Many people on the street often ask me where are the shops that sell unicycle. At the moment (May 2014), I know a few shops that sell unicycle: 

[Please note that all the suppliers shown below carry limited stock and may face out-of-stock situation from time-to-time. Contact them before you make a visit.]

* Everything Bikez at 299 Joo Chiat Road, Tel 6348 9727
     next to Hotel 81 and Giant supermarket. Bus No. 16 (near Joo Chiat Community Centre).

I got this info after reading a blog written by a pretty lady unicyclist. Her blog is at dancesingirl.blogspot.com/2014/02/unicycles-are-unique.html

This store also supply tyre, unicycle stand, spare parts and comfy unicycle seats. Delivery may be available for a fee.

Eugene at Everything Bikez provide good customer service and is surprisingly not bossy!
This is a nice store. Tel 6348 9727

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Sports Elements:
Leisure Park. Tel: 6342 1198
Harbor Front Ctr. Tel: 6274 0095
West Coast Plaza. Tel: 6776 2685

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Exxe:
Novena Square. Tel: 6259 4036
Orchard Central. Tel: 6509 9008
Square 2. Tel: 6255 6439

*Unicycle comes in Blue, Red or Silver and include free unicycle stand

There is also an online store that sell "Team-Uni" Brand of unicycle, which is a private brand own by 1 person. It cleverly disguised itself as a "team of unicyclist" and got me confused.
* www.team-uni.com


There is a Singapore unicyclist Google group where used unicycle might be available for sale (at a big discount) if you asked around. No harm asking!

*The Official Singapore Unicyclists Mailing List -
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/singaporeunicyclists

* You can try your luck at Gumtree ads. I had seen some ads in the past.
http://singapore.gumtree.sg/


Read my observation for beginner here:
http://how-to-unicycle.blogspot.com/2014/04/buy-unicycle-beginners-option-b-c-d.html

The good, the bad and the ugly...
http://how-to-unicycle.blogspot.com/2014/01/why-choose-unicycle-why-not-other-sports.html

You might also want to read this:
http://how-to-unicycle.blogspot.com/2014/05/bait-and-switch-unethical-sales-tactic.html


Before you hand over your hard-earned cash to those seller, here is an interesting post from https://www.facebook.com/groups/bccig/

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(Not in operation) Gee Hin Chan bicycle shop

Note: The staff at Gee Hin Chan told me that the shop will close down at the end of April 2014. Better contact them before you go down to the store.

Picture from http://unfoldandcycle.com/tag/tokyobikes/

Gee Hin Chan's old address is at Blk 261 Waterloo St #01-06/07 Waterloo Centre, about 5 minutes walk from Brass Basah MRT.

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I bought my first unicycle from Gee Hin Chan bicycle shop. It is a beginner unicycle. There are several choices on display there. They also sell spare parts. The customer service is excellent. It is quite cheap at only $140.

So it is fair to expect online store to offer lower price than brick and mortar store.

After I had learned how to ride a unicycle (several months later), I planned to buy a stronger and more durable unicycle. I sold my fist unicycle at the above-mentioned google group's forum.

I bought my next unicycle from "team-uni". The expensive unicycles are good (ISIS crank/hub) but there isn't much customer service.

Exxe / Sports Element sell Blue, Red or Silver frame unicycles which I find the most attractive among the local suppliers, and rather cheap at about $160. They are giving away the free unicycle stand as well.

If you intend to buy the really good ones, the lowest shipment cost from online stores around Asia might be that from (Korea) http://www.unicycle.kr/index.php

A helpful tip from the seller of 'team-uni' private brand of unicycle:
"Generally, UDC Korea is a bit pricier BEFORE SHIPPING than the other UDC branches. In my opinion, the only unicycles worth ordering from them are the Kris Holm and Impact Unicycles. Sometimes, UDC UK or Germany has offers on old stocks and they can come up to cheaper because you can discount VAT from the price.  

Shipping isn't terribly expensive. I think it is usually <$100. Expect an extra 7% GST when you receive it in Singapore because of local laws. "

[I was told by a long time unicyclist that if the price of the unicycle that you purchased online, excluding the shipping cost, is less than $400, it won't be taxed GST, so you save on the 7%.]

Or you may want to try a Taiwan online store. Sea shipment is less than $25 (info from Singapore unicyclist forum, Mr. John Wu).

Product review by Mr John Wu. Product: Taroka TK-20T, 20" Various color unicycle, Taiwan made.
"I am also a newbie of unicycle from last September. And use this brand's unicycle (of course not pink) for my beginning lesson.

From my person previous experience, my unicycle dropped on ground more than couple thousand times in two, three weeks, before I can non-stop reach 100 meter distance on my own unicycle. 

So I think its quality is robust enough for a beginner to learn the mounting, idling, backward and low hop."

I appreciate John's honesty for revealing that he had trashed his Taroka unicycle MANY times. I couldn't break his record though. I only managed to trashed the unicycle that I bought from Gee Hin Chan bicycle shop a few hundreds time. (yet still unable to destroy it) My unicycle still looks new and shiny by the time I sell it away.

There is a thread at the Singapore unicyclist forum that is discussing about online buying of 36" Unicycle from http://www.unicycle.com.tw/
Go to the forum thread entitled [ 36" Uni ] and read about it.

"Just got update from Taroka, the delivery fee of @36" will between SGD 40 and 50 by sea, lead time is around 1 month."  -- John Wu

Thanks John, the info is very helpful for the unicycling community.

Don't read this --- >  I sold my used Gee Hin Chan's unicycle at BIG discount ;)

Your next step:

Join http://www.meetup.com/Singapore-Unicycle-Hockey-Unicycle-Meetup/
Attend their weekly FREE beginners session.


 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Become a Happy Unicyclist soon! ~~~~~~~~~~~~


If u did not become a Happy Unicyclist, don't fret. Trial bike and unicycle can do the same trick. But Trial Bike gives you something additional ... speed, fluidity and elegance!

Watch these clips:
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Update on 18 April 2015:
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After informing readers for about 2 years that some unicycle suppliers are giving away free unicycle stand with the unicycle purchase, one more supplier had decided to also give away free unicycle stand. This is good news and beneficial for the unicyclist community.

Don't forget to bring home your free unicycle stand :)


Update on 27 July 2015:
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Last week I saw these at J Cube at Jurong. Not sure if they come with free stand.

It's the holiday season again, are u on a tight budget?Then go Batam