The Unicycle Factory's Sample Cost Breakdowns

Tom Miller (765) 452 - 2692

Current prices may depend on current costs of parts and labor.

10 Foot Giraffe Unicycle

10 Foot Unicycle Cost Break Down (26 October 1998)

Number Part Cost
Stock Available Cycle Parts
1 each New Style "SCHWINN" Unicycle Seat $26.00
1 each Heavy Duty Seat Post Clamp w/ Bolt $4.00
1 each 5.5" "WALD" Single Piece Cranks $12.00
1 set Tioga Single Piece Bottom Bracket Bearing Set (bearings and cones for cranks) $9.00
1 pair 1/2" Tioga P-8 White Plastic Pedals $10.00
15 feet 1/8" x 1/2" Black "SACHS" Bicycle Chain ($1.75 per foot) $26.25
1 each 36 degree Steel Bicycle Rear 10 Speed Hub, change to 9 balls $10.00
36 each 7 5/8" Bicycle Spokes, 80 Gauge, Zinc ($ 0.15 each) $5.40
1 each 20 x 1.75 Steel Bicycle Rim, 36 degree, Sun Metal $10.00
1 each 20" Rim Strip $0.50
1 each 20 x 1.75 Tube $2.50
1 each 20 x 1.75 Tire $8.00
2 each 3/8" Heavy duty Extra Thick Axel Washers ($0.50 each) $1.00
2 each Banjo bolts, Schwinn Airdine H.D., with neoprene Nuts ($2.50 each) $5.00
1 each Crank Lock Ring, 1 3/8" 24 Thread for Wheel Sprocket $1.00
Non Bicycle Industry Parts and Materials
2 each 25 tooth, 1/8" x 1/2" Blank Sprockets, Bare Metal, 1/2" Hole ($10 each) $20.00
1 each Seat Post Top Plate, for Seat post to fit Schwinn Bolt Pattern $5.00
Steel Tubing and Materials
1 each 1" x 3.5" Round Tubing for Seat Post area $1.00
1 each 13/16" x 14 Round Tubing for Seat Post, 11 Gauge ($3 per foot) $3.50
1 each 1.25" x 1.25" Square Tubing for Seat Mast, 12 Gauge ($3 per foot) $4.00
1 each 2 3/8" OD. x 2 5/8" Round Tubing for Cranks, 2" ID ($12 per foot) $2.75
1 each 2" x 2" x 6 foot Square Tubing, Main Frame Member, 15 Gauge ($2.50 per foot) $15.00
1 each 1" x 1" x 36" Square Tubing, Fork Blades, 16 Gauge ($1 per foot) $3.00
1 each 1/8" x 3" x 7" Flat Steel for 3 Steps, H.R.P.O. $2.00
1 each 3/32 Stainless Steel Welding Rod for Wheel Sprocket $1.00
3 lbn. Assorted Welding Rod for welding of Frame $4.00
25 lbn. Silica Sand for Sand Blasting of welded areas for Plating $2.50
Chrome Plating Charges for Project
1 each Plating for Seat Post, 14" Long $3.00
2 each Plating for 25 tooth Sprockets ($2.50 each) $5.00
1 each Plating for Chrome Plating of 10 foot Unicycle Frame $50.00
125 Miles Driven To and From Platers Shop, 2 trips ($0.29 per mile) $36.25
30-35 Hours Labor to fabricate and build and assemble custom unicycle ($25 per hour) $750.00
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Total $1038.65




Mini 12 inch Zephyr Unicycle

12" Mini-Wheel Unicycle Cost Break Down (20 July 1999)

Last count only 8 left.
Short leg reach 17.5".
Frame can be cut to shorten even further.
Number Part Cost
1 each 16" Zephyr Standard Unicycle $70
1 each 12.5" x 2" Rim $7
1 each 12.5" x 2" Tire, All White $8
1 each 12.5" x 2" Tube and Rim Strip $8
20 each 3 1/16" Spokes ($0.15 each) $3
1 set 3.5" Cotter Pin Cranks & 9.5 mm cotter pins $15
1 pair 9/16" Small Juvenile UNION Pedals $12
6 hours Labor to re-build and convert 16" Unicycle to Custom 12" Mini-Wheel Unicycle ($25 per hour) $150
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Total $268




Ultimate Wheel Illustration

Complete Ultimate Wheel Unicycle (20 July 1999)

Number Part Cost
1 each Deluxe Ultimate Wheel Insert Kit, 2 hole, Bare Metal $35
1 each 24" x 1.75" Rim, 36 degrees $11
1 each 24" x 1.75" Blue Whitewall Tire $12
1 each 24" x 1.75" Tube and Rim strip $3
1 pair 1/2" White Plastic P-8 Tiger Pedals $10
1 each 24" x 24" x 3/4" Ply-Wood $8
7 hours Labor to Cut Plywood to fit and Install in 24" Rim, cut and install Ultimate Wheel Insert in Plywood, Install Tire, Tube, and Pedals, etc. ($25 per hour) $175
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Total $254




Off-Center Bicycle Wheel Set

Off-Center Bicycle Wheel Kit of 2 24" Wheels (20 July 1999)

Number Part Cost
2 each 24" x 2.125" Rims, 36 degrees ($12 each) $24
2 each 24" x 1.75" Blue Whitewall Tires ($12 each) $24
2 each 24" x 1.75" Tubes and Rim strips ($3 each) $6
1 each BENDIX Rear Hub, Coaster Brake, 36 degrees with sprocket $20
72 each Assorted sizes of spokes for off-center wheels ($0.15 each) $10
1 each 4.5" single piece crank $11
1 each 32 tooth Crank Sprocket, Single piece 1/2" x 1/8" $5
4 hours Labor to Spoke and True Custom 24" Off-center Wheel Set for Off-Center Bicycle ($25 per hour) $100
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Total $210




BC Wheel Crank Drop and Axle Original BC Wheel

20" B.C. Wheel (5 October 2000)

Number Part Cost
1 each 20" x 1.75" Steel Sun Metal Rim, 28 degrees $10.00
1 each 28 degree Steel Hub, Cart Hub, 5/8" Bearings $8.00
28 each 7-5/8" Union Steel Spokes & Nipples ($0.15 each) $4.20
1 each 20" x 1.75" White Wall Tire, KENDA K-123 $8.00
1 each 24" x 1.75" Tube, Schrader Valve $2.50
1 each 20 degree Rim strip $0.75
1 each 5/8" x 4.5" Long All-Thread for Axle, Zinc Plated $1.00
2 each 5/8" Thin Jam Nut, 3/8" Thick, Zinc Plated ($0.75 each) $1.50
2 each 1" x 0.5" x 3" Hot Rolled Flat Stock, ("Crank Drops"), (1 lbn.) ($0.75 each) $1.50
1 pair 0.5" Pedals $8.00
5 hours Labor to Cut "Crank Drops" and drill 5/8" holes for axle, drill right hand 0.5" thread in one and left hand 0.5" thread in the other, Stamp drops "L" and "R", Spoke and True Wheel, Install Rim Strip, Tire, and Tube, Install Axle and "Crank Drops". ($25 per hour) $125.00
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Total $174.45




Crab Cycle

Crab Cycle (a.k.a. Skewnicycle, Go-West Unicycle, Crab Unicycle) (27 October 2005)

Number Part Cost
1 each 14 3/8 lbn. Aluminum Stock, 1.5"x1"x0.5" ($6 per lbn.) $86.00
1 each 9 lbn. 3/16"x2"x7' Steel Flat Stock (Frame Halves) ($2 per lbn.) $18.00
1 each 2 lbn. 3/16"x2"x2' Steel Flat Stock (Test Bends) ($2 per lbn.) $4.00
1 each 12" x 13/16" DOM Tubing, 13 Gauge (Seat Post) $3.00
1 each 8" 17-4 Stainless Steel, 3/4" Round (Crank Spindle) $11.00
3 each 3/4" 20 tooth Miter Gears, 20 degree angle #10 Pitch ($37 each) $111.00
2 each 3/4" Sealed Ball Bearings, 1 5/8" O.D. ($9 each) $18.00
1 each 5/8" Sealed Ball Bearings, 1 3/8" O.D. $9.00
2 each 3/4" Steel Shaft Colors, 16 Thread (Not Used) ($4 each) $8.00
1 each 17 mm Sealed Ball Bearings, 26mm O.D. 5mm Wide $5.00
1 each 3/16" Square Key Stock, 6" Long $1.00
2 each 1/8" x 1.25 Roll Pins ($0.25 each) $0.50
1 each 16 tooth Flat Sprocket, #41 Chain, 5/8" Hole $13.00
1 each 16 tooth Flat Sprocket, 1/8" Chain $15.00
1 each Track Hub, 28 Hole, Steel, Less Sprocket $15.00
1 each 16" x 1.75" Steel Rim, Chrome Plated $9.00
1 each 16" x 1.75" Tire, Black Wall $8.00
1 each 16" x 1.75" Tube $4.00
1 each 16" x 1.75" Rim Strip $1.00
28 each 5 1/4" .080 Gauge Spokes ($0.25 each) $7.00
2 each Chain Tighteners, Banjo Bolts, (Schwinn Exerciser Heavy Duty) ($10 each) $20.00
1 each 1/8" x 1/2" Bicycle Chain, Thin Light Weight Style $7.00
1 set 5" Miyata Steel Cotterless Cranks, 1990's Style Light Weight $12.00
2 each Cotterless Crank Bolts, (Bolt Style) ($0.50 each) $5.00
2 each 1/4 - 20 x 1" Socket head Cap Screw (Shaft Collar) ($0.50 each) $1.00
8 each 1/4 - 20 x 3/4" Socket head Cap Screw, Button Head (Frame-Gear Housing) ($0.50 each) $4.00
4 each 5/16" - 8 x 2" Socket head Cap Screw (Gear Housing) ($1.00 each) $4.00
1 each Seat Post Bolt with Tab $1.50
1 each Seat Post Top Plate, Schwinn Mount, 4 Bolt $10.00
1 each Stainless Steel Welding Rod $1.00
-- No Seat, No Pedals, No Paint or Chrome Plating, Bare Metal at this time $0.00
1 each 108+ each Project Photos - Photo Album $16.00
1 each Miscellaneous Cutting Tools Added Wear & Tear, Milling Machine End Mills, Band Saw Blades, Cutting Oil, Emory Cloth, Photo Copies, Postage, Auto Mileage $15.00
100 hours 80 Hours actual shop time to machine components, cut & fit parts together, bend & crush metal, two welds, and shop clean up. 20 hours of time pondering pros and cons of ideas, ordering parts for project, measuring parts to start simple working drawings and concept drawings. Itemized billing and accounting and packing and shipping. Transport for parts etc. ($25 per hour) $2500.00
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Total $2950.00


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