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Unicycles
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:44 am
by pickle
A colleague of mine is selling his unicycle & I've been considering buying one for a while - seems like the perfect opportunity.
Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) with unicycles? Would you recommend it? Is it easy to learn how to ride?
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:51 am
by Burrito
I tried riding one as a kid and failed miserably.
might be fun to try again now that I'm matured (only physically though)

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:54 am
by pickle
I rode one as a kid too. It wasn't a strict unicycle though - it had a balance wheel right close to the main wheel. It only took me a couple days to learn it though.
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:10 am
by hawleyjr
I had one when I was a kid...Haven't been on one in probably 17 years

A lot of things change in 17 Years

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:11 am
by Chris Corbyn
I think they're funny

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:29 am
by matthijs
I think they are cool. And one advantage: you'll probably get surprised looks instead of angry ones when you take it on a busy train.
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:30 am
by RobertGonzalez
Have you ever tried to balance a grapefruit on a vertical chopstick that has a wheel on the bottom of it? That is Everah on a unicycle. Not likely that anyone will ever see that.
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:37 am
by pickle
matthijs wrote:I think they are cool. And one advantage: you'll probably get surprised looks instead of angry ones when you take it on a busy train.
The only trains I have out here are freight trains. I can pretty much guarantee I'd get a surprised look no matter what I had with me

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:08 pm
by Luke

If you buy a unicycle, you MUST post some video. Unicycles are halarious! Would you ride it to work? How about to dinner or something with a lady? Are there unicycle side-cars?

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:40 pm
by GeertDD
Unicycling rocks!

Quite some time ago I've done it though. Below are some pictures of me, taken a few years ago.

This little hill is way steeper than it looks on screen! I never made it safe to the bottom. Wheel kept on slipping through.
A few tips for beginners.
1. Always bend forward enough or you will lose balance.
2. Move your arms. Just make random wild gestures. It helps searching your balance. As an added benefit it will make you look ridiculous too.
3. Keep trying for hours and days. It will take time but once you can do it, you can do it forever, just like riding an ordinary bike.
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:42 pm
by pickle
Heh. Ya, I'll post some video. I'm primarily planning on riding it to work actually. I'm about 2 blocks from where I work & it's too much of a hassle to pull my big mountain bike through my 2 front doors. A unicycle would be much easier.
Thanks for the pointers - I'll be sure to practice in the middle of an empty parking lot so I don't cream anyone.
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:46 pm
by Burrito
I once saw a unicycle that had two wheels (so I guess it wasn't a unicycle), but they were resting one on top of the other. I guess for people who ride unicycles it is very difficult to ride because everything is backwards in terms of which direction to push on the pedals.
anyone else seen this gizmo?
edit: just found this
http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/archiv ... 54286.html
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:55 pm
by Burrito
one thing I've found is that if you ride a unicycle, you have to wear a hat like this:
http://s7ondemand7.scene7.com/is/image/ ... g&qlt=75,0&
edit: stupid image tag didn't work

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:15 pm
by jyhm
Selling his unicycle
Taking a ride on his unicycle
I thought that this would be an inappropriate topic on this forum.
I would get a punch in the face if I asked someone if they wanted to ride my unicycle!
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:05 pm
by pickle
Ewwwww