Forum: Unicycling
July 4th 07, 01:20 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,039
NY Times article due out tom'w!
Take a look, the article is currently on the front page of the NYT
website.
http://nytimes.com/
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jmando
"The best actors do not let the wheels show." --Milan Kundera
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Forum: Unicycling
June 16th 07, 09:31 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 15
Views: 904
Heavy Guys and potato chips
iPod_therefore_iUni wrote:
now 280 pounds?!?
really really lay off those chips, its a health issue...
Hey, the guy is obviously taking a pro-active approach to it. Just
keep unicycling,...
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Forum: Unicycling
June 16th 07, 09:23 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 15
Views: 904
Heavy Guys and potato chips
feel the light wrote:
I'm not even a very good fat man now, down to 185 !:D
What are you, like 4'8" or something? Because otherwise you're
delusional....185lbs is definitely not fat. ...
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Forum: Unicycling
June 16th 07, 09:13 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 9
Views: 573
Stolen
Ouch! That's a big loss! I sincerely hope you get it back soon. It's
this kind of senseless crime that I just can't understand. Whoever
stole it will probably never put it to use and if they do,...
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Forum: Unicycling
June 16th 07, 08:20 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 5
Views: 514
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Forum: Unicycling
June 14th 07, 02:00 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 14
Views: 846
What to do while i wait?
Nintendo or pictures of chicks (not necessarily on unicycles)....either
can kill time pretty easily.
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jmando
Cpt: what do you run on, Rockette Morton?
Rockette: I run on beans...I run on laser...
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Forum: Unicycling
June 13th 07, 07:31 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,072
Who is the oldest unicyclist?
chissakid wrote:
P.S. I just found this article in a Google search.
http://www.cyclingforums.com/showthread.php?t=161184
What an interesting guy! That is really something...
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Forum: Unicycling
June 13th 07, 07:24 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,072
Who is the oldest unicyclist?
chissakid wrote:
The gentleman who bought his first unicycle at age 92 is Fred Barton
from Arizona. He'll be 98 in September. We got word today through a
close friend of his that Mr. Barton...
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Forum: Unicycling
June 10th 07, 09:17 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,005
Cycling wear?
MuniAddict wrote:
Then, of course, padded cylcing shorts, but again, go for the "loose"
fitting type, not the tight spandex which again is mainly for cutting
wind resistance when road bike...
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Forum: Unicycling
June 8th 07, 10:25 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 46
Views: 6,181
Fixed Penalty Charge - for unicycling
Woo! 25 pounds a week for the underground? That is seriously steep!
Sorry to hear about your fine. I bet you could successfully fight it,
especially if your infraction was caused by a motorist not...
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Forum: Unicycling
June 8th 07, 09:13 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,072
Who is the oldest unicyclist?
chissakid wrote:
Hi John.
I have that Newsweek article. Rumsfeld looks wobbly but he doesn't
appear to be falling, IMHO.
We ran an ad with the 92-year-old rider in On One Wheel...
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Forum: Unicycling
June 8th 07, 09:03 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 8
Views: 370
DIY Jousting Helmet
You going to knock two coconuts together as you ride too?
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jmando
Starving in the belly, starving in the belly, starving in the belly of...
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Forum: Unicycling
June 7th 07, 10:06 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,072
Who is the oldest unicyclist?
This is sort of a no-update update. I emailed both Keith at the Arizona
club and Jack Halpern in Japan and unfortunately have received no
responses from either of them. David Stone, John Foss, or...
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Forum: Unicycling
June 6th 07, 09:38 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 25
Views: 973
"Lost a wheel" is seriously funny
People ask me the same thing in Czech all the time as well. Jokesters
just can't pass up the opportunity we present for an easy zinger...and
it looks like it occurs in many languages.
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Forum: Unicycling
May 31st 07, 10:58 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 19
Views: 851
UPD Of The Day
haha...that's got almost a hypnotizing quality to it. Definitely "save
image as..." material.
Looks like that fall would take the wind out of you, right on that
log...ouch.
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jmando
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Forum: Unicycling
May 31st 07, 07:56 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 9
Views: 592
UPD Of The Day
Brian O. wrote:
I think the sidekick is a type of phone actually.
psst...I was aiming to be facetious.
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jmando
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Forum: Unicycling
May 31st 07, 07:01 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 9
Views: 592
UPD Of The Day
mouse wrote:
the sweater thing is almost as bad as me UPD'ing because my sidekick
buzzed and I'm a slave to instant messaging and had to reply that
instant...dont type and ride.
You call...
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Forum: Unicycling
May 30th 07, 01:59 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 14
Views: 841
Soreen + muni = urge to vomit?
iridemymuni wrote:
i puked on a mtb ride ages ago.
it was really weird. i felt like crap and was riding along and i just
went
ohhhhhhhh. and it was down my leg and my rgiht crank but got...
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Forum: Unicycling
May 24th 07, 08:24 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,072
Who is the oldest unicyclist?
Thanks again David. I just found Keith's email address and will send
him a quick letter. They have pictures of their members on the Arizona
Unicycle Club website and no one on it looks like they're...
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Forum: Unicycling
May 24th 07, 06:31 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 35
Views: 903
Koxx-One video marathon
Nice video, really impressive riding.
I've never seen those stilts/pogo-stick things before and have gotta
say that those are incredible. The people going around on those look
like some strange...
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Forum: Unicycling
May 24th 07, 01:23 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,072
Who is the oldest unicyclist?
David_Stone wrote:
My pal Keith, head of the rather small Arizona club, told me that his
club had a member who joined at 91 or 92. This gent spent a year
teaching himself to learn before...
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Forum: Unicycling
May 23rd 07, 09:36 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 12
Views: 435
Got Balance?
tholub wrote:
You're confusing acerbic (me) with obnoxious (you).
Haha, you couldn't have hit the nail on the head any more directly.
I agree with tholub that "got milk" and its many...
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Forum: Unicycling
May 22nd 07, 03:45 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 17
Views: 420
Muni 101
parky07 wrote:
these things helped me alot too!..especially riding backwards!
That's it! I've been trying to learn backwards riding for a long time
now...although I'll admit that I've really...
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Forum: Unicycling
May 22nd 07, 03:21 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,072
Who is the oldest unicyclist?
Even so, it sounds like you're doing really well. I haven't been able
to work up enough guts yet to try a suicide mount and I still can't
ride backwards, but it'll all come with time...and judging...
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Forum: Unicycling
May 22nd 07, 12:58 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,072
Who is the oldest unicyclist?
MCMXXXV wrote:
Currently I can static mount ok, jump mount well (even managed a 28"),
suicide mount with caution, rolling mount a little, ride backwards
about 10 metres (33ft appx), ride...
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