I just taught someone to ride who had the mental block problem. We just
went the route you are already on--hold onto someone's arm as you ride
around, and then gradually lighten the pressure. At some point we got
to one finger pressure on my wrist, and then he would just let go and
ride. When he made the transition is was dramatic--almost immediately
he could ride 50 M. Do not hold hands, but rather put your hand or
finger on your Husband's wrist so that you can let go at any time.
We used the same unicycle, and in my experience a comfortable riding
pace is a FAST walk, not a slow walk. You may be going too
slow--Unicycling is easier if you get up a little speed. A comfortable
pace for a 24" Nimbus with 125 mm cranks is a slow jog.
Regarding your poor knees: have you ridden a bike recently? I had not
and found that my legs were very sore as a started unicycling. It takes
some leg muscles to do it, and you may be building them up. However,
you are probably expending 10 times more force than you need to in your
rides. If you are going slow and you are nervous, there is a tendency
to tighten up your legs. Then you are riding the unicycle by using
large opposing force with each leg. You will get over it, but I do not
know any shortcuts. Here are some (standard) suggestions: Relax and put
your weight on the seat. Try standing on the pedals and then settling
into the seat and lifting up your feet until they are barely touching
the pedals to get a sense of the difference. You will need to put force
on the pedals, but it is much less than you think.
Good luck with your practice. Keep trying and do not be too hard on
yourself. Just get out and try it a bit every day (30 min? 20 min?)
and try to have fun riding around with your helper. Practice rocking
and turning. All of these thing will increase your balance and make the
riding easier.
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