Unicycle articles (but wait there's more...)

Just a little article that came out in today's local newspaper, the
"Lomita-Harbor Connection". Here's the online version:
http://www.lomitaharborconnection.com/

http://tinyurl.com/3l95ll


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SADDLE UP
By LIZ WALKER
7 May 2008
The Evening Chronicle, Newcastle
(c) 2008 The Newcastle Chronicle & Journal Ltd

UNICYCLES ARE PUPILS' LATEST CRAZE

SCHOOLCHILDREN are swapping four wheels for one and travelling to
school by unicycle.

They are a familiar sight in the circus tent but now unicycles are
proving a hit at St Catherine's School in Sandyford, Newcastle, where
youngsters are ditching their parents' cars and travelling the school
run in a fun way.

And the unicyclists showed off their new skills to mark the start of
Bike to School Week and the opening of the school's new bike park,
which it is hoped will encourage more children to get "on yer bike".

Headteacher Michael Ewing said: "We have a few children who come to
school on them every day. They take a lot of skill to ride but the
children love them.

"We have a school travel plan that is trying to reduce congestion
outside the school gates and cycling is a big part of that."

A bike park has been created outside the school's main entrance with
the aim of giving cycling a higher profile.

Pupils at the school can also take part in Bikeability lessons - the
new-look cycling proficiency course - and Children, Schools and
Families Minister Kevin Brennan visited the school to see the
children's saddle skills.

Research has shown that cycling is on the decline and parents have been
blamed for being overcautious and not letting their children out on the
roads.

But Mr Brennan said: "Cycling to school is a great way for children to
get fit and develop their independence. Bike to School Week is a good
way of encouraging them."


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MuniAddict wrote:
Just a little article that came out in today's local newspaper, the
"Lomita-Harbor Connection". Here's the online version:
http://www.lomitaharborconnection.com/

http://tinyurl.com/3l95ll


Hey,
Just read the story. Six foot drop? Are you nuts? Please, please,
please figure out a way to come to the right coast of the North
American continent this June.
Good work, nice story.
With the greatest geezer respect ( I'm 55), be well, man, (health
insurance or not.)
william


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June 2008


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I've been flying.......
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Never mind the motorised uni.

Sewage-proof dive suit?


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Into the blue wrote:
Never mind the motorised uni.

Sewage-proof dive suit?



Is it connected to the personal wind farm?


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Chrashing wrote:
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June 2008



Does it come with a free dental plan and plastic surgery?


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ridethelobster2008 wrote:
Hey,
Just read the story. Six foot drop? Are you nuts? Please, please,
please figure out a way to come to the right coast of the North
American continent this June.
Good work, nice story.
With the greatest geezer respect ( I'm 55), be well, man, (health
insurance or not.)
william

Thanks William! I was so wanting to participate in RTL, but alas, I
can't fly; that is, I'm deathly afraid of flying so that pretty much
dashed my hopes.


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FOR SOME, ONE WHEEL IS BIG DEAL
Claudia Zapata
STAFF
600 words
12 May 2008
San Antonio Express-News
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(c) Copyright 2008 San Antonio Express-News. All Rights Reserved.

When A.J. Greig's mother repainted her kitchen recently, there was one
area that was off-limits. "I told her she couldn't paint over the tire
mark on the wall," Greig says. That tire mark, after all, represents
the beginning of his journey - on one wheel. Greig is a unicyclist. "It
took me about 3 weeks to learn to ride in my mom's kitchen," he says
during a recent phone interview from his home in Austin. "I went from
the wall to the island, to the table, around the table, and back to the
island." Slowly, Greig says, he ventured outdoors. Around the
neighborhood. To the convenience store. And, eventually, on a tour of
the Mediterranean. Since those first baby jaunts in the kitchen 13
years ago, Greig, 32, has logged between 15,000 and 20,000 miles on
various unicycles. He says the attraction was instant. "I bought my
first unicycle for $40 and that was pretty much the end of it," he
says. Greig says once you ride a "uni," you never go back to two
wheels.

Next month, Greig will be the only rider from Texas to participate in
"Ride the Lobster" (www.ridethelobster.com), a five-day, 800-kilometer
relay race through Nova Scotia considered the Tour de France of
unicycling. Along with two unicyclists from California, Greig is part
of Team Texacali. The first team to qualify from the U.S. was Team
Venus, a trio of female riders that includes Irene Genelin, 23, who
teaches French and unicycling at a Montessori school in Hutchinson,
Minn. Genelin is the current unicycling world champion in the 10K and
ranks second in the marathon. She began riding at the age of 11 when a
unicycling club hosted weekly classes at her elementary school. "It's
crazy how it's kind of taken over, but it's really brought me to a lot
of great places," Genelin says. In college, she spent her junior year
studying in France and was hired to teach unicycling. Genelin has since
competed in races and tours throughout Europe and, most recently,
toured Vietnam on a unicycle. San Antonio's not much of a unicycling
town, although two Keystone School sophomores might be changing the
landscape. Jordan Zesch, 16, says he picked up the skill while at
summer camp a couple of years ago. "There's a lot more freedom with a
unicycle," he says. "You don't have to just go forward. You can switch
direction in an instant, hop up in the air, and jump up on a park
bench." Brooks "Chance" Ruder, 15, dusted off his unicycle soon after
watching his friend. He says his love of unicycling says two things
about him: "I like to try new things. And I'm not afraid to be
different." Safety gear, especially a helmet and wrist guards, are a
must in unicycling. So are strong legs and a strong core. "You have to
do constant adjustments with your core to keep your balance," Greig
says. Finally, you need a sense of humor. "People think it's pretty
clever to say â¿¿you lost your other wheel,'" he says. "I get a lot of
â¿¿here come the clowns' and humming circus music," adds Ruder. One
thing is for sure. Unicycling is something you want to first try at
home. Preferably with mom close at hand. Claudia Zapata is a registered
dietitian. Her column appears every other Monday in S.A. Life.
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SOMETHING TO TALK about: WHEEL IN MOTION
BY PATRICIA MONTEMURRI
25 May 2008
Detroit Free Press
(c) Copyright 2008, Detroit Free Press. All Rights Reserved.

Here's a different spin on the balancing act many women perform every
day.

Wendy Grzych and Kathy Susanka are working mothers who find relaxation
and quality family time by pedaling a unicycle.

They are members of the Redford Township Unicycle Club, who will be
flexing their core muscles and maintaining their balance, in
entertaining unicycle formations in Monday's Memorial Day parade in
Dearborn.

Wendy, the group's choreographer, appreciates how she can share an
activity with her son and daughter.

"This is something we can do together," says Wendy, 40, an alternative
education teacher.

When the Grzyches go for a bike ride, that means a unicycle ride. You
can sometimes spot Wendy, Amanda, 14, and Dale, 11, atop their
unicycles in their Garden City neighborhood.

Wendy, a unicyclist since she was 9, has nurtured the talent in others.
She is taking several unicycling teens to a national competition this
summer in South Dakota.

She even plays unicycle basketball - pedaling, dribbling and dunking.

Kathy Susanka, 43, of Dearborn Heights bought a unicycle for her
daughter 15 years ago. She eventually encouraged Kathy to give it a
whirl.

Unicyclists are rated on a 1-10 skill level range, depending on tricks
they master. Kathy's a level 2. Her son, Steven, who was practicing a
move called the "suicide side mount" on a recent Saturday, is a level
5.

"We very seldom have a family where just one kid does it," Kathy says.
"Parents will bring the kids to learn to ride, and the parents will end
up trying it."

Patricia is a Twist writer. Reach her at 313.223.4538 or
.

( sidebar: SEE THE CLUB AT THE PARADE! )

* The Redford Township Unicycle Club practices at 9 a.m. Saturdays at
St. Robert Bellarmine school gymnasium or parking lot, West Chicago at
Inkster, Redford Township. Check www.rtuc.org for schedule changes.

* In June, RTUC members will participate in a 500-mile relay race
across Nova Scotia.

* The club offers lessons beginning in January or February. If you
don't have a unicycle, they'll initially provide you with one for
lessons. The cost previously was $30 for the first family member for
8-10 lessons, and $15 for each additional family member.

* You can see the unicyclists en masse during Dearborn's Memorial Day
Parade, which will begin at 10 a.m. Monday along Michigan Ave. from
Greenfield to Schaefer.

ILLUSTRATION: Photo

CAPTION: Kathy Susanka, 43, of Dearborn Heights is a member of the
club. Families - from grandparents to grandkids - put a
multigenerational spin on the activity.

Wendy Grzych, 40, of Garden City is the president of the Redford
Township Unicycle Club. She leads practice May 3 at St. Robert
Bellarmine church in Redford Township.


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