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Pantomime horse on two unicycles... Possible?
Just something I keep thinking about that would look cool in a parade or whatever. Has anybody tried it, or know of anybody trying it? I couldn't find anything with the usual quick googling but I can't help thinking somebody must have at least tried it. I would imagine balancing might be interesting for the rear person because of the bent-over position and limited opportunity to swivel, but perhaps holding onto the front rider's waist would help. I'd try it (naked - well, without a horse costume) if there was another unicyclist around... So, anybody done it before? Rob -- rob.northcott 'Dartmoor Muni Weekend' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46116) - Last weekend in May 2006 'Same again this year anyone?' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57785) It'll be dry, I promise. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rob.northcott's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7436 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58303 |
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Pantomime horse on two unicycles... Possible?
rob.northcott wrote: Has anybody tried it, or know of anybody trying it? I couldn't find anything with the usual quick googling but I can't help thinking somebody must have at least tried it. I would imagine balancing might be interesting for the rear person because of the bent-over position and limited opportunity to swivel, but perhaps holding onto the front rider's waist would help. I'd try it (naked - well, without a horse costume) if there was another unicyclist around... So, anybody done it before? Although it's not the same, this made me think of the time that members of the Tunbridge Wells Juggling Club entered the annual Pantiles Sedan Chair Race on unicycles: http://www.colyer.plus.com/z-960830sedan.jpg (I'm on the corner that you can't see - you can just about make out my wheel). I'm sure it would have been quite doable if we'd had a chance to practice with the sedan chair before the race. As it was, we had enormous problems trying to mount in synch while picking up the chair (if we didn't all mount together then we'd have someone trying to backpedal while someone else was trying to start riding forwards and it all got a bit messy). Limited ability to swivel was also a significant problem. I reckon a pantomime horse would have similar problems, but far less severe. There would be half as many unicyclists to co-ordinate and they would be carrying far less weight (a pantomime horse costume hopefully weighing a fair bit less than a sedan chair with a girl in it). Riding bent over isn't difficult. I think the biggest problem would be the one you mentioned about the back rider being restricted on his swivelling. I believe it should be quite doable though, and I'd be keen to try it. -- Danny Colyer http://www.colyer.plus.com/danny/ "He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Danny Colyer's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11637 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58303 |
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Pantomime horse on two unicycles... Possible?
To avoid the bent over situation you could do either a camel or a Pushmi-Pullyu...it'd be easy enough, I think. -- James_Potter i still believe that all you need is love...john lennon '*mikael atkinson*' (http://www.barefoothippie.com) mdotedotatkinsonatgmaildotcom President of the 'MRIS' (http://tinyurl.com/dk2de) *♥ Unicycle For Peace ♥* _____________________________________________ -last edited by skrobo : today at 11:41 am.- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ James_Potter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3807 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58303 |
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Pantomime horse on two unicycles... Possible?
sort of on the subject me ,gabe, tom and owen are gunna be making a cardboard car (car sized to) then we are gunna "drive" it through a drive through (reasosn wait until wang dynastey is out ) hahaha -- dan de man monkeyman wrote: You know how sometimes, when someone posts something by banging their face into the keyboard, I say something along the lines of "I can't understand you"? Well...I literally have no idea what you're saying. Are you drunk? ....oo WWFSMD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dan de man's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11403 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58303 |
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Pantomime horse on two unicycles... Possible?
dan de man wrote: sort of on the subject me ,gabe, tom and owen are gunna be making a cardboard car (car sized to) then we are gunna "drive" it through a drive through (reasosn wait until wang dynastey is out ) hahaha that's gonna be SWEET...be sure to film it. -- James_Potter i still believe that all you need is love...john lennon '*mikael atkinson*' (http://www.barefoothippie.com) mdotedotatkinsonatgmaildotcom President of the 'MRIS' (http://tinyurl.com/dk2de) *♥ Unicycle For Peace ♥* _____________________________________________ -last edited by skrobo : today at 11:41 am.- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ James_Potter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3807 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58303 |
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Pantomime horse on two unicycles... Possible?
There is a Laurel and Hardy episode where they do exactly that. First though they are on a tandem bicycle. Then they go into a tunnel where a bus is coming the other way. When they come out the other side, the bike is "split in half" but the 2 guys are on unicycles, still in the horse outfit. The episode is called "Another Fine Mess". -- wheeliemaster ------------------------------------------------------------------------ wheeliemaster's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10962 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58303 |
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Pantomime horse on two unicycles... Possible?
Is this what you had in mind??? +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: Custom Unicycles.JPG | |Download: http://www.unicyclist.com/attachment/18049 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Hazmat 1 weird and unusual greek cypriot australian ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hazmat's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13828 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58303 |
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Pantomime horse on two unicycles... Possible?
funny you mentionned that: it's exactly an old tee-shirt design for our uni group (I posted it a long time ago but could not find the post again) -- wobbling bear One Wheel : bear necessity ------------------------------------------------------------------------ wobbling bear's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3716 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58303 |
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Pantomime horse on two unicycles... Possible?
I think Tall Paul and Miark may have done it back in 2000 at the BJC parade. Well IIRC it was a cow rather than a horse, but teh principles teh same. If you can find a costume I'm up fpr trying it in teh princetown carnival! -- sarah.miller South West Unicycle Meet www.uk.unicyclist.com/swum.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sarah.miller's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1694 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58303 |
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Pantomime horse on two unicycles... Possible?
We took one skiing last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_MN6pVweMc unicycling shouldn't be too tricky. -- nickjb ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nickjb's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1074 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58303 |
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