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treepotato wrote:
where is unicycle.com? The nearest one to Devon is up north at Stockton on Tees. If the stockton club host next years British Unicycle Convention you might be able to presuade the family to let you vist unicycle.com territory too. I've been very lucky and visted already, its not a very big place but its full of toys. sarah -- Union of UK Unicyclists By and for UK riders www.unicycle.org.uk |
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Thanks for the chuckle, Raphael. I had several jobs at IBM during my
22-year career, and though all were rewarding, none of them compare to working at Unicycle.com. I've often said that being self-employed is overrated, but when you love what you do, going to work becomes a lot more fun. We thoroughly enjoyed Chirokid's visit. What a beautiful family! We see precious few walk-in customers, maybe one or two a week. So when someone travels to see us (or our cycles), it's a real treat. That door is open to all--y'all come! -John P.S. We're bringing a prototype 7-1/2 foot monocycle (yes, the one that allows the rider to sit in the middle of the wheel) to NAUCC. If any of you mastered it at the 2000 Unicon in China, stop by our booth. -----Original Message----- From: ] On Behalf Of JJuggle Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 10:13 AM To: Subject: Who's Jealous??? treepotato wrote: *where is unicycle.com? * Unicycle.com is located in Marietta, Georgia, USA on a small bit of 'heaven on earth' (http://tinyurl.com/gjf9) here. You have your own version in the UK, but you'll have to find your own map. In a perfect world, we all get to spend a little bit of time there. I can't imagine how the Drummonds or Roger Davies tolerates that much pleasure. Raphael Lasar Matawan, NJ -- JJuggle - Last of the Dogmato-Revisionists Amid the mastadonic wassail, I caught the eye of one small fossil. "Cheer up sad world" he said and winked. "It's kind of fun to be extinct." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJuggle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/24 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/26634 __________________________________________________ ______________________ ___ rec.sport.unicycling mailing list - www.unicycling.org/mailman/listinfo/rsu |
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bugman wrote: *I must live in a perfect world, because I am there about every two weeks. * That just means that you have to pay sales tax and a toll for the highway to get from Atlanta to Marietta. It's not all perfect in your perfect world. I've been to "the source" once. My brother lives in Atlanta and I get to visit occasionally. -- john_childs - Guinness Mojo john_childs (at) hotmail (dot) com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ john_childs's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/449 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/26634 |
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john_childs wrote: *I've been to "the source" once. My brother lives in Atlanta and I get to visit occasionally. * Hmm, the only person I can think of off hand that I know (of) from Atlanta is Richard Jewel. Is he actually *from* Atlanta? Raphael Lasar Matawan, NJ -- JJuggle - Last of the Dogmato-Revisionists Amid the mastadonic wassail, I caught the eye of one small fossil. "Cheer up sad world" he said and winked. "It's kind of fun to be extinct." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJuggle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/24 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/26634 |
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JJuggle wrote: *Hmm, the only person I can think of off hand that I know (of) from Atlanta is Richard Jewel. Is he actually from* Atlanta? Raphael Lasar Matawan, NJ Actually, I don't know anyone from "Atlanta", everyone is a transplant from somewhere else. If it wasn't for Eric Rudolf nobody would have ever heard of Richard Jewel. As for the "Toll" that is only on 400, Inside the perimeter. I rarely use that. Maybe once a year. As for the tax, that I do pay, but I never pay shipping. I give UPS way too much already. -- bugman - Equilibrium Challenged "Trying to maintain balance by wild arm and body motions is something like trying to balance a wet noodle" Jack Wiley _The_Unicycle_Book_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bugman's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3812 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/26634 |
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John Drummond wrote: *We thoroughly enjoyed Chirokid's visit. What a beautiful family! -John * Thanks John, we greatly enjoyed our visit too. My 11 year old is busy riding her new 20" Torker through the Kitchen and Living Room right now. It really is a great looking Unicycle, and what an awesome deal for the $$'s spent. John was a fantastic host. He, his son Sawyer, and Russell (plus Russell's father) put on a great show for us. They were riding high and riding low, hopping up through the landscaping, doing flying jumps over helments on the pavement and tons more. They are great riders. John also MADE ME ride every unicycle in the place. He didn't have to twist my arm too hard though. Let me see, first I rode the Coker (Wow, what a big heavy wheel, but that Uni could end up being tons of fun). Second, I rode a 43" Big Wheel with a solid and skinny tire (can anyone say FAST). Then I rode a 20" Kris Holm Trials uni (very nice but I am not used to a 20" wheel, BUT, I could learn). Next was a 5' giraffe. Then I got to ride a mini-wheel giraffe (that was really odd, but tons of fun too, I asked them to hum circus music as I rode that one). Let me see, next was my favorite, the 24" Kris Holm's Muni (to bad my wife was with us, or I might have come home with that ride, so so very nice). The KH 24" was an awesome orange color and oh, that big tire. I could actually jump for the first time ever. I would say I got at least 2 or 3 feet in the air (OK, it was more like 2 or 3 inches, but that sure beats 1/2" on my stock 24" Schwinn. By this time I was sweating like Big John Tate so we went in and took a tour of the warehouse/shop. I have never seen so many unicycles in my whole life. They really check these unis out to make sure we get the exact product we order, with all the parts we order with them. After this little break, John took us out back and let me ride a Tommy Miller 35" solid wheel uni (I really enjoyed it), then a Mr. Wheelman (like the old bicycles of old, with the huge front wheel and the tiny back wheel (that is really some ride too). Then he brought out several tiny wheel bicycles (between 3" and 5" wheels) for us to all try. My girls loved riding on these bikes. Last, he brought out some Super Wonder Wheel (not sure that is the right name, but it was a unicycle rear and bicycle front). The front wheel was independent to turn any direction, as was the rear wheel. It was a handful to ride. I would like to have a few days on this "bike", it would be great fun. I am sure I missed telling you about several of the unicycles John allowed me to ride. Again, he is a great host. BTW, while my family and I were having a ball test riding all the unis, John had Jordan install my new cotter pins and a new S7 tire on my unicycle. Talk about great service! John also has some great pictures and posters all around the walls of Unicycle.com. We ended up heading home with a great poster of Kris Holm riding down a huge boulder. Everyone who doesn't have one of these should order one, today! Tomorrow is reality day. I am off to work again. But today, it was a day of which dreams are made. My girls and I will not soon forget John, Russell, Sawyer, Jordan or Amy at UNICYCLE.COM! You guys are Great!!! --chirokid-- PS: Keep my name on one of those KH24"er's, but don't let my wife know... LOL :d -- chirokid ------------------------------------------------------------------------ chirokid's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4140 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/26634 |
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bugman wrote: * Just about went over there yesterday. * Bugman, I sure wish you could have come over today. I would love to meet you and we could have taken a couple of laps together. I always enjoy reading your posts. --chirokid-- -- chirokid ------------------------------------------------------------------------ chirokid's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4140 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/26634 |
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JJuggle wrote: *BITE ME! * Rapheal, XWonka, Mr. Uni, you guys, in the words of my 11 year old daughter, "You are so H U R T F U L !!!" and I love it. Hope you get to go visit soon. --chirokid-- -- chirokid ------------------------------------------------------------------------ chirokid's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4140 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/26634 |
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chirokid wrote: * Bugman, I sure wish you could have come over today. I would love to meet you and we could have taken a couple of laps together. I always enjoy reading your posts. --chirokid-- * Trust me, after reading your post I thought about it. Unfortunately I only had 2 guys working the store today, so I actually had to work. I rode that orange KH24 also. I tried to convince them to sell it, since they were currently out of stock on the black ones, but to no avail. So I ended up getting it for Fathers Day/Birthday. Funny thing is my wife keeps asking me what I want for my birthday.(If only we had the devil smiley.) I keep telling her I already got too much... I really love that KH24. If you get one you won't be disappointed. I took the knobby off and have a Fireball on it currently since I am doing more road than offroad currently. I think I will keep it on until after the NAUCC, well maybe I will bring the knobby for a quick change. Sorry I missed you, I am sure we will get together and ride in the near future. Chad PS Ditto on the Drummonds. Great people. Run a top notch business. I know there are those that hate that they are the only game around, but if not for them it wouldn't be nearly as good a game. I consider myself very fortunate to know them and enjoy every opportunity I get to spend with them. Can't say enough about the guy's that work for them. Very enjoyable to be around. I guess it helps when you love what you do. -- bugman - Equilibrium Challenged "Trying to maintain balance by wild arm and body motions is something like trying to balance a wet noodle" Jack Wiley _The_Unicycle_Book_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bugman's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3812 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/26634 |
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[image: http://community.the-underdogs.org/s...ry/saevil.gif] *no devil smiley?* I am just a little bit jealous, but I have 'Unicycle.co.nz' (http://www.Unicycle.co.nz/) as consolation. I may never get to America, but Unicycle.com has been brought closer to me thanks to Peter, Tony and Steve. My Unicycle also consoles me even just looking at it. I had a small part of Unicycle.com shipped to my doorstep and I am loving it. -- Rowan - •·.·´¯`·.·• ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rowan's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3772 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/26634 |
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