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hey everyone i'm a n00b, and i'm in australia. i'd like to learn to ride a unicycle, but i don't know anyone in my city (perth) who has one, i've never even seen street performers on one, so i can't ask to borrow anyone's to learn and then buy. i want to use it for riding to work, so on roads and pavements, as well as maybe one day doing some tricks on it? i guess if i'm good enough. and hopefully for some sideshow performance type stuff. basically a fairly average type unicycle, tho i'm not entirely sure what all the different types are. i've been to unicycle.au, and looked at their catalogue. according to my height, i'd need a 24" wheel one. with the book, and i think shipping/courier, it comes to about $190. i've also been in to some bike stores, and they said it would cost around $190-$200 to ship it from over east too, but i wouldn't get a nifty little book with it. so, does anyone have any other suggestions? bike stores or chains in australia with knowledgeable unicycle people? other online places that ship to australia for a reasonable price? good places to get unicycle books/help? suggestions muchly appreciated, thanks in advance janey -- janey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ janey's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11392 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45634 |
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Try www.unicycles.com.au . I used to work for Gary, the owner back when he was running a bike shop. He should be really helpful. Klaas Bil and I wrote a short instruction document on unicycling. It's available for free here - www.unicycle.2ya.com . If that site's still not running (one that Peter van Boekhout and I made...currently being transferred to a different host) you can get a copy from here - http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/Learn_unicycling.pdf . Check out both those sites for tips on riding and other skills. Good luck, Andrew -- andrew_carter ...well that's what i think anyway. *'unicycling tips and tutorials' (http://www.unicycle.2ya.com) | 'my photos and videos' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/andrew) | '\\"dancing about architecture\\"' (http://www.dancingaboutarchitecture.com.au)* (coming soon...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ andrew_carter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1052 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45634 |
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andrew_carter wrote: you can get a copy from here - http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/Learn_unicycling.pdf . Check out both those sites for tips on riding and other skills. For the tips on my site, I'd suggest the url http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/uni_beginners.htm . From there, you can download said pdf file too, and get some context at the same time. -- Klaas Bil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Klaas Bil's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3442 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45634 |
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You can always try Unicycle.com Australia: http://www.unicycle.au.com/ Take your Uni over to Rottnest- it's a nice little island for a day ride. -- GizmoDuck 'www.adventureunicyclist.com' (http://www.adventureunicyclist.com/) 'Laos Unicycle Tour' (http://www.laosunitour.org) 'New Zealand Unicycle Federation' (http://www.unicycle.org.nz) "It's not a unicycle ride if it's less than 30km." - note to self ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GizmoDuck's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/794 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45634 |
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hey, the funny thing is, is that i used to be in the same little dilema as it sounds you are in at the moment. I live in melbourne in australia! Wen i first wanted to start riding a uni, i went to the local bike shop and they had a 20" little road uni, which i got for $160, it kept up with me for about a few months while i learnt the basic skills but then i wanted to do more stuff, like hop off picnic tables and things, then the cranks bent and it started getting weak. 2 years later unicycle.com got a distributor out here in aus, which made my day, so now i am getting a KH20" Trials uni from them. So i reckon you shouldnt bother with the local bike shops, they arent much help at all! Go straight to unicycle.au.com, they know what they r talking about and they have everything a beginner needs and they also have a toll free phone number for u to talk to them!! -- trials2k Live and Die on a uni ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ trials2k's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11354 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45634 |
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Sorry Klaas, I should have linked better. -- andrew_carter ...well that's what i think anyway. *'unicycling tips and tutorials' (http://www.unicycle.2ya.com) | 'my photos and videos' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/andrew) | '\\"dancing about architecture\\"' (http://www.dancingaboutarchitecture.com.au)* (coming soon...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ andrew_carter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1052 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45634 |
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Hi, I am happy to quote. Send me an email if you want. I have access to most of the gear available in Australia. The next statement is very generalised I must admit, but most bike shops (not all) usually don't seem interested in stocking anything except the beginners unicycles. I think it costs them to hold the stock and they don't turnover very fast. They also see them as an oddity. I have a Nimbus Muni on consignment in a friend's bike shop and it hasn't attracted much interest. Bikers only think two wheels. Mal www.municycle.com.au -- onebyone Bill Blogs is an alien! www.municycle.com.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------ onebyone's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10014 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45634 |
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If you live in perth, then I guess that the best place to buy from would be 'www.circusshop.net' (http://www.circusshop.com) seeing as the shop is in perth. They sell nimbus and standard unicycles. Edit: I also see that they have a library of circus books including two on unicycling http://www.circusshop.net/Library/Bibliography/UZ.htm -- ur Unicycling Revolution - JOIN THE REVOLUTION TODAY! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ur's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4199 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45634 |
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onebyone wrote: Bikers only think two wheels. I was a MTB rider before unicycling, then I saw the MTB movie "New World Disorder" with Kris Holm's section. Maybe you should get the bike shops to stock New World Disorder or any of the other ones with Kris in them (or even one of the unicycling movies) and put a unicycle next to it. Andrew -- andrew_carter ...well that's what i think anyway. *'unicycling tips and tutorials' (http://www.unicycle.2ya.com) | 'my photos and videos' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/andrew) | '\\"dancing about architecture\\"' (http://www.dancingaboutarchitecture.com.au)* (coming soon...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ andrew_carter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1052 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45634 |
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I have swapped TWNR with a few of my local bike shops for small favours and repairs. I am sure they have looked at it, I hope they have. Bike shops are friendly places, but "bike Shops"!! I get along with my locals just fine. Even though I am not spending big money like a new $5000.00 MTB or road bike, the still have great gear like helmets, tires, pedals etc which helps me to part with my hard earned $s and generally nice people to talk to. Just recently one of my local bike shops threaded some pedal bushes for my impending 36UW. Left and right threads, bike standards etc for nicks. -- onebyone Bill Blogs is an alien! www.municycle.com.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------ onebyone's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10014 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/45634 |
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