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Old March 19th 04, 09:58 PM
chirokid
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bugman wrote:
*I heard that long hours in the saddle had a physical effect like
Viagra. *


Someone lied to Bugs. --chirokid--


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Old March 19th 04, 10:27 PM
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digigal1 wrote:
* Tell me your story - I know you want to. *


Gurrrr, this question plagues my mind.

I have no idea why I wanted to learn to unicycle. My parents tell me I
wanted on when I was 7 years old. No getting one, I asked again for
Christmas the next year.

It came under the Christmas tree that year. It was a little 20" piece
of crap Sears model. The cranks were one piece. This even included the
axle for each pedal. But, that was the uni that I learned to ride on.
Now, my household has 8 unis, and all my daughters ride too.

Having said all that, I still have no idea why I wanted to learn to
ride. --chirokid--


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Old March 19th 04, 11:33 PM
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hiya =)

Over the years their have been lots of unicycling things that i've seen.
Most just people bring up unicycling in random conversations. And I
can't for get the unicycling animitronic clown outside a matress store
that waves at everyone but it was stationary I first actually
considered unicycling after I saw something on Teletubbies (they showed
a clip of a kid riding his unicycle). Then their was a kid in St. Louis
that i had to prove wrong. Then just before the summer started I broke
up with my girl and was all but I saw a unicycle in a b*ike shop
window and I got myself a 20" torker. I got all with lots of
owwwiieeee's.

Now i just have to find a grass skirt and learn to play my ukulele while
riding. well that's my story and i'm sticking to it. Along with some
of the strange things I like doin, which looks like it wouldn't be all
that strange here though... oh well


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The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.
They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo.
You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. But the
only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They
push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy
ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think
they can change the world, are the ones who do. -Apple Computers


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Old March 20th 04, 09:37 AM
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My brother and I had both been juggling for several years and saw
unicycling as a natural progression. Half jokingly, we put "unicycle"
on our Christmas list and, sure enough, our grandparents bought us a
cheap-o from the local cycle shop.

Things took off from there and haven't stopped since. We now have six
uni's/uw's between us and thousands of hours in the saddle.


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--Ryan Langton

"the sex appeal comes from confidence, not a funny one wheeled bike
thingy, unicycling makes a unicyclist happy, and happy people are
attractive people." --evilewan

"As others have pointed out, idling on a giraffe is actually easier than
on a regular uni. The general public doesn't know this, so this
enhancement comes with a reduction in difficulty." --Iunicycle

"And I thought this hobby was for minimalists." --daino149

"On a unicycle, you are the odd one out, the unexpected, the eccentric,
the dangerous one... the onus is on you to deal with situations. You're
used to it."--Mikefule

"If it ain't a big wheel, it ain't a big deal." --Lewis W. Beard

"Learn your lesson, NEVER ride on loose or creaking cranks." -- Roger
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Old March 20th 04, 09:15 PM
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Years ago I saw one at a yard sale and passed it by. Later I regretted
that (slightly).

Fast-forward several years: I see another one at a yard sale. How could
I resist? A 20 inch Cycle Design. Asking price $35 USD. It didn't take
too much work to talk them down to $20.

I'm not allowed to buy anything at a yard sale that I won't use (my own
rule). So having bought it, I was forced to learn.

I figured that once I learned to ride it, that would be the end of it.
It didn't seem to have many possibilities. Reading rec.sport.unicycling
I found out how wrong that was.

--Mark


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Old March 20th 04, 11:28 PM
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dogfeathersvt wrote:
*
I figured that once I learned to ride it, that would be the end of it.
*



Interesting, because that is exactly what I thought. The uni looked
like a nice new challege for a 43 yr old. My goal was to ride to the
mailbox and back (~1/4 mile). I nailed that goal pretty quick and
learned that I really enjoyed the hobby along the way.

I been into unis for 6 *whole* weeks now....


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