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Hello! I've been lurking these forums on and off for quite some time. Since last spring? A couple of years ago I somehow stumbled upon the sport of unicycling. I thought it was interesting. I kept coming back to the idea of doing it, but never made the plunge to get into it. I taught myself to ride a bike at a young age and am looking into it again. There are somethings I'm a little concerned about. One, I've read a few tips for getting started and it says to start out in grass. Only problem is, I live in an apartment surrounded by concrete. I'm not sure where some grass is with a surface to help me mount onto it. Is there any chance to work around this? Another thing, what to actually buy? A unicycle obviously, but what else? Tennessee is very hilly, will this be a problem? Thanks! This seems like a friendly forum... -- The Transporter 'Myspace' (http://tinyurl.com/zuusy) 'DeviantART' (http://weaving-wax.deviantart.com/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Transporter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13220 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/52675 |
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Learning on grass sounds like hard work. I'd start on concrete, find a fence/wall to hang on to and work you way down the fence. Gradually push off from the fence. You will fall off, but eventually you will get farther and farther away from the fence before you do so. I think Klass Bil (one of our regular posters) did a survey a few years back on learning to ride a unicycle. From memory, the average time to learn was something like 10-20hrs, the fastest to pick it up were people in their teens, followed by twenties, and then I think the easiest to learn on was a 20" followed by a 24". Hopefully he'll pick up on this thread and make a post. -- GizmoDuck 'SINZ Unitour 2007' (http://www.sinzuni.org) 'www.adventureunicyclist.com' (http://www.adventureunicyclist.com/) 'Laos Unicycle Tour 2006' (http://www.laosunitour.org) The Monguni tour 2008.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GizmoDuck's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/794 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/52675 |
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Ken Looi speaks the truth. Grass is alot of friction with an irregular surface beneath. It's hard to get hurt falling off of a unicycle while learning. Concrete, a tennis court, or a gymnasium all are good surfaces. How tall are you and how much do you weigh? Big boys might want 24" wheels on which to learn. You can get a cheap learner for under $100 to see if you like it. If you're close to Memphis, maybe Tommy Thompson would loan you one. You might want to go to one of his club meetings anyway if you're in the area. Sounds like you're in Nashville, though. Contact him through the 'Memphis Unicycle Club' (http://www.memphisunicycleclub.com/) and see if he knows of riders in your area. -- harper -Greg Harper B L U E S H I F T *jc is the only main man. there can be no other.* This is still my nth post....*AWESOME!!!* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ harper's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/426 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/52675 |
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I did a little learning on concrete, but most of my learning was on grass. It is more challenging, but I was thankful for the grass when I body slammed myself a few times. -- ChangingLINKS.com Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter, Drew Brown 'Changing LINKS' (http://www.ChangingLINKS.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ChangingLINKS.com's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5468 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/52675 |
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harper wrote: If you're close to Memphis, maybe Tommy Thompson would loan you one. You might want to go to one of his club meetings anyway if you're in the area. Sounds like you're in Nashville, though. Contact him through the 'Memphis Unicycle Club' (http://www.memphisunicycleclub.com/) and see if he knows of riders in your area. Nashville is quite a drive from Memphis, but you are more than welcome to come out and visit us on Tuesday nights at Overton Park if you happen to be in the area. We've been having some pretty good turn outs lately. There are a few people listed from Nashville at 'Unicycling.org' (http://www.unicycling.org/roster/index.php?state=tn) . You may want to try contacting one or all of them. I am convinced that I would have been riding much sooner had I known someone who knew how to ride who could have coached me and given me feedback. This forum is great, but nothing like having immediate feedback when you are actually trying to ride. As for learning on grass versus a hard/smooth surface, I would pick the hard/smooth surface. Get some safety gear if you are worried about falling and getting injured. Generally though, it doesn't take long to learn how to fall on to your feet. Just remember to not worry about the unicycle. If you are falling, worry about landing safely and not about what will happen to the unicycle. Hugh MUC Member -- Hugh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hugh's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12695 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/52675 |
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Thanks. I was wondering if there is actually any kind-of physical meet-up club here in Nashville like there is in Memphis? That is quite the drive and I don't really have that kind of money or time to do that. There is a shop here that sells unicycles so that could help a little in helping me choose the right one. But just to answer someones question; I'm 5' 1" 160 lbs. -- The Transporter 'Myspace' (http://tinyurl.com/zuusy) 'DeviantART' (http://weaving-wax.deviantart.com/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Transporter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13220 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/52675 |
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Grass = bad idea. You may want to try it just the first or second day to figure out how to mount the uni in the first place, but I wouldn't worry about trying to scope out any grass purely for that. Concrete is better in the long run. If you want any tips about learning to ride, check out the unicycling journal in my signature - it details my first 35 days learning to ride, and a lot of people have found it helpful. -- dudewithasock 'My Unicycling Journal' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44950) officially ended. trials_uni wrote: Ha Quebec...Is that place still there? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dudewithasock's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10900 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/52675 |
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dudewithasock wrote: Grass = bad idea. You may want to try it just the first or second day to figure out how to mount the uni in the first place, but I wouldn't worry about trying to scope out any grass purely for that. Concrete is better in the long run. If you want any tips about learning to ride, check out the unicycling journal in my signature - it details my first 35 days learning to ride, and a lot of people have found it helpful. I did read the journal. Very well written and informative. I'm glad you wrote it. I haven't read the entire thing, but I'll be sure to do that. Thanks! Where can I find "Klaas Bill and Andrew Carter's online guide", by the way? -- The Transporter 'Myspace' (http://tinyurl.com/zuusy) 'DeviantART' (http://weaving-wax.deviantart.com/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Transporter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13220 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/52675 |
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'I think this is one one your talking about.' (http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/Learn_unicycling.pdf) -- pinefresh Mike3285: wtf is a palindrome MaroonSand: no its not dude ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pinefresh's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12535 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/52675 |
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The Transporter wrote: I did read the journal. Very well written and informative. I'm glad you wrote it. I haven't read the entire thing, but I'll be sure to do that. Thanks! Where can I find "Klaas Bill and Andrew Carter's online guide", by the way? 'Unicycle Tips.' (http://www.unicycletips.com/) If you're 5'1" I'd go for a 20" wheel for a learner unicycle. -- harper -Greg Harper B L U E S H I F T *jc is the only main man. there can be no other.* This is still my nth post....*AWESOME!!!* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ harper's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/426 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/52675 |
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