unicycling-a future sport?

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Question: get huge or die trying?


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hey guys,

i was just wondering how many of you think unicycling is just a phase
in your lives, or if its something you are hoping will grow so big that
you can have it as a career. Like skateboarding or bmx'ing

ive been giving this quite a bit of thought lately, due to a lot of
time and effort going into something that may just fall into the
shadows....

anyone else?

-jkohse


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definately get bigger and bigger but as big as skateboardin and BMX i
dunno, i hope so one day that would be heaps cool but it needs more
exposure, like here where i live no one rides a unicycle yet i know
people that see me and are like oh cool i wish i could do that


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Neither really, I hope to uni for the rest of my life but I'm never
going to consider it as a career or something that's going to get
particularly huge, although it will get bigger.


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im not trying to be a downer on us or anything...dont get me wrong i
love this sport, nothing is better.

Im young though, and interested, is this something i really want to
pour my heart into day after day?
i would deffinatley like to see it get to the same level as the bigger
sports out there.


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I ride because i enjoy it not because i no if i ride enough i may be
able to go pro and get some money out of it

I think unicycling will get bigger, i didnt no anyone when i started
but i have encoraged friends who have seen me and been amazed and now i
have two friends to ride with, if everyone was to do this i think it
could get massive

I hope it doesnt get too big though because i think part of riding a
uni is that very few people can do it, although i think it would
bgoodin a strange way if everyone just rode unicycles around instead of
walking or driving andpeople who rode bikes would be the minority and
we could get back at all those times people asked us "how do you ride
that thing" and "wheres your other wheel"


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The poll dosnt realy make much sence "get huge or die trying?" i would
vote yes for "get huge" but no for "die trying"


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Part of me wants to see Unicycling grow into a major sport. With the
size in numbers much more money will be invested and we will have a
bigger better selection of unicycles at much cheaper prices. In
addition with more people riding more tricks will be invented and the
spoert will develope.

Part of me also wants the sport to remain small private and intimate.
If there were tons of riders out there I would not get much attention
from anyone.

I am 35 and will not be able to make a career out of unicycling but I
have a lot of fun doing it. There is nothing like the feeling of going
down a single track on a steep mountain to have a group of people
standing at the bottom in plain awe! Riding over rough terain and
obstacles is a dance!

I just love it no matter what!

Unicorn


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Who knows where this sport will go, back in the day no one woul dever of
though that skateboarding would become as big as it is. For me
personally unicycling is a hobby a sport and part of my social life.
I'm not, nor ever will be good enough to ride for money or for a
career, I have to get a normal job to earn money.
If the sport is to grow people need to be careful of how we are
perceived by others. If you look now at skateboarding its very hard to
skate "street" anymore as many people out there view it as anti social
and vandalism.
So far most people look at us as different and interesting and also
wierd, but how often have you been moved on by police or got negative
attention by authorities and others?
The sport will grow and undergo changes along the years but as to where
it ends who knows, but lets just look after our sport and let us
dictate which direction it takes and not some corporate company cashing
in on something new.


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i hope it dont grow to big

then we get wanna beez flooding the fourms.

on the other hand...

demand for unicycles goes up

price goes

down!!!


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As much as I like unicycling, I don't want to see it reach those levels
(and don't believe it ever will).

Years ago, when riding a motorcycle, you felt part of a brotherhood,
and waved to other bikers on the road. Now, your damn arm would fall
off if you tried to wave to all the bikes on the road, and most would
snub you anyway. The brotherhood was lost in the large increase in
numbers without the knowledge of the culture. The weekend warriors
just "bought" their way into the hobby.

I enjoy being the only (or one of the few) in this area on a unicycle.
Let's keep our culture and brotherhood within our ranks and to those we
invite in.


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