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Learning To Ride at Age 50
Wheel Rider wrote: Glad to hear that worked for you. I find myself returning to the tennis court when I start working on new skills such has wheel-walking and one-foot riding. However, with these 2 skills I need to spend a LOT more time on the court. Having the fence to hold onto helps build confidence. Just to give you an update I can ride for miles now on my 26" unicycle. The seat is really terrible, since I have an entry level sun unicyle. I now built the courage to buy a nimbus 36" deluxe with brakes which I ordered today from unicycle.com. I should get it in 2 to 3 weeks. I am very excited! My ultimate goal is to ride a 56 mile fun bike ride on october 2008. I think I can get enough experience to do it on the new unicycle, that's why I rushed to get it sooner than later. I can't thank you enough for your help. Believe it or not, your words were the ones that gave me confidence to continue with something I really like, which is riding a unicycle long distance. I almost gave up.... Thanks!!!! -- hectorqlucero ------------------------------------------------------------------------ hectorqlucero's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14817 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/19853 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Learning To Ride at Age 50
Nice work Hector. Congratulations on your perseverence. I think once you get that N36 you'll really get the distance bug. With semi-regular practice, being able to complete a 58 mile ride 15 months from now is very achievable. Work your way up slowly, increasing your distance over time. You should get to the point that you can ride two-thirds of the distance comfortably, i.e. make sure your training gets up to 40 miles by the month before the event. From there, the extra push and adrenalin will get you through the event. Good luck! -- tomblackwood Tailgate at your own risk... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomblackwood's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3762 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/19853 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Learning To Ride at Age 50
Keep at it Hector! You can and *will* improve! I re-learned how to ride *just* a month prior to my 50th b-day, after about a 35 year layoff! It has been the just about best thing I have ever done, and has literally changed my life in so many ways...all for the better! I would recommend it to ANYONE, especially us old farts! -- MuniAddict "On Earth it would be...12 noon" (Twilight zone episode, "To serve man.") My Videos: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ttt8699 My favorite FG clip: http://tinyurl.com/28847b ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MuniAddict's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12920 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/19853 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Learning To Ride at Age 50
hectorqlucero wrote: ...I can't thank you enough for your help. Believe it or not, your words were the ones that gave me confidence to continue with something I really like, which is riding a unicycle long distance. I almost gave up.... Thanks!!!! I am humbled by your response and happy I was of assistance. Learning to ride unicycles has been a life changing event for me. I would rather be out riding than sitting around watching television or spending vast amounts of time on my computer. I spend most of my riding time on my 29er and off-road on my 26" MUni. I ride almost every day, limited only by such things as the weather and yard work (and the number of pants that I am wearing out. I threw away another pair of shorts yesterday because I had worn a hole on the inside of the thigh). Good luck on your 36". Your goals are absolutely greater than mine. I am happy to plod around for 6 to 8 miles in the evenings before it gets dark. Hang in there!! -- Wheel Rider A man can fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame someone else. - Waite Phillips ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wheel Rider's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10656 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/19853 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Wheel Rider wrote: I ride almost every day, limited only by such things as the weather and yard work (and the number of pants that I am wearing out. I threw away another pair of shorts yesterday because I had worn a hole on the inside of the thigh). From the shameless commerce division.... I created a coupon code (uni07) that will give anyone on this forum a 20% discount on some top quality 'Cannondale biking shorts' (http://www.suburbansport.com/pi-0195.html). Free shipping in the US. For distance rides, they're all I use. With biking shorts on the inside and more traditional shorts on the outside the pockets allow me to carry house/car keys, etc. We only have a few remaining pairs in stock. The coupon is good through the 31st. -- patmoore MY GALLERY (\"HTTP://WWW.UNICYCLIST.COM/INDEX.PHP?PAGE=GALLERY&G2_ITEMID=193091\") "When you're over the hill, you pick up speed!" 'Online uni sales at www.suburbansport.com' (http://suburbansport.com/unicycles.html) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ patmoore's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7356 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/19853 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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