Unicon 2006- info online

I took a look at the website for Unicon 2006 today. There is a lot more
info on there in English than when I looked last month. Worth checking
out if your even a little bit interested in unicycle competitions in
Europe next year.

http://tinyurl.com/826jb

It looks like there is also info in German and Danish with French
coming soon but I didn;t check those out. In english there is a
provisional timetable, info on facilities, some accomadation and
travel info and age group info. Also a load of pictures of facilities
and halls.
Thank you Unicon organisers for being so organised so soon.

Sarah


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Hey, Im doing a school project on the evlution of unicycling.. so I was
wondering did unicon 1 have trials in it? and when was the first
unicycle created ? I kno this is out of the thread but w/e


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maxisback wrote:
Hey, Im doing a school project on the evlution of unicycling.. so I was
wondering did unicon 1 have trials in it? and when was the first
unicycle created ? I kno this is out of the thread but w/e

Unicon I (which was called "International Unicycling Convention") had no
Trials. Nobody would think of unicycle trials for over ten years. It
was all track racing, Freestyle, and basketball. There was no Standard
Skill (there might have been a compulsory artistic event) and nothing
on dirt. All competition events were held indoors and the convention
was three days long.

The first "competitive" Trials-ish event was held at the 1998
California Mountain Unicycle Weekend. It was very basic; a challenging
ride down a bumpy rock beach to Jenkinson Lake, then back up to the
starting point, with points off for dismounts.
http://www.unicycling.com/muni/muni98/compete.htm

The first "real" uni Trials competition I'm aware of was at the 1999
USA Convention in Washington. I had the honor of coming in second to
Kris Holm (it's been downhill for me ever since).

Side note: The first Street competition I know anything about was held
last year at the 2004 CA MUni Weekend at Lloyd Johnson's house. I heard
about a similar event held earlier in Conneticut, but I don't know
anything about that one.
http://www.unicycling.com/muni/2004/compete.htm

For your other question: Unicycles initially weren't "created." They
probably started out as penny-farthings with the back wheel up in the
air, and were followed by penny-farthings with the frame and rear wheel
removed. Only after that did people probably start custom-making actual
unicycles with seats instead of handlebars.

According to JeanPaul Jenack and/or old issues of the USA Newsletter
(Bill Jenack), the first commercially available unicycles were made in
the 1940s by Nissen, a company that I believe still makes gymnastic
equipment like balance beams and parallel bars.

Now to read up on Unicon 13! We've got a trip to Europe to plan!


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UNICON is something -everyone- can attend and is the perfect excuse to
take a trip to Europe!

The latest I've heard is that registration and more information than
what is already available on the website will be lauched on November
15th or soon after.

UNICON is more than just competitons, it's a gathering of unicyclists
from all over the world, people that share the same passion. There are
going to be events planned that cover every aspect of the sport from
freestyle, racing, muni, trials, long distance and more.

I hope to see you all there!


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Since I'm from Sweden and Switzerland is pretty close.. i really have to
go there!

Looking forward to it!


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On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 14:08:06 -0600, lleberg wrote:

Since I'm from Sweden and Switzerland is pretty close.. i really have to
go there!

Indeed, Sweden and Switzerland are right next to each other... in the
alphabet.

I'm planning to go too.

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lord willing ill be there. it should be fun. me and nmy brother are
going together.


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How exactly do you get in to the events for UNICON, i understand the
standard is pretty high, do you have to be referred, tested or qualify
somehow? I'd love to do the Muni but somehow I don't think I'll be
allowed.


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kington99 wrote:
How exactly do you get in to the events for UNICON, i understand the
standard is pretty high, do you have to be referred, tested or qualify
somehow? I'd love to do the Muni but somehow I don't think I'll be
allowed.



The primary qualification is done by the thickness of your wallet. You
must be able to afford the cost of getting to Switzerland and staying
there for eleven days

We based our budget on the guess that we will be having around 800
unicyclists from all over the world in Switzerland next summer.
Although the available lodging is quite a bit larger.

If we get too many registrations we might start thinking about limiting
the number of people for certain events. If we limit the number, we
will distribute competition places on a first come first serve base. So
it is certainly a good idea to register early for UNICON XIII.

Registration is now planned to open up mid of December.

Best wishes,
Franz Brandl --- Webmaster 'www.unicon13.ch/' (http://www.unicon13.ch/)


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kington99 wrote:
How exactly do you get in to the events for UNICON, i understand the
standard is pretty high, do you have to be referred, tested or qualify
somehow? I'd love to do the Muni but somehow I don't think I'll be
allowed.



Dave,

What you do to get into the events is to register. As far as I am
aware, selection is not based on nationality, gender, race, creed or
skill-level. If you want to enter, then enter.

Long may UNICON uphold the olympic ideal that gave us Eddie The Eagle
and Eric The Eel !!

Chris


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