unibiker

harper wrote:
*IWell, I guess we were all wrong and Thursday night (December 30,
2004) he killed himself. I have always thought that people who
committed suicide were weak and stupid. Anybody that knew Jeff knows
that he was a very smart man and he was far from weak. In fact I don't
think in 30 years I ever heard him complain about anything other than
the aches and pains caused from having so much fun. This is probably a
lot more info than you wanted but I feel the world has lost a great
person and he will be missed.
*


i know this must be tragic to unibiker's family and friends. its hard
to lose someone that is close, no matter how they die. often people see
suicide as nothing more than a person trying to find an easy way out of
a hard problem but in many cases, and very likely in unibiker's case, it
is the result of much thought and planning. if unibiker decided that he
no longer wanted to be a part of this world, no one can say that he made
the wrong decision. i feel very sorry for his friends and family, but
am happy to know that unibiker found a way out of the suffering he was
going through and that he is no longer comfined in a world that could
not make him happy. unibiker will be greatly missed.


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Unibiker was kind happyy and always contributing to the forums in a
pleasant manner:

unibiker wrote:
*Happiness is...

Togetherness,

I wish you all the happiness in the world, and all the luck, even if
you don't need it.
*


We should all aspire to be as good a fellow unicyclist, forum
contributer, and friend as he was. He will be missed.

We shouldn't take happiness for granted.


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Very saddening and shocking news indeed. I haven't met unibiker
personally but his posts to this newsgroup were always very thoughtful
and interesting to read, the more so since he did a unique thing on
one wheel. My thoughts go out to his relatives and friends.

Thanks Jeff (Myers) for the courage to let us know.

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i do recall going through his gallery many times to look in awe at his 1
wheeled contraption. he will be missed by the community for his high
spirits and innovative ideas.

-grant


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I was fortunate to meet unibiker once when, while passing thru Memphis,
he came to a MUC thursday night practice. He rode that contraption of
his quickly around the room. It yearned for the open road.

You know that look of awe and amazement you get from non-uniers who see
you effortlessly riding by. That look of "that's soooo cool". Well, this
guy ratcheted that up a notch and was able to amaze us unicyclers. He
dismounted gracefully with a big "How Bout That" grin on his face.

We tip our hats to Jeff "Unibiker" Baker.

I hope he knows that he's touched us all. I hope he finds what he's
looking for.


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muniracer wrote:
*i know this must be tragic to unibiker's family and friends. its
hard to lose someone that is close, no matter how they die. often
people see suicide as nothing more than a person trying to find an
easy way out of a hard problem but in many cases, and very likely in
unibiker's case, it is the result of much thought and planning. if
unibiker decided that he no longer wanted to be a part of this world,
no one can say that he made the wrong decision. i feel very sorry for
his friends and family, but am happy to know that unibiker found a way
out of the suffering he was going through and that he is no longer
confined in a world that could not make him happy. unibiker will be
greatly missed. *


I agree with this , but I know that depression can be managed with drugs
and therapy.
-from harper's post - *The V.A. hospital had been treating him for
post traumatic stress and depression then all at once about 2 months
ago took him off all his meds. *

That's ashame.

I was hoping to meet him. I remember he was saying he wanted to come to
Austin to ride.

-Eric


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Over the last 24 hours it has become quite apparent why jeff thought so
much of this fourm. I want to thank everybody for your thoughts and kind
words, it’s nice to know that there are other people that think as much
of him as I do.
Many of you may not know how good of a motorcycle rider he was.
I would like to share just one of my two wheel stories with you.
Jeff could ride anything with amassing balance and grace; one time at a
motorcross where I met him he told me he would race me on one wheel. I
was only about 12 or so but I had been racing since I was 8 and I
thought I was pretty good. I had a lot of trophies and could out run a
lot of grown up’s. Well we took off and that guy never put the front
wheel down. I know this because I had the best view (from behind) of the
whole race, I was crushed. We all figured after that the only way to
make the racing even was to take the front wheel of his bike. Although
he’d probably still beat us. I think I finally got fast enough to keep
up with him, although it was hard to tell he may have just slowed down
so I wouldn’t feel bad. And we had many year of fun.
Thanks again for letting me ramble and putting up with my spelling and
grammar errors.

Jeff Myers.


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rest in peace, unibiker


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Goodbye, Unibiker, you will be missed.

And if nothing else good comes from it, let it be a lesson about mental
health and meds. I know many people, including unicyclists, who need
mental health meds to help them live a normal, productive life. My
wife's company provides services for people, many of which have mental
health issues. She sees firsthand how essential meds are for some of
these people to even just get by.

Going off one's meds can be very dangerous, and is a constant thing to
worry about as the people using the meds are often aware of their
side-effects and feel better when they stop taking them. But all too
often, bad things subsequently happen.

The story about Unibiker's situation was not provided in detail, and I
don't intend to pry. But if I knew him better I would inquire as to why
the meds were stopped, and by whom. Obviously it was a mistake, unless
there were other factors involved which we are not being told. And
should not be told, as it is not our business.

But people, if you have friends or family members who use mental health
meds, please try to be aware of changes in behavior that may indicate
there is a problem with them. When caught in time, tragedies such as
this can be prevented.

I know of three unicyclists who have committed suicide now. Unibiker
counts, even if he only rode stuff that was supposed to have a front
wheel. One of these people hosted a huge group of people at his house
for a cycling festival in Canada in 1985. The other one had a Guinness
record or two. We miss them all.


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I admit that after reading about his unibike thing,I thought it was so
cool that i went out and practiced and practiced and practiced riding
wheelies on my bike,i even took off the front wheel.I gave up
eventually,wondering how he did that.I still cant do it.





R.I.P unibiker.


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