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Has anyone ever rode to school?
I teach high school and I ride my coker the ten miles to and from work two or three times a week. Its definitely not sketchy, just a great way to keep in shape and not pollute on the commute. -- osmundo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ osmundo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13723 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62873 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Has anyone ever rode to school?
In eight grade i rode to school everyday. I don't any more. It was a 28" and it was only like half a mile. I could get there sub 3 minutes if i really had to. Chase -- Unitik908 All hail the exhaulted Sigpoose, for he is forever king... R.I.P Unibiker R.I.P Gazzaloddi R.I.P Paul Hester R.I.P James Doohan R.I.P Mitch Hedberg R.I.P Peter Jennings R.I.P Pope John Paul II R.I.P James_Potters_Cat YAMS -last edited by the dave and sigpoose on 2005-09-05 at 08:56 pm - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unitik908's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8690 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62873 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Has anyone ever rode to school?
Here's how Beau did it the hard way, back in 5th grade: http://nhoover.smugmug.com/gallery/1215685 ---Nathan -- nathan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nathan's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/251 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62873 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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i want to do it one day but its like a 30-45 minute car ride to my school from my house... my teachers are cool though about me bringing my uni to school cuse i end up leaving it in classrooms or the principles office.. -- Uniman_3 Words are made to strike the minds of the unsuspecting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Uniman_3's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14387 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62873 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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iridemymuni wrote: Has anyone ever rode their unicycle to school, I mean how sketchy would that be? wait, wait............there are people who don't ride their uni to school/work? whoa..... never saw that one coming...... -- hobo_chuck '' (http://www.lost.eu/53187)its not easy being gold!'' (http://www.lost.eu/53187) 'a hobo named chuck eats a sandwich!-youtube' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO5XlmxIcAo) 'blue man group-global warming' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snPdEl0Duoo) Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words ------------------------------------------------------------------------ hobo_chuck's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14113 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62873 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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oneisenough wrote: dang.. i wish i could but my school is like 7-8 miles away... that would be a long and butt chaiffing--(spelling?) ride on a 20 trials... thats the bigest wheel that i've got. 'Chamibutter' (http://tinyurl.com/yotqkm) Well, time for another uni hobo_chuck wrote: wait, wait............there are people who don't ride their uni to school/work? whoa..... nathan wrote: Here's how Beau did it the hard way, back in 5th grade: http://nhoover.smugmug.com/gallery/1215685 ---Nathan I saw that pic a while ago and it inspired me to some day to be able to do the same, but bigger wheel - sns it's easier and faster. How long did it take him? How many breaks did he have to take? -- skilewis74 Ride everywhere and never just ride anywhere. If you can ride where you are going within a hour, do it, and if you can do a trick 50-75% of the time do it along the way. Parafrasing a pro skater when asked for advise to kids who wanted to get much better and maybee turn pro one day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ skilewis74's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12404 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62873 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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skilewis74 wrote: Well, time for another uni yeah.. but i gotta save $ for a truck and i also am getting a new trials wheel ... but a 24 or 26 muni would be nice -- oneisenough ------------------------------------------------------------------------ oneisenough's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14061 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62873 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I rode for all of 9th grade... I had mixed experiences riding to school. There was a park next door, so riding trials after school was great, but I was at a very inner city school (two students shot and killed during the year, another shot in the arm, and fights pretty often). Kids tried to kick the wheel out from under me all the time, but often were more impressed that I didn't fall. No need to tell you how little you notice a kick to the back of the wheel. By the end of the year hardly anyone bothered me, unless I did stuff like ride down flights of stairs or jump picnic tables. As for really getting around, a bike is far faster. In college unicycling is the perfect way to get around. I leave mine unlocked everywhere on campus, except on friday and saturday nights, since drunk people try to ride it. -- gerblefranklin http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Trials-Muni Nick's main man. "I love freedom dearly, ideally, in theory, but in reality we're not there yet--Not nearly."--Cold Duck Complex ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gerblefranklin's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4295 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62873 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I rode my 20" unicycle to school back when I went to Spotswood college (high school) a few times, but mostly I just got a ride in the car with my dad (who taught there) and rode my unicycle in between classes, and at lunch time. It took me a while being on the other side of town. It was not sketchy at all- I was allowed to lean my unicycle against the wall in all my classes rather than have to lock it in a bike rack. I have been unicycling in from Bell Block to Central School (~8km) to teach unicycling at lunch times this week. It is not sketchy- I wear a high vis vest and bag cover, and I feel safe sharing the highway with cars and trucks even though the bike lanes and shoulders are not very consistent. I can see how less experienced riders might be put off by the poorly designed cycling facilities. gerblefranklin wrote: As for really getting around, a bike is far faster. I disagree-a coker is quite comparable to bikes for speed. By law, bikes must stop at red lights, whereas unicyclists can choose when it is safe for them to go (you have the excuse- "No brakes!") And footpaths are free game too for unicycles. So they are a bit slower but I would not say far slower. A 36" or 28" can be much faster than a car when the traffic is congested. Get an accident or something to back the cars up and you will pass hundreds of them. -- Rowan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rowan's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3772 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62873 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Yeah, whatever you say Rowan. Maybe cops in New Zealand are idiots, but, well, the ones up here are idiots in the way that they'll ticket you just as much for cokering through a red light as they will for biking through it. As for curbs, I regularly hit up sidewalks on my bike (being careful to be respectful to pedestrians), and also pass cars on downhills. Cyclists in SF regularly blow through stop signs and red lights (I only do the former). So sure, tell yourself that a coker is comparable, and while you wheeze about that, I'll enjoy how little I'm pedaling while pulling 35 down a hill while passing cars. Out of curiosity, Rowan, how many coker riders do you know who can jump speedbumps and potholes at 25mph and above? As for traffic, what makes a coker dramatically better for lane splitting than a bike? I ride in rush hour downtown traffic on my bike every day. I pass hundreds of cars, and have yet to see where a coker would be any faster. I am rather annoyed by unicyclists who claim that they are comparable in speed to bicyclists. Yeah, a physically fit coker rider will burn granny on her sunday ride, but pitted against an equally strong and skilled bicyclist, there's no competition. I'm not biased towards bikes--I love unicycles. But delusions won't change how must faster I get to work in the morning when on my bike. -- gerblefranklin http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Trials-Muni Nick's main man. "I love freedom dearly, ideally, in theory, but in reality we're not there yet--Not nearly."--Cold Duck Complex ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gerblefranklin's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4295 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/62873 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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