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Old February 23rd 05, 01:27 AM
BraveSirStupid
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I spent my lunch hour riding today. I started with free mount practice,
but due to the wet and snowy pavement + my worn-smooth new balances, i I
couldn't get a decent rotation w/o my shoe slipping off. I resolved to
try with my much newer running shoes when i got home tonight.

I whipped out the ski poles and worked on turns and endurance, and
provided a bit of amusement to a bus full of school children here for a
visit.

After practice, i donated a pint of blood at the lab blood drive.
Pretty good so far.

Then i went home. Well... the newer shoes definitely grabbed the pedals
better. I had a semi-UPD on on of my steeper neighborhood hills and my
foot wouldn't come off the pedal -- I got my first almost-real injury, a
[proximal hyperextension?] sprain. Just a baby one, i was able to shake
it off and continue practicing. whew!

After half an hour or so, and a few hypoxic visual artifacts, i came to
the conclusion that ...maybe i really -did- miss the pint i donated.
Dunno, but i wasn't riding very well.

I've also discovered that my high-power-mode (i ride fast)
cyclecommuting gear isn't quite optimized for uni work. not suprising. I
found myself quite overheated before i even realized it. very
surprising. Next time i ride in the cold i'm bringing the messenger
pack.

By the time i climbed the hill back to my house i was trashed and
wasted, and not in a good way! But, all in all, i got a lot of good
practice in today, even if i wasn't up to par in the evening.

max


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Old February 23rd 05, 01:30 AM
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yea i ride in da snow too, and i hate it when my feet slip off da
pedals. But looks like you had a fun day.


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Old February 23rd 05, 03:40 AM
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for unicycling, you might want something other than running shoes. my
new balances don't work very well on my unicycle, I have a pair of skate
shoes for it.


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Old February 23rd 05, 05:05 AM
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James_Potter wrote:
*for unicycling, you might want something other than running shoes. my
new balances don't work very well on my unicycle, I have a pair of
skate shoes for it. *

Yeah I found that new balances suck for unicycling. Skate shoes are the
way to go. Its not that your going to be running with your unicycle
anyway so you can just change shoes when your going to go out to
unicycle. You can find good ones for about $30. Vans are my favorite.


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Old February 23rd 05, 05:35 AM
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[image: http://vans.speedera.net/shop.vans.com/image/33B.JPG]
Vans Half cabs or Vans oldschools are great. They dont have all the hot
padinding modern skate shoes have , but most imposrtantly, they have a
vand waffle sole. think about the grippyestest shoe ever, and these
would be them. The pis sink down in to the indentations and your feet
are locked in. the half cabs have padding around the ankle. Cabs are
about $50 and i have found oldschools for $25


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Old February 23rd 05, 10:09 AM
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I used to have that problem as soon as the pedals and/or my shoes got
even a little damp. Following the purchase of my 29" which has pedals
with aluminium pins I'm now getting pedals with pins for the 20". There
was a thread about this just recently.

(Just in case you don't have pedals with pins)


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Old February 23rd 05, 04:46 PM
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I've got this friend who, when in college, used to go down and sell a
pint of plasma and then take the money and immediately go to the bar and
slam a few beers. Seems the effects of alcohol are greatly enhanced
when you're a pint low The guy was no dummy either. Went on to
get his PhD in engineering.

I remember going out and pounding a 60 mile bike ride the day after a
minor surgical procedure when they had warned me not to do much of
anything for at least 24 hours due to the lingering effects of the
sedative I was given. Man, I felt very trashed after about 40 miles and
in a very bad way. The last 20 were the hardest miles I've ever ridden.
I don't think it pays to go out and do any kind of exercise unless your
really feeling good.

I personally like a good pair of running shoes with a good, grippy
tread. I have pinned pedals too. I like to be sure that I have
something that feels secure on my foot for those times I have to run out
of a high speed UPD.


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Old February 23rd 05, 05:14 PM
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BraveSirStupid wrote:
*.... but due to the wet .... pavement .... I couldn't get a decent
rotation w/o my shoe slipping off. *


Those darned wet shoes. I went out Monday after it had rained. I now
have a bruise on my right elbow and a long scrape on the back of my
right calf. Those metal pedals are good at something if not holding onto
wet shoes. Just an addition to the other unicycle related scars that I
have accumulated over the past 2 years. Isn't it GREAT!!


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