I built a single speed hardtail with 5 inches of travel a couple of weeks ago and now I've bought a unicycle. I'm not sure what's caused me to head off on this tangent.

Any other unicyclist out there?

I built a single speed hardtail with 5 inches of travel a couple of weeks ago and now I've bought a unicycle. I'm not sure what's caused me to head off on this tangent.

Any other unicyclist out there?
I used to ride one years ago. It does wonders for your balance. I rode it to school for a while, about a mile each way. Not QUITE as efficient as a bike. I'm thinking about getting another one for the fun of it. I'd like to try it on some of our local mtb trails..

I built a single speed hardtail with 5 inches of travel a couple of weeks ago and now I've bought a unicycle. I'm not sure what's caused me to head off on this tangent.

Any other unicyclist out there?
The idea has intrigued me for a while.

How difficult is it to learn? I don't think I could handle the abuse from neighbors as went through a long learning curve.

I used to ride one years ago. It does wonders for your balance. I rode it to school for a while, about a mile each way. Not QUITE as efficient as a bike. I'm thinking about getting another one for the fun of it. I'd like to try it on some of our local mtb trails..


So what was it like commuting to school on a unicycle? 1 mile seems like a haul for a single wheel. Unless you're post is a joke, which is fine cause it made me laugh. :D

...when I was still young, the kids next door had one for a while. We all managed to ride passably within an hour or so, i.e., we could get up and down the block, make turns, start and stop reasonably gracefully. Biggest problem I had was avoiding the urge to lean forward--at least while getting used to riding a unicycle, it's helpful to sit bolt upright on the thing until you get acquainted with the balancing issues.

Important tip: don't use clipless pedals... :D

So what was it like commuting to school on a unicycle? 1 mile seems like a haul for a single wheel. Unless you're post is a joke, which is fine cause it made me laugh. :D

Not a joke, just did it for the heck of it. It was a long haul but I didn't do it every day. Basically a 1:1 drivetrain. As for learning to ride it. It took me about 2 days at age 13. Today at age 42 it would probably take me a year! I just held on to a post in our yard to get on it and kept at it. It is a lot of fun and definitely a conversation starter!

...when I was still young, the kids next door had one for a while. We all managed to ride passably within an hour or so, i.e., we could get up and down the block, make turns, start and stop reasonably gracefully. Biggest problem I had was avoiding the urge to lean forward--at least while getting used to riding a unicycle, it's helpful to sit bolt upright on the thing until you get acquainted with the balancing issues.

Important tip: don't use clipless pedals... :D

An Hour or so! Wow, took me a couple of days at age 13.

...to realize we were supposed to have more trouble with it.

So what was it like commuting to school on a unicycle? 1 mile seems like a haul for a single wheel. Unless you're post is a joke, which is fine cause it made me laugh. :D

I've seen Uni's that used a larger wheel. This increases the gearing a bit. Two guys I saw were riding around Lake Tahoe- about 74 miles with some hills.

We have a local that rides one all over like a road bike, he'll do 30-35 miles. Not too fast but he gets there.

I don't find much interest in them myself, but they look kinda cool....

well thank god im still young at 16, i got one 2 months ago and it took about an hour to get the hang of it. now i ride trials unicycles, there great for balance (expecally with the fixed gear), any kind of trackstand is a piece of cake after riding uni

I built a single speed hardtail with 5 inches of travel a couple of weeks ago and now I've bought a unicycle. I'm not sure what's caused me to head off on this tangent.

Any other unicyclist out there?

A guy do Cycle North Carolina, 460+miles over a 6 day period. Or was that a guy riding his bike backwards(sitting on the handlebars)?