Mountain unicycling
01-29-08, 12:55 PM
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Mountain unicycling
I was surfing a website and found this: https://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=27255
I thought it was pretty cool.
I thought it was pretty cool.
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I ride up on our hills and there is a Unicyclist that we often see riding XC. Never seen him walk anywhere- but yet to see him on the rough 15% climb for a mile. Apparantly- His big problem is going downhills. No brakes and he always tries to push the speed a bit too much.
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01-29-08, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Svr
FYI...on the first video, shows a guy going uphill right where they're talking about putting longer crank arms on one.
It is very awkward going downhill, and switching from uphill to downhill is awkward (even on little hills!)
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That just doesn't look fun. Seems to require too much balance and concertration. Has anyone tried this?
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That's interesting!
Back in my mountain biking days I sometimes wondered why I bothered bringing the bike with me because I had to push it up so many of the steeper hills. A unicycle would have been easier.
Today I try to avoid activities that might put me on a first name basis with X-ray techs.
Back in my mountain biking days I sometimes wondered why I bothered bringing the bike with me because I had to push it up so many of the steeper hills. A unicycle would have been easier.
Today I try to avoid activities that might put me on a first name basis with X-ray techs.
