Can you ride a UNICYCLE lol!

[squashysu]

well at the ripe old age of 41 i have decided to buy a Unicycle, one off my bucket list!! loL!!

so can anyone ride one and any tips! I got one for my kids as well lol! its something i have always wanted to do, as well as play the saxophone, so why not!!!

Tips welcome please

[OllieMartin]

Sorry, juggling is the limit of my clownesque abilities.

(That and big feet!)

[squashysu]

i got big feet too lol! my kids do diabolo and stacking cups and i bought one for them as well! so the circus comes to town and far better than sitting at a playstation all day eh!

now where did i put my red rubber nose and curly wig lol!

[ginger ninger]

Go on ..do them both at the same time go mad, have a ball..i've all hands on stopping on a bike with 2 wheels..lord knows what damage i'd do if i only had 1 ..Good Luck X

[butter fingers]

i was going to buy one for my sister and her kids last year, but was told what part of my body it would be deposited in if i dared to do so .
needless to say i didnt dare, you allways keep on the good side of my sister.

[maytreefrannie]

Since I was about 12 before I could cycle on an ordinary two-wheeler, I think I'll give the one-wheeler a miss.

I've been learning to juggle for about two years (still learning).

Best of luck with the unicycle.

[janeyo]

My tips would be...

crash helmet
Knee pads
elbow pads
Start on grass, don't go off down any hills lol.

Good luck and it's clear you are feeling better!

[Geo]

Since I was about 12 before I could cycle on an ordinary two-wheeler, I think I'll give the one-wheeler a miss.

I've been learning to juggle for about two years (still learning).

Best of luck with the unicycle.

I Can juggle with three balls

>>>This is a good vid<<<

Geo..

[Mac]

Hi, I used to teach circus skills to kids in my summer holidays from college! This was the method that we used:

Frequently Asked Questions on Unicycling

I was never any good at the cycling, but do still juggle - find it really relaxing!

[squashysu]

great thanks Mac i have bookmarked that page and now have 6 weeks off work to master my skills! there may be a video of me one day! no not on crimewatch but on "you've been framed" lol!

[HeyWayne]

Give yourself plenty of room. Don't they suggest riding alongside a wall or something - use one hand to steady yourself.

I had a unicycle once - very briefly.

It was actually a BMX - I wheelied from one side of a road to the other, only halfway across my front wheel decided to make a break for freedom and bounced off into a nearby stream.

The front forks of the bike worked wonderfully as a brake, and it's amazing how much ground you can clear once you make it over the handlebars.

Having retreived my wheel - complete with the odd stickleback and minnow, I knocked on a nearby door and asked if they had a spanner I could borrow.

I successfully wheelied across the road on the way home.

[Pars_nip]

well at the ripe old age of 41 i have decided to buy a Unicycle, one off my bucket list!! loL!!

so can anyone ride one and any tips! I got one for my kids as well lol! its something i have always wanted to do, as well as play the saxophone, so why not!!!

Tips welcome please

Good for you! I so want one - was looking at them on e-bay last week, where else would you get one? There are funny wee contraptions designed to teach uni-cycle technique it seems, I might get one of these first... just for cycling around the compost heap..

Oh what fun! Let us know how you get on - I took up piano at the age of 40 btw, not so sure about the sax thing

[squashysu]

i got it from Amazon, i got one for my youngest as well a child's one, so we turning into a circus family, mind you many people say i am a clown anyway! loL!

[NOG]

i got big feet too lol! my kids do diabolo and stacking cups and i bought one for them as well! so the circus comes to town and far better than sitting at a playstation all day eh!

now where did i put my red rubber nose and curly wig lol!

My compny car is like CoCo Crowley...every time I brake the doors all fall off.

[dexterdoglancashire]

I can't even ride one with two wheels! When I was a child I flew over the handlebars of my "Chopper", bit the tarmac - I still have the false teeth and scars to prove it!