Naked man on unicycle

[Cyc]

No problem, Jogi, I am patient. Will check out this place next week then.

[Alan Hogan]

Will Kris Holm have to develop a new saddle for this new movement??

[Milosboy]

Originally Posted by JJuggle

A few words substituted below:

"You know, if one person, just one person does it they may think he's really sick and they'll arrest him. And if two people, two people do it, in harmony, they may think they're both faggots and they'll arrest them too. And three people do it, three, can you imagine, three people riding unicycles naked across a bridge in Texas. They may think it's an organization. And can you, can you imagine fifty people a day, I said fifty people a day riding unicycles naked across a bridge in Texas? Friends they may thinks it's a movement."

I got a kick out of that! Thanks!

[Milosboy]

Next thing you know, people will be doing Naked Freestyle. 360 Unispins have never been more graphic...

[David_Stone]

I've tried naked unicycling in the privacy of my home. Not especially comfortable. It wasn't on a Coker, tho. I had a twenty-incher at the time.

Ba dum bum.

[Alan Hogan]

Originally Posted by David_Stone

I've tried naked unicycling in the privacy of my home. Not especially comfortable. It wasn't on a Coker, tho. I had a twenty-incher at the time.

Ba dum bum.

Quoting inches and naked unicycling at the same time is just wrong!!!!

[blueharmony]

Every June there is a naked parade in Fremont, WA to celebrate solstice. The parade is comprised mostly of people on bikes who have painted their bodies to be just about anything, some actually look fully clothed. There are similar rides throughout the world.

Last year five of us rode our unis as the Seattle Storm WNBA team. From that experience I can tell you it quickly rubs you raw unless you wrap your seat with a small cotton towel first. I don't think this guy was thinking that far ahead!

In the PG version of the picture below I'm the one with the basketball. You can see where I duct taped a set of clothes to my frame in case I had to walk back to my car naked. You learn something new every day.

[Danny Colyer]

Originally Posted by Wheel Rider

I bet that causes chaffing.

Not IME, but I have been careful with my choice of saddle. This was a major consideration the last time I bought a saddle, when I noticed that most of the latest crop seemed to have seams along the side that most assuredly would chafe. I ended up with a Nimbus HiTop, which I have found works well for naked riding.

Hot weather helps as well. Sweat is an excellent lubricant.

Originally Posted by magicollin

I never would have thought to try riding naked. Now that the idea is planted in my head though, I don't know that I will ever be satisfied with my life if I don't try it at least once.

Have a look and see if there's a WNBR near you:
http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/i...=List_of_rides

I intend to do the Bristol ride on a unicycle again this year.

I recommend getting your side mount solid before the ride, for reasons of delicacy in positioning. I've also carried a hockey stick on previous rides, so that I have something to lean on during the ride's frequent stops rather than having to hover or keep dismounting.

[jbtilley]

[johnfoss]

Originally Posted by Daytripper63

They said he kept falling off the uni, maybe he thought his clothes were getting in the way of his learning to ride...

According to the local news coverage I linked to above, he was observed riding back and forth across the bridge earlier that day and/or week. But his riding had been getting more and more erratic, with less of a straight (predictable) line and more random dismounts and stuff. On a bridge, which doesn't have as much space for cars to do avoidance manuvers. Sounds like he was descending into some kind of delusion or psychotic break perhaps.

The guy's father said he had been diagnosed as schizophrenic, but that he didn't accept the diagnosis and was not on any medication. This is what can happen if you don't take your medication. Sounds like one of those TV commercials:
"If you don't take your medication, you start to think about a lot of things.
When you think about a lot of things, some of the things you think about may get you into trouble.
If you think about riding a unicycle naked, people are going to call the police.
The police are going to show up with dash cams.
The dash cam video is going to get posted online and go viral.
Then the whole world will be talking about a naked man riding a unicycle.
Don't ride a unicycle on the highway, naked. Do take your meds."

Originally Posted by JJuggle

And three people do it, three, can you imagine, three people riding unicycles naked across a bridge in Texas. They may think it's an organization...

I used to say something similar about being seen riding a unicycle on mountain bike trails. Nothing to do with Alice's Restaurant tho.

Originally Posted by Alan Hogan

Will Kris Holm have to develop a new saddle for this new movement??

I recently had a movement. Now my new KH saddle has a skid mark on it...

Originally Posted by Milosboy

Next thing you know, people will be doing Naked Freestyle. 360 Unispins have never been more graphic...

Seen it. Along with a whole crowd of other people. In a video competition at Unicon. Can you say Yoggi?

I don't want to think about the outtakes from that...

[moffatuniguy]

Originally Posted by johnfoss

I think it might add to the distraction.

Jim Sowers posted this link to our local groups earlier today:
http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2012...ding-unicycle/
It seems to have a bit more information than I'm seeing in the other places.

Apparently the guy had been riding back and forth across the bridge, getting progressively more erratic and "unstable". This is a potential hazard on any road, and much worse on a bridge, where there's less room to "dodge" things.
Schizophrenics have been riding unicycles for a long time. And Unabombers...

You should try it! I don't recommend it.

I wonder if he's a friend of Eddie Moffat? See the recent thread about getting arrested twice while unicycling. Hey, they both live in Texas...

I don't know him, but what a great idea to go back to jail!! Just kidding!

[UniJack]

HAVING TROUBLE FINDING RIDING SHORTS? WELL NOT ANY MORE IT'S THE PERFECT SOLUTION!! lol

[Nurse Ben]

So Kenny, the City of Fremont is cool with the public nudity thing? Wow, things sure have changed since I lived out there

Love the painted on basketball uniforms

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally Posted by Nurse Ben

So Kenny, the City of Fremont is cool with the public nudity thing? Wow, things sure have changed since I lived out there

Love the painted on basketball uniforms

Definitely!! Here's a quote from a Constitutional Law expert from the Just Conversation Forum (you can google it to see it's correct):

Originally Posted by BillyTheMountain

In some states, such as Oregon, public nudity is legal and protected as free speech, as long as there is not the "intent to arouse".

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally Posted by johnfoss

This is what can happen if you don't take your medication.

are you saying if you don't take your medication, you start to ride more erratically? Let's ask Greg!