bicyclist or unicyclist

MuniOrBust · 2009-10-01, 12:10 AM

Soon after becoming hooked on unicycling I began seeing a lot of other unicyclists. Well, not really.
It just seems like whenever I'm driving and approaching a cyclist head-on, I could swear that he/she is unicycling. Obviously it's just because the shape and movement looks the same from afar. Of course I'm disappointed once I see handlebars and a second wheel.
I guess my brain just wants to see unicycles!

Does anyone else experience this?

john_childs · 2009-10-01, 01:19 AM

Comfort bikes with a very upright sitting position are popular. I've seen some with the handlebars set very high so that the rider is sitting almost perfectly upright, just like sitting on a unicycle. So yeah, I've been seeing more of those kinds of bikes out and around. From straight on and far away they do look like they're riding a unicycle.

dudewithasock · 2009-10-01, 02:25 AM

Haha, that happens to me all the time! It's so disappointing to get closer/a different viewing angle and realize what it actually is.

Emile.m · 2009-10-01, 02:41 AM

happens to me too.

lawl.

Phil_on_uni · 2009-10-01, 05:14 AM

Its funny because this happens to me all the time... and yet i know all the people that actually unicycle in my town

evil-nick · 2009-10-01, 05:27 AM

Happens to me too... So the few times I have seen another unicyclist it's come as even more of a shock

poofengle · 2009-10-01, 06:00 AM

The other day I saw someone walk out of a lecture hall on my campus with a unicycle. And I thought I was the only one in the Colorado School of Mines the unicycled! It made my day :~) If that person is on here they should make themselves known lol

poofengle · 2009-10-01, 06:00 AM

The other day I saw someone walk out of a lecture hall on my campus with a unicycle. And I thought I was the only one in the Colorado School of Mines the unicycled! It made my day :~) If that person is on here they should make themselves known lol

ally1776 · 2009-10-02, 02:25 AM

Happens to me too, alot. Especially if I'm a little further away and they are riding no handed for a minute, but then reality comes into focus and yeah it's a bicyclist.

nimblelight · 2009-10-02, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by poofengle

The other day I saw someone walk out of a lecture hall on my campus with a unicycle. And I thought I was the only one in the Colorado School of Mines the unicycled! It made my day :~) If that person is on here they should make themselves known lol

I might see you over there next year.

I'm not sure yet...

poofengle · 2009-10-02, 04:51 AM

That would be awesome. Mines is da bomb. There's so much rock climbing and unicycling and camping around here that it blows my mind :~)

stag · 2009-10-03, 11:37 AM

I've had it the other way around a few times. Last week I was riding my 36er along a busy road and a car behind me beeped to get passed, presumably because of my slow speed. As the car passed me the front seat passenger said, "Oh, it's a unicycle!"

I suppose that we look like bicyclists from behind, too.

At the London Skyride event a few weeks back a woman on her bike saw me and said, "That's a strange looking bike", to which I duly replied, "It's a unicycle."
She paused and said, "Oh, I didn't notice that its only got one wheel."

Doh!

fluxusmaximus · 2009-10-03, 12:10 PM

There was this once when I bumped into a friend who was on a unicycle and carrying another one. From afar, I could have sworn he was riding a bike and doing a wheelie.

Michaelgoround · 2009-10-03, 04:13 PM

Tis never happens to me though I have friends that say they have seen unicyclist in my town besides me and I even saw some kid on an old 20" one time.

wrapmaster · 2009-10-03, 10:30 PM

I was riding my unicycle and i could have sworn it was a bike from the front but it was my friend wearing a beanie on his unicycle with a handlebar unit. i was tottally surprised because i always think bikes look like unicycles to

2009-10-01, 12:10 AM	#1
MuniOrBust show me the muni! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rochester, New York Age: 37 Posts: 1,273	bicyclist or unicyclist Soon after becoming hooked on unicycling I began seeing a lot of other unicyclists. Well, not really. It just seems like whenever I'm driving and approaching a cyclist head-on, I could swear that he/she is unicycling. Obviously it's just because the shape and movement looks the same from afar. Of course I'm disappointed once I see handlebars and a second wheel. I guess my brain just wants to see unicycles! Does anyone else experience this? __________________ --> Grease for your Schlumpf hub (free shipping!) <--

2009-10-01, 01:19 AM	#2
john_childs Guinness Mojo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 12,420	Comfort bikes with a very upright sitting position are popular. I've seen some with the handlebars set very high so that the rider is sitting almost perfectly upright, just like sitting on a unicycle. So yeah, I've been seeing more of those kinds of bikes out and around. From straight on and far away they do look like they're riding a unicycle. __________________ john_childs (att) hotmail (dott) com Team Never Wash Your Muni My Gallery :: Unicycling Bookmark List :: World Clock

2009-10-01, 05:14 AM	#5
Phil_on_uni TEAM DIRTY NEEDLEZ, TEAM SPENCER Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Spokane, Washinton Age: 26 Posts: 2,099	Its funny because this happens to me all the time... and yet i know all the people that actually unicycle in my town __________________ ><> Unicycle For Hatred, Bigotry, and Ignorance <>< Team Forrest, Underground *)---, '30ft Coaster~ johnfoss: What do you call the bunches of kids that follow Kris around at big unicycle conventions? "Holmies".

2009-10-01, 06:00 AM	#7
poofengle Closer to the sun Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Golden, Colorado Age: 22 Posts: 491	The other day I saw someone walk out of a lecture hall on my campus with a unicycle. And I thought I was the only one in the Colorado School of Mines the unicycled! It made my day :~) If that person is on here they should make themselves known lol __________________ Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. But set a man on fire and he'll be warm the rest of his life.

2009-10-01, 06:00 AM	#8
poofengle Closer to the sun Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Golden, Colorado Age: 22 Posts: 491	The other day I saw someone walk out of a lecture hall on my campus with a unicycle. And I thought I was the only one in the Colorado School of Mines the unicycled! It made my day :~) If that person is on here they should make themselves known lol __________________ Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. But set a man on fire and he'll be warm the rest of his life.

2009-10-01, 02:41 AM	#4
Emile.m Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Montréal Age: 21 Posts: 2,841	happens to me too. lawl.

2009-10-01, 05:27 AM	#6
evil-nick Unicyclist, Linux Geek, & swell guy Join Date: May 2004 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, North America, Earth, Sol System Age: 34 Posts: 1,757	Happens to me too... So the few times I have seen another unicyclist it's come as even more of a shock

2009-10-02, 02:25 AM	#9
ally1776 UniMudder Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 614	Happens to me too, alot. Especially if I'm a little further away and they are riding no handed for a minute, but then reality comes into focus and yeah it's a bicyclist.

2009-10-02, 04:51 AM	#11
poofengle Closer to the sun Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Golden, Colorado Age: 22 Posts: 491	That would be awesome. Mines is da bomb. There's so much rock climbing and unicycling and camping around here that it blows my mind :~) __________________ Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. But set a man on fire and he'll be warm the rest of his life.

2009-10-03, 11:37 AM	#12
stag Support wildlife... throw a party! Join Date: May 2009 Location: London, UK Age: 40 Posts: 110	I've had it the other way around a few times. Last week I was riding my 36er along a busy road and a car behind me beeped to get passed, presumably because of my slow speed. As the car passed me the front seat passenger said, "Oh, it's a unicycle!" I suppose that we look like bicyclists from behind, too. At the London Skyride event a few weeks back a woman on her bike saw me and said, "That's a strange looking bike", to which I duly replied, "It's a unicycle." She paused and said, "Oh, I didn't notice that its only got one wheel." Doh! __________________ "Einstein was right." "Einstein was probably one of them." (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) www.eddify.com

2009-10-03, 12:10 PM	#13
fluxusmaximus Giggly schoolgirl Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 29 Posts: 814	There was this once when I bumped into a friend who was on a unicycle and carrying another one. From afar, I could have sworn he was riding a bike and doing a wheelie. __________________ ------------------------------- Team-Uni:: Unicycle Shop and Workshops http://www.team-uni.com Colorfully Constipated Stories http://www.ipooprainbows.com

2009-10-03, 04:13 PM	#14
Michaelgoround John 15:13 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Panama City, Fl Age: 22 Posts: 6,220	Tis never happens to me though I have friends that say they have seen unicyclist in my town besides me and I even saw some kid on an old 20" one time. __________________ I have my moments...

2009-10-03, 10:30 PM	#15
wrapmaster J Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Miguel, CA Age: 15 Posts: 238	I was riding my unicycle and i could have sworn it was a bike from the front but it was my friend wearing a beanie on his unicycle with a handlebar unit. i was tottally surprised because i always think bikes look like unicycles to

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