100-mile backcountry ride on a unicycle? No problem.

Just saw this on Fark.com :slight_smile:

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20140401/100-mile-backcountry-ride-unicycle-no-problem

Wow, what a determined guy! Props to him for tackling what most people (including a lot of us) would probably have considered impossible – to go from near total beginner to 100-mile racer in such a short span of time!

From the one photo and the video clip, it looks like he may have benefited from learning about holding the seat, or a handle, but he killed it anyway.

19 hours on an oregon?! :astonished:

I wonder what his distance record before that day was.

He must have been gelded.
On the other hand he had the balls to tackle this.
:thinking:

Awesome! I’d love to attempt that sometime. I know how difficult winter ultras can be; he definitely lucked out with near ideal conditions. But that too is part of winter ultras! Mad props!

What an accomplishment! Anyone else notice the writer saying: 'as he coasts by". Not clear on the uni concept!

Iron-crotch.

Thought I had this all figured out as soon as I noticed the date on the article
April 1st, 2014. After doing some side entry, the paper and story seem to be legit. I was thinking an April fools joke maybe. The side note about fat tired bikes racing in the Iditarod didn’t help either. Something fishy about this I think. If he did do it, it’s amazing to say the least, If it’s a spoof then it was done very well. Hats off whichever the case. :slight_smile:

Ya, i noticed the date after i posted this and wondered the same thing.