Re: Derogatory comments from mortals (non-uni riders) while riding…
My reaction is to offer them a chance to ride my uni: “Would you like
to try it?”
This puts the ball back in their court. If it’s a bunch of teenagers,
I can usually coax one of them into trying. I’ll get his/her buddy to
support one side and I’ll help him mount and support the other side.
You’d be surprised at how quickly the derision turns to admiration when
they discover how hard (apparently) it is to ride a uni.
Unfortunately, I come up short when they ask me to do a trick. My
reply: “This is a trick!”
this is the weirdest thing thats happend to me:
It was saturday night and i rode my uni to a party about 3/4 of a mile away because my bike is broken I didn’t feel like walking. So i leave the party at about 3am and head home. When i was in the middle of campus i hear this “HEY DUDE LOOK AT THIS LOSER ON THAT F!#@ING THING!!” That pissed me off so i rode over to him and was like “what, do you have a problem with me riding a unicycle?” and he goes “yeah, you’re a stupid peice of s@$% for riding that thing” Then pushed me hard. So i was like, man this guy is obviously drunk and i don’t want to get in a fight right now so i turned to leave and he was yelled “hey get back here i’m not done talking to you!!” but i turned and rode away. UNfortunatly being on a 20 trials uni I couldn’t get away fast enough and he started to chase me so i rode into a bush threw my uni in the bush and ran away from it so he couldn’t steal my uni or break it or something. So being on foot now and in a better state of mind then he i ran the opposite way and he just started yelling profanaties at me. I made my way back to my uni and rode home. I told my parents this and used it as a platform for them to get me a MUni.
What you seemed to have failed to realise is a 20" uni is just the right size to use as a handy swinging weapon against unruly (or drunk) people threatening you. With pedals, cranks and a frame, all of which are not designed with comfort in mind hurtling at you at high speed I think I’d back off. Besides, being cracked on the head by a 20" isn’t something you’d boast about in the morning.
“What happened to your face?”
“Oh, some kid hit me with a unicycle cos I was going to smack him”
