He doesn’t sound American… Actually my impression of his accent is that he sounds like one of the royals.
American Ninja Warrior is a TV show, so to be a “regular” entry involves an audition process. This might take months, starting with sending in videos. You can also do a “stand-by” audition by showing up at one of the entry competitions and seeing if they will let you compete. It would be really cool if he could get on. That’s a great show.
Now I am confused. So, who holds the record for longest unicycle ride? Also on the distance-topic…do I hold the record for the oldest guy, at 64, to ride 100 miles in a day on a unicycle?
I just came across this thread. Wow, thank you for all the interest. Just wanted to say that my latest video is also up on youtube: https://youtu.be/mUFmLRfKeYM
I’m currently in Istanbul waiting for visas so will probably be stationary for the next week which is a little annoying. But it does give me the time to do some more editing which is handy because I’m over a month and a half behind with the footage!
It was mentioned before on here, but I’ll just mention again that with my ride I am supporting the School in a Bag charity and am aiming to raise enough to send 500 SchoolBags to 500 disadvantaged children all over the world. Please check out the charity’s website here: http://www.schoolinabag.org and if you like what they’re about you can donate through my page here: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/WorldUnicycleTour
‘School in a Bag’, have been behind me completely so any love you can send their way would be greatly appreciated. They have a Facebook page too which is well worth a like: https://www.facebook.com/schoolinabag
And I’d be happy to answer any questions you have for me
Is anybody else following Ed? He’s in Kazakhstan, between Russia and China. He just started riding again the other day after wintering over in Kyrgyzstan.
Ed is back on one wheel. And he is currently a bit in a hurry. About 1,000 miles left in Kazakhstan and only some 24 days left on his visa.
And he just got what could be quite a problem. Today he posted a picture of his hub on Facebook. The flange broke, disconnecting two spokes completely. He is asking for advise on what to do (he is probably in the middle of nowhere with no bicycle store anywhere nearby). Leave him a comment here https://www.facebook.com/MrEdPratt if you have some good ideas on how to fix the problem.
Even if tig patched that hub is going to fail again. It will take the same amount of time for him to get a new hub as an entire wheel. But if he gets just a hub then there’s the big problem of rebuilding the wheel. So a new wheel is probably the best option in his situation.
I’ve been watching Ed’s excellent videos on his journey through Australia. He’s now in New Zealand. Looks like he’ll be in San Francisco in January. Is anyone thinking of riding with him when he’s here in the US? Sure seems like it would be fun to catch up with him for a day or two.
Yesterday I was able to ride a leg of Ed’s journey while he came to the Dallas area. Super cool dude. We went 57 miles from Plano, Tx to Elmo, Tx. I feel very lucky to have had that experience.
Dude is a beast. His uni weighs 80 lbs geared up. All I had was about 3 liters of water and my nightfox and barely made it. Mad respect for the guy.
From Ed’s Facebook:
“I’m 2 days off NEW YORK! And the completion of my forth continent! Spontaneous host wanted in New York City from the 3rd July - 8th. If you can help me out (or know someone who can) in the Big Apple, please don’t hesitate to message me. Cheers”
Hi,
I´m planning to go on a unicycle trip this summer. That´s why I want to built such an attachment for my luggage like Ed. Is there anybody who´s already built such an attachment or knows how to do it?
I´m really looking forward to your answers!
Maximilian:)