I had my first big unicycle dream last night. I was gliding fast down a long grassy slope for about a half a mile. I had a brand new pair of shoes on. The rubber on the sole of my gliding foot was being ground off like sawdust, it was just flying off as though I were taking a power tool to it. But I didn’t care cuz I was gliding unbelievably fast and easy.
When I reached the bottom of the hill, there was big hole in the the sole and my foot was showing. That was a cool dream.
I guess this has something to do with all the gliding practice I’ve been doing lately 
Joe
The only real unicycle dream I’ve had was when I had a dream that my unicycle acted like a witch’s broomstick, and all I had to do to fly was pedal and I’d soar through the air. And I’m not sure, but I think I landed on the wing of a plane and went inside to get peanuts. That was around when I woke up, though.
RE: Extreme gliding dream
> I was gliding fast down a long grassy slope for about
> a half a mile.
To my knowledge, the longest continuous glide was 0.8 mile. There is nothing
official about this record, but I witnessed it (I did it, with a follow-car
measuring the distance). This was in Binghamton, NY in 1987 or 1988.
> I had a brand new pair of shoes on. The rubber on the
> sole of my gliding foot was being ground off like sawdust,
> it was just flying off as though I were taking a power
> tool to it.
Depending on the type of tire and sole you have, sometimes the tire will
grind up more than the shoe. I remember seeing a thin coating of blue dust
clinging to the fork, around the blue tire. But the shoe always seems to get
a hole in the center after a while. Hopefully not all the way through!
> When I reached the bottom of the hill, there was big
> hole in the the sole and my foot was showing.
> That was a cool dream.
Good think it was a dream. Otherwise you’d be hopping around on the other
foot going “Ow, ow, hot, hot!” Definitely a cool dream.
Stay on top,
John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone
jfoss@unicycling.com
“If people want to truly understand mountain biking, they have to do two
other things: ride a unicycle, and master the trampoline.” – Joe Breeze,
one of the originators of mountain biking, in a conversation with Tim Bustos
Re: Extreme gliding dream
where do you go about getting the balls to take ur feet off the pedals?
its ok in a dream but… you know…
where do you start with gliding??
is it as painful as i’m imagining?
well you have to learn somehow…
dave
ps - same goes for wheel walking :s
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> > I was gliding fast down a long grassy slope for about
> > a half a mile.
>
> To my knowledge, the longest continuous glide was 0.8 mile. There is
nothing
> official about this record, but I witnessed it (I did it, with a
follow-car
> measuring the distance). This was in Binghamton, NY in 1987 or 1988.
>
> > I had a brand new pair of shoes on. The rubber on the
> > sole of my gliding foot was being ground off like sawdust,
> > it was just flying off as though I were taking a power
> > tool to it.
>
> Depending on the type of tire and sole you have, sometimes the tire will
> grind up more than the shoe. I remember seeing a thin coating of blue dust
> clinging to the fork, around the blue tire. But the shoe always seems to
get
> a hole in the center after a while. Hopefully not all the way through!
>
> > When I reached the bottom of the hill, there was big
> > hole in the the sole and my foot was showing.
> > That was a cool dream.
>
> Good think it was a dream. Otherwise you’d be hopping around on the
other
> foot going “Ow, ow, hot, hot!” Definitely a cool dream.
>
> Stay on top,
> John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone
> jfoss@unicycling.com
> www.unicycling.com
>
>
> “If people want to truly understand mountain biking, they have to do two
> other things: ride a unicycle, and master the trampoline.” – Joe Breeze,
> one of the originators of mountain biking, in a conversation with Tim
Bustos
i had a gliding dream one time and it was so cool. the next morning i was meeting my freinds to go ride and while i was getting ready i was so excited that i would be able to show them that i could glide. but i thought about it for a little while and could not remember when i learned to do that. then i realized that it all been just a dream. it was so real. so i’ve been trying to learn to glide ever since.
To answer your question, the progression goes something like this
learn one foot riding/idling, get comfortable taking one foot off.
learn wheel walking. A spotter helps.
learn one foot wheel walking - this leads right into gliding
Then there’s coasting, I suppose. I’m still learning gliding.
Obviously this takes a lot of time and practice, but it’s well worth it.
There are some previous posts on all of the above. Some people learn wheel walking first, but I think that’s rare.
Joe
where do you go about getting the balls to take ur feet off the pedals?
its ok in a dream but… you know…
where do you start with gliding??
is it as painful as i’m imagining?
well you have to learn somehow…
dave
ps - same goes for wheel walking :s