Hi,
My name is Michael and am deaf. I bought two unicycles last August after met Terry Peterson on Santa Ana River Trail. He is the one who inspired me to try a unicycle. My daughter, Isabella, is also interesting to try do a unicycle with me. So I got her 16" and myself a 20" unicycle.
After two weeks of frustrate practice. Somehow we put them away and had many things going on during fall/winter time. I kept enjoy watching Unigeezer videos on youtube and read this unicyclist forum from time to time.
About three weeks ago, I decided to return and give it other try. Meanwhile I was at it and encouraged Isabella to do the same. We played a little silly game to see how many revolution before fell down or UPD. I did about 12 and she did about 4. We did this every evening for 30 minutes. We got improved every day and Isabella did out best me already. She is only 7 years old and able to pedal around driveway, do 8 figure shape. Isabella is not deaf but she knew sign language to communicate with me. Anyway, I have hard time turn right rather than left. We both need to learn how to free mount and idle next.
I would like to not give up on it and want Isabella to continue this too. I know I am not master on it yet and do relay this forum feedback and video to passing knowledge to Isabella and myself.
My goal in the future to try larger unicycle and Muni but not as crazy as Unigeezer. 
Hi Michael! So glad you have joined our great uni community! Also very happy to hear you have decided to keep riding, and I know it can get frustrating when you’re first learning, but believe me, it will be worth it! And a big thumbs up to your daughter Isabella who sounds like she’s learning fast! Please keep us posted with your progress, and always feel free to ask for help if you need it. Hope to see you again soon on the SART, as I’m gearing up for my next uni-century! 
Welcome to our little online community and to the wonderful world of unicycling!
Another Dave (GILD) will be along shortly to update the counters (you’ll know what that means soon).
SilentRider… that’s a cool name. As far as forum names go, that one is deep!
Hey, don’t even think about giving up now! You are riding! There’s no stopping now. Congratulations to you and your daughter. As you get better and better, it becomes more and more fun. You will achieve your goals. You’ve already gotten past the most difficult part.
We have a few nice threads going here in Just Conversation (here and here) that have good tips for and from beginners. Technically, that stuff is supposed to be in the main forum, but hey, it just worked itself into the conversation.
Hope you feel free to join in any conversation – or start one of your own. The more you hang around the forums, the more you will get to know the people here. And vice versa. It’s a special place. Unicyclists are the nicest people! Both on and off the Internet.
Hey Terry – nice job! Keep spreading the good word and inspiring people to ride!
Except that most of the Deaf people I know are anything but silent! 
Welcome SilentRider, and enjoy your time of being a better rider than your daughter! Something about not having to work for a living usually ends them up learning a lot faster, long as they stay interested.
Off the top of my head I can only think of one other Deaf unicyclist that may have been on the forums; Pinky Aiello from the LA area. She was an entertainer so you may have heard of her? Not sure if she’s still doing it. Anyway you might be the first here! Though I know several Deaf unicycle riders, none are involved in the forums. Two are a niece and nephew of mine, but I don’t think either of them are still riding.
I also have met two blind unicyclists; one with zero sight and another who was very visually impaired. But no deaf-blind unicyclists. I did meet a deaf-blind lady who used to ride though, when she was a kid growing up in the Bronx. She has since passed away, and was old enough that she had met Helen Keller!
Welcome to the forums SilentRider, it’s good to have you with us!
Now you and your daughter have learnt to ride there’s hours of fun ahead of you!
Hope you keep on posting here, it’s great to have another one of us…
Hello SilentRider,
Pleased to make your aquaintance!
Hey uni57 ! Thank you for directing SilentRider toward the New Rider 57 post! I haven’t seen you there in a few days. I thought maybe we scared you away with the unicycle chorus nonsense.
I like your name too, SilentRider!
Looking forward to visiting with you!
kids love the 16" unicycle
Welcome to the forum!
http://gallery.me.com/kelliehood#100002/Grace%20and%20Nash&bgcolor=blackMy kids are learning on a 16" as well.
Welcome to the Forum!
My kids love the 16" unicycle.
Greetings
Welcome to the forum!
My kids love my Uni.
It’s not the same thing but I am a sign language interpreter from British Columbia Canada.
I have taught 2 of my Deaf friends how to unicycle, but they didn’t continue.
Anyways, welcome to the world of unicycling.
Cheers, TC
Bryan Corry
Thanks!
Yes, I was hoping to ride with you someday whenever I am ready and with right unicycle.
Thank for positive encourage and quick leds to two links with many helpful tips.
Yes, I have heard of her name but never have chance to meet or seen her performance. I believed she is still doing those performance and part of her professional job.
Thanks and promise myself to continue ride unicycle and do not give up at all!
Thank everyone for a warm welcomes. I will post short video of my daughter progress on unicycle.
You’ve got a good habit started. 30 minutes every evening and you’ll improve quickly. In a few months, you’ll be able to free mount without even thinking about it. You’ll probably be able to idle and go backwards too. This time next year, you and your daughter will be solid muni riders. Keep it up!
That’s two more of us, and two less of them.
Welcome SilentRider, good to have you aboard! Looking forward to reading of you and your daughter’s progress, while I progress too:D I believe ‘aarons’ advice is spot on. Had I been able to commit a little bit of time each day I’d be so much further now. Good luck and keep at it!
John, how very insensitive of you! “Deaf” means that one cannot hear.
What were you thinking when you typed this? I thought you were a decent man.
I am going to have to reconsider my feelings for you now.
Michael, welcome to the forums, we are glad to have you.
Sounds like you have a good solid base and a really good practice schedule. When I was first learning to ride I could go strait and I could turn left but not right. It was weird, I tried all sorts of things, riding on slopped terrain, twisting my seat, focusing on one foot, then one day after drinking with some friends they asked to see me ride. I shakily got on the unicycle wobbled around and turned right to miss a parked car. All of a sudden I could turn both right and left with equal ease.
Your body can probably turn left just fine if your mind would let it. If you can’t turn left after some more practice maybe braking your routine and doing something different will give you the breakthrough of being able to turn both ways like it did for me.
to hear of something is a very common phrase used not only to describe the act of hearing something but to learn of something. i think you are taking John’s words a little too literally and i believe that the offense should be in no part affiliated to you but to silentrider if he so chooses to be offended
Dude he is just being Maestro, don’t take him too seriously, except when he is serious, then he means business.
Long as we’re in JC and not the unicycling side, I’ll ask: Any difference between CSL and ASL? Is it French-based like ASL is? Do all Canadian sign language interpreters have to be able to cover English and French SL, if applicable? Okay, that’s meant as a joke, but maybe reality says it isn’t…
Not exactly true, Mr. PC. Since when are you PC, anyway? When you spell Deaf with a capital D (not at the beginning of a sentence for instance), you are referring to Deaf culture, the Deaf community, etc. And they are not offended by that usage of “heard”.
Just ask the deaf blind guy who I “see” every morning as he cleans in our office.
I’m sorry, but Def with a capital D is a registered trademark held by Island Music Group.
We’re going to have to close this thread down, lest Gilby get into a lawsuit over this.
Oh, and John, I’ve always been a PC guy. Ever since the IBM PC/AT! I will admit to having owned an Apple IIe for some time though…
