Well, my new year’s resolution was to ride my unicycle at least once a year. Done that. Next challenge? 
It was a cold and bleak morning, and I had a teensy weensy bit of a headache after a particularly wild night singing folk music and taking part in an impromptu mummers’ play. Going for a ride did not seem attractive , but neither did the ring of blubber that has accumulated around my midriff over recent weeks.
Too cold for the 700c - the wind chill factor at high speed can be significant. 
Too fat for the Muni. I decided to do something unusual and take the 20" out.
Gosh, it’s slow! It took ages to ride along the tarmac drive to the car park where I intended to practise some skills. I had the first “Do you know you’ve lost the front half of your bike?”, but I also found one fisherman who asked a few sensible questions. His friend had been given a unicycle for Christmas and was looking ofr tips on how to ride it. I told him to Google for “Billythemountain” + “unicycling”.
Down to the car park and I was soon warming up with some idling, reversing, and general keeping it the right way up in a small space skills. A nasty moment when I was reversing and hit an unsuspected twig.
Some passers by asked me if I’d got the unicycle for Christmas - they must think I’m a fast learner!
A few years ago I spent hours perfecting my one foot idling and riding skills. It’s nearly all gone now. I can idle either foot down, and one footed with my left foot down, but that’s about it. The 20" feels more like a toy than a vehicle after all the miles I’ve done since then on bigger wheels.
I moved on to nearer to the river, and after I’d worked out how to use the timer I took this photo, just to prove to sceptics that both the river and I exist.
Happy new year, everyone. Let’s hope I get a bit more riding in this year than last.
