John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone unicycle@aol.com
wrote:
- +I have seen Tom Miller (the Unicycle Factory) freemount an 8’ giraffe +
I was very concerned when I first read this and mainly for the giraffe. I
thought “Crikey these people really do get up to some strange things. That sort
of thing would be illegal in Britain and probably a lot of other countries too.”
Of course I soon realised when I got to +
- using a slight notch in the grass to hold the wheel in place. + that the act
in question was not in fact a lurid and perverse gesture against a helpless,
tall and spotted mammal but actually a method of getting onto a big unicycle
called a “Giraffe” presumably because of its height.
I’m sorry, call it my wierd British sense of humour if you like but when I saw
the Subject title “Giraffe Mounting” in my mailbox I absolutely cracked up with
laughter and felt I had to share it.
I have trouble mounting my unicycle and its only about a 3 or 4 footer
I have a question too:
All the talk about what unicycle is best has made me really curious. I have
never heard of any of the names being mentioned and that may have something to
do with me (a) being in England and (b) knowing very little about our great
art - and I do see it as more of an art than a sport - and anyway… I’m really
curious now about my own little unicycle. I just want to know if anyone has ever
heard of it and is it some sort of rectal death trap or should I feel proud of
it. It’s a… PASHA. There I said it. Anyone ever heard of it? I just want to
know whether I am likely to get fruit thrown at me if I try to ride it through
the park… (I probably will anyway.)
Garry ‘Gadget’ Myles (garry.myles@mcl.co.uk) – My Train of Thought is more of a
roller coaster without rails.–