Hello folks,
My name is Alex, and I am a new unicyclist from Massachusetts. I’ve never ridden a unicycle before, but recently picked up an old one from a friend after my girlfriend indicated a desire to learn to unicycle. I figure I may as well give it a shot too. Besides learning to unicycle, I like to spend my time working on bicycles and cars, and with various forms of outdoor recreation, including xc skiing, biking, canoeing, and hiking.
Welcome from Minnesota!
I learned almost 3 years ago, so my memory of my learning experience is still fairly fresh. It can be frustrating at times, but for me it was also quite addictive trying to ride that first few feet 
If you need any help or advice, this forum has plenty to offer. I hope you have a good time learning!
Welcome. Stay a while and listen unicycle.
Plenty of good info around here. It is learnable. Keep at it and enjoy the process.
Welcome from Texas!
Welcome to the wacky world of unicycling! 
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Welcome from the DC area! I am 12 years old, and I’ve been riding since 4th grade. I believe that unicycling is simply better than biking, for these reasons: it is way more fun, it is much cooler, it is not as clunky and heavy, it is good exercise, and once you know how, it feels easier.
Welcome, @ManiusTerentiusPullus !
I’m 65, started riding when I was about 12. It made for a unique experience in many ways. Some, “Not Many” people shout rude things from cars as they drive by. Many people you meet in parks “As an example” want to try and ride your Uni. Especially the partying type. I let countless people try to ride my old Schwinn as it was kind of bullet proof. These days I’m not sure how wise it is to let people risk life and limb on your Uni? No one ever got hurt badly on mine. Riding on flat concrete is faster and easier than walking. I used mine to go everywhere. That’s when I lived in Michigan. I live in rural Vermont now. To me, going up and down much of an incline is too much of a workout and not enjoyable. Steep hills are impossible or pointless, take your pick. I’d rather walk. Hopefully you live in a relatively flat area of Massachusetts and have the infrastructure to travel around safely. I was in a suburb most of my life and had concrete sidewalks or dirt pathways far from the roadways. Here in Vermont, it’s mostly steep hills and inclines, no shoulders on 2 lane blacktop roads and not very Unicycle friendly. I must travel to user friendly areas. Not that many people ride them, if you like talking to and meeting people, it’s a good icebreaker.
My main tip is this, don’t worry about the Unicycle. If you’re about to fall, concentrate on saving yourself. Shoot for landing on your feet. Let the Unicycle seat hit the ground, don’t try to save it from damage by grabbing the seat. You’ll be grabbing it during standard dismounts. As you become more accomplished. Hanging onto the Unicycle “ When not to” comes natural. You’ll know when you’re good. Best of luck to you.
Welcome from Yuma, AZ! I started riding in 1963 and rode in over 200 parades and performed basketball on unicycles at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego county. I still get these ragged old bones aboard my 1963 Lyod (with one L) unicycle I recently restored like new. It has old-school pinned cranks. Schwinn bought the rights to Lyod in the mid-60s and modeled their’s after it.
That actually look like a real good uni!
I agree. Take care of your stuff and it lasts longer. Really nice ride.
Thanks! I’ve had this Lyod 20" since 1963. My kids all learned to ride it, and I bought them all their own Schwinn 20" unicycles in the mid 80’s. They all still have them and now some of the grandkids have learned to ride. Great grandkids will soon be on the horizon!
If you haven’t already, I hope you learn to “rock” in place and ride backwards real soon. I loved riding while holding my seat out in front of me and also riding down the street using only one foot on the pedal. Cheers!
I’ll be darned, that’s it to a tee. My old Schwinn is a Loyd, LOL
I wish I still had it, I loved that thing Yours looks fantastic, whatever you did to it, great job
I never got that far using one pedal, I’d get going faster than normal and drop a leg. I’d go several revolutions and lose momentum, then lose it. I never figured out how to go far, have a good one
Practice, practice… 
I move my arms to the front, I feel this makes it easier to maintain front/aft balance. Also, putting the „free“ foot on the crown helps to stabilise everything, whereas riding with the foot stretched out is more difficult. I can ride with either foot on the crown, but can not ride with the right foot stretched out (I think 2 or 3 revolutions is my record).
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