My brain isn’t working at full efficiency. His name is Guy Hansen NOT Guy
Larson.
“Michael Grant” <michael_j_grant@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Yesterday I met Guy Larson. He explained that he was the first to modify
a
> Coker bicycle wheel for use as a unicycle. I find it quite coincidental
> that I asked (a while ago) when the Coker was first introduced and it
turns
> out that the very first Coker uni was built just a few miles from my home.
>
> Guy demonstrated for me a skill that I’ve never seen before (or even heard
> of). He hand pedaled his 24" uni. It was quite impressive. Also his
16yr
> old son was with him and briefly showed me a good example of speed on a
24".
> I’m convinced that my legs simply cannot move as fast as his were moving.
> What was also interesting was the fact that Guy’s son (I’ve forgotten his
> name) tried hand wheel walking for the first time was able to go several
> feet. Very fast learner!
>
> Every now and then I feel bad that there aren’t a lot of uni riders in my
> area. I guess there are way more than I knew.
>
> Further evidence that unicycling exists indepedantly of these forums
> (fora?).
> 
>
> -mg
>
>