I’m going to be spending 5 weeks away from home this summer, but I don’t want to get out of practice (or suffer from withdrawals). If I brought my uni with me, I’d have to take it on the airplane.
Should I take my unicycle with me?
If I chose to leave my unicycle, how rough will I be when I get back?
I’ve already read a bit about traveling, so I don’t need packing tutorials or anything, but feel free to share your experience traveling (with uni) or give advice as this will be my first trip with my uni.
I take my uni almost everywhere I go. It’s really not very complicated, just take it apart, pack it with good padding, bring all the necessary tools, and put it back together when you get there. Not much of a burden, and shouldn’t really take that much time either.
I don’t know where your going, but for me, unicycling is always fun to do on trips with nothing else to do :p.
Will I be able to pack my uni into my luggage fine, or will I have to pay for it as a second bag? (I’m packed for five weeks, but I’m also taking juggling clubs and maybe some other bulky stuff)
Pack it! I would say how much you lose depends on how long you’ve been riding. A couple months, yes, years I would say no. It should come back within a week though.
I think it depends on what skill you’re talking about and how solid you are at that skill. I didn’t ride MUni for 4 months this year because of a knee problem, and other than having to regain my fitness level I’ve been able to pick up where I left off.
On the other hand, I haven’t seriously practiced a lot of freestyle skills for longer than I can remember–more than a year. I can still do them, but they’re not as snappy and on cue as they once were.
So I’m guessing you’ll lose a bit of your edge if you don’t ride for 5 weeks, but you should be able to regain it pretty easily.
