> Earlier I was thinking it could be something to do with unicycle that I am > veering towards right (A bad workman quarrels with his tools?). You see that > the cycle is quite worn out by now. The tyre is bald, thanks to the fact that > I have been riding on rough stone pavement around my department building. Also > the fork moves longitudinally
^^^^^^ Hmm…
> along the length of the axle. In any case, to remove any doubts, I turned the > saddle 180 deg assuming that if it were due to unicycle that I was veering > towards right, now I should be tending towards left! Guess what, I am still > going right. Any suggestions on what is going on here and how I can make > myself go straight.
.of course, you don’t go the same way around the building all the time?
I find it much easier to go right than left, so I guess it could become habit
to veer right all the time if thats what most of your turns were - try lots of
left handed circles?
(Kevin Heath replied to me by accident, instead of unicycling@mcs.kent.edu)
> Why are you veering right? I have a couple of ideas. First of all, if you have > access to another unicycle try that one out. If you don’t have the same > problem then it is your uni. Take it in to a bike shop and have the tire > aligned. Also, a new tire may help. I have problems veering to the right when > I am racing. Usually at the beginning of the season when I start training. The > way I overcame it was working on my posture. Another way to help overcome it > is to try one-footing with your left foot. If you are right footed you are > probably sub-conciously putting more weight on your right side. By practicing > one-footing with your other foot your balance will improve. Hope these ideas > help!! By the way, if you are at UNICON VII, ask for me (Kevin Heath). I am > one of the directors. Hope these ideas help…