FINNALY i got my new unicycle its a sun classic but ive never unicycled before. I plan on getting a kris holm next.I will be posting back when i get better…Mabye even a video!!!
congrats!
what do you need help with…how to ride a unicycle?
the most important tip…
do NOT use a wall or any kind of poles or anything. Learn to unicycle by ‘freemounting’ this may seem harder at first, but once you figure it out (trial and error mostly) you have all the knowledge needed to ride.
if you try leaning on a wall or something, sure it may get you pedalling sooner, but you don’t really know anything yet.
stay away from the wall!
try to give yourself one hour sessions…it’s a great workout when you begin, and being tired and frustrated doesn’t help…take a break, and get back to it later.
[disagree] That sounds like a “young person’s” method for learning. If you don’t learn to ride until you are old (like I was) then anything and everything you can use to keep from falling down will be necessary in order to learn this new activity. If I didn’t have walls and chairs and poles and fences to lean on I would still be a non-rider. I learned in 15 minute sessions because that is all my legs could handle at the time. Fear of falling down (getting hurt) is a powerful thing.[/disagree]
Welcome to our world of unicycling!
i agree it took me around 4 days with around 20 minute sessions
to get around 100 metres i used a passage way.
jonny
Congratulations, hope you have lots of fun with your unicycle. 
About the method to learn unicycling, I would say it depends on you. Some are “just let go and go for it”, while other like to take it easy first. Myself, I tried to both use support (a fence) and sometimes just let go, quite happy about the results.
An advice I think most will agree to: never loose faith in yourself. If you don’t, you’ll ride sooner or later for sure!
i used almost everything i could hold on to
when i lernt to ride my uni i started along a rail untill i got the confidence to let go, then i fell off, so i tried again. eventually i got the hang of riding away from the rail and started seeing how far across the car park opposite my house i could get. it took about 2 weeks to be able to far enough to cross it. i only started trying to free mount once i knew i could ride off afterwards. this way worked for me and kieron so it might help you.
Good luck with the unicycling, have fun
Tips for beginners, including a downloadable ‘booklet’ on how to learn, can be found on http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/uni_beginners.htm
You are getting a Kris Holm and you don’t even know how to ride yet?
That doesn’t make any sense
Do a search, and you’ll find out why you should get a KH.
Some people don’t quit right away, and they know that they’ll want to stick with it.
I am learning too. I use a small rail to launch from and I have gone maybe ten feet. Bought a used Torker Dx from a friend last week. I had the helmet and pads. Been figuring out this madness for the last five days in 30-45 minute sessions. So far I can bunny-hop better than I can ride. I’m having fun!!!
Eveyone learns differently.
Go with what feels right.
welcome to tthe forums
Everyone learns a little bit differently.
The main thing is to keep with it. Eventually it will happen.
Welcome to the forum
lean foward
dont fall.
I STRONGLY disagee.
A friend of mine who “has great balance and coordination” broke his wrist and now wont touch a uni. If I was insistant on him using a rail and wearing pads he’d probably still be riding.
I think a long rail between waist and chest height on smooth pavement is best. A fence or wall can also be used, but not as good. This is not just for safety, but for speed of learning. grabing the rail is faster than remounting. Besides you can ride to a bunch of places w/o ever freemounting.
Once you can consistently ride the length of the rail, practice dismounting gracefully w/ the L & R foot and holding on w/ the L & R hand. Then REALLY big circles, then figure 8’s.
When you can get the diameters of the 8’s w/in 3 yds, THEN learn to freemount or ride around town where traffic is light and something you can use for mounting every couple of hundred feet.
I do agree about the 1 hour practice sessions for learning though. I tried to practice every day (but averaged 5 hrs/wk) and it took me almost 2 months to learn.
If your legs are getting really tired you aren’t puting enough weight on the seat and/or your seat is too low.
well…i am 12 and i cant get on with out a wall then i start swerving like this $ and if i lean to the left i fall the right is better 4 not falling for me! 
is this with the attention span of a 12 year old?
ok umm…sorry for stateing my opinion…ill just read from now on…
It’s like learning to walk…
Hi Kokomo,
Welcome to unicycling!
I think learning to unicycle is like learning to walk. A baby might get assistance from holding a parent’s hand or leaning on the sofa but eventually he has to let go and let his body feel the sensation of balancing unassisted.
It’s inevitable that he will fall. Not that he will get hurt, but he will fall. The more he earnestly tries, the more his muscles develop and the easier it is for his body to adjust without concentrating too hard. Soon he will be able to walk without even thinking about it.
Even if babies understood langugage the way adults do, it would be fruitless to explain to him what he has to do to walk. I know I can’t explain how my feet actually get me around. They just do.
Practice and body awareness are what is needed to learn to ride. LOTS of practice for most of us. 
There are tips you can glean from people who have been through it, but in the end it is a singular personal experience that only you can teach yourself.
My advice from my own experiences:
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Use a wall or support to get up if it makes it easier for you and more enjoyable. Continue to use the support to ride if it helps you put weight on the seat and get more comfortable. But the sooner you move away from the support and try, fall, and try again the sooner you will be riding all over the place.
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Look FORWARD! Not down… not to the side … not up at the birds… and not at the people watching you. Just look forward to where you want to go.
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Be sure your seat is comfortable and at a proper height. Put your weight in the seat.
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Wear protective clothing for safety and confidence. I wore only a helmet when I was a teen and never even scraped my legs or hands… or at least I don’t ever remember doing so. As an adult this was NOT the case. While relearning 25 years later I soon discovered I NEEDED stuff to protect my hands and knees as well as my head.
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If it is not fun. Back off and give yourself a break. Laugh and enjoy the journey; it is supposed to be both challenging and fun.
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The most important. Know and believe that you can do it. Conquer any doubt.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Thank you for the advice i have found that my pedals cut my shins. I wear a helmet but i think im gonna need some shinguards do you or me just bye the soccer ones? IDK well thanks for the private message…