Sofa’s “worst comment” post reminded me that when I’m asked “Is that hard”, I usually answer depending upon my mood. Obviously many tricks done on unicycles, e.g. wheel-walking, one footed-backwards, etc, are very hard and so “yes” is the appropriate response.
However, I don’t have this problem. The most difficult thing I do on an uni is mount a giraffe and when asked if that’s difficult I say yes.
But what about just basic riding? Sometimes when asked this I say “no not really, just a little practice and you’re on your way”; other times, “yes”; and other times “yeah, it’s certainly harder than riding a bicycle but far from impossible.”
Assuming that your average person over the age of 12 or so can pick up unicycling in a week and in a month be able to ride to the store to pick up a quart of milk, just how hard is it?
I know there’s no single answer, but how do others generally respond to this question?
I always say, it only took me 10 hours to ride it comfortably down the street, and everything else comes fairly quickly, and let them judge for themselves
In article <JJuggle.apwty@timelimit.unicyclist.com>,
JJuggle <JJuggle.apwty@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote:
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)But what about just basic riding? Sometimes when asked this I say “no
)not really, just a little practice and you’re on your way”; other times,
)“yes”; and other times “yeah, it’s certainly harder than riding a
)bicycle but far from impossible.”
I usually go with “It’s hard to learn, but not hard to do.”
-Tom
> But what about just basic riding? Sometimes when asked this I say “no
> not really, just a little practice and you’re on your way”; other times,
> “yes”; and other times “yeah, it’s certainly harder than riding a
> bicycle but far from impossible.”
> Assuming that your average person over the age of 12 or so can pick up
> unicycling in a week and in a month be able to ride to the store to pick
> up a quart of milk, just how hard is it?
> I know there’s no single answer, but how do others generally respond to
> this question?
I used to get asked this while on the steeper bits of the Malverns; as I go past literally dripping in sweat, puffing and panting, having to hop up bits every few metres…
If I was able to speak I generally said “this bit is”…
Slightly. I have been doing any MUni or any hardcore riding. I did a short ride on a 24 around a park when beeull came down, but that’s the most of my riding experience. The fireball is away getting powdercoated as we speak, and I should be back on that in a week and a half.