I rode it! I rode Harper’s Bizarre Uni. And after a few attempts, I was
even able to freemount it.
It’s smooth! I can see where riders who like speed will really like it. I
liked it, even though I’m more of a Sunday rider who can’t pedal fast enough
to pass people pushing baby strollers.
It’s tricky, though. Takes a bit to get used to it. And after I rode it
around the track a couple of times, I couldn’t adjust to my old-fashioned
24. Took me three tries before I could ride the standard one again.
I was glad to get the chance to ride it. My kids tried it tonight too.
Both thought it was a little tough to get used to, though they mainly ride
their 20s, so they aren’t used to riding this kind of Coker Junior.
Ya, sure, ya betcha, by golly. Thanks for testing it. Glad you and your kids had some fun with it. I like to ride the uni.5 or my Coker for a long distance and then try to get on a 20" or a 24". It is a strange feeling indeed.
The kids in North Bend who rode it the most were the ones whose legs were too short to ride Cokers. Are your kids in that category?
>From: harper <harper.5v32y@timelimit.unicyclist.com>
>
>Carol-
>
>Ya, sure, ya betcha, by golly. Thanks for testing it. Glad you and your
>kids had some fun with it. I like to ride the uni.5 or my Coker for a
>long distance and then try to get on a 20" or a 24". It is a strange
>feeling indeed.
>
>The kids in North Bend who rode it the most were the ones whose legs
>were too short to ride Cokers. Are your kids in that category?
>
For short legs in the family, I win. We had to pull off that Viscount seat
and substitute my Miyata with the shorter post. I couldn’t reach the pedals
otherwise. I’m just over 5 feet tall.
My kids are able to ride Cokers. My daughter is slightly taller than I am
and my sons are both way taller than I am. (But I can still take them on.)
Are you trying to talk Minnesotan? Great! You betcha! But you also have
to throw in words like “hot dish,” “lefsa,” and “lutefisk,” I think, to be
official.
Thanks again! It’s really a great uni. I’d love to have one, but I’d have
to learn to run a lot faster first.
Few will get the reference to Harper’s Bazaar, the fashion magazine or 60’s rock group of “Feelin’ Groovy” fame. I personally prefer the contraction, “Harper’s bizarre” rather than the possessive.
I live in Ballard, a region of Seattle with strong Scandinavian roots similar to those of Minnesota.
>From: harper <harper.5w3nm@timelimit.unicyclist.com>
>Carol-
>
>Few will get the reference to Harper’s Bazaar, the fashion magazine or
>60’s rock group of “Feelin’ Groovy” fame. I personally prefer the
>contraction, “Harper’s bizarre” rather than the possessive.
>
I knew you’d get it, though. (It’s an age thing.)
As for contraction vs. possessive, I don’t know. Most riders I know insist
there’s a certain bizarreness in all of us. Why else would we do this?
It’s tough to learn. Extremely frustrating and yet extremely rewarding.
Bizarre.
>
>I live in Ballard, a region of Seattle with strong Scandinavian roots
>similar to those of Minnesota.
>
Do you Ballard guys drink pop or soda? We drink pop. If you ever come to
Minnesota, remember: You drink pop here.
If you come to Minnesota, also remember: Never swat a mosquito. They are
our state bird. I think they’re endangered or something.
Carol
Minnesota
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>Carol McLean wrote:
>> *[color=blue]
>> : Never swat a mosquito. They are our state bird. *
Jagur wrote:
>i think Alaska has this rite.
Actually, isn’t the mosquito the Northwest Territories territorial bird?
They grow very big up there when the sun never sets! In fact, I’m not
sure I’ve ever seen bird larger than a Northwest Territories mosquito.
> I could NEVER get used to sereously refereing to somthing as
> “pop” I tryred once. maybe if it was prefaced with some
> snaping and crackiling…
I think I would feel the same way if I hadn’t grown up in Michigan.
Generally, I think the “pop” terminology is based in the Midwest. The East
coast (up north at least) uses soda, and so does the West coast, from my
experience. I think Harper was pulling your leg with what he said about the
Seattle area (but hey, I don’t live there).
Down south, Coke is often used in place of pop or soda. Example: “What kind
of Cokes would you like?” Or “Would you like a Pepsi Coke?”
I don’t live in the South either.
BTW, Rice Krispies comes from Michigan, which is “pop” country…
Joe Brown the climber (BBC Televised ascent of Old Man of Hoy in 1967 with Chris Bonnington - Not Joe Brown the Singer) has a classification system for insects according to how irritating they are. After travelling the world to climb small and large rock faces he reckons the worlds worst insect is the Canadian Mosquito because it bites like a rottweiler. Never having come across this beast I can’t confirm this but I can testify to his second place insect, that of the Torridon Midge.
On it’s own the Torridon Midge is a tiny speck hardly noticable, with a bite to match. This might seem strange for the second worst insect on the planet but you need to realise the Torridon Midge NEVER travels alone, it always brings it’s friends.
Just imagine a dense pulsating black cloud of microscopic insects all trying to bite you at once and you can understand why the locals dread October in Torridon. Campers in the North of Scotland beware, they are so small they can crawl through the gap between the zippers of you tent to get at you - always bring sticky tape to cover the gap. My old tent was made of Rip Stop nylon, the material with every tenth thread bieng thicker than the rest making small squares all over. One autumn I was camping at Poolewe, not far from Torridon and I swear that there were 3 dead midges to every square of the inside of the Fly sheet when I came to clean it later.
I worked on some road works just outside of Lochcarron (Scottish village on the mainland across from Skye and just south of Torridon) labouring for a Brickie one summer and he reckoned that the best insect replent he had ever came across was Eucalyptus Oil. I never once saw him swat at a midge even when I was covered in them, so it must have worked for him at least. Mind you he may have been immune to Midges but smelling like that he’d be in dire straights if a horde of seriously lost Koalas wandered past.
No leg pulling there. Ballard is a community which was at one time not in the Seattle city limits. It was settled by loggers and fishermen who were primarily of Scandanavian descent with Finland being only sparsely represented.
I myself am a prarie-roamin’ sod-buster from Kansas where there is only pop to drink and soda comes in a box and is used for baking. The way nature intended.
In a message dated 6/10/02 5:16:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, john_foss@asinet.com writes:
> I think I would feel the same way if I hadn’t grown up in Michigan.
> Generally, I think the “pop” terminology is based in the Midwest. The East
> coast (up north at least) uses soda, and so does the West coast, from my
> experience. I think Harper was pulling your leg with what he said about the
> Seattle area (but hey, I don’t live there).
>
actualy, i stayed in seattle for a whole summer once, its very pop oriented.
dont know about the rest of the west coast
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Trevor andersen
I think I would feel the same way if I hadn’t grown up in Michigan.
Generally, I think the “pop” terminology is based in the Midwest. The East
coast (up north at least) uses soda, and so does the West coast, from my
experience. I think Harper was pulling your leg with what he said about the
Seattle area (but hey, I don’t live there).
actualy, i stayed in seattle for a whole summer once, its very pop oriented. dont know about the rest of the west coast
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Trevor andersen
>John Foss wrote:
> > I think Harper was pulling your leg with what he said about the
> > Seattle area
Harper pull someone’s leg? Are you serious?
From what I understand, this man is able to balance a Volkswagen on his head
while idling. He uses Chihuahuas as air seats. Rather than take advantage
of freemouting, he pays Rhysling 37 cents every (other) time he gets on his
unicycle. His actions are sometimes the result of voodoo curses placed on
him by a TV star Cokerist from New York. He’s a well-known antique
unicycling gearhead, with very charming knees.
But pull someone’s leg? I don’t think so. If he says he drinks pop, I
believe him.
Carol
Minnesota
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