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I agree with Jeff completely. I met many riders at NUC last summer in the
8-12 year range who were fantastic at Muni. My 5 yr old and 7 yr old kids
are learning now. What does age matter? Of course you will be careful and
use your head, no matter what your age, hopefully. Wear your gear when
appropriate, don’t take unreasonable risks, and all that. If muni or
trials appeals to you, and you are level 4, I’m sure you are doing some
already. What are you waiting for? Better equipment? Don’t wait! I met
kids at NUC who blew me away on basic street unis!
- What is the difference between MUni and trails?(and don’t say one
is better)
Muni is basically any kind of rough terrain or off-road unicycling where
one of the objects is to get from point a to b (a trail, a 4wd road, or
just a mountain, for example). While getting from point a to b, you might
do “trials” type stuff (e.g., jump over logs, up onto rocks, gap from one
surface to the next etc…)
Trials focuses on simply riding over ANY surface possible (e.g. up stairs,
over a car, a park bench etc). I’m sure better definitions are available,
but you get the idea.
> 2. What is the recommended starting age for MUni or trails? I plan to
> > do just freestyle for another year or so, then maybe get into Muni
> > or trails.
>
> Personally, I don’t like the idea of sticking with only one thing.
> (Others may disagree, which is fine.) I like to be working on skills in
> as many areas as possible. I may be working on freestyle tricks, but if
> I ride past a bench, I’ll probably try to hop onto it. Or I may be
> riding in the dirt when I feel the urge to work on my wheel walking or
> gliding.
>
> I have found that although there certainly differences between muni and
> freestyle, both are unicycling, and therefore, they tend to compliment
> each other. Even if you don’t have a muni, or easy access to trails and
> trials, just considering them when working on your freestyle will help
> when you
> do. And testing your skills on the trail will help strengthen them when
> working on flat ground.
>
> As for age, I don’t see why it should matter. I wish I’d started riding
> years ago.
>
>
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica>I agree with Jeff completely. I met
many riders at NUC last summer in the 8-12 year range who were fantastic
at Muni. My 5 yr old and 7 yr old kids are learning now. What
does age matter? Of course you will be careful and use your head, no
matter what your age, hopefully. Wear your gear when appropriate,
don’t take unreasonable risks, and all that. If muni or trials
appeals to you, and you are level 4, I’m sure you are doing some already.
What are you waiting for? Better equipment? Don’t wait!
I met kids at NUC who blew me away on basic street unis! <BR> <BR>1.
What is the difference between MUni and trails?(and don’t say one <BR>
is better) <BR> <BR>Muni is basically any kind of rough
terrain or off-road unicycling where one of the objects is to get from
point a to b (a trail, a 4wd road, or just a mountain, for example).
While getting from point a to b, you might do “trials” type stuff
(e.g., jump over logs, up onto rocks, gap from one surface to the next
etc…) <BR> <BR>Trials focuses on simply riding over ANY surface possible
(e.g. up stairs, over a car, a park bench etc). I’m sure better
definitions are available, but you get the idea. <BR><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR>> 2. What is the recommended starting age for MUni or trails? I
plan to <BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY=“SANSSERIF”
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style=“BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT:
0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px”>> do just freestyle for
another year or so, then maybe get into Muni <BR>> or
trails. <BR> <BR>Personally, I don’t like the idea of sticking with only
one thing. (Others <BR>may disagree, which is fine.) I like to
be working on skills in as many <BR>areas as possible. I may be
working on freestyle tricks, but if I ride <BR>past a bench, I’ll probably
try to hop onto it. Or I may be riding in the <BR>dirt when I feel
the urge to work on my wheel walking or gliding. <BR> <BR>I have found
that although there certainly differences between muni and <BR>freestyle,
both are unicycling, and therefore, they tend to compliment each
<BR>other. Even if you don’t have a muni, or easy access to trails
and trials, <BR>just considering them when working on your freestyle will
help when you <BR>do. And testing your skills on the trail will help
strengthen them when <BR>working on flat ground. <BR> <BR>As for age, I
don’t see why it should matter. I wish I’d started riding <BR>years
ago. <BR> <BR>jeff lutkus</BLOCKQUOTE> <BR> <BR></FONT></HTML>
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