Horse races are “Fixed”, Unicycles are repaired!
Awesome!
It reminds me of a day when I was walking with my unicycle on my side (uphill, too tired).
I saw a mom and her little kid.
The kid (genuinely): “Look mom he lost a wheel!”
Me: “Yeah, I’m looking for it right now 
”
The mom (genuinely): “Really? 
”
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out for my Monday ride yesterday and a young boy says excuse me sir, how is that unicycle
I responded it’s a lot of fun you should try it
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Best quote so far today:
Cyclist passing me, UK convention where we ride on the left. I’m gripping my saddle with the passing side hand my right.
And the chap says:
“I’m guessing you don’t want a high five” 
(and gestures)
I think I hesitated on how to answer mainly due to my brain expecting the need to explain why I wasn’t missing a wheel.
It was a good day for friendly cyclists it seems!
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The other day I had “Top Man!”, from someone who I think had seen me on my ride out a couple of hours earlier and was clearly impressed that I was still at it.
Closer to home I then had an elderly lady exclaim “What a lovely sight”, which confused me a little. I’m still unsure as to whether the unicycle brought back some nice memories from her childhood, or if she just found me unbelievably attractive…
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Surely she meant the latter 
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on a footpath I met a woman at one of those barriers to slow down bicycles. I got off to let her pass. She stopped to start a rant about electric bikes. When I asked she wouldn’t explain to me why she’s telling this to a unicycle rider but just continue the rant.
This left me sincerely confused…
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I actually once gave a high 5 but the guy held his arm stiff, so I lost my balance and tumbled off. Will never do that again
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I bet she thought it was an electrically balanced wheel. Couldn’t believe someone could ride one without some technology helping them.
I don’t bother with bells when overtaking and just announce myself clearly:
“Unicycle looking to overtake on your right!
Unicycle passing on your right!”
I sound a bit pompous perhaps or like some olde town cryer. Should perhaps introduce “Oyez Oyez” but that would be going a bit far!
One person whom I passed and alerted with the above sentence - stopped and looked mightily confused and asked me what I wanted, like she thought I was informing her of something that required debate.
It was odd as my tone is clearly just a heads up that I’m passing and for pedestrians not to freak out when they see what passes them.
Oh well, we can but try 
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I normally announce myself by saying “Excuse me” and then “Passing on your right” but there are some proper numpties out there who don’t get what this all means.
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I favour:
“Ding ding”
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+1 for Ding ding, I’m gonna use this now
Quote of the day from non-riders? That’s right up my alley. When I saw someone riding a unicycle I use to say:
“Uhhh. No!! On just one wheel?! Those people are crazy!! I mean come on! It’s just one wheel! They’re going to get themselves killed. They’re just asking for it.”
My best friend would say the same thing.
Now, I am trying to learn to ride a unicycle. She thinks I am crazy, and so does her daughter. Everyone said they want to see the video when I learn to ride it, because they don’t think I can do it. 
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Pretty soon, they will be saying that about you. 
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You’ll be up and going pretty soon, you’ve already found the forum so that’s a big advantage. I wish I would have known about this when starting out, but at least I found it eventually. Just put as much time in as possible and do whatever works until you can ride comfortably.
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I’ve received many of the comments (overwhelmingly positive) mentioned in this topic.
BUT..
- Rider standing on an electric unicycle, hands in pockets, ear-buds in place: SILENCE.
- 4 cows standing behind a fence: SILENCE (but heads slowly turning synchronously to follow the action).
- A group of kangaroos: SILENCE (yeah, they are quiet creatures, but they are more engaged, and less likely to hop away than when a bike passes them - maybe they see a similarity with the strange upright fast moving bipedal “creature” that is the unicyclist?)
I’ve likened learing to ride a uni to learning how to walk. Once you learn, you will be hard-pressed to even think about all the things you are now thinking about in order to stay on top and keep going. Hang in there and you will get it!
Dawson
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Last weekend, there was a guy standing by the side of the road, who looked to be very interested in what I was riding, and asked what it was called (in Dutch). He happened to be a guy from Eastern Ukraine who had live in NL for 8 or so years. So yeah he asked some questions about my uni which I happily talked about and all of a sudden the topic shifted to the war and he told me that he was pro-Russia and how bad the west was and the Americans and he found it important to mention several times that being gay is a sickness. He just couldn’t stop yapping. There was no breathing room for me to open my mouth, and I am like extremely polite and it took me well over half an hour to find a pattern in the way he talked and changed subjects. I really wanted to get a way and continue my ride, so finally found an opening and told him that I really should go and he agreed, and before I new it a new waterfall of words popped out. I understand that he just needed some stranger to tell his mind to, but why did it have to be me.
Now I will never stop for people who only ask the name of the contraption I’m riding.
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Coming home from work yesterday. My safe commuting route includes riding though netball courts, usually empty - connecting two quiet streets.
Yesterday there were girls training. After I crossed courts around the edges, and I was leaving down the dirt track incline to join the street, I heard a female voice shout from way behind me,
“you’re amazing!” The tone was like the girl shouting out as a fan at a concert.
Beat that Mr Porsche driving mid age crisis dude.. from a mid age crisis dude, actually I’m past all that… wife wasn’t impressed when I told her.
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I keep telling my wife about all the hot female admirers I have when I’m on a unicycle. She doesn’t seem to believe me for some reason though.
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