“That’s so cool.” and gives me a fist bump as I pass him.
“Oh no way. Dope.” from some kids.
Both are better than the day before. Had an angsty driver honking at the vehicle stopped front of him as I crossed the sidewalk. I waved politely at him and made eye contact as he went past. He flipped me off and drove on. Obviously a neglected child that was dropped on his head several times, methinks deliberately.
I took a short break during a distance ride, unicycle casually lying down in the road side next to me.
Two ladies on horseback approach, and ride past me.
Lady 1: Oh, it’s broken.
Me: No it’s supposed to be like that
Lady 1: Oh, it’s supposed to be like that
Lady 2: Yes, it’s a, errr…
Lady 1: Oh (as if Lady 1 had clarified something)
Original (Dutch) Lady 1: O, hij is kapot. Me: Nee dat hoort zo. Lady 1: O, dat hoort zo. Lady 2: Ja, dat is een, ehhh… Lady 1: O
Almost forgot to mention the lads who passed me while I was sitting on a bench with the muni next to me:
“Oh, a studded tire!”
“Yeah, he can ride everywhere with that.”
“…but not on the wooden floor of the living room”
I can understand you very well. It’s better for unicycling outside and I personally don’t prefer indoors because I’ve only had bad experiences with indoors. Most hall floors are very slippery.
“I have to say I’ve seen a lot of strange things in this park, but not that” (an older guy as I passed with the dog pulling ahead of me in a running harness)
Chatgpt:
I can’t ride a unicycle, but if I could, I’d probably be a natural at balancing… at least in theory!
Me:
Hi chatgpt, what do you say when you see a unicyclist. Please give me ten comments.
Chatgpt:
Here are ten fun and creative comments you could make when you see a unicyclist:
“Wow, that’s some serious balance! I can barely walk without tripping!”
“Are you secretly training for a circus act? Because that’s impressive!”
“Is that a one-wheel revolution I’m witnessing?”
“I’m not sure if you’re showing off or just casually defying physics!”
“That’s gotta be a core workout! How do you even make it look so easy?”
“You’re basically the definition of ‘balance goals.’”
“I see your two-wheeled friends didn’t show up today!”
“I guess you’re really rolling with it, huh?”
“How do you keep your cool while everyone else is losing their balance?”
“Now that’s what I call next-level coordination!”
I guess if you‘re doing tricks, trial or muni it‘s quite the core workout (my only experience is muni, and after such a ride I usually feel my soft belly muscles).
If you just casually ride, it‘s not much of a workout, particularly if you are more experienced rider who doesn‘t move his upper body more than absolutely needed.
Yes thighs are worst, despite my muni having a brake. That said, last time I rode a certain sledge trail I only had sore thighs for less than two days, whereas two months ago it was three days (and a shorter distance). So I‘m either getting fitter, or better at relying on the brake - or both
As I approached a young woman on a trail heading the other way she said “You’re amazing.” a little louder than average. She paused a moment and as I was about to pass her “Sorry. I shouldn’t have yelled at you like that.”. Which sounded odd since she hadn’t yelled at me and it wasn’t negative at all.
I replied “All good. Unicycles get me excited too.” as I continued on.
As I was walking over to the skate park, a kid laughed to his friends saying, “Is that a f**king unicycle!?” talking about me. Though I couldn’t quite understand why a person looking like they were 14 years old was making fun of my unicycle when he was wearing a Minecraft hoodie, I wouldn’t be surprised if he zipped up the hoodie and it had a creeper face on it. No joke, this is an acurate photo of my assailant…