A cyclist, passing me on my “greenie” oracle 36 - “The ultimate fixed gear! I like it!“
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A guy just said to me “nice wheel” I wasn’t even on the Ultimate!
A ~3 year old to his dad: “Hey, lueg, äs eivelorad!”
“Hey, look, a oneb!kewheel!”
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I reckon 99% of comments are complimentary or good humored. Recently a walker heard me behind, looked back, and stepped aside a bit, then after I went past, he said “oh, a unicycle!”, as if when he first saw me, he thought he was looking at a bicycle. Someone else, cycling towards me, said “sick!” (a compliment) - I’m not sure what a good/funny reply would be to that.
yesterday I went riding on the dike near me with my son who recently got a bigger bike. It is very nice to ride there, because cars are not allowed. I took the 29", because he can ride a lot faster now. Then when my son got tired, we stopped for a while and a woman passed us and she asked me “can you even ride a unicycle on the dike”. That was about 2km from the car. As if I’m gonna walk that far. I had been focusing on the 24" in the past few months and the 29" felt like coming home again. Such a very nice wheel.
„Sick!“
„Yeah, once you caught the virus, you can‘t get rid of it anymore.“
Depends on the wind…
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„Is this real?!?“ (Actually, the literal translation would be: „Is this true?!?!?!?“).
A b!ker after seeing my munis as he passed me and two cousines of mine. We had a short break and I think they switched protection gear and vehicle - we had two munis and a gravel b!ke to ride a b!ke trail with. It was the two ladies‘ first muni ride, so they weren‘t unhappy to have a pause (i.e. riding on two wheels ) from time to time. It was a bit of a learning curve, but they got better eventually, and most importantly: they had a lot of fun!
There were many b!kers out in the woods, often entire families with small kids (one kid even on a learner b!ke without pedals - not sure about brakes), many with full face helmets 
. We had numerous chats and only got positive feedback on the unis - also the initial quote was meant as a compliment as the guy seemed to be quite impressed that we rode the trail on unis. I added that we were a bit slower than him…
Then there was another guy telling his son that we lost a wheel. I like the response he got: „Dad, are you coming? 
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Recently got a comment from a passing driver:
“Fckin legend!”
Kid riding a unicycle with a backpack isn’t very common I guess
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You’re ride home from the School?
yes
Do you ride on the pavement or on the road?
The sidewalk
Traffic freaks me out. Cars and trucks just seem to not care. Even the sidewalk is sketchy. 
Yes, sideways are very sketchy.
In general I feel safe on sidewalks, but ever less so. Because here in Switzerland newly constructed sidewalks no longer form a distinct step of 10-15cm compared to the roadway. They are less elevated than they used to; maybe about half the height. And they form a ramp instead of a step. This is great for people in wheelchairs (I think this was the main incentive for the change) or people with kids in buggies who want to cross the road. Unfortunately, it‘s also great for drivers of cars and lorries who want to e.g. go around another vehicle that‘s blocking the street while waiting to turn, or for drivers who simply want to cut the corner. I feel much less safe on this kind of sidewalk, no matter if I walk or ride a uni.
In fact, two years ago I was nearly run over by a car who was approaching an intersection from behind. The car in question started to slide when it braked on the icy street before continuing to slide on the sidewalk. It eventually was stopped by a flag pole about 3m behind me. I didn‘t hear anything before the impact (the driver didn‘t honk) - it was just pure luck (or destiny, or the work of a guardian angel, etc.) that I didn‘t pass that spot a few seconds later. I‘m pretty sure that an old style sidewalk would either have prevented the car from getting on the sidewalk at all, or if the impact was strong enough to still make it onto the more elevated sidewalk, this would have caused enough noise for me to at least be aware of the danger and possibly have a chance to react.
Eliminating barriers for disabled people is a good thing in my opinion, but the way it‘s done in this case means putting everyone who uses the sidewalk in danger. I‘d prefer the sidewalk to only be lower where needed, e.g. at crosswalks or other spots where people often cross the street. But especially on primary traffic arteries I see these barriers as a safety feature.
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All these years later, these are very similar to the early lists my friends and I put together circa 1981 from comments we received while riding around the Detroit (Michigan) area. The language may change with country, but the thoughts generally are about the same. 
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I look at it this way: unicycles unite people around the globe.
unicycles don’t, but this forum does. There is only one space with all unicycle info and that is here. (facebook is messy and therefore doesn’t count) Basically it is @Canapin that unites all unicyclists around the globe, the unicycle Messiah 
( or was that too much of an exaggeration :P)
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unicycles unite people (those who love them, but also those who laugh at them).
Canapin unites unicyclists.
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Indeed! The globe will gather this summer in Steyr, Austria for Unicon 22, the 22nd world championships of unicycling. About 1000 participants are expected, and it should be another historic event in the history of our sport! Unicon 22 – Unicycling World Championship 2026, Steyr