> The site we stayed at had some sand dunes separating it from the beach
> and they proved to be an excellent playground for us on our uni’s. Has
> anyone else been uni’ing in sand dunes?
Being the guy who’s Web site says riding down sand dunes is a ‘Thing not to
do’ (http://www.unicycling.com/things/), I thought I should comment.
Back when we did it, there was no such thing as MUni per se. The unicycle
had a 20" x 1.75 tire, and the sand was really fine. So it ate up the wheel
and pedal bearings. A better-equipped MUni of today would probably ride
higher in the sand, and be less susceptible to the damage we got.
What my site doesn’t mention was that it really was fun, and since we knew
the damage was already done, we did it several more times.
As to your learning to roll in a crash, you demonstrated to yourself that
you do actually have time to think in a crash. If the instructions are
already there for a roll, your body has enough time to do one. Good
training!
Stay on top,
John Foss
the Uni-Cycone
jfoss@unicycling.com
“Next time, I don’t want to camp the old fashioned way. I want the new and
improved way… WITH NO BEARS!!!” – 10 year old nephew Austin Miller, on
our recent camping experience (in a flimsy tent, with a bear trashing the
campsite outside)
_ I can’t wait to try it out