Hey,
I have already startet riding with my new 29 inch unicycle this summer.
On my previous tours, there have often been small stairs where I always have to dismount, which annoys me a lot.
In videos I have seen people hopping down the stairs or simply riding them down, which looks much more cooler actually 
Do you have any tips for me what is the better way and how I can start? Which skills should I already learned?
Have a wonderful time 
If youâre talking about relatively shallow sets of not more than six steps or so, then I am confident that you wonât have any problem riding down them. Stairs look intimidating, but they are a lot easier to ride down than they seem. Here are some tips:
Approach the stairs with a moderate pace - not too slow, not too fast.
Keep your frame as vertical as possible during the approach and, especially, when youâre riding down the stairs.
Ride down the stairs in a straight line.
I hope that helps. Good luck! Let us know how things go with this new challenge.
Begin with curbs and small steps before bigger stairs. Hopping is easier to learn first, while riding down needs more balance and control. Being comfortable with idling and hopping will help a lot.
When you practice riding down stairs, donât hold on to a railing or wall on both sides of your unicycle. That is what I did when I had just learned to ride. The apartment I lived in back then, had 2 steps from the hall to the living room with walls on either side. I figured it would be safest to hold both sides at the same time while rolling down the steps. Naturally the unicycle fell away straight from under me, which made me crash down on the steps. For a few moments I just lay there because of the pain, as I landed with my hip on the side of a step.
I reckon that before taking a full set of stairs, you need to feel comfortable riding off a kerb. Iâve done that with the trials uni, but bigger wheels might be more comfortable riding down kerbs. Nowadays I chicken out, but there isnât much to it, it is all in my head.
I find if you imagine the stairs as a slope then itâs much less intimidating.
I imagine that there is a big sheet of wood placed over the top of the steps, ride them exactly as you would ride a slope with that angle. Itâs slightly bumpier but if you can cope with the bump of going down a curb, you can do stairs. Good luck
Yes, this is the way!
When riding down a stair set that is bigger than only a few steps, you kind of have to send it. You can do it slower, but itâs much harder (depending on your wheel size too).
I ride a 19â trial unicycle, so slowly on a 19â youâll feel every step. If you have enough speed then youâll glide through as if youâre going down a bumpy slope.
The caveat with the more speed you have, the bigger and harsher the impact at the bottom of the stairs will be, but the easier the riding down the stairs itself will be. You also need quite a firm grip on your handle while you ride down.
I wouldnât put all weight on the seat, especially when you come to the bottom of the stairs, then it is nice if your knees can catch you.
Mimo Seedler recently made a post in which you see a bunch of kids doing stairs, all with different styles!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DPRfgerCmXC/?img_index=3&igsh=MXJtbHVqM2pxY3hiMw==
Swipe to the 4th video of the above post.
I use my brake when I riding Stairs down. I ride slowly to the stairs, brake briefly, and then I let the Unicycle roll down in a controlled manner using the brake.
My tip would be to first get comfortable with riding down a curb, then just think of the stairs as several curbs in quick succesion