I had a fairly crappy day a work today and came home to a $172 dental bill
which we really can’t afford. But hey you gotta keep your teeth.
So, what did I do? I went out to ride my coker. I rode much faster than normal
and irresponsibly near and between vehicles (parked) that are not mine. I
actually was able to make some turns I thought I’d not succeed at. I pushed
myself until I was out of breath (doesn’t actually take that much) and going
faster than I could sustain. Ultimately I picked up too much speed and fairly
flew off my uni. Fortunately I caught the seat and there was no damage to me or
it which I suppose lacks drama, but there it is.
I feel a little better.
How have others used unicycling to work off anger or frustration?
Well, usually I hit it a few times, and yell at it. I Scold it for no apparent reason. “Bad uni! You are to blame for all my problems! I hate you!” And that is how I use my unicycle to work off anger and frustration.
About an hour later, I usually appologize though. I feel bad for screaming at the Taxi… when it was the Muni I was really angry with. Damn cranks wont stay on straight.
-David Kaplan
yes i have on more than one ocasion thrown my uni more than 10 feet away into a tree. I would then pick it up and say “oh s*^& hope i didnt break anything!” and then go on my way. This usually happens after i fall and hurt myself. and am hopping around holding my leg or knee, in pain.
I feel sorry for your uni. did you tell it that you didn’t mean all that and you still love it? poor thing. Uni abuse never solved anyones problems. Think about the poor uni. it probably thinks you don’t love it anymore. I always make sure i tell it that i love it everyday and do everything to make it feel at home in a garage with only 2 other unis and 10 of those ugly 2 wheeled things. darn im becoming obsessed.
The Coker is fine. In fact, given the tame nature of my usual rides it probably
enjoyed this evenings outing.
Interestingly, I have the kind of relationship with my juggling props that
others here have with their unis. I don’t have very high expectations of myself
as a unicyclist and so don’t get too frustrated usually, but when it comes to
juggling that’s another matter. When things go badly with my four club
fountain, my poor clubs get called the foulest of things. And yes, I do
apologize to them afterwards. (But still I stuff them back into that dark bag
with the aged, stained Klutz beanbags).
well my uni is in hurt’n shape, its got to very big gashes up the sides were the bearing holders attatch to the frame, so i think my uni has been on teh verge of death for some time, and i thnk it knows that so i think it doesnt care if it gets thrown down, and stuff. last week i was ridin down a steep section, and my wheel almost fell off fromt the frame, so i think its about dead.lol:=)
having a hard ride to ease off stress is a stunning way of killing two birds with one stone
i quite often find myself trying things i wouldn’t normally if i ride while ‘in a mood’
u learn faster and tend to forget what bugged u in the first place
throwing a uni after U fell off is childish and an inexscusable lack of respect
i’m not trying to step on toes here, i just want to express a very strongly held opinion
jugglers who abuse expensive juggling props fall in the same category
when u get frustrated, give it a rest
u dont learn while frustrated
in climbing i quite often c climbers hitting the rock
that mountain’s been there for a couple of thousand years brother
it didn’t move and make your climb more difficult
if u exteriorise that kind of anger u r doing yourself no favours and u r irritating the hades out of me
(ok dave, i think they got it, get of that soap box now)
> This thread reminds me of the closing section of Universe where a
> unicycle and a baseball bat come into very close proximity.
>
> Have never understood what that was about !!???
I understood it instantly. But I’m not sure if this was why the crowd
cheered wildly during this scene when the video was debuted in China at
UNICON X.
The guy (Dan’s brother, who can ride very well) is trying to ride a
tricycle-type unicycle. For those of us who have tried to learn on them, or
even tried to explain to people why they’re evil, we understand his pain.
Those things do more harm to our sport than good, perpetuating the idea that
unicycling is impossible by making it nearly that. So he destroys the evil
tricycle-technology unicycle so no one will ever again be thwarted by it.
That was part of why I liked it.
But there’s the other part, which applies equally to people who don’t see or
understand the tricycle-technology thing. He is acting out what has surely
gone through all of our minds at one point or another: AAAAARRRRRRGH!!! He
acts it out on the video so we don’t have to in real life. We understand his
pain. And, he’s not killing a “real” unicycle anyway, so there’s no loss.
This video has to be taken in context with the genre of videos to which it
is similar. The scene is not appropriate for a learning video, a kids’
video, most other types of video. But in a video that does unicycling to
extremes beyond which most people were aware, it fits fine. It goes right
along with closeups of fresh, nasty gashes with white stuff bubbling out.
If they finished off by running the unicycle over with an SUV, it would be
like icing on the cake!
yep sure is, im wondering if you could cut the lolipop bearing holders in haft, and drill holes in them, and turn them into the other kind of bearing holder, i dont remember what there called… but tonight me and my dad, are going to cut out my new uni. we got some real heavy pipe, and some real thick flat bar, and were gona weld me up a new frame, one that will never brake. so im exciteda bout that cuz then i can go riding again, YAE!
> This thread reminds me of the closing section of Universe where a
> unicycle and a baseball bat come into very close proximity.
>
> Have never understood what that was about !!???
i’m willing to offer good odds that u never ‘understood’ too much of jimi hendrix either
> yep sure is, im wondering if you could cut the lolipop bearing holders
> in haft, and drill holes in them, and turn them into the other kind of
> bearing holder, i dont remember what there called…
I think you mean a Pashley? That would be an improvement over the original
design, but your bolts would be going through the pre-existing holes from
the old bolts.
I think you can repair one of these frames by using a pair of seat post
clamps down there. This might even be possible without having to cut off the
bottom of the old fork. Maybe you should try that first?
> my dad, are going to cut out my new uni. we got some real heavy pipe,
> and some real thick flat bar, and were gona weld me up a new
> frame, one
> that will never brake. so im exciteda bout that cuz then i
> can go riding again, YAE!
Sounds like a KH-style tank uni. Post some pictures if it works out!
“If people want to truly understand mountain biking, they have to do two
other things: ride a unicycle, and master the trampoline.” – Joe Breeze,
one of the originators of mountain biking, in a conversation with Tim Bustos
well i mean with the bearing holders, that you would do this, im gona try to draw this with stuff so here it goes, may not work
--------
l 0-- l-------------Were bolts go through
l 0 l
-- --
/ \
l ____ l
l__/_____\_ l
___________
l \_____/ ---l---------------were the bearing lives
l l
\_________/
so you cut them in half diagonially, not vertically. Hope my picture worked out, if it did, not very good, but im not good at doin those.
