paco, thanks for clarifying that for me.
Darren, hope you’re doing well, and thanks again for the hot, red frame (which shall be called eloise, like all of my other unicycles). And thanks also for being a quality unicycle shop, knowing that I can buy from you with the confidence that whatever i’m buying is not crap.
Matt
Doh, I was robbed… 
Zod
I looked back and chirokid was the first post saying Betty after I announced naming that girl.
Is that not the case ?
Let me know,
Darren
Hey Darren,
I just want to say that I admire you for selling quality unicycle gear. It’s good that you are furthering the sport by only selling quality equipment. Thank you for doing so, and if I knew Jack, I would be tempted to buy one of those shirts. I have nothing against Bedford Unicycles. As a matter of fact, thank you for advancing the sport like you do. It’s good that we can get stuff from other places besides Unicycle.com. Please don’t think I was attacking your business. I have a great admiration and respect for what you are doing, and I wish you all the luck with your company.
No, no…just giving Chirokid a hard time, it is my part time job you know (ever since he tried to steal my unicycle) 
Yippeeee! I just returned home from a church social tonight, to find out I am a winner. Bugman sent me an email (thanks Chad) telling me Darren had picked Betty as the Bedford Unicycle girls name.
I showed Betty’s picture to my wife and daughters, they all thought it was a cool T-shirt. So, I guess I will wear the shirt. Thanks in advance for the shirt Darren, but I still wish she had on more than panties. Seeing as how I dogged the shirt earlier, agreeing that was uni-porn, if you would rather send me a Bedford uni-frame instead of the shirt, it would be OK with me. 
--chirokid–
PS: Zod is such a poor loser. 
The shirts are on there way to chirokid and John Childs !
By the way, I was with the artist tonight working on the next release.
I mentioned the bathing suit bottoms to him. He said he would put a pair of cycling shorts on her next time.
She may have a full suit of armour, helmet and wrist guards in a future appearance.
Look for the next T-shirt release in April !
Darren
mmmmm I hope they’re the girly cycling shorts that make even ugly men look sexy
Oh boy! 
Oh yeah, I am definently guna buy this one. finally I can get a uni t-shirt that is cool enough to wear to school
Who was the chick T-shirt modeled after?!
Dylan Wallinger wrote:
"Hey Darren,
Those shirts rock! I’ll be buying one of those for sure. I can’t wait to see what you come out with next.
-Dylan"
Yeah Dylan, IF you actually bought the “Uni-Porn chick” T-shirt, how do you think Lauren would like that? hmm? I dunno whether you guys are still dating or not, but as a female “chick” I was a bit apalled when I saw that graphic…and even more after I clicked on the “View Full Size” button!! I know a lot of girl/women unicyclists who would not like that T-shirt and probably not even want it to be sold…
As the producer of the first-ever EXtreme Unicycling movie starring an all-female cast, I feel the responsibility to take a stand and say something. (although, I do have to admit that it might be FUNNY to poke fun at the shirt by having a scene in the movie where one of us girls rides by a strip club with that shirt on.)
But I, for one, would not wear that shirt out in public, or at all, especially while I was unicycling. In my opinion, it stereotypes and associates female, may I say, “sluts”, with unicycling, and, I think that that is much worse than the all-too-common association with clowns and unicycles. If we ever want to get unicycling into the X-Games or the Olympics but go around representing unicycling as a sport in this fashion, then just wait 'till unicycling DOES get into the X-Games, and the very few girls out there that ride street, Trials, mountain, or flatland have just abandoned unicycling alltogether. However, I have to admit that this T-shirt and other remarks made about girls and unicycling (such as the guy who wrote something along the lines of, “Girls in chain-mail bikini’s jousting on unicycles…now THAT’s something I’d like to see”) only inspire me more to continue filming my movie, just to prove that we can and will be strong when others question what we’re doing.
I have met Darren Bedford and even partipated in his well-known tattoo contest, I was among the first to do so, but even I stopped when people started putting the tattoo’s on their various inappropriate body parts. He is, from what I’ve seen of him, a very nice guy who is very into his sport, but I think that he may have gotten a little too much into it with this T-shirt, or, what I like to call it, sluT-shirt. Some people like to poke fun at things, and I understand that, but I know that from now on I will always think of that T-shirt graphic, even for just a millisecond, whenever I look at my unicycle, because my unicycle looks quite similar to the one in the graphjc (I have a KH 20"), and, when I met Darren, my hair was almost that same color. I would like to know if Darren modeled that shirt graphic after any particular female unicyclist. I am one of very few extreme female unicyclists out there with regard to Trials or street. And there are even a few dozen MORE female MUnicyclists and flatlanders in the world that would probably find it offensive. Not to mention all the other female unicyclists out there, male unicyclists, and even their audiences.
GUYS: HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THERE TO BE A T-SHIRT OUT THERE WITH A DETAILED GRAPHIC OF YOU IN A THONG/UNDERWEAR!?!?
All of my friends, family, and unicycling friends whom I have showed this T-shirt were appalled and disgusted with what they saw.
Well, I’ve got to go work on arranging songs for my all-girls extreme unicycling movie, and I hope you guys out there enjoy watching hot chicks doing extreme unicycle tricks, cuz we ARE!! (lol)
Re: Who was the chick T-shirt modeled after?!
That would be great! Can I be the model! I guess you never saw that sexy shot of Harper that was even turned into tattoo. If you need one let me know, I think I still have some from NAUCC 2003. I don’t know, but maybe if I wore a thong while unicycling I might be a little more uptight.
PS Look forward to your DVD.
Sara
Thanks for the post. Sorry the shirt offended you.
The shirt was drawn by a comic book artist. That girl on the shirt is totally his drawing, not a real person at all. The colour of the hair is to match the unicycle and shirt. The Bedford logo colour has always been orange and black.
The unicycle is a Bedford Hard Core Trials unicycle. That is a real unicycle that was given to him to use as a reference.
He drew and added the girl totally on his own.
The next time Betty appears, she will have more than a bikini bottom on. It will be much more tasteful.
Not all females feel the same way you do. I have sold lots to females who do wear them.
I never intended to offend anyone. Unfortunately some people have been.
I just received the 3rd shirt in the series
today !!! It is a Hard Core Mountain Unicycle
shirt that will first be available at the Ottawa Unicycle Invasion this week-end.
I will post pictures next week. Being into the extreme sport side of unicycling, I’m sure you will like this one.
If I remember correctly, you are the girl who raised those little furry hampster-like critters.
I was and still am very impressed with girls who ride trails and Muni. I’m sure I must have mentioned that to you.
I would like to order your video. Please let me know when it is ready. If you are looking for someone to sell them for you, I would like to add it to the list I sell now in my shop.
Can’t wait to check it out.
Darren
Oopsies!
Okay like so I feel like really stupid right now about that first comment I made to Dylan…I totally should not have assumed what words would come out of Lauren’s mouth, that was wrong, and I’m totally talking like like a Valley Girl. sorry
You see, I only read the first whole page of this post before I wrote that first comment, and then, turns out, Lauren responded. More power to ya!!
However, I STILL think that girls (females) need to take a stand and make their mark in the extreme unicycling world. I mean, I think that I have made unicycling be seen as a girl’s sport to most of the people who have seen me perform over the past 9 or 10 years that I have unicycled. All of my friends support me in what I do, most of them are skateboarders and we get made fun of when we go out to skate parks or whatever, but now due to some of your comments I know think that they might say this cuz we actually do suck at our chosen sports! And, at least for me, I feel that I DO suck, compared to others (all males) in this sport. I mean, sure, I can grind and do 5-foot-drops, but so what? a lot of people can…I don’t know of any OTHER GIRLS who can grind but I know that there are a lot of girls out there that are better than me in some aspects of unicycling. My movie is not out of human feminism, but more out of liberal feminism…
Hey, Lauren (UniLaur): Would you be interested in being in the movie? I’ve already got about 10 girls in it, but not many that are into MUni…I’ve tried a time or two to contact you through sending you a private message or whatever they call it on unicyclist.com, but I haven’t gotten any response. I’d really like you to be in the movie. Are you sponsored yet???
I still think that the “uni-chic” T-shirt is kinda sick, but its a free country, and, ya know, people should be able to expand unicycling as a sport in any kind of tangent they want to. Just to let you guys know, I will probably order the T-shirt from Darren soon (that is, if my mom lets me!! hehe) but only to wear to funny, more laid-back events, like fairs…however, I do birthday parties for little kids where I perform on my uni, juggle, make balloon animals, and play my violin…and I won’t be wearing the shirt to a birthday party anytime soon!! (I’d be fun, tho!)
So, I guess I stand a semi-reformed one-wheeled woman ooh that was dumb…
Well, actually, Darren…
Darren:
Thank-you very much for that last post!
Yes, Sara C. (that’s me guys) is also know as the " 'possum girl "
Yeah, sure, that would be great if you could sell my movie. The post of discussion on it is:
http://unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29704&highlight=Sara
I have already contacted unicycle.com about the movie and possible sponsorship but have not gotten a reply yet. Would you want to sponsor it?
Thanx!
Sara,
Your all girl trials/muni/freestyle movie will be a total hit! can’t wait for it to come out… Are you thinking of setting up a little trialer to give everyone a little taste?
-Sabin
i agree, news of new videos get me very excited. i wanna see something soon.
Blah…
The shirt rocks…and that’s coming from an old conservative grouch
Sara
Yes, I will do some sort of sponsorship on that video.
Send me a e-mail at info @ bedfordunicycles . ca
I will be at the Ottawa Unicycle Invasion for the next few days.
Cheers,
Darren
Cool
Thanks for the sponsonship offer for the movie, Darren. I’ll e-mail you and take you up on that.
And, yes, there will be a trailer! hopefully soon, within the next six months. My guy friend at Zumiez (a local skateshop) will be helping with the filming of the movie, and he said he’ll put out a trailer that can be viewed on the Internet. I’ve already got quite a few girls from all around North America and Australia who are currently shooting some video. I would like some of those girls from Japan that are oh so good at spinning and pirouettes to be in my movie. How would I contact them? What forum would I use? Any info on any girls living anywhere would be much appreciated!