You may remember Cycling Plus magazine as the one that said unicycles were
‘bikes you don’t need’. Well, in the interests of fairness, we’re running an
article evaluating whether they are or not.
Basically, we want one or more unicyclists to take us on in a few head to head
challenges (TBA, but likely ‘racing across town’ and stuff like that). We’ll be
riding a variety of two-wheelers - a folder, an MTB etc.
It’ll be a light-hearted piece, but with a serious point: namely, if we don’t
win easily at absolutely everything on our two wheelers, we’ll fess up and say
we were wrong to say what we did about unicycles. And maybe we’ll even go out
and buy one.
We want to do this in Bath, ideally on 14th July (a Wednesday). If you’re
interested, e-mail me, Dan Joyce, at my work address:
We’ll cover your travelling expenses and buy you lunch, but that’s about
it. So unless you’re fairly local, it maybe won’t make sense for you to come.
Also, we can obviously only handle a small number of unicyclists.
Re: UK unicyclist(s) wanted by Cycling Plus magazine
>It’ll be a light-hearted piece, but with a serious point: namely, if we don’t >win easily at absolutely everything on our two wheelers, we’ll fess up and say >we were wrong to say what we did about unicycles. And maybe we’ll even go out >and buy one.
Sounds like a lot of fun, should make for some humorous reading. Don’t forget to
include zooming down a crowded sidewalk, bringing the uni on the
bus/underground, storing it at the apartment, and taking the uni in the car!
Re: UK unicyclist(s) wanted by Cycling Plus magazine
At 07:42 PM 06/25/1999 GMT, Ian Smith wrote: >In article <ulysses-2406991641320001@ulysses.easynet.co.uk>, Dan Joyce wrote: > >>It’ll be a light-hearted piece, but with a serious point: namely, if we don’t >>win easily at absolutely everything on our two wheelers, we’ll fess up and say >>we were wrong to say what we did about unicycles. And maybe we’ll even go out >>and buy one. > >Depending how you pick the challenges this will be trivial to fix either way of >course - make one a speed-run on a track unicycle vs. nice fast track bike, and >the unicyle will be thrashed. On the other hand, make it who can legally ride >the length of a selected footpath the fastest, and the unicycle is the only one >that can do it at all, never mind quickest.
Which means, each one is better than the other for the function that it was
designed to do. John Foss detailed other activities. The important thing is that
we respect each other. Treating another person with respect dignifies the
treater, not the treatee.
Alberto Ruiz
> >regards, Ian SMith (UK, but nowhere near Bath) > – > |\ /| Opinions expressed in this post are my own, and do > |o o| not reflect the views of Amos, my mbu puffer fish. > |/ | (His view is that small snails are very tasty.) > Amos now on the web at http://www.achrn.demon.co.uk/amos.html > > >
Alberto Ruiz ruizb@coqui.net
Re: UK unicyclist(s) wanted by Cycling Plus magazine
Dan Joyce wrote: > > We want to do this in Bath, ideally on 14th July (a Wednesday). > > We’ll cover your travelling expenses and buy you lunch, but that’s about > it. So unless you’re fairly local, it maybe won’t make sense for you to come.
If anyone wants to come from further afield, I can offer my spare bedrooms to
fellow unicyclists (I live near Bath).
I may not take part myself unless not many other people are interested (I only
have a 20" wheel so would probably only score points in a manoeuvrability
challenge).
>It’ll be a light-hearted piece, but with a serious point: namely, if we don’t >win easily at absolutely everything on our two wheelers, we’ll fess up and say >we were wrong to say what we did about unicycles. And maybe we’ll even go out >and buy one.
Depending how you pick the challenges this will be trivial to fix either way of
course - make one a speed-run on a track unicycle vs. nice fast track bike, and
the unicyle will be thrashed. On the other hand, make it who can legally ride
the length of a selected footpath the fastest, and the unicycle is the only one
that can do it at all, never mind quickest.
regards, Ian SMith (UK, but nowhere near Bath)
|\ /| Opinions expressed in this post are my own, and do
|o o| not reflect the views of Amos, my mbu puffer fish.
|/ | (His view is that small snails are very tasty.)
Amos now on the web at http://www.achrn.demon.co.uk/amos.html
Re: UK unicyclist(s) wanted by Cycling Plus magazine
>> >> >It’ll be a light-hearted piece, but with a serious point: namely, if we >> >don’t win easily at absolutely everything on our two wheelers, we’ll fess up >> >and say we were wrong to say what we did about unicycles. And maybe we’ll >> >even go out and buy one. >> >> Depending how you pick the challenges this will be trivial to fix either way >> of course - make one a speed-run on a track unicycle vs. nice fast track >> bike, and the unicyle will be thrashed. On the other hand, make it who can >> legally ride the length of a selected footpath the fastest, and the unicycle >> is the only one that can do it at all, never mind quickest. > >Not necessarily unicycles are legally not allowed on the footpath in the
UK, they >must ride on the road legally. They are tolerated though. > >If you really want to see unicycles win out right, try 10m sprint and >manoverability test. The other one that we could win with is the
backwards race >although that is a little bit unfair. > >Roger >
How about hovering on a high wire ?
Jed Nichols
P.S. Eddie the Eagle Edwards can ski-jump further than my wife, but I’m not
interested in doing a trade.
>Basically, we want one or more unicyclists to take us on in a few head to head >challenges (TBA, but likely ‘racing across town’ and stuff like that). We’ll be >riding a variety of two-wheelers - a folder, an MTB etc. > >It’ll be a light-hearted piece, but with a serious point: namely, if we don’t >win easily at absolutely everything on our two wheelers, we’ll fess up and say >we were wrong to say what we did about unicycles. And maybe we’ll even go out >and buy one. >
I’m up for this because I only live 45 minutes away, but a race sounds like a
pretty sad idea. Different bikes(and unicycles) have their own characteristics
and provide separate challenges; I don’t enjoy riding my mtb on the road, I
would’nt take a road bike down a big offroad downhill and I can’t go as fast as
either on my pashley muni, but it’s all good fun!. On a trivial note I think the
best competition would be for the longest continuous wheelie, preferably off
road! This would make the 2-wheelers compete fairly with us
: Basically, we want one or more unicyclists to take us on in a few head to head : challenges (TBA, but likely ‘racing across town’ and stuff like that). We’ll : be riding a variety of two-wheelers - a folder, an MTB etc.
I’ve just got my work rota for that week, and I’m free on the 14th. So I’ve
mailed Mr Joyce and offered to take part with my muni and coker, that should be
fun on the train! i think I’ll need to get a cycle ticket for the Coker as it
will not fit in the luggauge rack like the muni will (just).
Re: UK unicyclist(s) wanted by Cycling Plus magazine
Hi Richard, Should you decide to do it then I’m willing to join you but I’m not
too good and also have only a 20" (wheel that is!) Bob
Richard Loxley wrote in message <37733D96.CADA99B8@uk.radan.com>… >Dan Joyce wrote: >> >> We want to do this in Bath, ideally on 14th July (a Wednesday). >> >> We’ll cover your travelling expenses and buy you lunch, but that’s about >> it. So unless you’re fairly local, it maybe won’t make sense for you to come. > >If anyone wants to come from further afield, I can offer my spare bedrooms to >fellow unicyclists (I live near Bath). > >I may not take part myself unless not many other people are interested (I only >have a 20" wheel so would probably only score points in a manoeuvrability >challenge). > > > - Richard
Re: UK unicyclist(s) wanted by Cycling Plus magazine
Ian Smith wrote:
> In article <ulysses-2406991641320001@ulysses.easynet.co.uk>, Dan Joyce wrote: > > >It’ll be a light-hearted piece, but with a serious point: namely, if we don’t > >win easily at absolutely everything on our two wheelers, we’ll fess up and > >say we were wrong to say what we did about unicycles. And maybe we’ll even go > >out and buy one. > > Depending how you pick the challenges this will be trivial to fix either way > of course - make one a speed-run on a track unicycle vs. nice fast track bike, > and the unicyle will be thrashed. On the other hand, make it who can legally > ride the length of a selected footpath the fastest, and the unicycle is the > only one that can do it at all, never mind quickest.
Not necessarily unicycles are legally not allowed on the footpath in the UK,
they must ride on the road legally. They are tolerated though.
If you really want to see unicycles win out right, try 10m sprint and
manoverability test. The other one that we could win with is the backwards race
although that is a little bit unfair.
Roger
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