> >enought (or pedantic enough) to really make a distinction > in usage between a > >one wheel you are above and one wheel you are inside. > > I always wondered where that distinction came from and if it can be > attested. The only source I know for it is Jack Wiley’s THE UNICYCLE > BOOK, and I repeated it in my booklet Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle.
Yes, I think any usage among us “organized” unicyclists, in the USA, IUF
and newsgroup, comes from Jack Wiley’s suggestion. Whether he made it up
or picked it up from someplace else I do not know. But I think it’s a fine
distinction for us unicyclists to use amongst ourselves.
An interesting thing about most monocycles I’ve seen is that their
makers/riders/owners are often not connected to the unicycling world. I
think part of this is because most monocycle vehicles do not require the
same level of skill to ride, or at least not the same skillset.
I tried several times to ride the monocycle that was for sale at UNICON X
in China. With more time, I would have figured it out much more easily
than a beginner learning to ride a standard unicycle. Other monocycles
have engines on them which may or may not make them easier to ride, but
certainly makes them more dangerous…
> Speaking of being pedantic, when you are side-riding you are not above > the wheel
Uh oh, Jack has given us a hint that he is not a side-rider Of
course your weight is above the wheel. Otherwise you would fall over.
The wheel is a little crooked, and generally your body is a lot crooked,
but if you’re going in a straight line you have to be above the wheel
for it to work.
> >enought (or pedantic enough) to really make a distinction > in usage between a > >one wheel you are above and one wheel you are inside. > > I always wondered where that distinction came from and if it can be > attested. The only source I know for it is Jack Wiley’s THE UNICYCLE > BOOK, and I repeated it in my booklet Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle.
Yes, I think any usage among us “organized” unicyclists, in the USA, IUF
and newsgroup, comes from Jack Wiley’s suggestion. Whether he made it up
or picked it up from someplace else I do not know. But I think it’s a fine
distinction for us unicyclists to use amongst ourselves.
An interesting thing about most monocycles I’ve seen is that their
makers/riders/owners are often not connected to the unicycling world. I
think part of this is because most monocycle vehicles do not require the
same level of skill to ride, or at least not the same skillset.
I tried several times to ride the monocycle that was for sale at UNICON X
in China. With more time, I would have figured it out much more easily
than a beginner learning to ride a standard unicycle. Other monocycles
have engines on them which may or may not make them easier to ride, but
certainly makes them more dangerous…
> Speaking of being pedantic, when you are side-riding you are not above > the wheel
Uh oh, Jack has given us a hint that he is not a side-rider Of
course your weight is above the wheel. Otherwise you would fall over.
The wheel is a little crooked, and generally your body is a lot crooked,
but if you’re going in a straight line you have to be above the wheel
for it to work.
> >enought (or pedantic enough) to really make a distinction > in usage between a > >one wheel you are above and one wheel you are inside. > > I always wondered where that distinction came from and if it can be > attested. The only source I know for it is Jack Wiley’s THE UNICYCLE > BOOK, and I repeated it in my booklet Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle.
Yes, I think any usage among us “organized” unicyclists, in the USA, IUF
and newsgroup, comes from Jack Wiley’s suggestion. Whether he made it up
or picked it up from someplace else I do not know. But I think it’s a fine
distinction for us unicyclists to use amongst ourselves.
An interesting thing about most monocycles I’ve seen is that their
makers/riders/owners are often not connected to the unicycling world. I
think part of this is because most monocycle vehicles do not require the
same level of skill to ride, or at least not the same skillset.
I tried several times to ride the monocycle that was for sale at UNICON X
in China. With more time, I would have figured it out much more easily
than a beginner learning to ride a standard unicycle. Other monocycles
have engines on them which may or may not make them easier to ride, but
certainly makes them more dangerous…
> Speaking of being pedantic, when you are side-riding you are not above > the wheel
Uh oh, Jack has given us a hint that he is not a side-rider Of
course your weight is above the wheel. Otherwise you would fall over.
The wheel is a little crooked, and generally your body is a lot crooked,
but if you’re going in a straight line you have to be above the wheel
for it to work.
> >enought (or pedantic enough) to really make a distinction > in usage between a > >one wheel you are above and one wheel you are inside. > > I always wondered where that distinction came from and if it can be > attested. The only source I know for it is Jack Wiley’s THE UNICYCLE > BOOK, and I repeated it in my booklet Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle.
Yes, I think any usage among us “organized” unicyclists, in the USA, IUF
and newsgroup, comes from Jack Wiley’s suggestion. Whether he made it up
or picked it up from someplace else I do not know. But I think it’s a fine
distinction for us unicyclists to use amongst ourselves.
An interesting thing about most monocycles I’ve seen is that their
makers/riders/owners are often not connected to the unicycling world. I
think part of this is because most monocycle vehicles do not require the
same level of skill to ride, or at least not the same skillset.
I tried several times to ride the monocycle that was for sale at UNICON X
in China. With more time, I would have figured it out much more easily
than a beginner learning to ride a standard unicycle. Other monocycles
have engines on them which may or may not make them easier to ride, but
certainly makes them more dangerous…
> Speaking of being pedantic, when you are side-riding you are not above > the wheel
Uh oh, Jack has given us a hint that he is not a side-rider Of
course your weight is above the wheel. Otherwise you would fall over.
The wheel is a little crooked, and generally your body is a lot crooked,
but if you’re going in a straight line you have to be above the wheel
for it to work.
> >enought (or pedantic enough) to really make a distinction > in usage between a > >one wheel you are above and one wheel you are inside. > > I always wondered where that distinction came from and if it can be > attested. The only source I know for it is Jack Wiley’s THE UNICYCLE > BOOK, and I repeated it in my booklet Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle.
Yes, I think any usage among us “organized” unicyclists, in the USA, IUF
and newsgroup, comes from Jack Wiley’s suggestion. Whether he made it up
or picked it up from someplace else I do not know. But I think it’s a fine
distinction for us unicyclists to use amongst ourselves.
An interesting thing about most monocycles I’ve seen is that their
makers/riders/owners are often not connected to the unicycling world. I
think part of this is because most monocycle vehicles do not require the
same level of skill to ride, or at least not the same skillset.
I tried several times to ride the monocycle that was for sale at UNICON X
in China. With more time, I would have figured it out much more easily
than a beginner learning to ride a standard unicycle. Other monocycles
have engines on them which may or may not make them easier to ride, but
certainly makes them more dangerous…
> Speaking of being pedantic, when you are side-riding you are not above > the wheel
Uh oh, Jack has given us a hint that he is not a side-rider Of
course your weight is above the wheel. Otherwise you would fall over.
The wheel is a little crooked, and generally your body is a lot crooked,
but if you’re going in a straight line you have to be above the wheel
for it to work.
> >enought (or pedantic enough) to really make a distinction > in usage between a > >one wheel you are above and one wheel you are inside. > > I always wondered where that distinction came from and if it can be > attested. The only source I know for it is Jack Wiley’s THE UNICYCLE > BOOK, and I repeated it in my booklet Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle.
Yes, I think any usage among us “organized” unicyclists, in the USA, IUF
and newsgroup, comes from Jack Wiley’s suggestion. Whether he made it up
or picked it up from someplace else I do not know. But I think it’s a fine
distinction for us unicyclists to use amongst ourselves.
An interesting thing about most monocycles I’ve seen is that their
makers/riders/owners are often not connected to the unicycling world. I
think part of this is because most monocycle vehicles do not require the
same level of skill to ride, or at least not the same skillset.
I tried several times to ride the monocycle that was for sale at UNICON X
in China. With more time, I would have figured it out much more easily
than a beginner learning to ride a standard unicycle. Other monocycles
have engines on them which may or may not make them easier to ride, but
certainly makes them more dangerous…
> Speaking of being pedantic, when you are side-riding you are not above > the wheel
Uh oh, Jack has given us a hint that he is not a side-rider Of
course your weight is above the wheel. Otherwise you would fall over.
The wheel is a little crooked, and generally your body is a lot crooked,
but if you’re going in a straight line you have to be above the wheel
for it to work.
> >enought (or pedantic enough) to really make a distinction > in usage between a > >one wheel you are above and one wheel you are inside. > > I always wondered where that distinction came from and if it can be > attested. The only source I know for it is Jack Wiley’s THE UNICYCLE > BOOK, and I repeated it in my booklet Anyone Can Ride a Unicycle.
Yes, I think any usage among us “organized” unicyclists, in the USA, IUF
and newsgroup, comes from Jack Wiley’s suggestion. Whether he made it up
or picked it up from someplace else I do not know. But I think it’s a fine
distinction for us unicyclists to use amongst ourselves.
An interesting thing about most monocycles I’ve seen is that their
makers/riders/owners are often not connected to the unicycling world. I
think part of this is because most monocycle vehicles do not require the
same level of skill to ride, or at least not the same skillset.
I tried several times to ride the monocycle that was for sale at UNICON X
in China. With more time, I would have figured it out much more easily
than a beginner learning to ride a standard unicycle. Other monocycles
have engines on them which may or may not make them easier to ride, but
certainly makes them more dangerous…
> Speaking of being pedantic, when you are side-riding you are not above > the wheel
Uh oh, Jack has given us a hint that he is not a side-rider Of
course your weight is above the wheel. Otherwise you would fall over.
The wheel is a little crooked, and generally your body is a lot crooked,
but if you’re going in a straight line you have to be above the wheel
for it to work.
