I’m just curious…and I don’t mean to be offensive when I say this…but are there that many African Americans that actually unicycle? Every video or picture I’ve seen of you guys on the forums is either that of a white guy or a white girl.
Again, this is just simple curiosity - I don’t want to start a racism debate in here. 
im sure there is… i know that asians dominate the freestyle(well there really good @ it any way)…um i am accually going 2 loan my uni 2 one of my friends that happens 2 be a african american…but im positive there has been some
are you trying to be racist?!
im white
well, the majority of the United States is white…so it kinda makes sense…
well, the majority of the United States is white…so it kinda makes sense…
Yeah it does seem to be pretty white dominated, but that is also because the states are mostly white.
Over here I have two chinese friends that uni, one egyptian friend, and two white friends, one of which is a girl. Fortunatly we have a very diverse culture at our school.
well, the majority of the United States is white…so it kinda makes sense…
I guess…I’m used to being around black people like, all day, every day at school.
well, the majority of the United States is white…so it kinda makes sense…
well, the majority of the United States is white…so it kinda makes sense…
You said that already.
There used to be an African American guy on here, the yang I think his name was. Haven’t seen him on here in awhile.
well it may be dominated in terms of numbers but just think of some of the best freestylers in the world…alot of them are japanese. i guess it depends on your definition of “dominated”
well, the majority of the United States is white…so it kinda makes sense…
Dude, I figured it out! See, the way I see it, the majority of the United States is white…so it kinda makes sense… but that’s just my opinion…
At the risk of sounding racist…I’m black (female). Grew up in a black neighborhood in Los Angeles and a lot of my friends learned to ride on my 20" Schwinn. We used to all ride down to the Forum when the circus was in town. There was a group of black unicyclists performing for Ringling Brothers back in the 70’s. I guess the guards mistook us for circus members cause we rode our uni’s right past cages with performing tigers inside then behind the Forum and into the underground where we found the group practicing! That was wild. We exchanged tricks and had a blast. Several of us still ride but it ain’t many. Currently I’m riding a Muni and Coker. Cool.
Hello Beck. I’m surprised to see that you’ve only posted (or replied to) 2 messages since becoming a forum member almost 5 months ago. I:D hope you will share more thoughts with us all! And that goes for you other “lurkers” out there! Let us hear from you!! 
As a serious bicyclist turned unicyclist I was tipped off to unicycling by a dark complected gentlemen who challenged my balance (being a fairly confident fixed gear freak) starting it all for me. He had been in a club in his youth and was completely freestyle.
Welcome Beck! Now that you’ve revealed your identity as a female, this (supposedly) male-dominated, (supposedly) mostly white forum may treat you differently. Mostly because of the female part. A lot of these guys aren’t used to talking to girls. 
Sounds like you got to ride with the King Charles Troupe! Very cool. I have ridden with some of their guys as well (in the 80s), in an around New York. They come from a different neighborhood group of unicyclists (Bronx/Harlem).
Yes and no. The proportions don’t match. In other words, there aren’t about 20% African American unicyclists in the country. But why? And it’s hard to count “a lot of Asians” when we’re talking about riders who live in Asian countries. Of course they’re predominantly Asian there.
Color is easy to see. What is not visually apparent is socio-economic level. In other words, poor vs. not-poor. Unicycles cost money, and are less “functional” than bikes. Baseball, basketball and football, for example, have many great players that came from poor families. These sports require little more than a ball to engage in, at least informally. Easy access, not to mention huge popularity and the chance for a career. This may help explain the almost complete lack of African Amercian professional hockey players. It’s not like black guys can’t skate, but it may have more to do with how skates cost money, and places to play (ice) hockey are harder to come by in urban areas.
Good topic! I remember a reporter asking about this at the 1999 CA MUni Weekend in Santa Cruz. We all looked at each other and started trying to explain how we weren’t discouraging participation by anyone, and feeling guilty that we were so racially one-sided.
I would like to have a more even mix of nationalities/colors/races in our sport.
i suppose so… but i don think is enough uni’ist for it to be dominated… we need more!!!
Chase
Why is everything so black and white?! 
Roughly half of my ancenstry is Asian, but I’m usually reluctant to say so. This is because I don’t feel very Asian. I don’t speak an Asian language, and I wasn’t exposed to Asian culture growing up as much as many Asian Americans. In fact, I have often been thought to be Mexican based on the numerous occasions when people have tried to speak Spanish to me. The only spoken language that I have a reasonable grasp of other than English is French. So, I guess I feel American. 