I’ve run my 32” on rollers, you still need something to hold on to though. I have these floating Elite ones which I thought might make things easier with a unicycle as they can move back and forth to aid balance, I’m not sure it helped any. Running a bike on rollers takes a bit of practice to get really comfortable on them but I didn’t persevere too long with the unicycle.
I seem to remember that Terry (unigeezer) has some videos of him using a roller setup.
I’ll just stick to my bike. I’m not looking for anything to complicate my unicycle life.
This picture is from my second day of riding in 2026. I have been concentrating on mounting and riding my different size wheels. On day one I concentrated on my 24 and 26 just to get myself broken in after a long winters nap. This picture is day 2 with my 26, 29 and my 32. Mounting and riding went really well, I’m really happy with my first few runs of the year. On my 29er I’m starting the year with a new tire, I have opted to try the maxis Icon as the bulk of the the riding I have been doing on my 29er is on a bike trail that is a little gravely in sections. The icon has a low knobby tread and a bit off a sticky feel to the compound.
Today, day three I hopped on the the 29er and went for a two mile ride before work today. The tire handled quite nicely on asphalt, I can’t wait to try the trail. All in all I feel I’m quite ready to dive in to this riding season, I hope all of you over 50 riders get out there, wether you are learning or experienced get out there this one wheeled machine is like the fountain of youth.
That Ikon would either dual or triple compound hence the sticky feel. It ticks lots of boxes as a unicycle tyre, particularly the light weight and flexible carcass. The EXO technology has a sidewall protection which is a good feature on gravel, particularly if there are sharp rocks.
BTW A 29 uni tyre suited to the tarmac is the Maxxis Torch.
I rode a Schwable hurricane on my 29er for years, and love it. It is semi slick in the center with small knobbies on the sides. This is a nice tire for pavement and crushed limestone. The crushed lime stone trail I’m riding a lot with the 29er sustained some storm damage last year. Large section were washed out and repaired with gravel for the time being. So I’m back to an off-road tire at least for now.. My hurricane is waiting patiently in the garage for another day in the sun.
I haven’t seen any activity on the over 50 thread for awhile so I thought I would throw something up to encourage some activity.
have had a great spring riding unicycle so far this year, although weather has been a bit challenging, we have had lots of rain and windy conditions. I must say riding and fighting the wind has upped my skills considerably in fact I was actually starting to enjoy the challenge. While riding on windy days on what I call the proving grounds which is a multi level parking lot I ride several times a week, I was hit by the wind as I snaked though in a serpentine pattern . The wind hitting me from all direction and reacting while riding is an excellent drill. I also have been riding my favorite limestone trail on my 29er a lot with the maxis Icon tire, The trail organization has just this week started to repair some of the storm damage from this time last year replacing the temporary gravel patches with crushed lime stone. Riding the gravel last year and this spring has also upped my game and I actually enjoyed that challenge alot. The Maxis Icon has been performing amazingly , the tire has just enough grip and rolls nicely with virtually no camber sensitivity. I m planning a gravel ride soon on a fire road I ride my bike on, looking forward to that.
I hope all of you over 50 riders have been out there this spring and hoping for a great summer. Get out there and ride and share your experiences with us here on the riding after 50 thread. As for you over 50 beginner please ask questions and seek advise right here.
Hi there
I will be off for the next few months, because of a surgery on my left heel. It was a no accident it was long planned, but will take time to recover and to be on the (m)uni again.
Charly
well I have been Off since January ….surgery and i was told not to ride for three months… but right now I have another problem that puzzles the doctors (my brain is apparently bumping on my skull … and frankly I don’t like the feeling 
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So waiting to go back on the saddle again.
Random person on the trail asked if she could film me yesterday. And sent me the video.
This is one of my favorite trails in my area. It’s an 8 mile series of three trails in a gorge. It has smooth sections, shade, rock gardens and runs beside a stream the whole way. I rode the lower five mile section yesterday.
The trail is on Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land. Even before those organizations were gutted by the current administration, they didn’t have the manpower to maintain the trails.
Every time I ride, I throw dozens of rocks off the trail. Weather, people, animals and gravity mean a constant stream of debris, large and small. It really annoys me how many trail users simply step over, or ride around obviously fallen, and sometimes dangerous rocks in the trail, and never stop to throw them off. Over the years, the pebbles collect on downslopes and at dips in the trail and form deep drifts of marbles. Very hard to ride down, and nearly impossible up.
I’ve spent many days in the last months raking the cobble and deep marbles off the trail, and it has paid off. Yesterday was the first time I was able to ride up the entire five mile lower section. The upper sections are easier. There were many stops, of course, but before it was simply too hard, impossible almost - for me anyway. And the ride down is more fun also.
By this point I had already ridden down five miles, and back up the trail to this point (more than half way up). I was tired, so less smooth than I would have liked. Not that I’m very smooth anyway. Riding down the trail I trials this section. Haven’t yet done it without resting or dismounting. One day perhaps.
quite impressive such technical riding.
Lately in NL the weather has been quite good and last week I had holiday and went riding nearly every day. I take the kids with me on their bikes and I follow along on my uni;s the 29" and the 24" muni’s mostly. Even though I’m 50, it isn’t too exciting to post on this thread, but I am as addicted to unicycling as I was 10 years ago. My knees only start complaining when I put in serious time in Ultimate Wheeling.
Hang in there and get back riding asap.
Wow that is some awesome technical riding. Very impressive.
I wish you all the best and quick recovery
I just turned 77 this month and am riding at least 100 miles a month. I have been very lucky so far with no age related issues yet. In fact as far a unicycling goes I can ride better, further, faster and easier then I ever could as a kid 60 years ago.
I have been relatively inactive for almost a year, but now the weather is acceptable after a long, cold, snowy and windy winter. Since last summer I have attended a unicycle club that has a team for adults - mostly parents which children are unicycling and they are of course much better than us 
We are training indoors an hour a week.
As I grow older my mounts have been steadily worse - so my indoor training is mostly mounts.
I am going to participate in the Danish 10 km championship in the beginning of June, and have begun training for that. I will ride a 24”, which I always use for that distance, so I can compare with previous years. But I get slower for each time.
I also have a 26” that I like very much, but I doubt if I can still mount it. I’m not tall (at all)! So maybe that is a closed chapter.
BG Sanne
That’s very encouraging to hear! I hope I can say the same at 75+.
Lucky man! I am also 77 and spend a lot of time playing music at the funerals of friends 
(and I am obliged to pause my riding because something is making my brain collide with my skull).
Bonjour, j’ai demarré le mono en 1995. Pendant 9 ans, j’ai roulé tranquille avec un 20’ de cirque. À la suite d’un reportage mono sur l’émission Tracks (Arte) en 2004, j’ai fait du trial en nature sur rochers, du muni en montagne avec un Koxx 20’ sans frein. Le dos a calmé mes élans en trial. Après quelques années moins motivé, j’ai acheté un Kris Holm 24’ avec frein pour ne faire que du muni en descente montagne dans les Pyrénées. Je me régale. Y un an et demi, je suis passé doucement au 27,5 et au 29. Je continue de repousser les limites concernant les pentes et les sauts en nature. Je viens de fêter mes 50 ans et je ne suis pas prêt de m’arrêter… 
… Depuis 3 ou 4 ans, j’ai découvert le forum français sur le mono, c’est sympa de pouvoir échanger un peu.
Jim. that is encouraging and inspirational. I’m almost 73 and clearly noticing a decline in riding capabilities, although compared to most riders my age, I still do fairly well.
Im sure you can ride for many years to come. You are much more capable than I, with 50 years.
