Unicycling Philosophy(what have you realized?)

[James_Potter]

@monkeyman

Unicycling makes you gay.

True, some kids at school taught me that one. I had no idea that unicycling would change me that much…

[monkeyman]

@unisteez

Oh, k wasn’t sure if you were being serious when you first said it or not.

As a general rule of thumb, I never am. Life’s no fun when you’re serious.

I like to compare it to being as insane as saying “Wearing gold chains, baggy clothes and basketball shoes clearly makes you black.” Which obviously, it does not.

Well yes, obviously…being black makes you wear gold chains, baggy clothes, and basketball shoes. Durh.

kidding…don’t hurt me, NAACP

[bcwheelriderguyheheh]

@monkeyman

kidding…don’t hurt me, NAACP

hehe awsomeness

[NewKid]

Whatever you do-- make it look easy.

[ivan]

@NewKid

Whatever you do-- make it look easy.

I learned that long ago from guitar.

[One_on_one]

More of this on this thread.

What I’ve learned while unicycling

This thread is about all of those things that we’ve learned while unicycling. It may be a technique that you’ve been working on and have discovered some trick to make it easier. It could be something that you’ve discovered about other people or maybe even something learned about yourself. If possible, try to keep it to one or two sentences. I’ve learned that the turn in my new unicycle disappeared as my riding technique improved.

[Eroick]

I’ve learnt the importance of focus and the placebo effect.

[blackbike]

ive learnt that the suicide mount doesnt involve killing yourself.

[wobblyjohn]

Like it or not, I’m going to fall down! And sooner or later, I’m going to hurt myself; but at least most of those times I’ll be smiling and maybe even laughing.
Or I could just slump inside all day. Enjoying life has immediate dangers; not enjoying life avoids those dangers.

[Chrashing]

Realize?

You don’t need wings to fly.

[Chrashing]

@gkmac

…Therefore, despite going through the effort of learning to ride, I still feel like I suck, and I always will.

Ha! That’s how I feel whenever I go the unicycle meetings in NYC, or watch some of the video’s on site. Luckily, I then go out and cruise locally, and folks remark how awesome it is to ride a unicycle, then I feel better.

[cathwood]

@gkmac

However achieving it may seem to ride a unicycle, there’s always plenty of people able to do things on unis that I’ll never have the strength or guts to do.

Therefore, despite going through the effort of learning to ride, I still feel like I suck, and I always will.

Another thing I have realised is that I don’t care how much better other people are than me. I know that, particularly with my clumsiness and unbalancedness I am doing well to ride at all. I just enjoy what I can do.

(Except I do wish I could be better at freemounting my big wheels, I do practice, I do)

[unisteez]

@cathwood

Another thing I have realised is that I don’t care how much better other people are than me.

I also realized that, and I believe that it has contributed to me actually getting better on my uni, and at snowboarding

I used to get all concerned in the terrain park when I was snowboarding if people were doing stuff that was better than what I was doing that I was going to look stupid. When I stopped worrying about that i got lots better, and unicycling made me realize that.

Unicycling may be the greatest sport ever.

[Chrashing]

Actually since I’ve been riding a unicycle, I’ve realized that my legs are short. Never took notice, but except for my 20" torker, I’ve had to cut down the frame and post of all my unicycles. Sure am glad that I can manage the 36" wheel.

[gordito8me]

I’ve learned that when people are watching you unicycle, you better give them a good impression on the sport and not wipe out and break your arm trying to do a trials line for the 19th time.

[dan_de_man]

that when i do big drops people think im crazy