I used to look at people who played out famous battles with toy soldiers they painted themselves/collected erasers/attended Star Trek conventions and muttered ‘Get a life’ only half under my breath.
Now that I find my main source of entertainment on one wheel, I find that I no longer inhabit the (imaginary?) moral high ground that allowed me such a judgement over their pastimes. And I like me better when I’m not that judgemental.
I think I was initially attracted to unicycling because it was a challenge, and I was also learning to juggle at the time so unicycling fitted in well with that.
I didn’t ride much until last year, when I got back into it as a result of some of my friends at university starting a juggling club and learning to unicycle.
Now, I would say the main reasons I ride are -
Because it’s fun
Because it’s unusual
Because it’s difficult, but with practice you can do practically anything!
Although it isn’t the reason I ride, this forum definitely gives me plenty of motivation to ride more and learn new tricks. Before I saw this forum I thought the best thing that could be done on a uni was idling!