I’m finally starting to stick my free mounts pretty regularly and my turns are becoming smoother, but I find that I tend to twist back and forth with each pedal stroke. And it’s most noticeable when I try to go faster. Does anyone have any advice for riding a straight line? Do I need to shift my body weight left to right to correspond with my pedal stroke? I think part of it might be that the ground has been wet from rain, so the slightest motions are accentuated.
Also, should I regularly lube the bearings on my uni (a brand new Torker LX) - maybe with a light bike chain lube, or are they supposed to be left alone until they wear out?
If you are a new rider, it’s likely that you are fighting one leg with the other. This can cause unwanted motion as well as making you tired very quickly. A couple things to work on are putting more weight on your saddle and pedaling in nice smooth circles.
Unicycles naturally wobble, so it isn’t something to worry about a whole lot. If you look at prints made by most riders, you’ll see that they snake as much as seven or eight inches to each side with each pedal stroke.
As four the bearings, I wouldn’t worry about them too much. I never bother with touching mine. And they are cheap to replace if they wear out. Of course, others may tell you otherwise.
It could be a simple situation of where you’re looking. One thing that’s key for riding straight (when you’re staring at least) is to look straight out ahead of you.
Another problem could be that you’re not sitting down on the seat enough.
Third, some degree of wobble is bound to happen, it’s just the nature of the sport. It’ll get less noticeable as you get better, but it’ll always be there at least a little.