cathwood said:my shoulders, especially the right one (which sorts of points in the
direction that I want to go).
Does that mean that the right shoulder sort of points forward if you
ride just straight? That's bad, you should be symmetrical and relaxed.
Rather than stretching etc, I suggest you work on relaxing while
riding. That should prevent the problem rather than curing it
afterwards. I don't know how though, maybe just a conscious effort
would help?
If you feel you would veer off a straight course when relaxing and not
having one shoulder forward, that can have a variety of causes
including:
* seat not aligned
* something else crooked on your uni
* a tyre with one or several center ridges in the thread
* road crown (side slope)
* wind
* uneven leg length
* funny riding surface
Preventive remedies:
** For the first two the remedy is obvious.
* For the third, try more pressure. But usually a better tyre is the
answer. Centre ridges are fine for low rolling resistance (I think)
but bad for unicycles.
* Number 4: it can help to relocate laterally on the
road/path/whatever. Crown is usually not constant across the whole
width of the riding surface. Mind your safety though.
* Number 5: pick another day, or ride into another direction; side
wind obviously is worse than head wind or tail wind.
* Number 6: you probably have to live with; surgery in extreme cases.
* Last one: don't ride on carpet.
Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
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