hitarock, my riding partner, hypothesizes that there are three
"developmental phases" to riding MUni.
They are not so much skill levels as levels of *Muturity*.
Phase 1. Avoid everything. Ride conservatively. Stay upright. Major
associative feeling: fear.
Phase 2. Hit everything. Challenge and try to surmount all obstacles and
still stay upright. Major associative feeling: adrenaline poisoning.
Phase 3. Jump everything. Try to put air between the wheel and every
obstacle. Try to stay airborne, which is, of course, a qualitatively new
type of "uprightness". Major associative feeling: self-actualization.
I think we're on to something here.
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Imagine all the people
Riding on one wheel.
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