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Still wobbling.

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  1. After serially clanging my chime for a couple of weeks, and not really
    enjoying riding in slushy parking lots, i took a couple of months off my
    uni. But i never quit.

    This week i've been back in the saddle, andtoday I knocked out a four
    mile 'river loop' ( http://tinyurl.com/crkaj) in my neighborhood.
    Total time, including rest stops was about 1.5 hours.

    This was a personal best in all respects!

    My free mounts are still ... (um we won't talk about them), but my
    balance and control has dramatically improved; i can handle most of the
    sidewalk intersections, curb cuts and stuff that i come across. Today i
    even made it along a narrow rutted bicycle shortcut. My pedal control
    has gotten oodles better, as i'm not getting "hot foot" anymore, and i
    can actually reposition my foot on the pedal while riding (w/o falling
    off).

    I enjoyed the affirmations from the kids in the park this afternoon,
    some even asked for my autograph!

    Next week, weather permitting, i'm going to ride the ' tev ring ' (
    http://tinyurl.com/953rc) at lunch. 3.8 miles, easy, flat and no
    traffic.

    max

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    BraveSirStupid - i'm a moron so you don't have to be

    Freedom! Horrible Horrible Freedom!!!
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  2. Great accomplishment, keep up the good work.

    --
    One on one - Geezer Unicyclists Of America

    "However, like the jet pilot, if the Coker rider tries to turn too fast,
    he/she could black out."
    -Memphis Mud

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  3. Congratulations, Brave Sir!

    I too have been hitting some mileage lately, hitting a few of my own
    personal bests as well. A lot of stops, some freemounting episodes I
    would rather not mention, wobbly too at times, but still enjoying some
    excellent rides (usually along the west side highway here in the New
    York).

    What kind of uni are you rolling about on? I was on a 26er, but thanks
    to Dave Lowell, I am now borrowing his excellent 29er, which really made
    a big difference (Hi Dave, in case you read this, thanks
    again!)--actually, yesterday Dave and I went out to this incredible bike
    path in Ridgewood New Jersey--a bike path that seemed to wind through
    several towns while still feeling like it was a gigantic park--plenty of
    flat areas, but also lots of bumps and bridges and doom-level-like
    obstacles that made it interesting. All under lots of trees. Unicycling
    heaven, I think would be a more appropriate phrase. While riding there,
    I reached my own record of just over 10 miles (which I would not have
    gotten had Dave not insisted that I ride around the parking lot to get
    the magic 10 on the milage meter--it had been something like 9.48, just
    short of 10...)

    Anyway, if someone told me I would reach 10 miles just 2 days ago I
    would have thought they were crazy. If someone told me last week that I
    would reach 6 miles, I would have laughed in their face. If someone told
    me two weeks ago that I would have ridden a mile I would have spit out
    all the beer in my mouth from laughing.

    Personal bests do have a way of expanding quickly once you get the hang
    of it. For the first time, I am beginning to think that I may just
    finish the 19 mile LBI unithon on June 11.

    At the rate you are going, Brave Sir, I have no doubt that you would
    finish it too.

    Cheers, and congratulations again!

    --
    dogbowl - Falling to Dark Side of theUnicycle

    All I want out of life is to be able to ride the unicycle while smoking
    a cigar at the same time. Is that too much to ask for?
    www.dogbowl.com / www.eyeballplanet.com

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