All this macho stuff about breaking unicycles with big drops.
There's a street performer who performs regularly in Nottingham. Part
of his act is to jump as high as he possibly can and land barefoot on a
bed of nails. I have never seen him hurt himself yet. I don't think
it's because he has Kevlar feet.
I've watched closely. As his feet land, he bends his legs and then
bends his body, gradually absorbing the impact of his landing. The
maximum force on the soles of his feet is never enough for the nails to
break the skin of his soles. Surely the ideal trials rider would do
something similar.
If you owned nothing else apart from your unicycle, you would still
control more resources (in terms of materials, energy and labour) than
most people who have ever lived. All that aluminium alloy, all that
steel, rubber, polymers, sometimes even titanium... surely it's worth
looking after.
If you miss the target, do you practise your aim or buy a better bow?
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Mikefule
So, do you ride with a club?
No, but I carry a heavy spanner.
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