Hi Jeff,
Well I'm sorry to say there is no definative answer for your problem.
There are many factors such as age, weight, natural abilities, whether
or not your brain is willing to cooperate, and I highly suspect there
are several mystical requirements. I was 39, near 240 lbs, coordinated
as drunk moose, and with all this in consideration my brain was full
self-preservation mode when it came to dealing with me riding a
unicycle. Two of my kids tried and learned to uni in less than 15
hours. Me, I took over a hundred before I could get halfway down the
block. Why so long. Hell if I know.
There's a high percentage of folks that would have simply given up. I
really wanted it as a way to replace mountain biking since my neck
would no longer allow me to persue that. Now I have an Onza for the
trails and a custom Coker. The Coker has almost all my attention now.
In the last 16 days I've logged 146 miles. What's different between
then and now? Again, hell if I know. When I ride past people and they
ask how I do it I shrug and say "I'm not sure myself." I think my brain
gave up trying to protect me. Kinda like it said "Fine... go kill
yourself, see if I care." Suddenly I'm riding down the street and from
then on it was all about building up strength in the right muscles.
For some like me its frustrating to watch folks around you pick it up
and go with such seemingly little effort. I see that as a gift. I was
told by some wise mentors that I would appreciate riding more than those
that found little challenge in learning it. I encourage you to just
keep trying. Try different locations. I would change my learning
locations several times during a session, if only by moving across the
street.
If I learned anything its that anyone can truly ride a uni. It's all
in how bad you want it.
Good luck.
--
Trapper
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