Re: Virginia unicyclist

If you travel about an hour to Richmond you can ride with a bunch of
people on the weekend of the 24th. Check the link in the post above
yours for the details. I don't think I will be there but there will be
a small group going and it will be fun.

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For Hell on Wheel and everyone else,

Thank you for the invites and assistance. I'm new here on
unicyclist.com and I"m still getting use to forums. Unfortunatelly, I
work on Saturdays (at Olde Towne Bicycles in Fredericksburg). I'm sure
I'll eventually be riding with the Hell on Wheel group in Richmond
sometime in the near future because I'll be going to VCU after I get my
associates. Looking forward to meeting other uni-riders anywhere and
anytime!!

By the way, one of my goals is to learn gliding/coasting. I know you
need a flat-top fork. Am I better at learning gliding with a 20" or
24" wheel? All I've known is 20" and I really like the way 24" feels
to ride. Are 24"s good for freestyle/flatland tricks? Just wondering.
I'm considering going up, especially since I don't have a flat-fork.
Getting good at 1 leg riding but could get better. Thanks everyone for
your advice! -Joey😄

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joejumps4fun said:

For Hell on Wheel and everyone else,

Thank you for the invites and assistance. I'm new here on
unicyclist.com and I"m still getting use to forums. Unfortunatelly, I
work on Saturdays (at Olde Towne Bicycles in Fredericksburg). I'm sure
I'll eventually be riding with the Hell on Wheel group in Richmond
sometime in the near future because I'll be going to VCU after I get my
associates. Looking forward to meeting other uni-riders anywhere and
anytime!!

By the way, one of my goals is to learn gliding/coasting. I know you
need a flat-top fork. Am I better at learning gliding with a 20" or
24" wheel? All I've known is 20" and I really like the way 24" feels
to ride. Are 24"s good for freestyle/flatland tricks? Just wondering.
I'm considering going up, especially since I don't have a flat-fork.
Getting good at 1 leg riding but could get better. Thanks everyone for
your advice! -Joey😄

Awesome!

Typically 20's are preferred for freestyle stuff. you can make your
round top fork one-foot-able with skateboard griptape, and hose cincher
things, so that bolt part sticks out.

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DK said:

Awesome!

Typically 20's are preferred for freestyle stuff. you can make your
round top fork one-foot-able with skateboard griptape, and hose cincher
things, so that bolt part sticks out.

:eek: You know, I thought about doing something close to that. You'd
laugh at all the different things I've tried to make my round fork into
a flat one. Do you (OR ANYONE ELSE) have, or know of a site that shows
how you can do this? I need to get this done.

Plus, for some reason, I can 1-leg ride well off the frame, but on my
store's flat-frame uni, I can't seem to get my leg up on the fork w/o
messing up. I'm going to need to get use to doing this if I'm going to
eventually learn gliding.

😕 Any detailed tips on how to convert your round frame into a
flat one (or something that works well)?? Also, any tips on how to
get/make footplates for a BC wheel? I have some free-hub wheels, but
nothing for footplates. I'm not about to go spent 100+ for something
I'm going to probably kill myself on!

....so, is this "THE OFFICIAL" Virginia forum for unicyclist.com?

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Would anyone know information on how to tell the average or average-top
speed you can achieve on any given wheel size? I read that a 36" wheel
can give you speeds up to 15mph, for an experienced rider. So, is
there a way to tell based on wheel sizes??

I just made a BC wheel and it is really hard to stay on!!

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Gliding is easier on a 24" wheel, you have more wheel momentum so I find
it easier to glide on the 24". I did learn to glide, however, on a 20"
trials unicycle, and then I tried gliding on the 24" and found it a lot
easier.

As far as average speed...my average speed for my 36" unicycle is
between 11 and 12mph on a long distance ride. I don't think I could
keep 15mph up for a 40mile ride.

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Seriously, I am looking for MORE UNICYCLISTS!! I know a few so far. In
general, I'm looking for anyone within a 40mi radus of Fredericksburg,
VA. The closer, the better.

If you're on myspace, check out my group: groups.myspace.com/univa

I have yet to ride with another unicyclist. This spring when weather
improves, you can bet I'll be gathering up as many as possible to do
stuff.

I know there are quite a few of you guys from Richmond. I hope to have
the pleasure of riding with some of you when I got to VCU.

If you know anyone at all near Fredericksburg / Stafford that rides,
please inform me!

Thanks everyone! ~Joey

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I am right outside of Washington DC, which according to google is just
under an hour's drive to Fredericksburg, and 50 miles.

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Borgshulze said:

That's not a stick, that's your brain matter.

dudewithasock said:

I'm sorry, but that's really one of the worst comebacks I've ever seen.
And I hang out with my friends.

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Well, we do ride almost every weekend in Richmond... Do you MUni? If
there are some trails worth the drive time(Max Unius included) you
could probably draw at least some of the 'Richmond crowd'
(http://tinyurl.com/384enk) out of CVA. And Ashland isn't too far from
Fredericksburg...
When are you going to be at VCU?

-Ryan

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Ha, wish I lived a bit closer. I think I could talk my dad into driving
me down if is was an all day thing. If the ride is only like 2 hours,
then it's not really worth the drive (1 1/2-2 hours both ways. Maybe in
the near future we could set up a 5-6 hour deal, then I would probably
go.

EDIT: If anyone is interested, I was thinking about doing a DC trials
ride sometime in the spring. If there is enough interest I would make a
weekend out of it...

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Quoted message said:

Borgshulze said:

That's not a stick, that's your brain matter.

dudewithasock said:

I'm sorry, but that's really one of the worst comebacks I've ever seen.
And I hang out with my friends.

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maximus unius said:

Ha, wish I lived a bit closer. I think I could talk my dad into driving
me down if is was an all day thing. If the ride is only like 2 hours,
then it's not really worth the drive (1 1/2-2 hours both ways. Maybe in
the near future we could set up a 5-6 hour deal, then I would probably
go.

EDIT: If anyone is interested, I was thinking about doing a DC trials
ride sometime in the spring. If there is enough interest I would make a
weekend out of it...

I think 1 1/2 hours from NOVA is being optimistic about the traffic
flow...😄

We've kicked around the idea of another MUni weekend in Richmond, or
maybe in one of the outlying counties, but that will probably wait
until the the weather warms up-- the wind coming off of the river is
frigid, whatever the temperature is in the city, it drops 10-15F on
Belle Isle. BUT I'd drive to F-burg for a full day on some decent
trails.

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Again, just name the date, and I'll come up to F-burg. Also, check the
forum now and then for posts about local or regional rides. The one
Bluntrm linked comes up often. Getting any closer to gliding?

Also, don't be afraid to post in some other threads, you know, get to
know the community a little.

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Found 'this ' (http://tinyurl.com/yv3nfv)and thought Virginia might be
interested:

Quoted message said:

I've been talking with the event planners at the the Mountain Sport
Festival here in Asheville

www.mountainsportfestival.com

and they want to have a mountain unicycle component to their festival.
I thought it would be a perfect time to host a Southeast Muni Weekend.
There are excellent trails around the Asheville area; I'm working up
the itinerary right now. The dates are May 4-6, 2007. Have a downhill
ride on Friday and Sunday, with a morning ride/race, etc Saturday and a
demo/trials comp/ etc that afternoon at the festival grounds (or
whatever riders come up with). The trails I think would be great (which
you should be able to look up on the net) are Kitsuma, Trace Ridge,
Pilot Rock, Spencer Gap, Laurel Mtn...all in Pisgah National Forest,
and all legal. I'm looking at getting the Campground at Bentcreek
Experimental Forest for us to use. Input, suggestions, help are all
encouraged and appreciated. For those of you who think the southeast is
flat, check out Western North Carolina, it's double awesome. I've been
to Moab and California Muni Weekends and our mountains, though smaller
and a lot older, offer world class Muni riding.

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If one of my parents can drive me, I'm there.

EDIT: Ouch, its pretty far away. 7 1/2 hours from DC. I still may be
able to talk them into it...

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maximus unius said:

If one of my parents can drive me, I'm there.

EDIT: Ouch, its pretty far away. 7 1/2 hours from DC. I still may be
able to talk them into it...

If it helps, they advertise the Mountain Sports Festival as a "family
event"...

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Sounds like a fun event. I think the hardest part is gonna be my dad
taking a day off work. He loves to drive, and we are quite used to long
drives. Still got plenty of time to work it out though, so I hope to
see some other Richmond riders there, aswell as meet some new people
from NC because I know there are some on this forum.

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When I get back from New Zealand I will be up for a ride.

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James = my name
'This' (http://www.myspace.com/clawsout) = my myspace

I will be zig zagging through New Zealand late Jan-March. PM me if you
want to meet up or can offer me a free couch! After Feb. 6th I will be
going solo from Christchurch to the NI, so any company will be
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Okay, I don't mind going up to DC to ride around but I don't want to get
shot or anything! 🙂

If anyone is willing to form a PHYSICAL Virginia unicycle group, we can
arrange regional meets according to everyone's convenience. If you're
on myspace, check out the group: /univa

So whether you're from DC or Richmond, let me know when you want to get
together and I'll try to plan accordingly. SO far, it appears that my
availablity is on Fridays and Saturdays if the weather permits, and if
my wife is at work 🙂
Other than that, I'm either working or doing school online.

By the way, I can ride 1 leg w/ my other on my round-forked frame!
It's not too difficult to get a leg on a round frame. I put skateboard
tape there to add grip.

If anyone is willing to schedule a meet in my hometown, the little city
of Fredericksburg, just let me know. I've ridden downtown and it's
quite a fun location.

I've added most of you to my unicyclist.com buddy list. Feel free to
PM me anytime. I'll give you my email if you'd like to keep in better
contact.

JOEY

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