I unicycle for a bunch of reasons. Simplicity of the machine. Great
exercise. A great break from the neck, back, and arm strains of
regular biking (but I admit I'm not a regular biker. Today I feel like
I was thrown down a flight of stairs; yesterday I found a great bare
pavement downhill run-in to a 4" snow bank and stamped down a cool
jump. I hit it like 50 times, with probably 40 crashes. Into the
snow, fortunately).
Anyway those are all great reasons but there are moments that make you
really love the sport:
* On the bike path at twilight, with bats swirling all around you :eek:
.. You go slower and quieter than on a bike, so you notice more.
* Making it home after a 13 mile ride.
* Breaking your speed record. Mine was 15 mph, followed by a
spectacular crash (can't call it a UPD, I was expecting it!).
* Riding in places people would claim to be impossible.
* Chicks going "WOW how do you DO that?"
* Successfully helping others ride is quite satisfying.
* Hitting the Zone and just cruising along with virtually no effort.
* Man vs Machine vs Gravity. And the Man wins.
OTOH sometimes it is maddeningly slow if you are just trying get from
point A to point B.
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