supporting wheels to help balance?

squiggly said:

does anyone know what they are actually called so I can go to a store
and ask for them? they helped me learn to ride the bike, so I thought I
might use them to learn to ride the unicycle.

Training wheels?

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Something like this.

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don't use them just practice you will get it

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Ducttape said:

not gonna show you it tonight becasue I am going to play with it until I
go to bed to get it just right.........

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Yeah, don't use them. They would restrict your movement too much and
you wouldn't get the real feel of it. Just get somebody to walk along
either side of you to hold onto until you get your balance or hang on
to the fence at a tennis court or ride next to a handrail. Besides,
the only set-up kinda like what you're wanting that I've ever seen
looks just like a tricycle without a handlbar. Might as well just
start riding a tricycle and do a front end wheelie.

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Check out the Unicoaster.

http://www.justonewheel.com/unicoaster.aspx

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This teaches the "always pedaling" idea, and helps get used to the feel.
I think beginners try to coast a bit, like a bicycle.

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ahollow said:

http://www.justonewheel.com/unicoaster.aspx

how the hell would you turn with that stuck to your uni?
just learn without training wheels, or get a b*ke.

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phthoruth said:

just because Kris can do it, doesnt mean its possible 🙂

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I think they make unicycles with training wheels.

They're called BlKES!

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uni_jim said:

how the hell would you turn with that stuck to your uni?
QUOTE]

Watch the video and find out. It may not be for everybody, but I'm
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uni_jim said:

how the hell would you turn with that stuck to your uni?

Watch the video and find out. I'm sure it's not for everyone, but I'll
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captainkrunk61 said:

I think they make unicycles with training wheels.

They're called BlKES!

There more for speed, but the handeling is rubbish

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why are koxx one unicycles so costly???

forrestunifreak said:

They are expensive because they use only the finest soft drink cans.

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I just set up one of those box moving trolly things on my drivway and
kept trying till I got it...didnt take me to long to get the feel of it

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ahollow said:

Check out the Unicoaster.

http://www.justonewheel.com/unicoaster.aspx

Hey, I'm glad to see Adam finally got something into production; he was
talking about that thing when I visited Long Island back in 2005.

I bet that thing will help little kids, and especially the parents of
little kids, get over the anxiety about falling. I don't know if it
will really help them learn any faster.

I think it would be tough to engineer it to be able to survive
full-sized adults learning on it.

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This may help also. 😄 😄
http://tinyurl.com/tf2e8

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tholub said:

I think it would be tough to engineer it to be able to survive
full-sized adults learning on it.

Looks like it might need a stronger way to attach. The site doesn't
mention anything about the unicycle/training device interface.
Obviously main cap bearing holders are required. But the uni frame
isn't designed for that kind of stress to be applied there, so it could
be a problem. I imagine they are still perfecting the design. An adult
one would just need a beefier interface, something that goes partway up
the fork perhaps.

But the idea itself appears to have promise. Having all four wheels off
the ground is like riding training wheels, where you can be "centered"
and be riding on your own. If it can be raised in increments, this is
even better as you can have the rider more and more on his/her own
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johnfoss said:

An adult one would just need a beefier interface, something that goes
partway up the fork perhaps.

completely untrue

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Brian MacKenzie said:

completely untrue

Want to back that up with any sort of reasoning or evidence?

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kington99 said:

Want to back that up with any sort of reasoning or evidence?

unlike john foss, i have actually played with this thing. there is no
need for more reinforcement. nothing could put enough stress on this
interface to cause too much strain

edit...just to clarify: i have no idea what adam has planned with this
thing, these are my own observations

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A 'local bank' (http://www.seb.lt/lt/wcp/) is using 'training wheels'
(http://www.seb.lt/pdf/lt/seb_dviratis_170x140_4.swf) on unicycle to
market financial products. The bank branches are adorned with
unicycling posters and leaflets all over in Lithuania.

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