Hmmm. Tricky.

Just zis Guy said:

New unicycle arrived today. I took to recumbents instantly
- this is a slightly different matter!

Perhaps this is what you need:
url:http://www.unicycling.com/garage/recumben.htm

Actually I found riding this machine in a truly recumbent
position to be psychologically nigh on impossible, because
of the fear of falling backwards. And the seat needs to be a
little further forward to get the centre of gravity right.

<dredges 10 years through memory to remember the learning
process> Have you grazed your ankles on the cranks yet?

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New unicycle arrived today. I took to recumbents instantly
- this is a slightly different matter!

.jpgs! Even better a movie!

Cheers, helen s

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Have you grazed your ankles on the cranks yet?

Not as such, nor have I landed on my [censored] thus far. Early,
days, though ;-)

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

New unicycle arrived today. I took to recumbents
instantly - this is a slightly different matter!

.jpgs! Even better a movie!

Cheers, helen s

Could be worth £120 - £250 on the right telly show ;-) Good
luck Dave. (I know, lucks got nuttin' to do wid it!!)

How are you trying to start off? With support I managed to ride mine after
around 15 minutes on a flat surface and turning and going down kerbs took
not much longer. Having said that I've now had mine for about 12 years and
although only used occationly, I still cannot get on the bloody thing
without support :o(

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How are you trying to start off?

We have two parallel worksurfaces about 4ft apart in the
kitchen. That's the starting point. That and the book that
came with it which is jolly good.

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We have two parallel worksurfaces about 4ft apart in the
kitchen. That's the starting point. That and the book that
came with it which is jolly good.

So are you learning to stand still first off? This is
probably a sensible way to learn, so you can control the
thing before you start but it's more difficult than actually
going along. Try an empty car park or school play ground
where you can get some momentum up and it doesn't matter
which way you go...... then get some juggling clubs ;o)

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On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 20:54:40 +0100, "Danny Colyer"
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Quoted message said:

Have you grazed your ankles on the cranks yet?

Not as such, nor have I landed on my [censored] thus far. Early,
days, though ;-)

I found whacking my shin with the pedal was the main problem
with mine. I can now ride along reasonably well once I'm
under way. The better weather is almost upon us and this
year I will learn to freemount.

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David Brown :o) said:

So are you learning to stand still first off? This is
probably a sensible way to learn, so you can control the
thing before you start but it's more difficult than
actually going along. Try an empty car park or school
play ground where you can get some momentum up and it
doesn't matter which way you go...... then get some
juggling clubs ;o)

I started off in the hall, happily provided with walls
either side which were handy to grab at. I think that was a
good start, but when I moved outside (Dad put a new floor in
the hall for me, and it didn't seem right to put tyre marks
all over it!) I actually made far more rapid progress than I
had to that point: if you *can't* grab at the wall you work
harder at staying on, and as initial trajectories tended to
be rather wibblesome it helped not to be constrained. I
initially thought I was going to be trying running before I
could really walk confidently, but as it turned out it
accelerated my progress greatly. So once you can make as
much as a couple of meters progress may be the time to move
to <shudder> open spaces. As well as forward progress
getting much better much faster this way, my ability to
freemount the beast jumped ahead when I forced myself to do
it. But for your first few attempts at that, do wear a
shinpad or somesuch on the leg you step up off in case
you emulate my rather ouchful pedal slamming into shin
scenario...

I do have some juggling clubs, but have never yet tried them
on the Muni. However, back on Shrove Tuesday I did manage to
flip (and catch) a pancake while riding it, which I think
counts for something!

Pete.
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Quoted message said:

So are you learning to stand still first off? This is
probably a sensible way to learn, so you can control the
thing before you start but it's more difficult than
actually going along.

More or less, yes.

Quoted message said:

Try an empty car park or school play ground where you can
get some momentum up and it doesn't matter which way you
go...... then get some juggling clubs ;o)

Juggling? I think not. I have serious problems with
sinisterity, having bone-deep burn scars on the fingers on
my left hand from a childhood incident, and only have one
working eye!

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Clinch said:

I do have some juggling clubs, but have never yet tried
them on the Muni. However, back on Shrove Tuesday I did
manage to flip (and catch) a pancake while riding it,
which I think counts for something!

I have some fire clubs you can borrow if you wish.. That
certainly gets peoples attention.

..d

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I have some fire clubs you can borrow if you wish.. That
certainly gets peoples attention.

In a way that riding a unicycle clearly does not ;-)

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Quoted message said:

I have some fire clubs you can borrow if you wish.. That
certainly gets peoples attention.

In a way that riding a unicycle clearly does not ;-)

Somewhere I have a postcard of someone juggling flaming
chainsaws (just standing on a beach (Venice, LA), not riding
a unicycle). But I assume they weren't turned on, as he
isn't wearing ear defenders in the photo.

David Martin said:

I have some fire clubs you can borrow if you wish.. That
certainly gets peoples attention.

Tried some at a party last year, but encountered a few
problems, notably:

- I was a bit out of practice (and even at my best I'm not
too good with clubs);

- it was pitch dark, so the only thing you could actually
see properly was the bit it didn't really pay to catch;

- I was fairly drunk (though fortunately not enough to think
I was invincible/talented).

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Peter Clinch said:

David Martin said:

I have some fire clubs you can borrow if you wish.. That
certainly gets peoples attention.

Tried some at a party last year, but encountered a few
problems, notably:

- I was a bit out of practice (and even at my best I'm not
too good with clubs);

The other difference is that when they are unlit they spin
with one speed, but lighting them adds something to the wind
resistance so they spin slower.

Quoted message said:

- it was pitch dark, so the only thing you could actually
see properly was the bit it didn't really pay to catch;

If you just hit it rather than catch it then it doesn't
burn.. honest ;-) I once tried juggling luminous balls in
pitch dark. Impossible to get good spatial placement of
them. Really, really hard to juggle.

Quoted message said:

- I was fairly drunk (though fortunately not enough to
think I was invincible/talented).

Never helps. You're welcome to try mine if you want
another go.

..d

Just zis Guy said:

We have two parallel worksurfaces about 4ft apart in the
kitchen. That's the starting point.

That sounds good, as long as you don't have carpet in your
kitchen and you've got space to ride at least 4 or 5
revolutions and then dismount to the front.

Quoted message said:

That and the book that came with it which is jolly good.

I was impressed when I read it. I won a copy in a raffle a
couple of years ago, it was a welcome addition to my
library. The only fault I found (and mentioned to Charlie,
he said he'd change the next edition accordingly) was
something to do with dismounting from a giraffe. I don't
think you need to worry about that just yet ;-)

Charlie's a good educational writer. His unicycle book was
preceded by "Charlie Dancey's Encyclopedia of Ball Juggling"
(which quickly replaced "The Complete Juggler" as the
standard juggling reference book) and "Charlie Dancey's
Encyclopedia of Club Juggling", both excellent books.

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Just zis Guy said:

Juggling? I think not. I have serious problems with
sinisterity, having bone-deep burn scars on the fingers on
my left hand from a childhood incident, and only have one
working eye!

You could just do fewer balls. I know a juggler who is
missing a finger from one hand. He has trouble juggling
more than 4 balls because he finds it difficult to hold 3
balls in the hand with the missing finger. So he spends all
his time working on 4 ball tricks and is one of the best 4
ball jugglers I know. (I believe he has normal depth
perception, though).

Years ago "The Catch" (a sadly now defunct juggling
magazine) published a list of silly questions that had been
heard in juggling shops. One of my favourites was:
Q: Why are you practising 3 in one hand?
R: Because I've only got one hand.

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Juggling? I think not. I have serious problems with
sinisterity, having bone-deep burn scars on the fingers
on my left hand from a childhood incident, and only have
one working eye!

Quoted message said:

You could just do fewer balls.

Doesn't help with the fact thast I can't move my left hand
at more than half the speed of my right, though.

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How are you trying to start off?

We have two parallel worksurfaces about 4ft apart in the
kitchen. That's the starting point. That and the book that
came with it which is jolly good.

I've just picked up the unicycle[1] that NC offered in
response to Guy's OP. Sarah's reaction was 'If you try to
get on that thing in your condition[2] then your stupid' So
I waited for her to go out 🙂 I went up to the school tennis
courts, and though I can sort of balance on the thing, as
soon as I try to move the wheel shoots out in front of me

1. I know I'm in the market for a recumbent, but the offer
was to good to refuse. (thanks Nigel)
2. At least I've got an excuse for not being very
good[3] though
3. Totally cr*p actually.
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