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  1. Original post
    Sofa
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    I was UW'ing in the parking lot of a trail head
    yesterday, waiting to see if anyone else was gonna show
    up for the ride.

    While I was practicing, there was an older couple who came
    up behind me, and were baffled. They never said anything to
    me, but I heard the lady grab the guys attention, and some
    noises of amazement soon came.

    They then went into the trail on their walk, while i
    waited for a few more minutes. No one showed, so I headed
    in, on the MUni.

    I passed them soon enough, luckily, in a semi technical
    section (the best place to pass people!)

    The comment from this older (60+?) couple who just got
    passed by a unicyclist in the woods was: 'Well, that looks a
    lot easier, eh?'

    Side note: Because I was by myself, I decided to see how
    fast I could ride the 20km loop. I did it in one hour thirty
    six, MUni/160's

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  2. Jonnyd
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    Unicycling seems to be all about relativity.

    Where I'm from, people seem to think I'm pretty good, or at
    least that's what they say. Then, after going to Moab,
    suddenly I feel like a beginner groupie-cyclist who took up
    the sport to try and be cool. (not that it isn't. . .)

    I guess maybe I shouldn't compare myself to these guys who
    are the best of the best, but when you look like a wimp who
    can barely ride. . 🙄

    <goes off to try and rebuild self-confidence>

    -jD

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    JonnyD

    The proper wording is: "Whom is this?" Or, more formally: "Just exactly
    whom the heck is this to whom I am speaking to?"

    Don't light a match until you know which end of the dog is barkin'

    I don't NOT want to go. . .
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  3. James_potter
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    Yeah, everyone around here says that we're really good. But
    compared to people who are good, we suck bad.

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  4. Danny Colyer
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    JonnyD said:

    Where I'm from, people seem to think I'm pretty good, or
    at least that's what they say. Then, after going to Moab,
    suddenly I feel like a beginner groupie-cyclist who took
    up the sport to try and be cool. (not that it isn't. . .)

    Ho yes. In the days when I was properly fit, after riding in
    a few races at UK juggling conventions I got the impression
    I was one of the fastest people around on one wheel. Then I
    went to a Unicon and met the likes of John Foss and
    discovered I wasn't even close :-(

    --
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  5. Elmer
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    This is the nice thing about (us) being so rare. As long as you can
    ride at all, most people will think you're great! And now that I can hop
    and drop and idle and go backward and one-foot and suicide mount, people
    are even more impressed, and after Moab I'm more motivated than ever to
    get better😎

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    elmer - uniimpaired

    "At 40 life begins...to show."
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