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Welcome!! If you have any questions feel free to fire away. There's a
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Does your brother know how to ride it? Can he show you some
'live' tips? They sometimes work wonders compared to reading
tips and techniques in the forums (to the new rider)

Welcome to the forums,

Tip 1: Start saving a place in your house for your soon to
be too large unicycle and unicycle accessories [in best Hank
Hill voice] collection!

Tip 2: use the search feature on this forum, and try with
the words: newbie, learning, tips, beginner (I bet the word
'new' would bring a lot of results dealing with new
purchases)

Tip 3: search results inconclusive? Ask away!

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Hey, thanks for the welcome 🙂

My brother is two years younger than me (14), and just
started riding a few months ago. He bought a giraffe a few
weeks ago and now he rides it while he's playing trombone.
He's good, but all I can do is just watch him. He just
learned on his own.

I got a few feet while playing trumpet, but I'm not steady
enough to play a song on it 😄

I'm looking for a uni of my own....so I think I will try
some searches. Thanks for the tips 🙂

Bonnie

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welcome! wow, it seems like theres a ton of new people using
the forum now. fantastic!

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Hi guys......i am yet to buy my first uni cycle but the LBS has a couple in stock and i was wondering what would be recommended in regards to wheel size for a beginner? I have riden my mates 16" (i think thats what it is) for about 30-40metres but cant start on my own without holding on to something. The bike shop has a 16" and a 20"......and one of the tall ones with a gear and chain on it.

Cheers

drewjc, I suggest you get a 20". What is your budget for
buying a unicycle? You should sign up for the forums instead
of being a guest.

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In article <[email hidden]>,
drewjc <[email hidden]> wrote: )Hi
guys......i am yet to buy my first uni cycle but the LBS has
a couple )in stock and i was wondering what would be
recommended in regards to )wheel size for a beginner? I have
riden my mates 16" (i think thats what )it is) for about 30-
40metres but cant start on my own without holding on )to
something. The bike shop has a 16" and a 20"......and one of
the tall )ones with a gear and chain on it.

You definitely don't want the 16" unless you're a small
child. Some people would prefer a 24" to a 20"; the 24" will
be faster and more versatile, the 20" will be better for
tricks and perhaps a little easier to learn on. -Tom

get the 20", if you are trying to decide between that and
the 16". its a no brainer, trust me.

-grant

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Get the one with the chain on it. It's a lot more like your standard
bicycle so you'll be able to use some "crossover" skills to help you
learn😄

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But wouldent that be a girrafe? ive never riden one but you
should better go with the 20''

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cool thanks guys. I will have a closer look at them and let you know how i go.......just a thought, but maybe it is a 24" and a 20" that the bike shop has, in which case i have ridden my mates 20". Which should i choose? still the 20"? i assume this would be easier to learn on? The cycles the shop has in stock are only standard ones and are about $170AUS i think.....about the limit i would pay for a toy anyway i think. And the one with the chain would be the giraffe that u guys are talking about it is very tall(seat would be about 5 feet off the ground)

BTW Gpickett00 i am a member......doesnt it say senior member on the side here <<< i have done about 100 something posts i think. is that what u r talking about?

gpickett00 said:

* You should sign up for the forums instead of being a
guest. *

Some people access RSU other ways than going to
unicyclist.com. I think theres Usenet, Google groups, and
mailing lists. I think the unicyclist.com web based forum is
the only place that avatars and the other flashy stuff can
be used. When you use one of those other means the web based
forum assigns you the 'guest' status. That guy drewjc
probably has no idea what you are talking 'guest' because he
cant see that part.

I think i think i think. I could be wrong. Just some of my
observations.

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mango said:

Some people access RSU other ways than going to
unicyclist.com. I think theres Usenet, Google groups, and
mailing lists. I think the unicyclist.com web based forum
is the only place that avatars and the other flashy stuff
can be used. When you use one of those other means the web
based forum assigns you the 'guest' status. That guy drewjc
probably has no idea what you are talking 'guest' because
he cant see that part.

I think i think i think. I could be wrong. Just some of my
observations.

Good observations. There are still other ways to access
this forum.
Mr. drewjc used <www.cyclingforums.com> as is apparent from
the headers of his post. I never knew that that site
carries our forum!

(Headers, BTW, are a technical part of each post that
you cannot access when reading on the unicyclist.com
side - I think.)

Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
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elmer said:

*Get the one with the chain on it. It's a lot more like
your standard bicycle so you'll be able to use some
"crossover" skills to help you learn😄 *

Elmer is kidding. Learn to ride a standard uni before
thinking of a giraffe.

Just a thought... As you shop for a uni, make sure the seat
can go up high enough for you. The seat posts on 20" unis in
LBSs are usually really too short for adult riders. You want
it so that with the pedal down, and your foot horizontal,
your leg is extended or nearly so. If the seat is too low,
so that your knees are bent all the time, it makes it MUCH
more difficult to ride.

16" unicycles tall enough for non-child riders are rare.

Either a 20" or a 24" is fine for learning on. The 20 might
be a bit easier but I don't think the difference is
significant.

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drewjc said:

Which should i choose? still the 20"? i assume this would
be easier to learn on?

The 20" is somewhat easier to learn on but don't use that as
a buying guide. (It would be handy if you could /borrow/ a
20".) What's more important is what you want to do with it.
For most skills (tricks) a 20" is better, and also for
performing in confined spaces. For most other uses a 24" is
better, or at least a 24" is a better compromise.

Quoted message said:

$170AUS i think.....about the limit i would pay for a toy
anyway i think.

A toy?? You need some education. A unicycle (although a toy
by the traffic laws of some countries) is your entry ticket
to a life-changing hobby.

Quoted message said:

And the one with the chain would be the giraffe that u guys
are talking about it is very tall(seat would be about 5
feet off the ground)

A 5 ft giraffe is the smallest (and probably the commonest)
size of 'standard' giraffe (meaning: not a MINI giraffe).

Quoted message said:

BTW Gpickett00 i am a member......doesnt it say senior
member on the side here <<< i have done about 100 something
posts i think. is that what u r talking about?

You are one of the few posters who post from
<www.cyclingforums.com>. Most people post from
<www.unicyclist.com>. That is what gpickett00 refers to. The
unicyclist.com membership offers some advantages, including
seeing the avatars that people use, nearly unlimited free
webspace for unicycling purposes, etc. And not being
displayed as 'guest' on most poster's screens. On the other
hand, some 'competition' as to who offers the best
connection with the (usenet) newsgroup could be beneficial
in the greater scheme of things. Hehe, I had to say that.

Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
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