Another happy birtyday to Sockmonster!
July 1 is also my anniversary (4 years!). My wedding included a show
with two unicycle acts:
1. MUni Mania, a collage of MUni featuring Bruce Bundy, Brett Bymaster,
Geoff Faraghan, Tim Bustos, Nathan and Beau Hoover, John and Woody
Hooten, and Andy Jennings. Hope I didn't leave anyone out!
2. Me, on a Freestyle uni, handlebar uni, 12" wheel, 45" wheel, giraffe
and maybe B.C. wheel. The stage wasn't big enough for the artistic
bike.
BTW for those that care, my "proper" learning to ride started on
Halloween night, 1979 when I finally got up the courage to ride Bradley
Bradley's Schwinn Giraffe away from the trunk of a friend's car. I only
went about 3' (after at least 5 minutes of hesitation). But that was
enough. A few days later I completed my basic learning process in a 45
minute period. A week after that we headed off on a 10 mile round trip
ride, and did an amazing amount of damage to our crotches!
I do not remember the dates of my original learning to ride. I'm not
even positive it was 1976. I just know it was a period of 2-3 months,
and was very frustrating in the beginning. Try learning on a Troxel with
no instruction!
--
johnfoss - Walkin' on the edge
John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone
"jfoss" at "unicycling.com"
www.unicycling.com
"Beer me." -- Scot Cooper, at the end of a group ride all the way up and
all the way down Mt. Diablo (3300'๐, a 20 mile round trip of road and
trail.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
johnfoss's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/832
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/33390