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Difficulty is all relative

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    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. 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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    "At 40 life begins...to show."
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  5. 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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