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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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. .
:rolleyes:

<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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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:cool:


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elmer - uniimpaired

"At 40 life begins...to show."
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JonnyD wrote:
> 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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