Has Unicycling changed you?

I've become more confident in my unicycling abilities and myself in
general.

I have also become less bothered about being laughed at and am becoming
more used to being noticed.

I have descovered a team game that I enjoy - unicycle hockey.

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I feel it has made me more enrgetic and made my body heaps stronger.
In some ways i think it has helped me be more sociable too.

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cathwood said:

I have also become less bothered about being laughed at and am becoming
more used to being noticed.

Yeah, this for me too... i used to be very self conscious and try and
fit in, but now i couldnt care less about being 'different'😄

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mill_mobile said:

Yeah, this for me too... i used to be very self conscious and try and
fit in, but now i couldnt care less about being 'different'😄

thats gota be one of the best metal gains, not giving a sh1t 😄

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Without doubt, unicycling--MUni in particular--has changed my life
forever! Let me rephrase that. It had *saved* my life!🙂

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It keeps me in the best shape of my life, screw the gym, give me MUni!

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DustinSchaap said:

why would you kill the 5 yr olds? there's so much more fun things you
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kerosian said:

It keeps me in the best shape of my life, screw the gym, give me MUni!

Yes, i cant stand indoors exercise - nothing beats the outdoors!
I also think it has made me a more easygoing/relaxed person.

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Unicycling has made me more outgoing, but people allways think I did
wierd thinks before unicycling too, so they doesn't stop and :eek: if
they know me :P

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My calves have been inflated like balloons. I'm not normally
narcissistic, but when I'm wearing shorts and happen to walk past a
mirror, I stand on my tiptoes to see those muscular contoured calves
bursting through.

My resting pulse-rate has plummeted a lot. It used to be in the
70-80bpm range, now it's in the low 50s.

For some reason I seem to be eating a lot more food a day than I used
to, even on the days I don't ride. Fortunately the waistline isn't
expanding as a result...

The enigmatic feeling that I used to get when I saw somebody riding a
unicycle has long since gone. And seeing a circus or street performer
riding a unicycle... seems to look utterly ridiculous to me now. I
always get puzzled why I see people juggling at unicycle
meetups/conventions too.

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gkmac said:

For some reason I seem to be eating a lot more food a day than I used
to, even on the days I don't ride. Fortunately the waistline isn't
expanding as a result...

.

I have been too - maybe we need to put more fuel into us to get the
output of energy we use😉

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A 20" muni, are you for real?

The proper term is a trials unicycle.

Back on topic, unicycling hasen't really changed me.

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I was pretty fit before I started unicycling, and now I feel I'm even
moreso. I kind of have a mind that obsesses over things for a while and
I just can't stop thinking about when the next time I'm going to uni.
Even when I'm out, I automatically say to myself "that would be a great
obsticle for my uni".
It's changed me in how I am the center of attention when riding and how
to talk to random people on the street.

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Being extremely prone to stress unicycling is bringing me more peace of
mind.
I was labeled as an eccentric before so this hasn't changed!😄

(for sure when the company doctor told me that he wished other
employees in their 30 were as fit as I was ... I indulged in a brief
moment of vainglory :o )

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legtod2 said:

Since you began unicycling, have you changed?

I shower and change after every ride 😄

Have I changed as a person ? No.

Have I changed physically ? Yes - I have more scars and knackered
knees.

Has my life been enriched ? Oh yes, most definitely. I have been
places I otherwise wouldn't and met loads of fantastic people, many of
whom I am proud to call my friends.

Long live unicycling !!!

Chris

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Joe2005 said:

A 20" muni, are you for real?

The proper term is a trials unicycle.

Back on topic, unicycling hasen't really changed me.

Pashley make a 20" muni.

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I started unicycling regularly in 1979 and never left. I've traveled
around the world for unicycling and met the most amazing people. I have
no idea what I would be like now if I never got into unicycling, and I
wouldn't want to trade.

Joe2005 said:

A 20" muni, are you for real? The proper term is a trials unicycle.

20" unicycles were used for MUni for years before anyone thought of
unicycle Trials. *I* dn't like them for MUni but that doesn't change
the facts. Also we still get plenty of 20" wheels on MUni Weekend group
rides. People like being able to do Trials stuff along the way and
somehow they always seem to keep up! 🙂

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johnfoss said:

Also we still get plenty of 20" wheels on MUni Weekend group rides.

A trials uni is basically the same setup as a standard Muni; splined
hub/cranks, strong frame and seatpost, and double walled rim and wide
knobby tire. only major difference is the saddle and smaller wheel. But
to a small kid, a trials is almost like a 24" muni is to an adult.

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I havnt even been riding for a year yet but I feel It has changed my
life alot I think unicyling has helped (and hindered a little) my life
and I now depend on it. I am taking Maths Biology Physics and chemistry
a-levels I am deslexic and find most thinks people take for granted
near imposible, despite being 17 I still struggle with full stops my
mental arithmatic is almost non existant and I still mix my left and
right. With all the work I get I end up getting overwhelmed and
stressed pretty easy so (normaly when I have the most work) I go out
for a ride, I can get away from it all and enjoy myself without
thinking about what work I have. To me its like a drug, I am totaly
adicted, it helps me get away from the stresses of life and it leaves
me at a big high afterwards. The only downside is that it leaves less
time for work, but I think I would have given up on all my work long
ago without it.

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I don't think it has necessarily changed me basicly but after being in
my life for 6 years it has had some impact - at least it has made me
more confidend about parts of my personality. What I think is great
about unicycling (at least in Denmark) is that people meet people in a
relaxed way where neither gender, age nor origin plays a role, but only
the ability to unicycle. This plays a great role when I meet people
because I know they can be very different from me but yet great
friends!

Also unicycling plays a role because I can reflect about learning
styles and personality types that I would not be able to without. It's
funny how you can see that some people going into one area of
unicycling have one personality and other types of unicycling attracs
other personalities.

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