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I can finally ride !!!

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  1. WooHoo! After 7 weeks and an estimated 40 hours I can finally ride. I
    was stuck forever at about 30 meters and today I did 2 100 meter rides
    back to back and the 2nd one I freemounted. I'm on cloud nine!! For
    being an older guy and someone who always considered himself 'balance
    challenged,' this is exciting. I need to work on my freemount more and
    a 'graceful' dismount before I consider myself level 1 but then I'm
    gonna reward myself with a better uni than my 20" Torker. Many thanks
    to those of you who provided words of encouragement here and thanks to
    all of you for making this my favorite website.😄 😄 😄

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    underdog - level 0.5 rider

    toast is god's way of saying 'eat more butter'
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  2. congratulations! we all know exactly what u mean...we've all been on
    that cloud 9 before. you are officially hooked on unicycling for the
    rest of your life. just wanted to let you know what you're in for.

    -grant

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    tennisgh22

    The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a
    capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety
    labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
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  3. Congratulations!

    You are hooked on Unicycling.

    You say you will buy a new uni that is an upgrade to your curent one?

    If you can afford it, soon you will have an arsnal of unis.

    I am 19 and have actually turned down dates with girls several times
    because I want to spend all of my money on my unicycling habbit. I even
    skip meals to save money. I am considering selling my soul to the devil
    for a KH 20".

    You will forever look back on this time as a turning point in your life.
    A unicycle is more than a wheel. It is a rocket to send you to the
    heavens. With this new tool, you will soar through adventures wonderful
    and known to few.

    All doors that lead to great things have suddenly been thrown open. The
    first one is the one you will hobble through. Then you will ride
    confidently, then hop, one foot, and ride through backwards. Unlike a
    great adventure story, the adventures will never end. Every day you
    will reach a new climax.

    Good luck my friend.

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    RangerForrest - Isolated Unicyclist

    Dreaming of a KH Trials
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  4. Underdog-- Congratulations! Like you, I struggled for some 38 hours
    (over a period of 15 weeks) to finally feel the exhileration of
    soloing on my stealth Torker. The euphoria rivaled that of other
    dusty, distant memories, like learning to write my full name for the
    first time, or finally succeeding at the task tying my shoes. The
    dogged persistence and the repeated failure made my 'uni' success,
    when it finally occurred, so much sweeter. At age 51, I again
    experienced that all-to-infrequent revelation of pure childlike joy!
    And to celebrate my soloing, I purchased a beautiful black Yuni 29er,
    complete with water bottle holder, Cateye computer, and Schwalbe Big
    Apple tire. Kudos, Underdog! --carl

  5. Congratulations SUPERdog, you are now one of us. --chirokid--

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    chirokid - Wolfman 2004: Unicycle Catagory

    "Other than that, the best maintenance is to keep riding it as this
    helps to keep the eccentric nut on the saddle in optimal condition."
    quote by Mikefule

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  6. RangerForrest said:

    *...You will forever look back on this time as a turning point in your
    life. A unicycle is more than a wheel. It is a rocket to send you to
    the heavens. With this new tool, you will soar through adventures
    wonderful and known to few.

    All doors that lead to great things have suddenly been thrown open.
    The first one is the one you will hobble through. Then you will ride
    confidently, then hop, one foot, and ride through backwards. Unlike a
    great adventure story, the adventures will never end. Every day you
    will reach a new climax.

    Good luck my friend. *

    This actually made me tear up.

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    digigal1 - 3 revs on carpet! 😉

    Omni for Uni and Uni for Omni!
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  7. RangerForrest said:

    *A unicycle is more than a wheel. It is a rocket to send you to the
    heavens. With this new tool, you will soar through adventures
    wonderful and known to few.*

    Reminds me of my first beer....

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    newtouni - Self Proclaimed Unicycling Dufus

    Download UniCalc
    (The Unicycle Calculator) free from
    http://www.ironjungle.com/
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