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Re: Multi-Wheeled unicycles

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  1. johnfoss said:

    Your profile says you're 22 years old. I knew at least 9 people who
    could ride 2-wheelers 25 years ago. Don't forget IUF founder Jack
    Halpern, who is credited as the "inventor" of the cycle within the
    unicycling community (others surely did it 100 years ago). I learned in
    1982 along with other members of my unicycle club (Redford, in
    Michigan). There were probably five of us in Michigan who could ride
    them in 1983. I actually performed on one (badly) in 1982 at the USA
    convention and won the Pairs competition. A fortuitous comedy of errors
    made our messed-up act look more intentional than it was...

    For performing, the 3-wheeler will look approximatel 1/3 more
    impressive to an audience. Add extra points because it's also taller.
    Put decorations in the wheels so it's easy to see them rotating in
    opposite directions. Make sure you idle on it, and if you can, practice
    walking the wheel up there.

    Caution: 3-wheelers are heavy, and dismounts can damage them or
    bend/knock them out of alignment. Treat it like a fragile machine and
    it will probably hold up longer.

    As a performer, having an act is more important than having cool props.
    The first expenditure I'd make, based on the photos you posted, would be
    for a new seat!

    Here's some 'old pictures of multi-wheelers'
    (http://www.unicycling.com/garage/multi.htm).

    I don't understand how that half wheeled unicycle works, and one with
    no wheel? 😕

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    jamessd


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    Kieron said:

    I tell u wat they would have to be a very commited pedo to learn to ride
    a unicycle in order to mingle with us, steel one of us and rape us in a
    bush.


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  2. jamessd said:

    I don't understand how that half wheeled unicycle works, and one with no
    wheel? 😕

    A lot better than the version without the bottom wheel.

    That's the short answer. He later brought a "regular" unicycle with the
    half-wheel to Unicons, but it always ended up leaving marks on the
    floor. The "150", as it was called, was surprisingly rideable if you
    could already ride a 2-wheeler. Yes, when the wheel is up it's
    freewheeling. Basic rule of riding it: don't freewheel any longer than
    necessary!

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