OK - it finally happened! At the juggling club tonight Dave
forced me to head out into the abyss solo and I didn't die
or break anything. He did just about have to hold a gun to
my head and threaten to pull the trigger, but he got me out
there and it was actually quite cool.
My best performance was 5 pedal pushes before falling off.
Heck, it's a coker, that's the same as, what, riding a
couple of miles on a smaller wheel 😉 I THINK I might have
done more on one run, but I was distracted by people passing
clubs and gave up counting to yell "Get out of the way, I
can't stop". I seem to veer to the left and had to change my
launch point as I had this magnetic attraction for a pile of
clubs on the floor.
Timewise I am up to the 11 hour mark as I was at 10 1/4
hours by today and I must have put in at least another 45
minutes at the club. I'll keep counting and let you know
when I get up to 50m without UPDing.
I celebrated with a chunky Kit Kat and the pleasant thought
that the two pairs of boots I bought today will now be worn
by a REAL unicyclist, not a wannabe wuss. I'm also glad that
I've managed the whole unsupported riding thing before my
birthday on Monday. It was one of my goals for the year. Now
I just need to get riding down pat so I can unicycle in my
graduation gown on 25 May.
This weekend I'm childfree and visiting the parking lot to
practice some more. I'm on a roll now!
I have also caved to peer pressure and will be purchasing
some cycling shorts, despite my religious objections to
wearing them. When you start to put in a little extra time
in the saddle a bit of padding in the right places can make
a BIG difference.
Jayne
--
Jayne ZA - Learning to ride on a Coker
Being a statistician means never having to say you're certain
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jayne ZA's Profile: unicyclist.com4878Open ↗
View this thread: unicyclist.com32172Open ↗