six in the city

Welcome to the forum! So ur new to unicycling then altogether? Id
suspect so because 6 miles is more than do-able on a 24" uni. You just
have to be confident u can do it.😉 Id say go for it! Ive done close
to 15 miles on my 24" Muni (Mountain Unicycle if u dont know that
already).🙂

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thanks!- i've been watching some sick (really cool) vids with people
like chris holm and xavier and really heavy muni and trials riders and
i'm so stoked and impressed, when i went out into town with my younger
brother on his bmx, i couldn't stop saying to myself 'i have to save up
to get fatter wheels, stronger forks, heavier pedals and all that, 'cos
that stuff is too mad to not have me in on it!!'😄

i used to skateboard, but this and that stopped me, then my parents
wouldn't allow me to ride bikes, so i did the logical thing... and i'm
so pleased i did!

Nevertheless, the videos on unicycle.tv are so hot, i'm going to have
to be extra extra good with my money so i can be freeer with my
cycling, because I know my dodger will not withstand the stuff that i'd
like to try, plus 24 inches may be a little difficult for some tricks
(even though for distance it probably works out better- that's why I
went for a 24" to start off with🙂 ).

Hey, it's real nice meetin' you- whereabouts are you from? Do you go
conventions and stuff- perhaps we might bump into each other in the
future!!?

anyways, thanks- I feel a lot more confident- I shall continue my
training (basically getting about everywhere on my unicycle!!) and
extend my ventures further afield, hopefully being able to improve my
stamina in terms of riding to places at reasonable speed- i'm figuring
on riding to the next major town which is about six miles away
tomorrow, just breaking it up into bits if i figure it's getting too
difficult🙂

cheers!

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yep..once u see kris holm and all them pros u r hooked! go to
www.unicycle.com and look at the dvd and vids. If u go there Defect,
universe2, Into The Thunder Dragon, and One Tired Guy are all great
vids (i have them all). They have the craziest riding out there on
those vids.

U can also go to www.xaviercollos.com and see some more of his vids.
Also if u need tips or want to see yet more vids go to
www.unicycle.2ya.com, or www.unicycletips.com...i think there the same
sight anyway.

Hope u get better..so...get out ther and ride!😉

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back to the original question: 6 miles through a city with bicyclists on
a 24 incher...probably not a great idea. i'd try a 29er or even a
coker(36incher) to even is not be able to keep up, to come much closer,
especially if not everyone is an experienced/fast bicyclist.

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epistolize said:

chris holm

just an FYI it 'kris' with a K not a 'ch'

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6 Miles shouldn't be too bad, though you may want to try it first... my
seat starts feeling a little chaffy after a couple miles straight 😉

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trials_uni said:

just an FYI it 'kris' with a K not a 'ch'

sorry, trials uni thanks for the pointer:o

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6 miles on a 24" pahh! easy.... i ride 6 miles to my brothers house up
and down hills on a 20" uni no problem... i live in a valley. it is all
ups and down. cities are pritty flat like... i think you could do it no
problem butty

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aghh

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