I went out to a school today for day two of learning how to ride a
unicycle. I was using my hands to hold onto the fence when I was
feeling I would surely fall, which I found out can be quite painful. I
ended up with many many slices in my hand from burrs in the fence.
People drove by really slow with weird looks on their face...which I
honestly expected. So a guy comes up thats about my age and pulls his
truck up and asks why I would want to ride a unicycle...I
responded...fun and exercise...not trying to be joking about it. He
gets out of his truck telling me how it must be very hard to learn. I
tell him I have already invested many hours and that it takes many more
to become good at it. He agrees, but states it looks like something you
could pick up in 15 minutes or so. So I tell him to give it a shot. He
jumps on the bike and starts riding it around like it is nothing. I
couldnt stop laughing as obviously he had ridden before. He learned
from his uncle when he was 15 and hasnt been on one in over a year, as
he never sees anyone on them. I live in a very small area, so the shock
I was to find someone on a side road that knew how to unicycle was very
impressive. He gave me some pointers like using broom handles instead
of a wall and how to free mount. Good things to be able to see in
person. It gave me a lot of confidence...now I just need to go out and
buy some broom handles and give it a shot. I just thought you guys
would love to hear about this, because it was nice to see someone who
cared enough to stop and help out a bit.
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greencollar
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