supporting wheels to help balance?

Brian MacKenzie said:

...i have actually played with this thing. there is no need for more
reinforcement. nothing could put enough stress on this interface to
cause too much strain

Then I must not have gotten a good look at it. It looks like it bolts on
in place of the bearing caps. If so, it's definitely putting all sorts
of force in an area not built to take it, but maybe those frames can
take it just fine. If there haven't been any broken frame yet something
must be right!

Anyway it would be fun to try one of those out with some beginner
riders to see how it works for them. I guess it would take a while to
come up with some real numbers on learning-time improvement, using a
control group of equal size, and enough riders to cover a range of slow
and fast learners.

I love the training wheel unicycle from Lithuania! What's the message
that goes with it?

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johnfoss said:

I guess it would take a while to come up with some real numbers on
learning-time improvement

it's much bigger than this.

this device actually takes the person from spectator to 'unicycler' in
a matter of seconds, thus working around the absolute biggest obstacle

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johnfoss said:

I love the training wheel unicycle from Lithuania! What's the message
that goes with it?

It translates:
Risk-free investment: Index-linked bond is a way to invest in stocks
without risking the principal.

Unicycling is a pretty new thing here. It was quite a surprise the bank
grabbed the idea and used it so massively.

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ahollow said:

Check out the Unicoaster.

http://www.justonewheel.com/unicoaster.aspx

That thing looks like it would bust up every bone in your leg if you
fell!
Use a shopping cart infront of yourself, once you get tired of the
fence grabbing.

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[didnt read the whole thread but...] personally, I think most of the
"training setups" for a unicycle would hurt you more than help you.
They seem to attach to the rear of the unicycle which means you will
learn to lean back to balance. You need to do the opposite to go
forward when on one wheel.

</$0.02>

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Another symptom of the "I want it now not tomorrow" culture in which we
live?

Or just an old idea? http://tinyurl.com/yoyllu

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