Uni risk Comparison Chart

Scott's chart is pretty neat.

1) I'd add pads to the equipment requirements, unless you are indoors on
a smooth, polished floor, and

2) although it is possible to do a low-mod workout on a unicycle, it is
also possible to do a high workout on a unicycle, just like all the
other sports. Off-road unicycling is very intense aerobically, even
compared to most mountain biking.

To add to Scott's chart, unicycling is much more interesting than
running or lap swimming, doesn't have access fees, has relatively low
equipment and maintenance costs, doesn't have lift fees, and doesn't
require a special court. It's also the most versatile sport except for
walking; you can go almost anywhere and still do interesting things!

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U-Turn said:

*Scott's chart is pretty neat.
2) although it is possible to do a low-mod workout on a unicycle, it
is also possible to do a high workout on a unicycle, just like all the
other sports. Off-road unicycling is very intense aerobically, even
compared to most mountain biking.
*

He's actually got a column for mountain unicycling as opposed to just
unicycling which lists the things you said.

It's a nice table, although I wouldn't agree with his analysis of some
of the other sports, especially swimming.

Most unicycling is intense compared with normal mountain biking. It's
far less tuneable though, because you'll always have sections that
aren't too much work because they're flat or slightly downhill and
smoothish, whereas on a bike you can change up gear on those bits and
keep putting in effort. I think if you want to you can definately train
harder on a bike, unicycling has a higher base level, but can't be made
so much harder.

Even more so on road, once you're fit enough to ride close to as fast as
you can spin, you soon get so you can keep spinning that speed for ages,
the only way to make it more intense then is to go find a hill, or to
change the cranks to shorter ones. A good fast road ride on a bike is
way way more intense than a road ride on a coker/29er.

Joe

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You are absolutely right, Joe. I should have been more careful in my
examination of the chart.

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I see some bias in his chart.......but it's still very interesting.

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