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    Tmornstar
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    This thread morphed from another thread.

    Checkout this site. The site contains a comparison chart.

    muniac.commesite.htm

    Like most activities, unicycling can be as safe or as
    dangerous as one desires. That is one thing that I love
    about it. However, the liklihood of me getting hit by a car
    is rather slim while I'm hopping on trials gear or ridng in
    the woods - perhaps the most dangerous elements of our
    sport. I might get a bump or a bruise but the chances are
    I'll live!

    Tommy

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  2. U-Turn
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    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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  3. Joemarshall
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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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  4. U-Turn
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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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  5. Zod
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    I see some bias in his chart.......but it's still very
    interesting.

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