what made you carry on?

i met will stevens once and saw him riding

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To make sure that I didn't give up, I shelled out "a lot" of money on my
first (and only) unicycle. Also, I think that unicycling is not hard
compared to other things. One can dedicate 10 hours practice on any
skill and see results. Seeing results motivates the rider to keep
trying.

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i would say i carried on because i found out bout muni and
trials.Freestyle is cool but it makes me mad trying to do the same thing
over and over and not feeling like your getting anywhere.If i could
thank one thing for keeping going i would have to say it was Phil he has
really helped me as a rider thanks man!
Ben

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I had a borrowed P.O.S. Troxel. I gave up a whole bunch of times because
that thing was nearly impossible to ride even when it was brand new (now
it's even harder).

But I eventually picked it up and went back at it for two reasons:

1. It was sitting in the corner, laughing at me.

2. I had seen other kids from my neighborhood on unicycles, and I knew
these kids were not especially gifted in any way. This was the key. If
they could do it, there was no reason I could not. So I wasn't going to
give up. Until the P.O.S. fell apart. Then there was a three year gap
before I really learned to ride...

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John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone
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because they are easy, but because they are hard." -- John F. Kennedy,
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I think its a Zen thing.

I don't mean to get all new-agey on you guys, but I think there's
something to this.

When you are unicycling, you are really living in the present moment,
undistracted by the thoughts of daily life.

When you're riding single track muni, doing trials, going 15mph on a
coker, coasting/gliding/riding one-footed, etc etc, there is NO ROOM FOR
YOUR MIND TO WANDER. You are focused exactly on the present moment.

Then there's the fitness factor. For me, keeping fit is a matter of
finding things I enjoy that happen to keep me in shape. Unicycling is
the best workout that never feels like one.
Being fit gives you more energy and this tends to put a person in better
spririts.

Oh yeah, then there's the attention. C'mon, you KNOW you like it.
Unicycling is NOT for the anti-social.

Mike

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It is something that goes through your mind after getting back from a
ride when you've had nothing but smartarse comments, [censored] jokes and
insults... why?!

But... then you go for a muni the day after, and it's a whole new
world... challenging, excellent fun, great exercise, wonderful
countryside and a better class of people around.

Oooooooo yes.

Phil

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ooops... pressed \"quote\" rather than \"edit\"... 🙄

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I have poor sense of balance and it is quite a challange for me.
It stays being a challange so I have a lot of fun.🙂

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phil said:

ooops... pressed \"quote\" rather than \"edit\"... 🙄

You can Back out of that.

Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
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mscalisi said:

* ...NO ROOM FOR YOUR MIND TO WANDER. You are focused exactly on the
present moment...*

I told another friend tonight about unicycling. She said she'd love to
try it but better drink a couple of beers first. I said don't you dare!
I can't even imagine doing this even if I wasn't fully rested, let
alone tipsy!!

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It was the kind of thing you always want to get done. Like climbing
Everest or making a million dollars. Everyone thinks about it but never
does. For me, when I see someone doing something I think is really cool
I need to be able to do it too. Then one day I had 90 bucks that had
been sitting around for 3 months. I had nothing to do with it and
figured I ought to start unicycling. Then I just figured "I spent the
money, learn to ride and get real freaking good."

I'm still working on getting real freaking good.

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Karol Jozef Wojtyla Forever!

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Honestly, I found this site. It opened a whole new world of options up.
Seeing videos of people doing crazy stuff, and just having all your
questions answered. I had no idea there was so far to go on a unicycle.
Also this site showed me trials which is pretty damn cool, and was
something else for me to do.

David

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"Testacles still intact" ~ My mom's reaction after watching me do a
suicide mount.
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