Another popular one… slightly more snarky than the first. This is more useful when someone riding a totally overbuilt/ridiculously aftermarketed bike asks the question, and then only when he or she is looking down his nose at you. Remember to be nice to the folks that are being nice to you. And to blast into atoms anyone who starts off by being a jerk.
It’s been said that the challenge of riding a unicycle is, for all practical purposes, no more difficult than the challenge of walking. It’s the same skill set- balance, fall forward while using your legs to constantly deflect the ground, stop, balance.
But then there’s these here unicycles. Now, there’s another skill set: Climb up to the top of a tall implement, defeat your fear of falling, fall forward a tiny, tiny bit, peddle like a maniac, wave your arms, don’t swear in front of the children. Totally different, see? Order one and find out. Click on the tall unicycle.
Why the f… would someone ride something like that?!?
Give me a regular unicycle, and I *MIGHT* try it … that is of course, if they have one that is fit for a 260 pound person.
Different people for different reasons. Some people do it because they get paid to entertain… and seeing something like that’s pretty darn entertaining.
My own reason for riding one (Yes, I’ve ridden one on a few occasions) was to see if I could. I had to lean the thing on a pole and shimmy up into the seat, looking like a totally inept monkey of a more crippled sort, but I did it. And rode around a park on it each time. Just to 1) see if I could and 2) to see the reaction of others. Both are pretty cool.
Dismounting is a nerve-wracking experience. You have to make yourself stop peddling, and drop forward. The unicycle goes backward a bit, and you drop to your feet (hopefully) slightly forward of where you started. Ta-Daaa. Nerve Wracking.
Allan, I have an off-road unicycle you may try any time you’re in town. 260 lbs, no problem. Call first. I need to get band-aids.