Hawaiian At Moab

[critter]

What a great trip! I want to do that next year... Ski trip/MUni Moab ride is a good mainland combo. I hit the snowstorms perfect in Park City and Alta. FResh powder.:D But the experience in Moab was unparalleled.. Uni-riders are in good shape.. The cardio-workout on a unicycle is unparalleled.
All those riders, 160+. I never met any off rode uni riders until now...1 out of 5 unicycles were homemade. Lots of kids were there and they all rip.
With all the water sports I do in Hawaii, riding Muni is unparalleled cross training fun.:D

[forrestunifreak]

Hey,I met you!Hows it going?

Im the one from montana,that talked to you on friday in the slick rock parking lot.


Hi.

[tomblackwood]

Hey, nice photo...that photog must have known what he was doing.

It was great you could make the journey from HI, and it was a lot of fun riding with you and being "Partners in Pain" out on the Slickrock Loop. Definitely one of the more grueling but fun rides of my life. Wish I could have also joined you for the Alta powder. It's been a couple years since I've been there, and I miss the steep 'n deep, as well as the cold beers in the sun on the patio of Watson Shelter.

On that 1 in 5 ratio of homemade munis, it's actually a good indication of how well the sport has progressed. Rolf would know better, but I think at the first couple of Moab fests, the ratio of homemades would have been much higher. No KH, Torker, Hunter brands. Somewhere there is a thread with pics of the famed Joe Stoltzfus wooden muni frames from the early days.

I'm just glad for the availability of good store-bought stuff, or I probably wouldn't be riding. I shouldn't built stuff, my doctor has said.

Hope to see you next year. Maybe instead of starting the event at the Moab campsite, some of us can plan to start it a day earlier at the top of the Snowbird Tram...the better to really get in the full contrast of Utah outdoor sports and terrain.