whos your favorite pro unicyclist???

[ilosttheotherwheel]

well i havent sen this forum yet so here it is. who is your favorite pro unicyclist!!!

[ilosttheotherwheel]

if you have a different one post there name here.

[Ricky W]

Zack is my favorite

[JJuggle]

Lisa Polinari, The Unicycle Lady.

http://home.earthlink.net/~unicyclelady/juggle2.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~unicyclelady/usa2day-3.jpg

[dudewithasock]

This guy. (http://www.shooter.net/index.php/weblog/Item/johnny-law-meets-the-pink-unicyclist/)

[Unitik908]

Owen Kirby

Chase

[burjzyntski]

has to be either Peter Tosh or Donald Rumsfeld...

[monkeyman]

Me.

[trials_uni]

Ryan Atkins, no contest. Hes been my fave since day 1

[maestro8]

Me.
Me too.

[monkeyman]

Me too.

Aw, thanks...I didn't know you thought I was that good.
:p ;)

Speaking of which, I've never seen any vids of you....do any exist?

[trials_uni]

Pfft...No Maestro is so good that when you try to film him the tapes get so overloaded with greatness that they melt...its just not possible to filmriding of that quality....That or he doesnt have a video camera.

[iridemymuni]

Yoggi

[Radical Reed]

how could you not include ryan atkins in the poll?!?!? hes only one of the tops trials riders (if not, best) in the world. My vote is still going for Kris, as he was the driving force for me geting into unicycling and he got wicked MUni skills. Ryan is a close second

[juggle508]

Shaun Johanneson, the main man of street unicycling.

KH.

[tomtrevor]

Xavier/ Yoggie

[jake_amos]

xav without a doubt

[jake_amos]

xav without a doubt

[dan de man]

by what definition of "pro" are we going by if its a really really good unicyclist
then its Andrew Carter
if we are going by the make all you $$$ from uniing then its Kris Holm
I wonder what Kris would would be thinking if he is/was reading this

[dan de man]

by what definition of "pro" are we going by if its a really really good unicyclist
then its Andrew Carter
if we are going by the make all you $$$ from uniing then its Kris Holm
I wonder what Kris would would be thinking if he is/was reading this

[connorunicycle]

this is hard because i love dan and shaun but i have to go with shaun because he is an AMAZING rider and has taken the sport sooooo incredibly far! Dan is amazing but i know shaun alot better.

--Connor

[edsbelly]

It really does depend on your definition of 'pro', but overall my favourite unicyclist is definately Max Pfeifer (max_pfeifer) He's a funny guy and my hero.

Ed

[max_pfeifer]

It really does depend on your definition of 'pro', but overall my favourite unicyclist is definately Max Pfeifer (max_pfeifer) He's a funny guy and my hero.

Ed

Aaaw shucks.

I reckon probably Kevin McMullum for me.

[one wheely]

I voted Shaun Johanneson cause he's the only one who posts here.

[president_luke]

Dan Heaton! Best street rider ever!

[aleksi.palola]

Dan Heaton, I love his style and smooth riding. Also THE best film editor out there.

[burjzyntski]

I voted Shaun Johanneson cause he's the only one who posts here.

Umm, I'm pretty sure every one of those guys are registered here on the forums.

Shaun just posts here more often.

[francisco]

voted for xavier... best street rider... yoggie is my favorite of all... but in freestyling the japanese guys are just the best...

[dudewithasock]

voted for xavier... best street rider... yoggie is my favorite of all... but in freestyling the japanese guys are just the best...

Oh, good point.

I change my vote to include all the hot female japanese freestyle unicyclists.

[frogger]

I like kris and dan but I voted for kris.

[ilosttheotherwheel]

i went xav all the way also yoggi. but anyways when i mean pro i mean popular. also shaun what does it feel like to be called a pro unicyclist?

[onelesscar]

it's all about ryan atkins.

oh, and there should definitely be an "other" option in a poll this diverse.

[Jerrick]

it's all about ryan atkins.

oh, and there should definitely be an "other" option in a poll this diverse.

The second post said, if you have another name, just to post it.

[onelesscar]

The second post said, if you have another name, just to post it.

yeah, but still. we should be able to see, visually, how many people have "other" favorites.

[dudewithasock]

I went ahead and voted for Dan (since hot japanese freestyle chicks aren't an option), simply because his stuff in Defect is some of the coolest street/flatland stuff I've seen.

[yoopers]

No one has voted for me and I'm a pro since I've been paid for unicycle performance. Once a little girl offered me 8 cents to do a trick in our driveway. I performed the skill then took her money.

[ntappin]

Kevin Mcmullin, that guys cool. Although Shaun and Xaviers manual style is really amazing. If there was a middle man between the three he would be my man, but Kevin is still number one right now!

[zfreak220]

by what definition of "pro" are we going by if its a really really good unicyclist
then its Andrew Carter
if we are going by the make all you $$$ from uniing then its Kris Holm
I wonder what Kris would would be thinking if he is/was reading this
doesn't kris also work as a geologist or something? i don't think he makes as much money as we think he does selling his unis.

[dudewithasock]

No one has voted for me and I'm a pro since I've been paid for unicycle performance. Once a little girl offered me 8 cents to do a trick in our driveway. I performed the skill then took her money.

Did you run away and laugh at her evilly?

[kapoute]

Owen Kirby

Chase


ARG! I wanted to say that too

he is my hero and he has a big one... you know

[yoopers]

Did you run away and laugh at her evilly?
No. If truth be told, I told her that I would put the 8 cents in the club fund to go towards buying a unicycle for somebody someday.

[picado]

Shaun Johanneson, the main man of street unicycling.

KH.


of course!

[johnfoss]

I don't think any of the guys on the poll ride unicycles for a living. What is your criteria for "pro?" Until I hear back, my vote is for Peter Rosendahl: http://www.peter-rosendahl.com/en/index.html

Also I know Sem & Teresa are awfully good, though they're not doing shows for a living at the moment:
www.semcycle.com

From the guys on your list, Kris Holm is my #1, though professionally, he's a geologist, or geology professor.

[BillyTheMountain]

When I first read this thread, I thought: Aren't we all pro unicycling? Why would anyone who is anti unicycling come to this site?

But if you want to know who my favorite anti-unicyclist is, it's the guy at the grocery store, who doesn't want me practicing in his parking lot, simply because he's anti-unicyclist. He lets people WALK thru his lot, and even DRIVE CARS!!! What could be more dangerous than that??!

But unicycling? NOOOoo! What's with that?

He's my favorite because he's also got good produce.

[forrestunifreak]

Most people don't mean people that get paid when they say pro.

And there are more that you could have put in the poll-at least the top people in Defect. But, that's how polls always are.

[benjaug]

Zack Baldwin!

[monkeyman]

No one has voted for me and I'm a pro since I've been paid for unicycle performance. Once a little girl offered me 8 cents to do a trick in our driveway. I performed the skill then took her money.

You sly old man. :rolleyes:

[forrestunifreak]

I was paid to ride at the state fair, and a kid came up and gave my a nickel tip.

[shanek]

I voted for Kris, but Ryan Atkins should be up in the poll. He is my favourite trials rider.

[swarbrim]

Kevin McMullin all the way, he is an amazing street rider and still continues to go HUUUGE. He is a brillient guy, really nice too and, he cant ride backwards to well, he is a legend.

Then Shaun then Xav'.

Mike

[skrobo]

kris holm, he is the only one who could reallly be pro, and there are no "real" pros in unicycling :/

[irvinegr]

Xav and shaun are my favorite, i voted Xav cuz i like his movies a lot more.. Cuz for a while shaun only had crank flips and variations of crankflips, but now he is starting to add different moves in like in his last vid... i donno which one i like more tho..

[burjzyntski]

yoggi's videos always impress me a lot. julien monney, too, with his stand-on-seat coast, :eek:

[forrestunifreak]

I voted Dan Heaton, but if I had seen the poll results first I just would have voted for one with fewer votes (Zack) because I like them all.

However, if I had to pick one for real, I would say Kris Holm now..

[Nana]

dude where are all the votes fro zach, that kid is amazing, haven't you all seen Defect. amazing

[stuckinwheeliemode]

i'd have to say ryan atkins because his level of riding is unbelievable

[abbabibble]

i have no favorite, but i voted Xav because i just went to france.

[jsm]

Julien Monney, definitely.

[ivan]

Ricky_w - she's got the best name anyway

[onetrack]

I earned 10$ during a muni ride yesterday. Does that make me pro?

[andrewfif]

Shaun Johanneson.

He's just really really cool.

I like all of them, so I hate your poll; I just had to vote though.

[Émile Mathieu-B.]

SHAUN JOHANNESON ALL THE WAY!!!


I very like his style and everything, his smothness etc.:D :D :D

[maestro8]

Did I mention I'm my favorite pro unicyclist?

Oh, yeah... I did.

Who's my 2nd favorite? GILD, of course! Who else have you seen knitting and unicycling at the same time? That's madd skillz.

[benjaug]

Kris Holm is just so good at different styles (MUni and Trials) both of which are my favorite... so at the moment him, but I can never actually decide my favorite is. Everyone has such different styles its hard to decide.

[allskrewedup]

Dan Heaton ALL the Way. he is AWSOME

[johnfoss]

kris holm, he is the only one who could reallly be pro, and there are no "real" pros in unicycling :/ Sounds like we should start with you on what we want to use as a definition for "pro" unicyclists. Maybe we should start with whether "pro" is supposed to mean the same as "professional?"

The Unicycling Society of America Freestyle rules include a definition of professional unicyclists, intended to slot them into the Expert category. But to be fair, this definition points to only people who actually do performing at a level that's similar to a Freestyle competition (like Peter Rosendahl or Teresa & Sem). It's a very rarified group.

In fact, the IUF no longer addresses professional performers in its Freestyle rules and the USA will probably follow suit eventually.

But a "pro" unicyclist should not simply be someone who gets free T-shirts or parts from a sponsor, either. It can be someone you've seen ride really well in a video, but in a video you have to remember what you're seeing may have taken 50 takes to get right.

So who or what is a pro?

[henkka]

I don't think there's any professional unicyclist, except circus performers. My favourite street unicyclist is Xavier, favourite trial unicyclist is Ryan and favourite freestyle unicyclist is Kaori. I can't just say one, because they're all different style riders.

[unifreak7]

Sponsored and simply recognized as a pro by the majority. Democracy type of thing, (of course in america we allow a president with less votes to actually win.) Sponsored means you are noticed by those who count. Not that other people don't count, but seriously, I know some good riders out there, but I can't do anything for them. I notice them, but it doesn't matter, except for maybe how they feel about themselves, but that might be thinking too much of myself. Pro's are the people putting out vids and HELPING other riders get better. Also it helps if you're in a movie (notice helps, this is the least important, and actually dismissable) that is sold, but I don't consider some peeps in Defect pro. It's kinda an all of the above situation to be considered pro to me (except the sold movie part.)

-Shaun Johanneson

[Blegas78]

I love that Kaori chick.

And I agree with Shaun's "definition" for what a pro unicyclist is. A pro unicyclist and professional unicyclist are different things in my mind.

[Jethro]

If a pro is anyone who has ever been paid for unicycling, then my favorite is Christopher Hugo.

[skrobo]

If a pro is anyone who has ever been paid for unicycling, then my favorite is Christopher Hugo.
then i am a pro fo sho...someone gave me a dollar for doing a gap at a skatepark the other day.

[Jesus Christ the Lord]

My vote went to Kris.

I'm waiting with a message for him at the top of Mount Sinai.....

Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior

[tomtrevor]

Well I would have to say Kris for obvious reasons. Trials and Muni are my favourite styles of riding. I also really really want to say Ryan Atkins..........................Ryan Atkins! there we go:D

[smcmorrow]

I voted for Kris Holm because he is the only one that really does a lot of MUni, and MUni is my favorite. But if I had a second choice it would go to Dan Heaton because fo his part in Defect, that was amazing.

[wrapmaster]

I wonder who would win if it was Dan Heaton vs Xavior Collos? someone should do that as a poll. Watching themm on youtube yesterday same style i cant pick.

[TheJoker]

Rick Redmond.

posts on youtube occaisionally.

[Phil_on_uni]

jerrick and jackie are my favorite unicyclists....

[Unicycle Person]

I cant just pick one, but i guess i'll have to.

One more good pro is peter rosendahl

[nannerdw]

Dan Heaton and Kaori Matsuzawa

[Mountainuni1]

Agreed, and Rode with Rick Redmond in Denver at the Skate Park in the city. OUt of control pedal grabs off the top of a post mounted pay phone to sizeable picnic table gaps! If we only had a camera that day....