unicycling in australia

[greenj]

i am new to unicycling and currently ride allone and i was wondering how many unicyclists there are in N.S.W.?

and how many ride recreationally in the hunter vally?

[ice_cold_uni6]

hey!
welcome to the forums!
one more of us and one less of them. i dont live in australia, but several people here do (i know iridemymuni does at least). there are lots of really great people here, as you probably already know. hope you have fun!

[JJtheunicycle]

iridemymuni, tomtrevor, dave coleman, i can think of any other ones here...

[forrestunifreak]

Alex Toms and Dan Cowling are like two super duper awsomist riders... I have no idea were these people live though.

Here's (http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/?g2_itemId=163689) a good movie those two made.

[max_pfeifer]

Plus all the victorians:
Myself, president_luke, edsbelly etc.

Tomsey and dan cowling are from nsw. Maybe you could catch up with them. Unfortunately they dont post here much so i dont know how long it will be before you get in contact with them.

Cheers,
Max

[one wheely]

There's more unicyclists in Brisbane (where i live) than there is in Sydney and Melbourne. I wonder why????

[djm]

i am new to unicycling and currently ride allone and i was wondering how many unicyclists there are in N.S.W.?

and how many ride recreationally in the hunter vally?

Greenj Welcome to the forums and I from Toronto Lake Macquarie would you please. I just recently came back online at home where I been offline due to problems but I back on these forums. Call Me David. I was in Maitland not long ago during the week shopping at Stockland Greenhills East Maitland.
Email me for details at unifreakperson@yahoo.com.au so we can organzise a ride one day or PM me at these Forums. Welcome aboard mate.

David.

[jake_amos]

nah i think there is more in melbourne just only about 6 of us in melbourne post, melbourne and NSW, act are the unicyclist hotspots i can't remeber who told me that but i've heard it before

welcome to the forum there is about 10 aussies that regularly post on the forum and i'm hoping you may be one to so welcome

[brownboy13]

welcome indeed. Im another melbournian. Used to live in sydney tho. ah well catha on da flip side

[Dave Coleman]

I LIVE IN NSW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Me me! Dave Coleman!

[Dave Coleman]

Can i just add that Dan Cowling and I are mates and we have gone riding together on many occasions and we know each other because we went to school togethr for like 3 years! He is a legend that bloke :D

[tomtrevor]

Can i just add that Dan Cowling and I are mates and we have gone riding together on many occasions and we know each other because we went to school togethr for like 3 years! He is a legend that bloke :D

really, OMG!!!!!! I wanna know Dan Cowling!!!!!!!!

[djm]

I LIVE IN NSW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Me me! Dave Coleman!

I live in NSW too. In Lake Macquarie. I used to live in Sydney too but I move to Lake Macquarie due to my father's work commitment but now he's retired.

David.

[Dave Coleman]

Hey, your name is david as well, and we unicycle in NSW!

[djm]

Hey, your name is david as well, and we unicycle in NSW!

SURE DO DAVE. And yes we unicycle in NSW too. I Dig Unicycling. I started unicycle riding when I was 27years old and still riding today. I'm now 40 years old and have some young friends about 16 to 25 years age bracket and get on well enough. I have other friends in my age bracket between 25 to 75years of age. It's a fact actually. I have at least of 50 friends and that's a lot.

David.

[max_pfeifer]

There's more unicyclists in Brisbane (where i live) than there is in Sydney and Melbourne. I wonder why????

I dunno about that mate,
Sydney has a LOT of riders. A really good hockey team too.

In melbourne there is a group of up to 20, maybe even 30 riders who meet once a month.

[Dave Coleman]

SURE DO DAVE. And yes we unicycle in NSW too. I Dig Unicycling. I started unicycle riding when I was 27years old and still riding today. I'm now 40 years old and have some young friends about 16 to 25 years age bracket and get on well enough. I have other friends in my age bracket between 25 to 75years of age. It's a fact actually. I have at least of 50 friends and that's a lot.

David.

Oh, blimey, i didnt even notice your age! YOu must be an absolute GUN at the sport. What sort of riding do you do?

[iridemymuni]

i'm in brisbane.

go me.

there's loads of brisbane riders too, tiz cool.

[tomtrevor]

yea, there is like millions of Brisbiani (i dunno) riders!

Andrew Carter is probably the best of them all though.

[iridemymuni]

brisbanian?

andrew carter counts as like a bazillion.

there are loads of new riders too, it's really growing

[tomtrevor]

Yea, most of them do Muni though. not many freestyle type riders up here.

[max_pfeifer]

Andrew hardly rides anymore so he doesnt count.

Sydney has tomsey and dan.

Melbourne has Luke collato (president_luke) who is probably the second best flip-tricker in australia after tomsey.

[djm]

Oh, blimey, i didnt even notice your age! YOu must be an absolute GUN at the sport. What sort of riding do you do?

I just do normal riding just Street & Trials riding. I have got 2x Chrome 20" Wheel Unicycles. One I bought at Juggleart Warehouse in 1993 and the other at a garage sale which I bought the cheapest at $10.00. I nearly bought a giraffe but someone bought it quickly before me. I not quite GUN at the sport at the moment but I can ride mean. Hey don't let the age worry you and Well see what we can organzie a ride one day or in the future. Cheers Mate.

David.

[one wheely]

Hopefully the more Aussie riders there are, the more likely we are to get a Unicon or some other international event!

[max_pfeifer]

Yeah the unicon after the next one is proposed for darwin. It would be better in sydney or melbourne though because thats where the majority of the riders are and thats where all the international flights come in.

Also UDC australia is in Melbourne.

[jake_amos]

Yeah the unicon after the next one is proposed for darwin. It would be better in sydney or melbourne though because thats where the majority of the riders are and thats where all the international flights come in.

Also UDC australia is in Melbourne.

its also now controlled by a victorian big cheer for mal bird w00t w00t

[jeffo_franko]

hi i'm new swell. i live in NW victoria

[iridemymuni]

thats where all the international flights come in.

that's not true. brisbane's got a big international airport. so does cairns.

[tomtrevor]

I would like to know who choose Darwin. Does anyone know anyone who unicycles in Darwin?

[iridemymuni]

it's at darwin because they bothered to get off their arse and decide to host one while you all sit back and do shit all.


basically.

[tomtrevor]

thats not really a proper answer to anything.

If they let me choose it i wouldn't of choosen Darwin.

[max_pfeifer]

its also now controlled by a victorian big cheer for mal bird w00t w00t

What is controlled by mal?

[jake_amos]

he's right tho its at some places coz other place cant be arsed to do it plus darwin is closer maybe its cheaper for europeans???

[jake_amos]

What is controlled by mal?
not controllede but merged and he does the orderes and stuff

[max_pfeifer]

I would like to know who choose Darwin. Does anyone know anyone who unicycles in Darwin?

There is a huge unicycling scene in darwin. just not so much street/trials stuff. I know a few darwin riders but they dont post here.

They chose darwin cos they proved they could do it at uninats last year which was fantastic. The people who organised uninats, the australian unicycle society, would also organise unicon.

As i said in a previous post, nothing is concrete yet, it is still only the proposed location.

Cheers,
Max

[max_pfeifer]

not controllede but merged and he does the orderes and stuff

for udc?

[max_pfeifer]

that's not true. brisbane's got a big international airport. so does cairns.

True. They get some of the flights from Japan and sout-east asia, but melbourne and sydney get most of the ones from europe and USA and stuff. I reckon it should be in sydney, which is where uninats are gonna be next year.

[max_pfeifer]

we should use this thread just to talk about general aussie uni-related stuff.

Anyone up for another street weekend?

[iridemymuni]

in 2 weekends gary is hosting the gap unicycle meet with games and crap. should be loads of fun, see you all there eh?

[tomtrevor]

apperently 100 people are going. i only know like probably 20 unicyclists in brisbane.

[iridemymuni]

yeaaaah.

i dunno where he's gunna pull 100 out from

[tomtrevor]

well the people i can name so far

me, you, Rockley, James, Tim, Chris, Adam, Brandon i think, Nick, Dan, Luke, Alex, Gary, Andrew, that guy from school in year 12, that guy that rides street and came along to a muni ride but didnt bring a helmet so he didnt ride.

any others?

[iridemymuni]

a guy with the last name adams who's the brother of a chick from msm.

it isn't adam, it's a different guy. i dunno who he is or if he takes it seriously.

i also knwo of another guy, his mum ran up to me while i was riding and told me how she bought him a $150 learners unicycle. she was trying to boast about how expensive it was. i was laughing it was like NOR crap unicycle.


that's all i know

[tomtrevor]

theres also 'The Jester'

[iridemymuni]

ah wayne van jeike or whatever the hell his name is. i've got his business card around here somewhere

[tomtrevor]

yea that guy. theres also a guy named Darsy or Daisy or something like that that rides as well.

[iridemymuni]

yeah. not sure where he's gunna get 100 people from.

he hasn't really advertised it to the public has he?

[tomtrevor]

no not really. lets make up posters and put them aroudn school with our names written on it!

[iridemymuni]

let's go get run over by a truck!

it's virtually the same thing

[tomtrevor]

i would rather be run over by a truck.

[iridemymuni]

yeh pretty much.

so what are we gunna do

[tomtrevor]

put a poster up on a truck?

[iridemymuni]

kill two birds with one stone

[tomtrevor]

r we the birds?

[iridemymuni]

and can they hit both of us at the same time with one stone?

[tomtrevor]

its possible.

[iridemymuni]

and kill us
??

[tomtrevor]

if you get a big enough stone.

[iridemymuni]

then it becomes a rock

[tomtrevor]

not if you get an enlarger, and enlarge a stone

[max_pfeifer]

this is rediculous.

Are all of the 100 competitors unicyclists? thats pretty good if they are.

Do all the people you named ride street?

I know wayne van wijk doesnt but the others?

Cheers,
Max

[tomtrevor]

some of the people ride street. some ride trials, but most people ride MUni.

yea, i have no idea where 100 unicyclists are going to come from.

[KaKy]

hi guys,

by any chance is there some uniists in adelaide(or even just SA)? i'm sure theres some, there has to be.

KaKy

[iridemymuni]

there are some, but i can't name any off the top of my head :p

HEY

[Dave Coleman]

Hey, KaKy! Welcome to the forums... woo! another Aussie!

I dont actually know anyone from Adelaide who rides a uni, Im just saying hello :)

[tomtrevor]

if you look at any city there should be some unicyclists somewhere unless its a really small city.

[mawesome]

Hey guys,

There's a big list with a whole bunch of Austra (http://www.unicycling.org/roster/index.php?country=australia)lian unicyclists, you should be able to find someone who lives near you on it.

[max_pfeifer]

Hey guys,

There's a big list with a whole bunch of Austra (http://www.unicycling.org/roster/index.php?country=australia)lian unicyclists, you should be able to find someone who lives near you on it.

yeah but thats uber-outdated.

I cant say i have heard of any south-australian riders. there werent any at uninats last year and i dont think there are any who post here.

Despite all that im sure there is at least one other.

Cheers,
Max

[Dave Coleman]

Hey, my name is on that list now! Woohoo! Read it! Read it, do it now!

Heh heh :D

[tomtrevor]

mine too! woohoo!

[Dave Coleman]

I feel so very special and important!

Woohoo! I read yours!

[tobbogonist]

I am still here in Tassie, alone.
that list is rather outdated, out of all the Tassie unicyclist's there i got in contact with two. one doesn't ride anymore :o and the other is to busy to make ride time and also live on the other end of the apple

[max_pfeifer]

I am still here in Tassie, alone.
that list is rather outdated, out of all the Tassie unicyclist's there i got in contact with two. one doesn't ride anymore :o and the other is to busy to make ride time and also live on the other end of the apple

Edsbelly is in tassie at the moment. You could catch up with him.

[djm]

It is outdated and my ex girlfriend is still there. And I lost the password for it. I was hoping it to be removed from the list for good but I had no reply for it. Anyway that's the way it is.
Welcome Kaky to these forums.

David.

[KaKy]

well. . .thanks guys, i feel so welcome:D ,

yeah i've seen that list before, just had lost where it was.

i'm sure if i ride around enough, i'll bump into some other uniist - or somebody who knows another uniist.

cheers,
KaKy

[tobbogonist]

Edsbelly is in tassie at the moment. You could catch up with him.

unfortunatly he is on the other end....
we conversed on it earlier

[max_pfeifer]

unfortunatly he is on the other end....
we conversed on it earlier

oh that sucks.

Come up to melbourne some time and have a ride with us.

Cheers,
Max

[tobbogonist]

i am trying to organise a weekend to get up there but i dont reckon it will be till after christmas :(

i have to much on at the moment

[max_pfeifer]

ok. Hopefully one day we will organise a street weekend for melbourne cos there are heaps of good skateparks and stuff. Plus quite a few riders.

[tobbogonist]

wow, excited for that i am.

[greenj]

True. They get some of the flights from Japan and sout-east asia, but melbourne and sydney get most of the ones from europe and USA and stuff. I reckon it should be in sydney, which is where uninats are gonna be next year.


what time next year (date) i might go & have a look

[greenj]

thank you all for your responce i did not think there would be many australians that posted here i come across the sight by accident:cool:

[iridemymuni]

hey, where is maitland?


i can't wait for uninats next year !!!

i dunno when it is tho :s

[nickvb123]

i think its end of september but i dont think its actually been organised fully yet.

[max_pfeifer]

i think its end of september but i dont think its actually been organised fully yet.

lol they are getting there.

Im not sure when a melbourne street weekend would be as yet. its just a thought. if there is enough interest then we should do something about it.

[djm]

hey, where is maitland?



Maitland is in the Hunter Valley Near Newcastle where I am. I'm in Toronto Lake Macquarie NSW. Greenj Should look at me for a ride one day. It's only about 40 minutes drive from there where I am actually. Greenj PM Me if you Could please or get me in touch via Yahoo. Thanks.

David.

[edsbelly]

lol they are getting there.

Im not sure when a melbourne street weekend would be as yet. its just a thought. if there is enough interest then we should do something about it.
I'm interested enough for five people.

So there's five and a half just there, shortstuff ;)

Ed

[max_pfeifer]

I'm interested enough for five people.

So there's five and a half just there, shortstuff ;)

Ed

ouch

[jake_amos]

( insert whip noise and ZING!!! here) :)

no ed i'm interested to thats another half

[Bike Psycho]

Hey Amigos! A thread with Newcastle in it, great stuff!
I'm new to the forum. I'm getting into muni on my KH 24", but I've been delayed for a little while due to fractured wrist. I'm keen for a bash sometime in the future though.

Cheers, Brad.

[iridemymuni]

how old are you?

[Bike Psycho]

BTW, have you local boys heard of Glenrock state recreation area in Newcastle? Thats where I do a lot of riding and it kicks ass! We've gotta organise a ride around chrissy time.

[iridemymuni]

come to melbourne between the 7th and 13th

i'm going down and tom might be. tom from tassie is coming up

[Bike Psycho]

how old are you?

21 dude
I was reading bout your trip, but i'm not sure if I could pull it off coz I've been off work for 4 weeks and got another 2 to go, so gonna be low on $$$$$:o