[P.L.Mason@ss1.bath.ac.uk]

Derrick Williams wrote that the best motivation to learn unicycling was to spend
loads of dosh on one. This is a good idea! I too was at college when a mate
introduced me to unicycling. I tried desperately to learn but could never get
more than 5 half turns of the wheel before falling off. After spending about 130
pounds on a top of the range DM ringmaster a) I was very motivated (I was poor
in my final year) and b) I had my own machine to practice on. This was really
important as my friend could only let me borrow his from time to time.

With regard to learning, it is definitely worth spending a bit on the unicycle.
Mine has a very comfortable contoured and highly padded seat, which makes
learning a lot less painful. When I was shopping around some of the T-bar
saddles I saw almost brought tears to my eyes!

Mark Olsen referred to a 'strong foot' in his last letter. My strong foot is my
left foot. I mount on it, idle on it and am much better at turning left than
right. How important (if at all) is it to get rid of this dominance, and become
equally proficient on my right foot? I ask because I am into juggling, and I am
having a really hard time doing a basic 3-ball cascade whilst idling. Any ideas
would be appreciated.

Cheers

Phil Mason

Optoelectronics Group, School of Physics University of Bath Bath, Avon UK