Anybody got any tattoos of a unicycle

[Uniman_3]

well anybody got any tattoos of a unicycle...i wana get one, but im not sure wat it should look like yet..

[surfer1024]

Why would you get a tattoo? of anything? If you get one you'll probably regret it later! Your skin is fine how it is! Don't do it!

Whatever... My opinion

[Uniman_3]

cuse i want a unicycle on me forever :D
you sound like my dad though..thats what he said when i told him i wanted one...

[James_Potter]

Why would you get a tattoo? of anything? If you get one you'll probably regret it later! Your skin is fine how it is! Don't do it!
Since that's what you believe, then you don't get a tattoo...but not everyone agrees which is why some people people get tattoos.

ANYWAY back on topic, yes JJuggle has a few tattoos of a unicycle, a juggler, and an "ultimate wheel" (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33933) (:

[Anybody]

Sorry I don't have one. It would be kinda cool but it is permanent. I'd rather just wear a uni shirt or something. What if you get in a car crash and can never uni again? Then you'll have that tatoo for the rest of your life and it will always remind you of what you can't do. That would suck.

[JJuggle]

http://www.unicyclist.com/index.php?page=gallery&g2_itemId=132566

[agentQ]

I plan on getting one, tho the only guy I will let tatoo me moved to atlanta GA, kinda a drive from CT, anyway eventualy I will make my way down there. My good friend has one on his wrist. Looks very very good, the guy did a ery good job on the spokes and everything, its all cromed out. Looks amazing, really. He later got the evil monkey from family guy in the stand on seat glide postiion on it, pointing how he does. Might sound kinda wierd but thats kinda the style of tatoos he gets, very intresting pieces all and all.

I will get him to take a pic of the uni one, and try and post it here.

[James_Potter]

http://www.unicyclist.com/index.php?page=gallery&g2_itemId=132566
You didn't answer the redneck's question in the comment...were you drunk?

[Uniman_3]

yeah i want one on my wrist too!!
the owner of our LBS had a track bike on each wrist and it looks pretty good so i was like...i want a unicycle on each wrist...but ill only get it on one cuse i dont want to have to cover both my wrist with something when school comes around..
i think if i took a pic of an orange bud, and got that, or sumthing along those lines, that would look pretty cool

[JJuggle]

There's also Scott Seltzer's Tattoo (http://www.juggler.co.il/tattoo.htm) page. Juggling tattoos and a few unicycles.

[johnfoss]

I have a Uni-Cyclone (http://unicycling.smugmug.com/gallery/933327#42719957) tattoo on my calf. But this one (http://unicycling.smugmug.com/gallery/728931#32018900) is my favorite.

Yes, getting a tattoo is a risk. Your tastes may change, you may get injured and unable to ride, etc. I chose to get a little one.

[Uniman_3]

how much do tattoos run for a small one that doesnt contain much color..

[James_Potter]

how much do tattoos run for a small one that doesnt contain much color..
It shouldn't run at all, as long as you don't get it wet for the first few days....

[Jerrick]

Why would you get a tattoo? of anything? If you get one you'll probably regret it later! Your skin is fine how it is! Don't do it!

Whatever... My opinion

You are only 15. You'll see.

Or you'll get drunk and not want to see what you got.

Either way.

Hmm, I have thought about some cool unicycling tattoo designs, but nothing have came out of them yet. Some of the ones you guys have are sweet looking.

[Chexjc]

yeah i want one on my wrist too!!
the owner of our LBS had a track bike on each wrist and it looks pretty good so i was like...i want a unicycle on each wrist...but ill only get it on one cuse i dont want to have to cover both my wrist with something when school comes around..
i think if i took a pic of an orange bud, and got that, or sumthing along those lines, that would look pretty cool

Don't get one on your wrist.

If you really want one, do it on the calf or somewhere where it wouldn't be frequently seen. You're only 15. I don't think a unicycle tattoo on the wrist would go over so well at a job interview.

I don't know much about tattoos. But i'd guess a small one would still cost you at least $150.

[Uniman_3]

im not 15 im 16 and ill be a junior in high school next year..
just wanted to clear that up..
yeah the wrist is a risky spot due to the fact that u cant get certain jobs if u have tattoos on your wrist..thats the only thing that worries me..
and the point of getting a tattoo is for it to be seen, well at least in my case...
im thinking about getting a more detailed tattoo on my shoulder instead of my wrist due to the whole u cant get certain jobs thing..
when i turn 17 i think thats when id get it though... kinda like a birthday present for me and so i would be able to save up the money for a nice one..

[James_Potter]

If I were to get a tattoo, I would get a peace sign on my ankle...or, I think wings on my ankles would be really cool too, because I'm a runner, get it?
Or a peace sign.

[Goats_On_Unicycles]

yeah, if i got one i'd want a peace sign or a heart.
but, a uni tattoo on your shoulder would be freakn' sweet! just don't put it on your wrist...

[Jerrick]

If I got a tattoo, it would be the Alto Clef (http://www.lastresortmusic.com/Shopping/images/Alto%20Clef.jpg).

Or something musical about Violas or Guitars.

[pix]

call me a tin-foil beanie wearing conspiracy-theorist, but why would you want to add to your distinguishing features?

pix.

[James_Potter]

call me a tin-foil beanie wearing conspiracy-theorist, but why would you want to add to your distinguishing features?
Why wouldn't you?
I'm no sheep!

[i_am_the_jesus_fish]

jjuggles uni tatt is amazing! Alot of you are looking at this the wrong way if your 15 0r 16 you shouldn't get tattoo'd wait till your 18 and look at the portfolios of all the tattoo artsts its feasable for you to get to, whan you decide on the style of tattoo you want go to the artist with the best ablity in that style, dont go small or worry about the cost as a major stressing point. Small tattoos will never contain as much detail as lardge ones and thus the tattoo artist will be able to do less with it just don't be stupid in terms of size and in relation to cost just remember and exellent tattoo will be with you forever so its worth the cost and don't forget the mantra "Good tattoo's are never cheap and cheap tattoos are never good" and for your own sake don't try to haggle with the artist.:)

[MrBoogiejuice]

I have a small one of a polynesian rainbow god who looks like he's juggling. I found him in a book and got the tattooist to copy it.

I'd like to get a unicycle one but haven't seen a design I like. I'd love something like Steveyo's avatar as it'd match my other one quite nicely.

[cafi]

there‘s a thread on this subject with a few pictures, including mine. Just search for tatoos and it will come.

Bye

[dan de man]

I already have been given a tattoo in grade one( some stab happy retard with a pen)

but when i am older im gunna get GILD's spern through the egg thing on my shoulder

KH on my other shoulder and a big unicycle on my left waist

[iPod_therefore_iUni]

Don't Do It!!! Tattoos Are Gay!

[Uniman_3]

thats gonna be a big tattoo on your waist then..
im thinking of getting calvin doin a small spin or sumthn on my shoulder, on maybe an orange bud or KH trials...i got save up for it though.

[gagtape]

i want one now! THANKS haha everyone at work says im the tattoo type

but guys if u do get one make sure it can be covered up like on your leg or back haha


=]

[wickedbob]

Don't Do It!!! Tattoos Are Gay!

hmmm..... I never thought they had a sexual orientation...

[Uniman_3]

i personaly dont like the whole idea of getting tattoos where people cant see them, unless you ran out of room on your arms or wherever, or the job u want wont allow you to have them seen.

[ivan]

What kind of jobs would be more difficult to get with a tattoo? I'm thinking a waiter or some cashier in a bank, but what about kewl jobs like doctors or scientists? Would a tattoo be an issue when trying to get a job in those fields?

[kington99]

What kind of jobs would be more difficult to get with a tattoo? I'm thinking a waiter or some cashier in a bank, but what about kewl jobs like doctors or scientists? Would a tattoo be an issue when trying to get a job in those fields?

Depends on the person who interviews you's opinons on tattoos.

[Goats_On_Unicycles]

hmmm..... I never thought they had a sexual orientation...
really...?

hehe. i love you, Mike.
(not like that ;). )

[jmando]

I have a friend who is covered in tattoos that is now studying to become a priest. Talk about a life change! They let him in though, despite all the ink.

[Uniman_3]

lawyers i think cant have tattoos that show, umm...i would guess the teacher at your school couldnt have like any on their faces..or necks and stuff, but i did have a lady teacher with a butterfly on her neck but her hair covered it up and it was at a pretty cool school too..
maybe people at nasa cant have tattoos that show..

[cathwood]

I have a tatoo on each foot. I never wear sandals to interviews, although I do wear them all summer at work :D

[Erin]

I have a tatoo on each foot. I never wear sandals to interviews, although I do wear them all summer at work :D

Ah nice! Are you willing to share what the tattoo image is, Cath?

[Divebomber]

I have a beatles tattoo on my left forearm and it didn't cost me much. $90. The cost depends on how big you want it, the artist and the colors. Every shop does it different, but for most..don't expect to pay under $80 because of the cost of the supplies, colors..etc..etc..

[James_Potter]

I have a beatles tattoo on my left forearm and it didn't cost me much. $90. The cost depends on how big you want it, the artist and the colors. Every shop does it different, but for most..don't expect to pay under $80 because of the cost of the supplies, colors..etc..etc..
OOoooh what does it look like?
The guy who plays Charlie in LOST and Merry in LotR has a tattoo on his left shoulder that says living is easy with eyes closed, from the Beatles song Strawberry Fields Forever.

[Divebomber]

I kinda regret getting it, but I think I still have a picture of it...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/isnt_anything/Myself%20included/Deannatatt4.jpg

Right after I got it done. I've had it for over a year now. Should've thought about it more before deciding to get it.

[Émile5]

The only tatoo I would get is like if I would go to olympic and I would have a tatoo in the upper back, low neck, the sygn of the olympic with the date.

Oh, and maybe a unicon one too ;)

[Uniman_3]

yeah..sume things u get u proly will regret, but its who you are...

[Evan Byrne]

I think a tat of a tire tread would be sick. Maybe diagonaly across an arm. As though you rolled a tire through paint and then rolled it across your arm.

[Uniman_3]

i heard of people wanting to do that that got a thing for table tops and when they do that they let the front tire hit their shoulder..they say its one of the best feelings in the world..
i was thinking about that too..it would be sick...

[cathwood]

Ah nice! Are you willing to share what the tattoo image is, Cath?

I have a celtic ring on my right 2nd toe and I have a geko called podzol on the top of my left foot with it's tail curled round my 3rd toe.

I would like to get some kind of small juggling/unicycling tatoo on the inside of my right calf, just above the ankle bone but I haven't found the perfect one yet.

[Erin]

I have a celtic ring on my right 2nd toe and I have a geko called podzol on the top of my left foot with it's tail curled round my 3rd toe.


Tasteful and understated, sounds like a sweet little set of tattoos.

[Poseidon]

Don't Do It!!! Tattoos Are Gay!

Please dont use the word gay to say the word stupid. They are two diffrent words, with two diffrent meanings. :mad:

This is my one HUGE pet-peeve. It annoys me very much. :mad: :mad: :mad:

[jmando]

Watch out when getting a tattoo though! Things can go very wrong, see exhibit A:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40865443@N00/499142480/

[Divebomber]

Please dont use the word gay to say the word stupid. They are two diffrent words, with two diffrent meanings. :mad:

This is my one HUGE pet-peeve. It annoys me very much. :mad: :mad: :mad:

+1. Glad I'm not the only one that feels this way...

[JJuggle]

Watch out when getting a tattoo though! Things can go very wrong, see exhibit A:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40865443@N00/499142480/

Portraits are very tricky and require a special artistic ability. When considering a portrait make sure to review closely and carefully the artists portfolio to be sure he or she is skilled at tattooing portraits.

[Uniman_3]

hahaha...that suks for that guy...
yuppers thats why you pay big money for good tattoos..

[tonguepiercing]

What kind of jobs would be more difficult to get with a tattoo? I'm thinking a waiter or some cashier in a bank, but what about kewl jobs like doctors or scientists? Would a tattoo be an issue when trying to get a job in those fields?

I'm a scientist and a doctor, and I have piercings, and soon a tattoo. And yes, some of my male/female colleagues have 'm too. ... we know what society thinks we 'should' look like, so we don't show them all the time. Just be a bit discrete (when choosing the place on the body and wen going for the interview), and there will not be a problem. If you are a good scientist or doctor, people are cool about your appearance as long as you don't make it too crazy.

[GILD]

Please don't use the word gay to say the word stupid. They are two different words, with two different meanings.

+1

[NKahler]

did you get the tat yet? :confused:
And in my opinion.. I think tattoos are a bad idea :(
Just draw a really cool design on you with a sharpie and it will last for a few days, then you will know of fast you will get tired of a tattoo :D (it worked for me) :p

[thejdw]

Please dont use the word gay to say the word stupid. They are two diffrent words, with two diffrent meanings. :mad:

This is my one HUGE pet-peeve. It annoys me very much. :mad: :mad: :mad:
The stupidity of people :rolleyes:

[steveyo]

I have a small one of a polynesian rainbow god who looks like he's juggling. I found him in a book and got the tattooist to copy it.

I'd like to get a unicycle one but haven't seen a design I like. I'd love something like Steveyo's avatar as it'd match my other one quite nicely.Woohoo!

I'd like either my fast-uni pic (right) or my kokopelli uni (left). Both are originals.

[UniTyler]

Steve,

I couldn't stand to see your cool image with those pesky jagged edges. So, I threw it in Inkscape, a vector image program, and converted it to a vector image. If you don't know, vector means that the image has no pixels, i.e. it can be the size of a penny, or the size of a wall, and there will be no pixelation or loss of quality. As another example, Microsoft Office clip art is vectored, so you can make it any size without a problem. So, after making your image all nice and smooth, I exported it as a PNG for ease of use. Hope you can use it.

-Tyler

[GILD]

Good work lad.

[UniTyler]

Good work lad.

Thanks Dave, I appreciate it.

Here are the two unicyclists in individual images, not combined.

[steveyo]

Here are the two unicyclists in individual images, not combined.Thank you very much indeed!

[UniTyler]

Don't Do It!!! Tattoos Are Gay!
.

[austingillespie]

Do you bleed or how much does it cost

[GILD]

Do you bleed or how much does it cost
That must be one of the funniest tattoo-related questions I've ever heard.

There's a needle going into your skin a couple o'times per second.
Chances are there might be some bleeding.

[steveyo]

Do you bleed or how much does it costDo you walk to school or carry your lunch?

[robdizzle]

you dont bleed much

[Dimples]

Ive also always wanted to get a tattoo, but i dunno what still...:rolleyes:

[GILD]

Ive also always wanted to get a tattoo, but i dunno what still...
It's going to be there for the rest of your life.
There's no rush.
Take your time.

[MuniAddict]

:cool:

[steveyo]

:cool:
Hey - do you get that from my avatar?

[MuniAddict]

Hey - do you get that from my avatar?nope

[steveyo]

nope
Nope? Just "nope"?

It's OK if you did use mine (of course). It looks pretty similar. Like the foot in front of the wheel looks the same. The foot behind the wheel looks the same. The lower arm just barely not touching the flute looks the same. The same number of dreadlocks, the front two dreadlocks poking up more than the back three looks the same. Even the wheel, ovalized slightly forward looks the same.

The only difference is it's reversed, pointing left instead of right.

You didn't use my avatar as the basis for that? Did you independently come up with that design? Really?

Here, let me blow it up and reverse it and compare...

[MuniAddict]

Nope? Just "nope"?

It's OK if you did use mine (of course). It looks pretty similar. Like the foot in front of the wheel looks the same. The foot behind the wheel looks the same. The lower arm just barely not touching the flute looks the same. The same number of dreadlocks, the front two dreadlocks poking up more than the back three looks the same. Even the wheel, ovalized slightly forward looks the same.

The only difference is it's reversed, pointing left instead of right.

You didn't use my avatar as the basis for that? Did you independently come up with that design? Really?

Here, let me blow it up and reverse it and compare...Wait a sec...did you design that? I'm sorry I didn't know that! I know the kokopelli has been around for ages, and I thought it was modified to a uni for moab munifest. I've seen the kokopelli on all kinds of things, from surfboards to skateboards. So I thought it would be cool to use it. I had it done while ago, and even posted a video soon after getting it (that most everyone here saw), showing me actually getting that tattoo. Hope you don't mind. Anyway, great design you made there! My compliments!

[monkeyman]

Do you walk to school or carry your lunch?
I lol'd.


I'm still undecided on tattoos...I have nothing against them, but I just can't think of anything I want on me.

[steveyo]

Wait a sec...did you design that? I did.

I'm sorry I didn't know that! I know the kokopelli has been around for ages, and I thought it was modified to a uni for moab munifest. I've seen the kokopelli on all kinds of things, from surfboards to skateboards. So I thought it would be cool to use it. I had it done while ago, and even posted a video soon after getting it (that most everyone here saw), showing me actually getting that tattoo. Hope you don't mind. Anyway, great design you made there! My compliments!
The moab munifest has some kokopellis, and they are quite trendy, as you say. That one is my own design, however, done on nothing other than MSPaint. It can be seen in several guises at my cafepress site, linked in my sig.

I'm afraid you'll just have to send me $100 per month that you wear that tattoo. ;)

Seriously, at least tell people that your online unicycling pal "steveyo" designed it. I can't think of more serious praise than someone searing it permanently onto their person. So, thanks. Only problem is, now I can't get that tattoo, because someone else has it already. Now I have to get my other design: (everyone else - BACK OFF this one!)

[uniroller]

Go for it! I have the cover art from "Defect" tatooed on my right forearm and I could not be happier with it. I always wanted something unicycle related put on my skin forever and when saw this image I called up Dan Heaton and asked if he would mind. Of course, he didn't and a couple weeks later I had it. I get lots of comments on how cool and unique it is. I love the placement not only because I get to see it all the time but also because every time I fall, there it is, staring me in the face as if to say, "You sat through an hour and a half of intense pain You can do this!"

http://a585.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/26/m_886a691a95078a6c81b76671e39f1650.jpg

p.s. I have had the right side of the tire darkened since I took this picture so as to give the rusty apperance i wanted and not look like leopord print.

[UniTyler]

(everyone else - BACK OFF this one!)

I wasn't gonna tell ya, Steve, but JC kinda beat ya to it... Hey, at least it wasn't on his butt...

[steveyo]

I wasn't gonna tell ya, Steve, but JC kinda beat ya to it... Hey, at least it wasn't on his butt...
WHAT!!! WTF, JC?

Doesn't anyone even ask about this kind of thing? Sheesh!

[UniTyler]

WHAT!!! WTF, JC?

Doesn't anyone even ask about this kind of thing? Sheesh!

I really hope you're not serious. That was GIMP'd. :)

[tomblackwood]

That was GIMP'd. :)
Tyler, you bad boy. Back to school for you so you can put your time to more productive use.

PS: You're busted on that photo of Miles outside the safety fence on the IHT trestle. Next time you convince my kid to do something really stupid like that, we'll be having a sit-down.

[steveyo]

I really hope you're not serious. That was GIMP'd. :)
You fooled me. I'd already PM'd JC about it, too. If we ever ride together, I'm putting poison ivy on your seat.

[GILD]

That was a good prank.

The questions about 'fair-use' vs 'public domain' vs 'ask, would ya?' are still up in the air tho.
RIGHT CLICK/COPY/PASTE may well be the most influencial/subversive elements in our society. The COPY/PASTE may prove to be mightier than the ©.

Already in this thread someone's mentioned that they want to copy one of my tattoos.
I guess I can sound like a total grouch and complain about it, but I won't get much sympathy, will I?

Especially not in light of the fact that the 'original' of that tattoo is on an aquaintance of mine.
It's his design. In the original, the leading sperm swims past the egg.
I loved the concept but didn't want to blindy copy his. After lots of thought I eventually figured that with the sperm swimming clean thru the egg it would substantially add to the meaning of the design to justify me thinking of it as an(other) original.
The owner of the original design agrees and is forever getting me to show my version to people familiar with his.

But it's a slippery slope methinks.
And I figure I'm about halfway down.

[MuniAddict]

I did.


The moab munifest has some kokopellis, and they are quite trendy, as you say. That one is my own design, however, done on nothing other than MSPaint. It can be seen in several guises at my cafepress site, linked in my sig.

I'm afraid you'll just have to send me $100 per month that you wear that tattoo. ;)

Seriously, at least tell people that your online unicycling pal "steveyo" designed it. I can't think of more serious praise than someone searing it permanently onto their person. So, thanks. Only problem is, now I can't get that tattoo, because someone else has it already. Now I have to get my other design: (everyone else - BACK OFF this one!)Haha check's in the mail! No problem credit will always go to you as the designer! Thanks man!:D

[siafirede]

Go for it! I have the cover art from "Defect" tatooed on my right forearm and I could not be happier with it. I always wanted something unicycle related put on my skin forever and when saw this image I called up Dan Heaton and asked if he would mind. Of course, he didn't and a couple weeks later I had it. I get lots of comments on how cool and unique it is. I love the placement not only because I get to see it all the time but also because every time I fall, there it is, staring me in the face as if to say, "You sat through an hour and a half of intense pain You can do this!"

http://a585.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/26/m_886a691a95078a6c81b76671e39f1650.jpg

p.s. I have had the right side of the tire darkened since I took this picture so as to give the rusty apperance i wanted and not look like leopord print.

This one rules...great placement. Do you have a bigger pic of it?