Unicycling self esteem

[uni_ok]

Of course unicycling is very fun and a great thing to get in to,, but I believe it also boosts the self confidence and self esteem from a rider. I experienced this today with a friend. I was so nervous to hop off this HHUGGGEEEEEE drop (not so really huge to others but to me ,, about 4 ft). After i did this i felt I could take on any obstacle that got in my way.( until i racked myself at the school parking lot)lol. If any of u believe so please share it with us!!

Thx, Derek

[unicyclistjoe]

oh hell yeah, i get the same thing aye, the other night a friend and i had been trying to rolling hop a 52cm ledge, and when we got it, we got on a roll pulling off all these gaps and skinnys and doing good wheel walking...its great for your self esteem

[doofe]

unicycling helps me out everyday with self-esteem. I know that I can do something better than anyone else in my town of 4000, and that gives me something to be REALLY proud of. and you are right, when you get something you have been trying for awhile, you get on a roll, and start doing stuff you have never done before. I was trying to ride one footed the other day, and I couldnt get it, no matter how hard I tried. I decided that was enough practice for that, and I decided to practice unispins. I finally got one, and I got VERY consistent with them. I was feeling really confident, and really good. I tried one-foot riding again, and I got 6 revolutions on my first try. I was so excited I had to stop. I was shaking too bad to even mount! I was so proud of myself. everytime I do something on my uni, I get this feeling of elation, and that I am the greatest person on the planet. I was dealing with severe depression for awhile, and when I got my unicycle, I have been going up with the happiness. seriously. I think without unicycling, I would have tried to hurt myself. so yeah, unicycling helps me with day to day things. I know that I can do something, because there is almost nothing as hard as impossible wheel riding, or really technical mUni. the best feelings in the world to me happen on one wheel, and I wouldnt have it any other way.

[john_childs]

Unicycling has not helped my self esteem. I've had to resort to begging for false praise and flattery here in the forum in order to help me feel better. I've even updated my sig as part of my campaign. Right now my morale is pretty low. If my campaign is successful then unicycling will have improved my self esteem indirectly through this forum.

[gerblefranklin]

John Childs rocks!!!!!!! He's the best unicyclist I've ever met, and I've met Kris Holm! Ryan Atkins looks to John for hopping advice! Heck, he's broken Profiles, he's gotta be good! Not to mention, he's so modest and nice to be around. Need I continue?

[john_childs]

Well, the part about the broken Profiles is true.

Originally posted by gerblefranklin
Need I continue?

Yes.

I went for a muni ride today and a little kid on a little bike told me "You can't go in there. You can't go in there. There's stumps and stuff.". Now, even the little kids are telling me I can't ride. No wonder my self-esteem is so low.

[PopeSamXVI]

Yeah but little kids aren't people.

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I hope no kids read this.

[tomblackwood]

Originally posted by john_childs
Now, even the little kids are telling me I can't ride. No wonder my self-esteem is so low.

Well Miles thinks your pretty darn cool, although I haven't told him you're a Bush-lover. He would never dream of questioning your riding technique. John Childs can ride anything.

[unigamer]

A "little kid" told me that I couldn't get up a minor hill once. I grinned at that one.

Kind of wrong, but it boosts your self esteem when you overtake a mountain biker on a muni ride.

[phil]

Originally posted by unicyclistjoe
...trying to rolling hop a 52cm ledge...

Does everyone else take a tape measure when they go riding? The most accurate I measure these things is about "so high"...

Phil

[nickvb123]

I don't find unicycling that great for the self esteem. Sometimes i get really pissed off when i can't do something.

You do feel really great when you do something for the first time or beat your previous best height or distance or revolutions or what ever. When i first pulled off a uni spin it was pretty cool. I got the same feeling from a suicide mount but this was quickly followed by a feeling of pain...

[PopeSamXVI]

Currently my self uni-steem is low. It's hot outside, my unicycle keeps falling apart, and I've been working on the same trick for a month, at 30 minutes a day.

[RangerForrest]

Unicycling is a huge self-esteme builder. When I get frustrated with learning new skills on my half-tacoed unicycle, I just drop the fancy stuff and ride around the neighborhood. I hear so many wows and holy cows and I didn't know that was really possible comments that after 15 minutes of riding I can conquer the world on that beautiful mangled piece of dung. (I only call it that because there is not a single piece of that unicycle that is not messed up in some way.)

[gerblefranklin]

Did I mention that John Childs has done over 50 miles in one day?! Can YOU do that? He's also the only one I know outside of a bike shop who can bleed an HS-33 with his eyes closed. Not to mention, would you trust anyone but him to do a good job messing with your unicycle? I know I wouldn't. Not to mention, he's a Republican, and who can complain about that...

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 22:43:17 -0500, "gerblefranklin" wrote:

>John Childs rocks!!!!!!!

See the "Award" thread. And that isn't even for his riding!

Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
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