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Uniwitold · 2004-10-04, 08:09 PM

No negative comments.Many comments associating unicycycling with a circus but.... very friendly.
Several admiring comments of the some kind, from kids and grown up.....'I would never be able to ride it...!' To which I was reposting....'Untrue. You have not tired it, as yet'.

BoojiBoy · 2004-10-05, 09:02 PM

Today i had a teacher give me the "where's your other wheel?" line, which i just kind of chuckled off and said something like "haha, you mean the training wheel?"

But then he started asking me lots of genuine questions like "do they normally have big fat tires like that?" so I told him about trials and Muni, just gave him as much informations as the elevator ride would allow. It was kind of cool.

onewheelwizzard · 2004-10-08, 03:35 AM

"50 dollar fine if you ride that there!"

-Some cops on the Penn campus, citing a "Walk Bicycles" sign on a walkway. They insisted, and I needed to get to class, so I was forced to get off and walk out of sight before getting back on again.

XWonka · 2004-10-08, 04:41 AM

The best one i ever got was from a kid walking with his dad and he asked his dad. "Can he do that?"

I assume he was questioning wether or not what i was doing is physically possible, but i'm still not sure.

s7ev0 · 2004-10-08, 12:24 PM

Not having been a cyclist before learning the uni, I have come across some biking jargon that I've had to work out.
So, when a young lad on a mountain BMX asked, "Do you stack that much?" I was trying to work out why I'd need to have stackable unis. I now know he meant, "Do you crash a lot?"

Other than that, I'm still looking forward to comments worthy of reporting.

UNIquelyCanadian · 2004-10-08, 01:57 PM

Riding a KH24 with the Duro 3" wide tire we have receaved "Did you get that tire off a dirt bike?" from at least 5 people. Is that common?

KcTheAcy · 2004-10-09, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by UNIquelyCanadian
Riding a KH24 with the Duro 3" wide tire we have receaved "Did you get that tire off a dirt bike?" from at least 5 people. Is that common?

I have been asked that once with my 3" Gazz

Rowan · 2004-10-09, 08:32 AM

Old man "Have you got brakes?"
Me on 29er "No"
Old man in concerned tone "Will you be OK?"
Me as I embark towards a long steep hill "Yeah"
During the Day-Night Thriller mountain bike/unicycle race, I was passed by a mountainbiker who enthusiastically said "You're my messiah!"

kokomojuggler · 2004-10-09, 12:45 PM

I got a question I wasn't expecting the other day, while riding my Coker.

"Why arn't you juggling"

Before I got my Coker, I would ride my 20" through the neighborhood while juggling 3 clubs. Once I learned how to it I sort of lost interest.

My answer was.

"I'm just lazy, I guess"

I was coming back from a 6 mile ride.

unibrow · 2004-10-09, 05:22 PM

"hey look he's to cheap to buy a b*ke

"

even though my unicycles cost more then his crummy MTN B*ike

"

kozy

gasmaster · 2004-10-10, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kokomojuggler
I was coming back from a 6 mile ride.

dude, i run more than that every day.

James_Potter · 2004-10-10, 05:35 AM

A few days ago, I rode down a set of stairs and some guy said,
"That was the most amazing thing I've ever seen."

It gave me that warm fuzzy feeling inside.

digitalattrition · 2004-10-10, 02:16 PM

"I been done fall on my ass trying to ride that."

What tense did you use?!?

darchibald · 2004-10-11, 01:43 AM

Today I drove buy a house and a dog started barking at me and some guy yelled, "Hey don't bark at him! He only got one tire!''

David

onewheeljoe · 2004-10-11, 02:01 AM

I've heard a few good ones lately:

"That's tight!" - some kids commenting on my friend riding down stairs in the park.

"That's the bravest thing I've ever seen!" - a woman who saw me rolling down some single track.

What amazes me most are the cheers I get at random when riding. My girlfriend was practicing out in front of our house when a lady slowed the car to say, "Good for you!" My girlfriend could not have been happier for the unsolicited support.

2004-10-04, 08:09 PM	#31
Uniwitold Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: UK Posts: 261	Untrue.....you... No negative comments.Many comments associating unicycycling with a circus but.... very friendly. Several admiring comments of the some kind, from kids and grown up.....'I would never be able to ride it...!' To which I was reposting....'Untrue. You have not tired it, as yet'. __________________ Veni !Vidi !Mount ! ' Public does not perceive it reacts'. Greg Harper.

2004-10-05, 09:02 PM	#32
BoojiBoy Team Unicycle Max Join Date: May 2003 Location: Parsippany, NJ Age: 30 Posts: 379	Today i had a teacher give me the "where's your other wheel?" line, which i just kind of chuckled off and said something like "haha, you mean the training wheel?" But then he started asking me lots of genuine questions like "do they normally have big fat tires like that?" so I told him about trials and Muni, just gave him as much informations as the elevator ride would allow. It was kind of cool. __________________ ---------------------------------- dreamrapper.wordpress.com www.unicyclemax.com

2004-10-08, 03:35 AM	#33
onewheelwizzard Upenn's "That Guy" Join Date: May 2003 Location: University of Pennsylvania, West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Age: 25 Posts: 115	"50 dollar fine if you ride that there!" -Some cops on the Penn campus, citing a "Walk Bicycles" sign on a walkway. They insisted, and I needed to get to class, so I was forced to get off and walk out of sight before getting back on again. __________________ "Joe is a Pirate Captain Shao-Lin Robot Kung-fu Indian War Dancing rapscallion." - Brennan Lee Mulligan

2004-10-08, 04:41 AM	#34
XWonka I drew it all by myself! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Q-Town, ILL Age: 28 Posts: 634	The best one i ever got was from a kid walking with his dad and he asked his dad. "Can he do that?" I assume he was questioning wether or not what i was doing is physically possible, but i'm still not sure. __________________ "This is just like being in the circus!" "Yeah, except without all those tortured animals and drunk clowns that have hepatitis." -Cat in the Hat

2004-10-08, 12:24 PM	#35
s7ev0 woooaaaah! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Essex Age: 53 Posts: 566	Not having been a cyclist before learning the uni, I have come across some biking jargon that I've had to work out. So, when a young lad on a mountain BMX asked, "Do you stack that much?" I was trying to work out why I'd need to have stackable unis. I now know he meant, "Do you crash a lot?" Other than that, I'm still looking forward to comments worthy of reporting. __________________ "If god wanted us to believe in him - he'd exist" Linda Smith Avatar courtesy of Loosemoose.

2004-10-08, 01:57 PM	#36
UNIquelyCanadian Static Long Jump ~ 2.0 Meters Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Age: 24 Posts: 1,174	Riding a KH24 with the Duro 3" wide tire we have receaved "Did you get that tire off a dirt bike?" from at least 5 people. Is that common?

2004-10-09, 08:32 AM	#38
Rowan Unicycle Advocate Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Taranaki, New Zealand Age: 33 Posts: 1,631	Old man "Have you got brakes?" Me on 29er "No" Old man in concerned tone "Will you be OK?" Me as I embark towards a long steep hill "Yeah" During the Day-Night Thriller mountain bike/unicycle race, I was passed by a mountainbiker who enthusiastically said "You're my messiah!"

2004-10-09, 12:45 PM	#39
kokomojuggler Coker Rider Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kokomo Indiana Posts: 58	I got a question I wasn't expecting the other day, while riding my Coker. "Why arn't you juggling" Before I got my Coker, I would ride my 20" through the neighborhood while juggling 3 clubs. Once I learned how to it I sort of lost interest. My answer was. "I'm just lazy, I guess" I was coming back from a 6 mile ride. __________________ Kokomo Juggler -All Glory to God

2004-10-09, 05:22 PM	#40
unibrow Unicyclist by day.... Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: vancouver island Age: 25 Posts: 593	"hey look he's to cheap to buy a bke " even though my unicycles cost more then his crummy MTN Bike " kozy __________________ An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind....

2004-10-10, 05:35 AM	#42
James_Potter Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The skinny part of Idaho Age: 24 Posts: 10,606	A few days ago, I rode down a set of stairs and some guy said, "That was the most amazing thing I've ever seen." It gave me that warm fuzzy feeling inside.

2004-10-10, 02:16 PM	#43
digitalattrition GET IN THE VAN!!!! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 783	"I been done fall on my ass trying to ride that." What tense did you use?!? __________________ "When life hands you a lemon, say 'Oh yeah, I like lemons. What else you got?'" -Henry Rollins

2004-10-11, 01:43 AM	#44
darchibald Street Unicyclist Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Antigonish, NS, Canada Age: 24 Posts: 1,061	Today I drove buy a house and a dog started barking at me and some guy yelled, "Hey don't bark at him! He only got one tire!'' David __________________ Album 481 - My Gallery "Well, boys and girls, this is what separates us from the gods; Kris goes riding and has to worry about landing on naked ladies - you and I have to watch we don't land in dog poop....." - dforbes Last edited by darchibald; 2004-10-11 at 01:46 AM.

2004-10-11, 02:01 AM	#45
onewheeljoe house of one-five Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO. USA Age: 41 Posts: 55	I've heard a few good ones lately: "That's tight!" - some kids commenting on my friend riding down stairs in the park. "That's the bravest thing I've ever seen!" - a woman who saw me rolling down some single track. What amazes me most are the cheers I get at random when riding. My girlfriend was practicing out in front of our house when a lady slowed the car to say, "Good for you!" My girlfriend could not have been happier for the unsolicited support.

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