Is it absolutely necessary that Mountain Unicycling be called Muni?

[Goats_On_Unicycles]

I mean, Mountain Biking isn't called Miking.
That's just plain old stupid.

It dosen't require that much more physical nor mental exertion to say "Mountain Unicycling" instead of "Muni".

Also, that way you aren't confused with the San Fran Muni.


As for my reason for putting this in JC; I just thought that since it was more about word choice than unicycling, JC would be better suited.

peace

[dudewithasock]

yes

[Goats_On_Unicycles]

typical 20 year old.
Thinks he knows everything.

[Jerrick]

When talking about it, I dont think I ever specify what style im gonna ride, its always "Im gonna go unicycle." and im gone. Either winding up downtown or in the middle of the woods.

Online, here at least, I type out muni, just cause its quicker to type out. Among unicyclist ill say it a little, just cause we all know what it means. But really, I hardly say it out loud.

[dudewithasock]

Originally Posted by Goats_On_Unicycles

typical 20 year old.
Thinks he knows everything.

yes

[Goats_On_Unicycles]

Is that the only word they teach you in that fancy college of yours, sonny?

[Jon B]

Originally Posted by Goats_On_Unicycles

It dosen't require that much more physical nor mental exertion to say "Mountain Unicycling" instead of "Muni".

You're right. Lets just get rid of all the acronyms all together while we're at it.

[Jerrick]

Originally Posted by Jon B

You're right. Lets just get rid of all the acronyms all together while we're at it.

Sounds good, I dont really use them anyways.

[dudewithasock]

Originally Posted by Goats_On_Unicycles

Is that the only word they teach you in that fancy college of yours, sonny?

hell nah foo

i lern sum gud stuf hear

[Julia B]

We don't use Tuni, Suni, or Funi, so why do we need Muni? Or Guni for that matter.

[dudewithasock]

Because people don't say 'I ride trials unicycling/street unicycling/freestyle unicycling', they say 'I ride trials/street/freestyle'. Conversely, you never hear people say 'I ride mountain', it's 'I ride muni'.

[DoctorPunch]

Originally Posted by Jerrick

When talking about it, I dont think I ever specify what style im gonna ride, its always "Im gonna go unicycle." and im gone. Either winding up downtown or in the middle of the woods.

Online, here at least, I type out muni, just cause its quicker to type out. Among unicyclist ill say it a little, just cause we all know what it means. But really, I hardly say it out loud.

I just say "Ride". I ride unicycles and bikes, and whomever I go riding with rides that specifically so I'll just call one of my friends and be like "Yo, wanna ride today?" and they'll get it.

[Jerrick]

If you tell a non-rider "I muni" they give you that look and then you go "mountain unicycle." Its always easier and quick for me to say "Im a mountain unicyclist."

[Caterpillar with a hookah]

Originally Posted by Jerrick

If you tell a non-rider "I muni" they give you that look and then you go "mountain unicycle." Its always easier and quick for me to say "Im a mountain unicyclist."

You took the words right out of my mouth. "Muni" sounds silly, anyway. It's easy to type, sure. But to me, saying "Muni" in conversation would be like saying "lol" or "omg".

Yeah, as a general rule, I hate acronyms.

Edit: While I'm ranting, another unicycle-specific abbreviation that I hate is UPD. Not only do you have to explain it to non-riders (if you ever use it in conversation, which would be weird), but it takes a short, one-syllable word ("fall" or "bail") and "abbreviates" it into a three-syllable initialism. Unplanned dismount? Why?

[johnfoss]

It's all a matter of context. People outside of unicycling won't know what MUni means, so you don't tell them you MUni. You ride unicycles. Or you ride unicycles on mountain bike trails.

Similarly, I'm getting ready for the upcoming MUni Weekend. I call it MUni Weekend when talking about it amongst us unicyclists, but for any public descriptions, including T-shirts (if it's up to me), I call it the California Mountain Unicycle Weekend. Long-winded but descriptive.

George Peck would say it should be called Rough Terrain Unicylcing. After all, that's a more accurate name. Only some of us have access to mountains, and we ride MUni we're not always on them. I've been on great MUni rides or races in Iowa and Michigan.

But you're in an Internet forum here. Aside from the fact that we're unicyclists on top of being forum nerds, some of us are going to insist on using obscure acronyms and jargon no matter what.

So the next question is, should you captialize the U? (Most spell-checkers say no)