Life to the Max Show #99 - "Cycling UNI-verse"

Gilby · 2010-12-08, 07:26 PM

The local CBS TV station (WCCO) here in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) had a unicycling segment in a show with footage taken from the Down on the Farm MUni Weekend.

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concierge · 2010-12-08, 08:26 PM

"unicycling is a unique sport" made me crack up :-)

SpaceFmK · 2010-12-08, 08:43 PM

It was awesome that guy learned how to ride in the end. Great post btw

Uni_Brian · 2010-12-08, 11:53 PM

It seemed like compared to other articles or segments done on unicycling, this was more just information and insight to the sport, which I thought was really nice. It wasn't exactly advertising that "It's the most extreme sport out there!" or anything like that.

JohnnyReggae · 2010-12-09, 06:44 AM

Very well done segment. I like the way that Unicycling was shown and made to seem more accessible to the layman.

Julia B · 2010-12-09, 08:47 PM

Pretty cool video, I didn't like that the guy watched people doing trials though and said it looked like mini golf.

SpaceFmK · 2010-12-09, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Julia B

Pretty cool video, I didn't like that the guy watched people doing trials though and said it looked like mini golf.

Agreed on that point.

Obtusellama · 2010-12-10, 01:03 AM

One of the best segments I've ever seen. I loved how they didn't present it as "Why are these weird people doing this?" but rather, a new sport that is both rewarding and exciting...which it is!

Isaac Conyers · 2010-12-10, 04:36 AM

i dunno, its still one of those typical documentaries that ur mum would watch and say 'oh, thats clever' and just makes teenagers cringe at the way they've tried to make it look cool with those typical tilted angles to make it look 'cool and extreme'. i mean its better than nothing, but some experienced videographers who r unicyclists r basically the only people who would be capable of making a documentary that would really make us proud.

Obtusellama · 2010-12-10, 10:11 AM

But there's not many of those around so we have to take what we get

Haha, I understand where you are coming from though but it was still the first video I've seen where the presenters don't poke fun at us. Well, apart from the minigolf comment.

justtysen · 2010-12-11, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Julia B

Pretty cool video, I didn't like that the guy watched people doing trials though and said it looked like mini golf.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpaceFmK

Agreed on that point.

I think it's a lot like miniature golf, and I like that aspect of trials

It's deliberate, preparative, and analytical. You hop or putt then reassess your position and the angles involved.

2010-12-08, 08:26 PM	#2
concierge Uni-psychlor! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Leipzig, Germany Age: 24 Posts: 698	"unicycling is a unique sport" made me crack up :-) __________________ Nightrider Neuste Errungenschaft: 180 Unispin Massenträgheit OLÉ!

2010-12-08, 08:43 PM	#3
SpaceFmK Unicycle Daze - Rob Campbell Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bremerton, WA Age: 25 Posts: 1,264	It was awesome that guy learned how to ride in the end. Great post btw __________________ The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is all comprehensible. The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. -AE

2010-12-08, 11:53 PM	#4
Uni_Brian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: AZ Age: 18 Posts: 99	It seemed like compared to other articles or segments done on unicycling, this was more just information and insight to the sport, which I thought was really nice. It wasn't exactly advertising that "It's the most extreme sport out there!" or anything like that. __________________ Everybody love Everybody

2010-12-09, 06:44 AM	#5
JohnnyReggae Half the bike, half the sanity Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Age: 43 Posts: 972	Very well done segment. I like the way that Unicycling was shown and made to seem more accessible to the layman. __________________ http://www.amaonetya.co.za

2010-12-09, 08:47 PM	#6
Julia B Flatland! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,870	Pretty cool video, I didn't like that the guy watched people doing trials though and said it looked like mini golf. __________________ Women's Flatland World Champion Team Mad4One Team Unicycle.tv Team Elevated Clothing Co. Truth Monarch

2010-12-10, 01:03 AM	#8
Obtusellama Hand me my unicycle, sir. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wollongong NSW Age: 23 Posts: 743	One of the best segments I've ever seen. I loved how they didn't present it as "Why are these weird people doing this?" but rather, a new sport that is both rewarding and exciting...which it is! __________________ Facebook Youtube Channel Fastest 20" rider - Uninats 2010

2010-12-10, 04:36 AM	#9
Isaac Conyers unicycle.com.au Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wagga Wagga, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 740	i dunno, its still one of those typical documentaries that ur mum would watch and say 'oh, thats clever' and just makes teenagers cringe at the way they've tried to make it look cool with those typical tilted angles to make it look 'cool and extreme'. i mean its better than nothing, but some experienced videographers who r unicyclists r basically the only people who would be capable of making a documentary that would really make us proud. __________________ TEAM DIRTY NEEDLEZ!!!

2010-12-10, 10:11 AM	#10
Obtusellama Hand me my unicycle, sir. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wollongong NSW Age: 23 Posts: 743	But there's not many of those around so we have to take what we get Haha, I understand where you are coming from though but it was still the first video I've seen where the presenters don't poke fun at us. Well, apart from the minigolf comment. __________________ Facebook Youtube Channel Fastest 20" rider - Uninats 2010

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