Why do YOU choose to ride a unicycle over a bike? - Page 4

BillyTheMountain · 2011-02-25, 09:27 PM

1. My hands are free to carry bags of groceries.

2. I can bring it into shops with me.

3. It fits in my entrance way, and a bike would not.

(I'm talking 36")

mowcius · 2011-02-25, 10:06 PM

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1. My hands are free to carry bags of groceries.

Very true - Best suspension you're gonna get too - Your arms and upper body

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2. I can bring it into shops with me.

I think I'd be hard pushed doing that with a 36".

MuniAddict · 2011-02-25, 10:09 PM

I figure that I need to get good enough on one wheel before I try two! A bike just seems like it would be "twice" as hard!

But seriously, it's because I wanted a *real* challenge! And because it's a superior and extremely effective form of exercise, and will get you in the best shape of your life!

Dane M · 2011-02-25, 10:14 PM

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1. My hands are free to carry bags of groceries.

I forgot this one. I live in a community on top of a mountain, and all of our mailboxes are in one location, so I ride all the way over the the mailboxes and grab the mail, it's got hills on the way and everything. So for instance today I had to come back carrying a package and climbing/descending short steep hills, it was good practice.

justtysen · 2011-02-26, 09:59 AM

I like things that are hard. I went to fixed gear mountain biking and the figured muni was harder. However I much prefer trials biking to trials unicycling. I wish I didn't because unicycles are so much simpler, cheaper, and portable. But desire is not always a choice.

munimag · 2011-02-26, 11:40 AM

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I figure that I need to get good enough on one wheel before I try two! A bike just seems like it would be "twice" as hard!

You would be surprised what some people think. I was riding a century on my 36er guni and passed a woman at about 80 miles riding into a headwind. As I passed her she looked at me and said, " Oh, it must be easier on one wheel." I thought she had to be joking but she seemed to be serious.

MuniAddict · 2011-02-26, 03:46 PM

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I was riding a century on my 36er guni and passed a woman at about 80 miles riding into a headwind. As I passed her she looked at me and said, " Oh, it must be easier on one wheel." I thought she had to be joking but she seemed to be serious.

Like holding open a door, or throwing your jacket over a puddle for a lady so she would avoid getting wet, you should have done the gentlemanly thing and offered to "trade" with her!

mowcius · 2011-02-26, 05:07 PM

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you should have done the gentlemanly thing and offered to "trade" with her!

Haha that would have been funny

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MuniAddict Not "2" Tired Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 57 Posts: 13,541	I figure that I need to get good enough on one wheel before I try two! A bike just seems like it would be "twice" as hard! But seriously, it's because I wanted a real challenge! And because it's a superior and extremely effective form of exercise, and will get you in the best shape of your life! __________________ My latest TV segment UniGeezer.com My videos Last edited by MuniAddict; 2011-02-25 at 10:14 PM.

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justtysen Coasts Too Much Join Date: May 2009 Location: Westchester, NY USA Age: 28 Posts: 458	I like things that are hard. I went to fixed gear mountain biking and the figured muni was harder. However I much prefer trials biking to trials unicycling. I wish I didn't because unicycles are so much simpler, cheaper, and portable. But desire is not always a choice.

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