Why do unicyclists bother wearing helmets? (TV Quote)

saam · 2011-03-09, 05:25 AM

Last night's closing statement from the host of Australian game show Talkin' Bout Your Generation.

"Why do unicyclists bother wearing helmets? Surely if they were interested in road safety they would simply ride a normal bike with handlebars... Very irritating."

It make the wife and I laugh

It's funny how some poeple think it's the handlebars that make a bike easier/safer to ride, not the extra stability of two wheels. Or how they think the lack of handlebars is the most impressive thing about riding a unicycle.

Dane M · 2011-03-09, 06:03 AM

Haha that's great. I love that people can be irritated by the fact that someone enjoys riding a unicycle, I think it must be subconscious jealousy, or fear that they don't understand something.

I've been searching twitter for "unicycle" from time to time and it's amazing the negative things people will posts about unicyclists. They all make me laugh though. My favorite was someone posted about how the unicyclist was a douche and that he was stupid for riding something as inefficient as a unicycle to work

BillyTheMountain · 2011-03-09, 03:05 PM

They think: He can't steer! no handlebars!

2011-03-09, 05:25 AM	#1
saam Muni Muni Muni Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rockhampton, Australia Age: 24 Posts: 284	Why do unicyclists bother wearing helmets? (TV Quote) Last night's closing statement from the host of Australian game show Talkin' Bout Your Generation. "Why do unicyclists bother wearing helmets? Surely if they were interested in road safety they would simply ride a normal bike with handlebars... Very irritating." It make the wife and I laugh It's funny how some poeple think it's the handlebars that make a bike easier/safer to ride, not the extra stability of two wheels. Or how they think the lack of handlebars is the most impressive thing about riding a unicycle. __________________ Sam

2011-03-09, 06:03 AM	#2
Dane M Muni Crash Test Dummy Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: US - Santa Barbara, CA Age: 23 Posts: 2,552	Haha that's great. I love that people can be irritated by the fact that someone enjoys riding a unicycle, I think it must be subconscious jealousy, or fear that they don't understand something. I've been searching twitter for "unicycle" from time to time and it's amazing the negative things people will posts about unicyclists. They all make me laugh though. My favorite was someone posted about how the unicyclist was a douche and that he was stupid for riding something as inefficient as a unicycle to work __________________ It's not as steep as it looks, just go! www.DaneMehlPhotography.com www.YouTube.com/DaneUni

2011-03-09, 03:05 PM	#3
BillyTheMountain Happy Wal-Mart Employee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NYC, USA Posts: 11,551	They think: He can't steer! no handlebars! __________________ While you and I are having our cake-and-ice-cream party, the others are having a drink-the-blood-of-the-poor party in the back room. --[QUOTE=maestro8;1433130]

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