1st MUNI event concerns!!!

One on one said:

*1. Besides putting streamers, cards in the spokes or a basket on my
Muni, how can I personalize mine so that it doesn't get confused with
it's identical cousins?*

Surprisingly, there aren't that many identical unicycles at a MUni
event. Make sure you know what yours looks like. Any identifying marks
of wear & tear? You can always stick an address label on there if you're
really worried. Or just a piece of colored tape.

Quoted message said:

*2. Will there be a line of riders taking turns jumping onto and off
of picnic tables, then riding along fence posts, before bouncing up
and down on the edge of a 2000 ft. cliff?*

I don't think the east coast has cliffs high enough. Otherwise, yes. You
will be called a poser if you don't join in immediately. 😄

In reality, what you see will depend on the meeting area. Usually the
most interesting riding requires walking a little ways from the minivan
to see it.

Quoted message said:

*3. If I bring a tricycle and a small childrens b*** along for my kids
to ride, need I be concerned that they may be sacrificed at a burning
stake in the name of INUM?*

INUM? We don't do this on the west coast. Hopefully the east-coasters
will follow our lead. Raise your hand if you never rode a bike before
riding unicycles. Uh huh. You guys are either lying or really strange
people.

Nathan Hoover rode a bike at his first MUni Weekend. He had just learned
to ride and was not quite ready for Northstar. And Dan Heaton rode a
bike at this last CA MUni Weekend. His feet were too messed up to
unicycle on all those rocks. And I rode a bike at Northstar two weeks
before that, as my knee was hurting from too much downhill the previous
day. I ended up walking the bike a lot, which hurt my knee anyway, and
otherwise did not enjoy it.

Have fun at the first East Coast MUni Weekend! Sorry I can't be there,
though I'll end up at the New York Unicycle Club this Sunday!

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Wow John, I might only bring my bike! You make it sound almost
essential 🙂

My MUni is the one with the semi-slick gazz 🙁

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Mine's the Nimbus with the Harry Potter sticker and me riding it 😄

Nice to know I won't be the only Uni Event virgin there 😉

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I think my main concern is...

What do 30 sets of armour smell like?

🙁

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Smells like VICTORY to me!

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One on one said:

*1. Because there aren't a lot of different brands of Muni unicycles
out there, I'm sure that there are going to be some identical looking
unicycles. Besides putting streamers, cards in the spokes or a basket
on my Muni, how can I personalize mine so that it doesn't get confused
with it's identical cousins?*

Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. You know your Muni because you have
marked it with your *scent*.

Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

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Brian MacKenzie said:

*I think my main concern is...

What do 30 sets of armour smell like?

🙁 *

Not to mention the people who wear them.

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stickers help identify a uni. also, i hope noone would actually take
someone elses cycle wilingly. us unicyclists are way better than that.
if i hear of it happenening or see it happening, there will be some
fist-i-cuffs and/or rollings-on. this is not my first MUni get together,
but all are a little different. this one will be new to me because of
location and riding terrain.

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Brian MacKenzie said:

*I think my main concern is...

What do 30 sets of armour smell like?

🙁 *

like my 661s.

so imagine my pads -in addition- to 30 other sets!

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shadowuni said:

*us unicyclists are way better than that.*

at our unihoki meets (and our weekly club meets) refreshments are sold
on a strict 'Trust Box' basis
the prices are there and the cash box is there
take what u want and pay your money
it's really nice to be in an environment where u can do that kind of
thing

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johnfoss said:

*I don't think the east coast has cliffs high enough. Otherwise, yes.
You will be called a poser if you don't join in immediately. 😄*

The Shawangunks, a popular climbing area in NY, has areas that are over
1000 ft and there are taller places around.
Humph, you people from the west think we don’t have any thing tall just
because we don’t have 10,000+ft mountains. I'm sure if we tried we
could find a 2000 foot cliff around here somewhere for you to ride on
the edge of. 😄 :eek:

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Brian MacKenzie said:

*I think my main concern is...
What do 30 sets of armour smell like? 🙁 *

Don't know about 30, but a room that 7 muniers have slept in smells
pretty rank, I think the room full of 10 orienteerers may have been
worse tho. And that was with Shoes left out side, the orienteers felt
the need to leave socks on every radiaors too, nice.
Sarah

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One on one said:

*Because there aren't a lot of different brands of Muni unicycles out
there, I'm sure that there are going to be some identical looking
unicycles. Besides putting streamers, cards in the spokes or a basket
on my Muni, how can I personalize mine so that it doesn't get confused
with it's identical cousins?*

You could put a codpiece on it, that would make it unique.😄 Seriously,
you can identify it by how it's setup, brake/no brake, pedals, seat and
positioning of same. Besides tassels would get caught in the pedals.😄

One on one said:

*Will there be a line of riders taking turns jumping onto and off of
picnic tables, then riding along fence posts, before bouncing up and
down on the edge of a 2000 ft. cliff?*

Absolutely, and I’ll be urging you to do everything they do so I can
learn how not to do it. Would a modest 300 ft cliff be tall enough, or
even just a 100? And I'm told these guys don't ride on the fence posts
(to easy) they ride on the wire (still not much challange, but more fun)
There may be lines for some of the stuff, but it sounds like there will
be -lots- of things to do.

One on one said:

*3. If I bring a tricycle and a small childrens b*** along for my kids
to ride, need I be concerned that they may be sacrificed at a burning
stake in the name of INUM?*

Don't worry, the greek god of unicycles, FURECUS, will be there and
He'll protect you from the evil INUM and his ilk.:eek: 😄

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Quoted message said:

Humph, you people from the west think we don’t have any thing tall
just because we don’t have 10,000+ft mountains.

Mt Washington, in New Hampshire may only reach a paltry 6,289.35 feet,
but it still holds the world record for the surface wind speed record:
231 miles per hour. Booh-ya! Now, has anyone ever unicycled up or down
it? Hmm... TO GOOGLE!!!

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evil-nick said:

*Mt Washington, in New Hampshire may only reach a paltry 6,289.35
feet, but it still holds the world record for the surface wind speed
record: 231 miles per hour. Booh-ya! Now, has anyone ever unicycled
up or down it? Hmm... TO GOOGLE!!! *

There's a b*ke race up the auto road at least once a year, but even they
are not permitted to go down it.:eek: 😠 And, since thats the only
time they permit b*kes on the auto road, I doubt that anybodys uni'ed
it.🙁

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Actually I googled it, and on a forum for the Bike race up the hill
someone asked who the guy on the uni was... I guess no one knows
though...

http://tinyurl.com/5bvq3

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One on one said:

*1. Because there aren't a lot of different brands of Muni unicycles
out there, I'm sure that there are going to be some identical looking
unicycles. Besides putting streamers, cards in the spokes or a basket
on my Muni, how can I personalize mine so that it doesn't get confused
with it's identical cousins?
*

A strip of colored tape around the seat post works great. Pick your
favorite color

Quoted message said:

*
2. When I show up with the family in the minivan, what can I expect to
see? Will there be a line of riders taking turns jumping onto and off
of picnic tables, then riding along fence posts, before bouncing up
and down on the edge of a 2000 ft. cliff?*

Having experienced my first MUni weekend a couple of weeks ago let me
say don't be intimidated by the people jumping on top of picnic tables
or riding on skinny walls. Unicyclists are very understanding and offer
much encouragement to those of us who have not been doing this very long
and/or lack the nerve to try riding over a waterfall. I personally did
more walking than riding down the steep, rocky, washed out trail on the
side of the mountain.

Quoted message said:

*
3. If I bring a tricycle and a small childrens b*** along for my kids
to ride, need I be concerned that they may be sacrificed at a burning
stake in the name of INUM?
*

I found the FURECUS group to be a great bunch to tag along with. Your
kids will be fine with their, uh .............. bicycles. (okay, so I
wrote bicycle.......anybody got a problem with that?)

Have a great time. I have found unicyclists to be good people.

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Thank you everyone for your hints and suggestions.

brian.slater said:

*You could put a codpiece on it, that would make it unique.😄
Seriously, you can identify it by how it's setup, brake/no brake,
pedals, seat and positioning of same. Besides tassels would get
caught in the pedals*

I was able to come up with a special character valve cap that FURECUS
group will either get a chuckle from or will surely sacrifice me in the
name of INUM.

I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible this weekend to
pick up some riding techniques and to be mesmerized by the talent.

I've also convinced my children that they have nothing to worry about
regarding their present choice of riding toys.

See you there.

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One on one said:

*
I've also convinced my children that they have nothing to worry about
regarding their present choice of riding toys.
*

They needn't worry, so long as they acknowledge INUM as their lord.

One on one said:

*
See you there.
*

Indeed. Looking forward to meeting everyone I am.

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