Re: Wobbling

yeah, i found I was almost standing on the pedals. I raised the seat up
a little, and im doing that less. its a little less comfortable, but i
can get a further distance. I think once i get the pedaling down i
putting the seat to a more comfortable height.

e39m5

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Also once you get turns down you start to understand more about the side
to side wobbling motions. For turning, you'll concentrate on the
fluidity of abs and hip rotation movement and what you're arms are
involved with in this process. I think practicing turns is the next
important paradigm in rider developement. The first being the threshold
of freemounting/riding forward until you don't know how far you can go
without falling off

I've had people ask me why I don't wobble before. They ask, "why don't
you wobble like the clowns I've seen in the circus who were unicycling?"
I tell them that I don't ever feel the need too (of course being an
urban trials rider and having to adapt myself to the most random and
different terrain almost constantly I once in a while do get
sketchy--mostly when fear sets in, when trying a new line--).

I've also had people ask me if unicycling gives me an abdominal
work-out. I think it does on some occasions, like balancing on skinnies
or roll-hopping...but it would be wise to say that you'll notice how
steady you've become at riding in a straight line than when you first
started.

--Late night reveries, of early unicycle days--

Enjoy,
Evan

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TrialsUni said:

*They ask, "why don't you wobble like the clowns I've seen in the
circus who were unicycling?"*

Many of said clowns may have been wobbling on purpose, also. For a clown
or comedy performer, the desire is to exaggerate the cycle's movements,
and make it look harder/more awkward than it is. If you look at the
crank arms on old-time performers' giraffes, you'll notice they are
usually pretty long. Part of this is their origin as bike parts, but
another part is the desire for highly visible motion while the rider
idles and juggles, while viewed from faraway seats.

Quoted message said:

*I've also had people ask me if unicycling gives me an abdominal
work-out. *

It definitely does. Some of the best ab workouts can be had by working
on rolling hops. That's a real clear use of the abs. Another is BC Wheel
riding. I remember always having sore abs after long practices on
that.

Don't worry about the wobble. As your riding smooths out and solidifies,
it will fade. A small amount of wobble is normal, as it's a product of
the pedals being off to the sides of the wheel's centerline.

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Quoted message said:

Many of said clowns may have been wobbling on purpose, also.

Exactly. I just get a chuckle out of people's comments, whether good or
bad (and between riding in Adrian and Western's campus, I've had a fair
share of both)

It's a thrill to realise that you may be the first and/or only
unicyclist someone has directly, or has ever seen in their lives. I
always have to put myself into their mindframe, and understand that what
I do is generally percieved as an unusual activity.

The majority of people whom I stop and talk to (of which I try to talk
to anyone whomever speaks a word) must remember the performances they've
seen of a clown's wobbling, and find it hard to believe--to borrow from
Kris Holm on Ripley's here--that I tell them just riding it is easier
than walking. They're completely blown away that a person can
freemount, let alone ride a unicycle on flat ground. My response is
then, "thanks for the cheers, but I can do way more than that"

About the ab-workout bit. I forgot to mention that I've noticed toning.
But, when I get asked that, the first thing that pops into my head
rather comically are those infomercials. Of all the things people could
ask me, this question cracks me up the most, because of the American
fixation with cheap/easy weight loss, and our preoccupation with
societal images of movie stars and how we aspire their looks and builds
(or are encouraged to through the media, moreover).

But that's just my W.C. Fieldsian wit,
Evan

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