Family/Spousal Support/Nonsupport

I'm very fortunate as well because my spouse and I are both avid
ultra-marathoners (we met an event through mutual ultra-running
friends). She understood that I was feeling really "burned out" from
running/racing competitively for over 15 years and needed scratch this
new itch of mine. It has worked out well, often we'll share the same
trail on a long run; she'll run and I'll muni. Lately she has even
been learning how to ride a unicycle as well! I've tried to convince
her it is the perfect cross-training counterpart to our running. And
over the past year as she's witnessed my running performances starting
match those of old, all the while mixing in long distance muni, I think
she's determined to give unicycling a shot. I'm still trying to work
on her to let me dabble in some more "epic" adventures in the future; I
think the only way that will work is if I sacrifice some of my running
epics... No problem there, I really want to take on some muni
challenges as big as some of the ultra-marathons I've finished.

On the other hand, it's been a bit more difficult trying to explain the
large trials course in the front-yard (and garage for rainy days).
Luckily our house is in a heavily wooded area which sits below and well
back from the street so neighbors can't really see the strange
assemblage of logs and things...🙂

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Well, I don't exactly have a spouse (surprise surprise), but my family
is very supportive. My parents pay 1/2 for everything unicycle-related
(parts, unis, NAUCC, UNICON). Before I got my license, my parents would
drive me to practice (a 30 minute drive each way) 3 days a week. My
sister also encourages me in my riding.

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My girlfirend rides with me 😄

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Isaac Steiner said:

an Alex DX32 rim is 38mm wide, so 1 centimeter more is 39mm.

u•ni•cy•cle
A vehicle consisting of a frame mounted over a single wheel and usually
propelled by pedals.
Related Term(s):
u′ni•cy′clist n.
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steveyo said:

(we met playing ultimate)

Where did you play - and do you still? I play for Golden Spike, a Salt
Lake mixed team.

As far as spousal support, I'm right there with you. My wife and I each
make sure that the other gets time for exercise. In the summer, mine is
ultimate and unicycling. Hers is mostly road cycling. In the winter, we
both do a lot of backcountry skiing together.

For the benefit of the teenagers - better make this thread include
parental support.

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My girlfriend makes me go crazy places to unicycle, like Vietnam. That's
okay..I'm making her go to Africa next year.

She's also the reason I'm going to RTL. She put together her "womens
team" for RTL, and I figured I should go too. Unfortunately we'll be
competing against each other, but I guess a little competition is good
for a relationship, right?

corbin

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tmoyer said:

Where did you play - and do you still? I play for Golden Spike, a Salt
Lake mixed team....we both do a lot of backcountry skiing together.

I've played tourney ultimate since 1983, and still play, though mostly
summer league and masters now. Played in the NE mostly, but a few
years each in Southern, Central, and Rocky Mtn. regions. I played in
SLC in 89, 90, 91, while I was, ready for this...-living at the GMD
lodge at Alta-. I know a guy Aaron Feinberg, you may have played mixed
with.

At Alta I lived for the back country skiing. I tried to hike at least
2000' vertical per day in my last season there. Pfiefferhorn,
Y-couloir, Wolverine, Superior, Dryfork, even Deseret Peak one time.
Living at GMD (elev. 8600) and hiking UP from there every day got me
some good legs and lungs for ultimate down in the valley.

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steveyo
...like having your own personal rollercoaster...

- a few 'uni race write-ups'
(http://home.nycap.rr.com/rduhan/uni_race_writeups/)
- muni and kokopelli uni 't-shirts, mugs and stickers'
(http://www.cafepress.com/steveyo)
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steveyo said:

I know a guy Aaron Feinberg, you may have played mixed with.

Oh yeah - I know Aaron. Was teammates with him in here in 2006.

You and I almost overlapped in the Wasatch. I moved here in 1994.

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My wife begins to question whether each of my unicycling activities
requires its own unicycle, but overall she supports my habit. Like
MuniSano I come from an ultrarunning background, so she's used to my
endurance events and training. It's not much difference to her whether
I put on running shoes or a helmet when I head out the door. Most of
the prep, time away, and aftermath are the same. And she knows it
keeps me sane and she's got a fit husband with a longer expected
healthy lifespan at the end of the day.

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My wife supports me in my crazy obsession. She doesn't mind me eating
into the weekend when we get to spend more time together to go out for
a few hours of MUni. She has also paid for half of my half b*ke 🙂

At first she was quite skeptical about the whole Unicyling thing and
did give me a hard time about spending a lot of time doing it, but the
more I stick with it the more she supports me which is really great.
She just questions me wanting to spend more and more money on it
though. She does have a financial background, so 1 unicycle in her mind
is good enough.... but .. but..... I need to .... no.... have to get
that 29'er 🙂 🙂

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My husband supports me.

As with some other repliers he doesn't really understand why I need a
garage full of unicycles but I've often found that understanding is
over rated and I would go for acceptance over understanding any day.

My husband is not an exerciser. I did try to get both him and my son
into exercise the we could do together in the early years of our
marriage. They weren't interested. So I exercise on my own. He does get
a bit bored when I talk about it though. I can see this glazed
expression on his face.

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My girlfriend likes the fact that I unicycle. She tried riding a few
times but has given up on it. She's not too pleased when I say I feel
like practicing uni instead of getting together with her. In fact, last
night she was joking about my unicycle obsession, saying she wanted to
join the forum and start a unicycle widow/widower support group. She
would have done it too, but wanted to think up a vicious acromym first.

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This is me, this is my video:

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My wife doesn't give a hoot about unicycling, doesn't care if I
unicycle, but thinks it a bit odd. She'd dislike if I went and spent
gobs of money on one, not because it's a unicycle, but because it's
gobs of money.

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My wife and two young children have been very supportive.

Especially since I've gone from having a unicycle sit most of the time
in the closet for 20yrs to having 3 unicycles going non-stop for the
past two years.

Its gone from an interest/occassional hobby to a full blown passion.

I'm very lucky to have their support and understanding.

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To my posting above I should add that my 16 year old son and his friends
tried riding my uni a month ago, and one of his friends just received
his 20" Nimbus this week based on his 1 minute on mine! Another
convert.

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My family is pretty supportive, though my mother occasionally makes a
comment about me having gone to college, and I came back learning how
to uni and juggle... Kinda annoying, 'cause I only learned to juggle
after my muni broke (circus unicycling is boring, street/muni is
awesome!)

My wife is very supportive. The friend who introduced us actually
learned to uni from the Bishop's club I started, and she started riding
through him... So she was already riding when we started dating!
She's a little annoyed now though, 'cause she's 8 months pregnant and
can't go riding with me when I go 😉

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Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total
obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and
through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see
its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will
remain.

* Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear.

I'm late for checkers with the Dalai Lama!

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everyone i know thinks unicycling is a waste of money. the funny thing
is they go and waste money on things like fast food and all kinds of
useless [censored].

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catinabag1 said:

everyone i know thinks unicycling is a waste of money. the funny thing
is they go and waste money on things like fast food and all kinds of
useless [censored].

lol, i've noticed that. makes no sense.

my wife/ extended family range from quite supportive to trying to grasp
why i would do such a thing, lol. actually my mother-in-law got me a
torker lx 20" for christmas, and my wife just learned how to ride it.
she helps out w/ a camp for highschool age kids one week over the
summer, and one of her motivations to learn, was to be able to ride
proficiently so she can take it along and use it to get around the
camp.

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My wife has been very supportive, as have our kids. I spent a large part
of my life cycling and mountain biking up until back surgery slowed
things up a few years ago. Unicycling has been like a second chance at
the kind of stuff I love doing, being out there, rolling along,
challenging yourself.

It's been great experience for me personally to get into unicycling,
but also I think my kids have really enjoyed observing the process, and
fwiw they seem to have taken something from it, and have been giving
things a go that they've been shying away from. I hope they give
unicycling a go too, but I don't push it too hard - if it's their thing
they will at some point.

The number of unicycles is bordering on issue with my wife, but hey
what can you do, it's still way cheaper than MTB. Kudos to the family
for sure!

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Hard for me to write especially after reading all the posts about
support.
But I need to write...

My husband went through various stages.

embarrassement.. yes embarrassed that he had a wife who unicycled..

at one time he thought that it was a fad that would go away

to delight that it was getting me exercising more

to amazement that I hadn't given it up YET!

to puzzlement about why I am so passionate about it

He's threatened to throw away all my uni's if I so much as get a scrape
again.

It doesn't make it easy.
You all need to thank your spouse today, cause hey.. it could be
different.

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forrestunifreak said:

Real men unicycle with slightly crooked seats.

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