First MUni Ride

burjzyntski said:

About 1,000 feet down the trail, I turned around. Struggling through
the sugar sand only to UPD on a large root time after time quickly
became too much for me. I headed back to the obstacle course to refine
my skills. A few passing cars and SUVs slowed down to watch "that
crazy guy offroading on a unicycle".

I have a newfound respect for MUni riders, especially those who do it
every weekend. You must be in better shape than I claim to be
🙄

I look forward to taking a trip up to the Carolinas or Tennessee area,
as I'm sure the sugar sand played a large role in my failures.

A 20" trials unicycle is not ideal for MUni, especially in loose sand;
that tire just doesn't have the width or the tread to deal with those
conditions. You'd do a lot better with a real MUni.

And, of course, practice; rolling over a root in loose conditions
requires different skills than trials.

I think that anything characterized as a mountainbike trail should be
MUniable. If the sand gets too loose to be rideable on a MUni, it's
not really rideable on a mountain bike, either.

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loose sand sucks... and a bigger tire is good... and muni is a bunch
different than trials

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I know that 20" is anything but ideal for muni, but I thought I'd give
it a shot.

I don't really plan on doing much muni, though.

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burjzyntski said:

I don't really plan on doing much muni, though.

You *may* change your mind once you try it!😄

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MuniAddict said:

You *may* change your mind once you try it!😄

Oh sure - now that you changed your username, you're all muni-gung-ho,
eh?😄

PS - I'm becoming a bit of a Muni-addict, too.
PPS - burjzyntski - you might need a new uni for Muni.

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burjzyntski said:

I know that 20" is anything but ideal for muni, but I thought I'd give
it a shot.

The one time I went Muni-ing, I had a 20"...wasn't that bad for me.

😕

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monkeyman

Alex, MR addict.

THE dave said:

walruses are awesome... they just chill with their tusks and stuff...

sobriquet said:

If this joke were a sandwich it would be the wurst.

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if you come to the carolinas, send me a message, i'll show you around on
some of the trails.

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zfreak220

iridemymuni said:

i think everybody agrees when i say you lucky son of a [censored]

David_Stone said:

Can a unicycle give you gonnorhea?

How have you aided the hostile takeover of unicycles today?
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burjzyntski said:

I don't really plan on doing much muni, though.

I didnt plan on any Muni when i started either...But now that ive
dropped close to $700 on a Custom rig its gotten to be a little more
that a big part of my life.

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Radical Reed said:

I have to herd the polor bears, while harvesting pot. Then I sit down on
my couch made of softwood lumber with a glass of maple syrup and watch
a hockey game or a gay marrige.

*Caution-I may have no idea what im talking about*
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monkeyman said:

The one time I went Muni-ing, I had a 20"...wasn't that bad for me.

😕

Well but we didn't go very far and it was pretty easy XC.

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'My Unicycling Journal'
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officially ended.
😎

trials_uni said:

Ha Quebec...Is that place still there?

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A 20" is OK for MUni as long as the distance isn't too long and the
surface isn't too loose. But a long ride on a loose surface will not
be fun at all on a 20".

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steveyo said:

Oh sure - now that you changed your username, you're all muni-gung-ho,
eh?😄

PS - I'm becoming a bit of a Muni-addict, too.
PPS - burjzyntski - you might need a new uni for Muni.

I was "muni-gung-ho" loooooong before I changed my username. The
"terrybigwheel" thing was because I had a coker, but that turned out
not to be my style. From the actual *moment* I got offroad on a muni, I
was hooked. 😄

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i went MUni-ing today at some sweet woodlandish trails at pineland. i
had never done anyhting like this before and was using my 20" DX, but
it was still a blast, i knew it was a loop, but i didnt know it was two
miles of either up or down hill, almost no flat at all. i know 2 Mi.
isnt a lot, but on a 20" it certainly felt like it was, and then i had
to go to flippin' soccer practice.overal it was a pleasant expirience

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Muni is the only reason I bought a unicycle. I'm SOOOOOO bored with
mtb and the trail nazis.

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