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wobblyjohn
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For me anyways! 
Almost three miles, maybe ten times my previous longest ride. I dare
anyone to ride three miles on a Torker CX seat. I wasn't shopping for
an upgrade before the ride, and today I'm counting and saving and
researching!
Yesterday was payday, and time for my walk to the credit union. Towards
the end of work, I was thinking of a comment I'd made recently about my
pitiful riding skills and absence of physical fitness concerning long
rides. So I did the logical thing; I walked home (across the street)
and fetched my unicycle, just to see how far I'd get.
"This is a stupid idea", I thought. "Just think how far I'll be walking
this thing! All worn out, with rubbery knees, a mile from home..." To
which the voices in my head replied, "SHADDUP AND RIDE!"
Around the corner, and down the sidewalk I went. Right past the
workplace, and straight into new unicycling territory. Past the
supermarket, and I've hit the first two lights on the green, then turn
to pedal through the quickie mart parking lot. It has four entrances,
which makes that bit of sidewalk is a splendid place to get splattered
by cars. Past the gas pumps, and nobody asked about the gas milage....
Onward, through the freeway onramp. I was hoping that the usual beggar
would be there, I've seen him juggling his food a few times. "Hey,
that's a neat trick!" I would say, riding by.... but he's not there.
What a dissapointing ride, except.... I haven't touched the ground for
a whole mile!!!
So I promptly popped right off. One foot up, a quick hop and ride on to
the credit union.
The return trip was a little more interesting. Honk and thumbs up from
an oncoming car. Crossing an intersection a minute later, a guy in a
shiny new F150 guns the engine, lurching towards me, laughing. So I
slid my hand across the front of the hood, which surprised him into a
wheelspinning shift into reverse! Everyone honks and gestures at him,
and I laugh my way up the sidewalk ramp. It's steep enough that I'm off
the seat momentarily, and I probably would have dumped it if I hadn't
been distracted.
This ain't so bad. The voices were right! "And don't you forget it!"
they reply. Half a mile to go, and I think, "I'm gonna make it!". Sure
enough, that thought has me standing on the ground. Freemount, swerve,
swerve, and away! All the way back to the apartment, and straight up to
the computer to look at other unicycles. And a quick glance at Yahoo
maps, which tells me the milage: 1.3 miles each way, with a couple of
minor detours thrown in, and a little extra in the apartment parking
lot. Almost three miles, and definitely my limit of endurance as far as
that seat's concerned.
I'm looking forward to a better unicycle and longer distances!
--
wobblyjohn
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Almost three miles, maybe ten times my previous longest ride. I dare
anyone to ride three miles on a Torker CX seat. I wasn't shopping for
an upgrade before the ride, and today I'm counting and saving and
researching!
Yesterday was payday, and time for my walk to the credit union. Towards
the end of work, I was thinking of a comment I'd made recently about my
pitiful riding skills and absence of physical fitness concerning long
rides. So I did the logical thing; I walked home (across the street)
and fetched my unicycle, just to see how far I'd get.
"This is a stupid idea", I thought. "Just think how far I'll be walking
this thing! All worn out, with rubbery knees, a mile from home..." To
which the voices in my head replied, "SHADDUP AND RIDE!"
Around the corner, and down the sidewalk I went. Right past the
workplace, and straight into new unicycling territory. Past the
supermarket, and I've hit the first two lights on the green, then turn
to pedal through the quickie mart parking lot. It has four entrances,
which makes that bit of sidewalk is a splendid place to get splattered
by cars. Past the gas pumps, and nobody asked about the gas milage....
Onward, through the freeway onramp. I was hoping that the usual beggar
would be there, I've seen him juggling his food a few times. "Hey,
that's a neat trick!" I would say, riding by.... but he's not there.
What a dissapointing ride, except.... I haven't touched the ground for
a whole mile!!!
So I promptly popped right off. One foot up, a quick hop and ride on to
the credit union.
The return trip was a little more interesting. Honk and thumbs up from
an oncoming car. Crossing an intersection a minute later, a guy in a
shiny new F150 guns the engine, lurching towards me, laughing. So I
slid my hand across the front of the hood, which surprised him into a
wheelspinning shift into reverse! Everyone honks and gestures at him,
and I laugh my way up the sidewalk ramp. It's steep enough that I'm off
the seat momentarily, and I probably would have dumped it if I hadn't
been distracted.
This ain't so bad. The voices were right! "And don't you forget it!"
they reply. Half a mile to go, and I think, "I'm gonna make it!". Sure
enough, that thought has me standing on the ground. Freemount, swerve,
swerve, and away! All the way back to the apartment, and straight up to
the computer to look at other unicycles. And a quick glance at Yahoo
maps, which tells me the milage: 1.3 miles each way, with a couple of
minor detours thrown in, and a little extra in the apartment parking
lot. Almost three miles, and definitely my limit of endurance as far as
that seat's concerned.
I'm looking forward to a better unicycle and longer distances!
--
wobblyjohn
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