Re: BUC 13 whos going?



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I'll be there, assuming I can navigate to Scarborough on the map. It
will be my first ever BUC.

I'm excited, but also rather nervous and doubtful. There's competitions
for freestyle & trials, I don't do freestyle and am too much of a wimp
for trials. There will be uni-hockey matches, I don't play hockey.
There's other playground-style games, I never enjoyed playground-style
games in my childhood and thus never will as an adult. Same for the
races.

I'd just go for the Muni, and then only cross-country terrain at that.
I've only ridden about 4 miles and I feel ready for longer rides, but I
can easily envisage ending up at the back of the group, with the
experienced riders leaving me far far behind.

Is there any hope for this rider who can barely even hop???


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gkmac wrote:
> I'll be there, assuming I can navigate to Scarborough on the map. It
> will be my first ever BUC.
>
> I'm excited, but also rather nervous and doubtful. There's competitions
> for freestyle & trials, I don't do freestyle and am too much of a wimp
> for trials. There will be uni-hockey matches, I don't play hockey.
> There's other playground-style games, I never enjoyed playground-style
> games in my childhood and thus never will as an adult. Same for the
> races.
>
> I'd just go for the Muni, and then only cross-country terrain at that.
> I've only ridden about 4 miles and I feel ready for longer rides, but I
> can easily envisage ending up at the back of the group, with the
> experienced riders leaving me far far behind.
>
> Is there any hope for this rider who can barely even hop???



There is much much more to BUC than the things you have mentioned here.
I went to BUC last year and I could barely ride. I didn't enter the
trials or freestyle comps, I didn't go on the Muni and I didn't play
hockey.

The thing with BUC is that loads of things go on at the same time. I
rode almost all day. I went to various beginner's workshops. I learned
loads of stuff from other people. I learned my first fledgling hops. I
rode with some new friends. I was completely submerged in unicycling
for the weekend and it was wonderful. I think it influenced the path of
my learning.

This year I am going to 'dance' in the ceilidh (or however you spell
it) on my uni, I may go on the Muni and I will definately play loads of
hockey. But most of all I will be imersed in unicycling, make some new
unicycling friends and meet some old friends. I can't wait.

Cathy


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last BUC was my first. i didnt do the trials. i did the freestyle and i
did the hockey and i did the beginneres muni. i also did the ceilidh
which was great fun. i went with matt last year and i had no idea who
anyone was. this BUC will be so much better now i know people from the
forum, and i reali want to meet you, cath :)

gkmac: you will have a reali good time, even if you dont paricipate in
freestyle or trials, im sure you would enjoy watching it. The whole
experience of just being around loads of unicyclists and teaching each
other new things is great and there is always a lot of workshops. even
though i didnt know anyone, it was easy to talk to people so you soon
make some new friends.


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amanda.gallacher wrote:
> last BUC was my first. i didnt do the trials. i did the freestyle and i
> did the hockey and i did the beginneres muni. i also did the ceilidh
> which was great fun. i went with matt last year and i had no idea who
> anyone was. this BUC will be so much better now i know people from the
> forum, and i reali want to meet you, cath :)
>
> gkmac: you will have a reali good time, even if you dont paricipate in
> freestyle or trials, im sure you would enjoy watching it. The whole
> experience of just being around loads of unicyclists and teaching each
> other new things is great and there is always a lot of workshops. even
> though i didnt know anyone, it was easy to talk to people so you soon
> make some new friends.



It'll be nice to meet you too Amanda. Although I do vaugly remeber you
from last year. Us girlies were slightly outnumbered.

Cathy


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amanda.gallacher wrote:
> The whole experience of just being around loads of unicyclists and
> teaching each other new things is great and there is always a lot of
> workshops.

Thank you lady miss Gallacher and madame cathwood for the encouragement,
I'm not starting to think about what _positive_ things will come from
this new experience.

Amanda, I don't know if you remember me from November's Kidderminster
unimeet (I was the one who asked you why Joe was going on about "romps"
in that video) but I hardly did anything there, but it was still worth
the journey just to get to meet and chat with other like-minded people.
There's something magical about meeting people in the flesh after
getting to know them on these forums, and I guess I'll be meeting
plenty more.

I've never been to a workshop yet, but I've picked up a few tips here
and there from the 2 unimeets I've been to so far, such as when
Loosemoose gave me a helping hand on my first Muni ride in Habberly
Valley way back in July and also gave me my first feedback, remarking
that I learned to cope with riding on rough ground pretty well. He also
reckoned that my feeble hop heights were good (knowing all too well
that he can hop much much higher) and demonstrated that after bending
the knees with a low saddle, arching the back was a further way to hop
even higher.

And that was when I hopped on his Onza trials uni, the very first time
this beginning rider got to even sit on a trials uni. This will be
another advantage, I'm pretty sure I'll get the chance to ride on
someone's 29er or Coker. Heck I've never even _seen_one_of_those_ in
real life.


Oh, and here comes the real reason for this thread bump. Time to start
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I should be going this year, itll be my fourth (time does fly), i might
enter the freestyle again, depends if i feel up to competing against
amanda!

GK most people dont enter the freestyle or trials comps anyway. But you
can still mess about on the trials course or trying out some freestyle,
or whatever really!

I would like to know who you are cathwood:confused: im sure ive met or
seen you before but i probably didnt realise it!

see y'all there,

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It was my first last year, and I'm hoping to be there again this year,
if I can get a car to replace the one I parked untidily in a ditch last
week...

My 10-year-old Joe will be riding this year, and maybe we can get his
brother riding too.

I think I'll be up for the hockey this year, and some of the games in
the hall. As I didn't get my 24" for Crimbo I'll also be on the
lookout for a go on one!

Still riding my naff ebay cheapie with creaking broken spoke, so anyone
who doesn't know me will hear me coming.


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gingerfreek wrote:
> I should be going this year, itll be my fourth (time does fly), i might
> enter the freestyle again, depends if i feel up to competing against
> amanda!
>
> GK most people dont enter the freestyle or trials comps anyway. But you
> can still mess about on the trials course or trying out some freestyle,
> or whatever really!
>
> I would like to know who you are cathwood:confused: im sure ive met or
> seen you before but i probably didnt realise it!
>
> see y'all there,
>
> iain



You stil have to enter ;) wil be a laugh and you can do your coasting.

Cath werent you at the ast kidderminster unimeet?

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unicycleboy wrote:
> You stil have to enter ;) wil be a laugh and you can do your coasting.
>
> Cath werent you at the ast kidderminster unimeet?
>
> Trev



I was.

I remeber an extremely embarrassing incident when you passed the ball
to me and I was so shocked at somebody actually doing that that I
completely failed to hit it :eek: Obviously no one had told you how
rubbish I was. I have to get some practice in before BUC. (Well it was
only my second ever game).

Cathy


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dale_dale wrote:
> my dad might take me but is tehre anything for them to do... will they
> even have to come in with me or can they just go somewhere then pick me
> up??
>
> i rely wanna go and meet some of you guys and gals



Ofcouse there's something for them to do - learn to unicycle. I drag my
hubby and little boy along and will expect them to join in as best they
can.

Cathy


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cathwood wrote:
> Ofcouse there's something for them to do - learn to unicycle. I drag my
> hubby and little boy along and will expect them to join in as best they
> can.
>
> Cathy



hahahahahaha my dad can hardly balance on his feet, i lowerd my seat
for my mum once was funny she almost killed herself hahahaha oh well,
nah but rely any ...... musiems or owt.

My bro wants to learn though hes 17 im 16 btw


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cathwood wrote:
> I was.
>
> I remeber an extremely embarrassing incident when you passed the ball
> to me and I was so shocked at somebody actually doing that that I
> completely failed to hit it :eek: Obviously no one had told you how
> rubbish I was. I have to get some practice in before BUC. (Well it was
> only my second ever game).
>
> Cathy



well i dont take hockey seriusly enough to start taking it as life or
death :p you hit some of the balls that came your way.

Trev


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dale_dale wrote:
> my dad might take me but is tehre anything for them to do... will they
> even have to come in with me or can they just go somewhere then pick me
> up??


If they are outdoors-y people then Kinver Edge is a short walk down the
road, and the Wyre Forest is a very short drive away.

Failing that, employ them to distribute snacks and take photos... :)

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phil wrote:
> If they are outdoors-y people then Kinver Edge is a short walk down the
> road, and the Wyre Forest is a very short drive away.


Of course, there's always the possibility that I could be getting the
Kiddy unimeet and BUC threads mixed up. You -could- walk from
Scarborough to Kinver if you really wanted, but it might take a week or
so...

Phil


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