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    davidb
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    On a bicycle, a person's weight is mainly supported on the two sit-bones
    in the butt, with a little weight also on the handlebars. But the
    handlebar support gives lots of stability.

    Is a unicycle the same? With no handlebars to provide stability, is the
    weight really only on just those two sit-bones, or is some weight also
    supported on the bones in the front of the pelvis, to give a little
    forward/backward stability?

    I started to learn to ride about 6 weeks ago, and as I learn to ride
    with more of my weight on the seat, I seem to sort of rock back and
    forth trying to find a stable riding position.

    Is there a best position I should be using, or is this just one more of
    those things that will resolve itself after enough hours of riding?

    David

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  2. flyer
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    Comfortability is solved by a few things - mostly finding a saddle that
    fits you.

    Depending on what kind of riding you're doing, you might even be able
    to use a handlebar setup, but it still won't carry near so much weight
    as would a bike handlebar.

    I've done a considerable amount of distance on a unicycle, and I would
    say that the most comfortable riding is done while on those two sit
    bones and nothing else.

    Shorter cranks, bike shorts, and being super comfortable on top of the
    unicycle will all help your riding comfort for long periods. Handlebar
    setups allow you to shift and hold different positions if one becomes
    uncomfortable as well.

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  3. uni_jim
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    sit closer to the back of your saddle to prevent your pelvis from taking
    the weight. if this doesn't help maby it is you seat causing the
    discomfort.

    do you have a flatish top on your saddle? a really U shaped one? people
    are moving to flat seats, are cutting foam, or are modifying their
    seats to be air saddles. look up these things to see what i am talking
    about, there should be nearly 500 threads about them on this site.

    hope this helps

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  4. saskatchewanian
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    We try to get as much of our weight on those sitbones as possible. I
    have cut-down (flattened and grooved) KH seats on my trials and MUni
    and a KH Freeride and T7 on my 36er. I have the seat tilted as far up
    as it can go on the trials, and put a washer under each of the front
    bolts on my MUni for a little bit more angle in the seat.

    Angling, grooving and flattening the seats really helped me take weight
    off the front of the saddle and focus my weight on my butt. On the 36
    the handle does wonders in allowing me to take weight off the saddle.

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