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  1. Hi,
    I wonder if anyone has any comments on this subject.
    I feel ready now to start riding to somewhere, rather than just doing
    stuff in car parks.
    But I'm having trouble finding somewhere to ride.
    Where do other people ride? I was thinking somewhere nice and gentle
    before I practice for Muni.
    Do people ride along the pavement?
    And what about all those stupid comments? How do yu cope with those? I
    am constantly amazed that grown adults shout 'you've lost a wheel' or
    whatever.
    Cathy

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  2. By the way, I don't expect you to tell me where exactly to ride
    (obviously, but just thought I'd make that clear anyway). Just what
    kinds of places you ride.
    Thanks
    Cathy

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  3. i just smile and say hi then make fun of the quiet enough they dont hear

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  4. You can ride ANYWERE you want,as long as its not illegal or somthing
    like that.Sidewalks,parks,parkinglots,not very busy streets,maybe find a
    paved bike/walking path near you,those are nice.

    As for the stupid comments,you dont get THAT many,just every once in a
    while,and you etheir nod and give them a fake smile or pretend you didnt
    hear them and go on your way.

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  5. cathwood said:

    *By the way, I don't expect you to tell me where exactly to ride
    (obviously, but just thought I'd make that clear anyway). Just what
    kinds of places you ride.
    Thanks
    Cathy *

    For urban riding, any place that is pedestrian "friendly" is good for
    unicycling. Find some place with lots of sidewalks like a school or
    university campus. A large urban park with walking paths is good.

    If you don't want to deal with people's comments, just smile, wave and
    keep going.

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  6. The comments will always come, and usually from those who feel trapped
    in their own lives - afraid of what others may think. When they see
    someone who dares to be different, their inferiority comes-up...thus the
    comments. Live life in your own way....just smile and ride on.

    Try riding on the neighborhood streets or local biking trails. The
    people who see you will get used to you and their comments will
    disappear.

    Never allow yourself to live in a box...like most do.

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  7. Quoted message said:

    like a school or university campus


    at most schools you will get kicked out prity quick

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  8. unicyclepa said:

    *at most schools you will get kicked out prity quick *

    Not the ones I've been to.There all differnt.The best way to find out is
    to try.If someone objects to your riding there,say "okay" politly and
    then just ride somewere else.Then come back when they're not looking.😄

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  9. Thanks for that.
    cathy

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  10. The worst is when they ask you if its a tricycle.That ones really bad.

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  11. cathwood said:

    *I was thinking somewhere nice and gentle before I practice for Muni.*


    I've been practicing my muni riding in a big open field at a nearby
    regional park. The field is there for large picnics, field sports and
    such, so it is pretty flat. The grass makes for softer landings.
    Still, under the grass it is quite bumpy and uneven (and it has been
    water logged this week to boot), so I am finding it to be good to learn
    how to handle rougher terrain.

    It's also way up in the hills and I ride after work, so nobody is there
    to hassle me.

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  12. [quote="forrestunifreak"][B]You can ride ANYWERE you want,as long as its not illegal or
    somthing like that.Sidewalks,parks,parkinglots,not very busy
    streets,maybe find a paved bike/walking path near you,those are
    nice.



    euh I think the best place to do street its were its illegal...[/quote]



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  13. kapoute said:

    *
    euh I think the best place to do street its were its illegal... *

    Not here.I ment like private property kinda places.

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  14. roadkill said:

    *The comments will always come, and usually from those who feel
    trapped in their own lives - afraid of what others may think. When
    they see someone who dares to be different, their inferiority
    comes-up...thus the comments. Live life in your own way....just smile
    and ride on. *

    Hate to destroy your foolish crusade, but maybe they're just being nice
    or trying to show that they're impressed. I hope you unicycle for more
    reasons than the boost it seems to give your ego.

    "at most schools you will get kicked out prity quick"

    ^---- Hmmm🙄

    Honestly, ride where you want. I just ignore comments or smile and try
    to be nice. Have fun, and fall if you want, chances are you're still
    doing better than anyone around you (and if you aren't, that person will
    be advanced enough to be understanding and supportive). I ride trials
    and muni in very public places with plenty of people. Often they are
    very nice and supportive. For trials they are rarely critical of even
    the most embarassing falls, and when I land a line or move I fell on,
    people often respond all the better. At one point I was riding a jetty
    covered in rocks. I was falling and dabbing about twice for every move,
    yet still people stopped to watch and were impressed. After about 30
    people passed, i didn't get any negativity. Noone told me how much I was
    sucking.

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  15. I ride on the local primary school. There is a large cement-football
    field, a playground and some small hills and with those, stairs. In a
    sense, this is my favourite place to ride. In the winter, this is almost
    the only place that's nice, and there are nobody else there.In the
    summer I ride everywhere, from shoppingstreets (mainly on Sundays when
    there are nobody there) to the woods.

    Just, when you're outside for any reason, look for new places to ride.
    That's what I do, then, when I come home, I get my unicycle and I go
    there to test the spot...

    In Norway, atleast, people and guards usually don't mind us. The police
    may stop to look at us, but they never ask us to go away riding(even
    when we are places we know we shouldn't be). If people ask you to go
    away, just go away... Nothing worse.

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  16. gerblefranklin check you pm.

    -roadkill

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  17. If you live anywhere near the seaside, beach promenades are often nice
    places.

    I'd ride on the pavement until you're confident you won't fall off on
    the road. Personally I often ride on the pavement if I'm riding a
    smaller wheel anyway.

    Just think of places you'd take a kid to ride their bike, or you'd go
    for a walk. Don't worry about them not being places you're allowed to
    ride a bike, most of the time no-one will tell you off for riding a
    unicycle.

    Joe

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  18. I learned to ride in a school gym, but when I got my own uni I used the
    road outside my house, grass verges, basically anywhere its flat and
    even and there aren't too many people.

    One of the best places to ride I know of is the park in my local town.
    Its strictly no bikes, but I ride past the wardens and even the police &
    no-one has ever told me off for unicycling there. I think showing you
    have a talent means you can't be a yob.

    Loose.

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  19. Hi Cathy,

    Me for utility trips are a really good excuse to ride the Unicycle, ie.
    to the shops or to post a letter for example. These rides are a journey
    with a purpose which can be very satisfying.

    Unicycles can be wheeled round shops easily too, or put in the shopping
    trolley as I did at Tesco Billingham.

    Apart from that I Unicycle communte sometimes which involves a quick
    ride to the bus stop then a longer ride the other end through the
    pedestrianised town centre.

    Try not to be put off but stupid comments. I usually just smile and say
    nothing... then curse out of ear shot. It doesn't matter how good or bad
    a rider you are, the fact that you can actually ride -the thing at all-
    is an impressive sight.

    Steven

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  20. *euh I think the best place to do street its were its illegal... *

    well said

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