First Unicycle Practice Session - Learning to Unicycle EP2

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Last time, I unboxed a Nimbus Oracle 27+ mountain unicycle, and messed around with it for a few minutes on my back porch. Today, I actually took it out to an open space and practiced for 30 minutes.

As it turns out, practicing in an open space makes all the difference. Just like a bike, it’s much easier to stay up when you’re in motion. Of course, once I do get the hang of this I’ll need to work on standing in place, steering, and riding backwards. Another great skill to work on will be mounting the unicycle without support. When I get to that point, I should probably think about wearing the wrist guards they sent. Admittedly, wearing the wrist guards at this stage would be a lot like wearing knee pads for kitchen safety…they just don’t protect the parts of my body that are getting hurt: namely my back and my balls.

For the most part though, I’ve been landing on my feet. Unlike a bike, you rarely get tangled up in the wreckage when you fall on a unicycle.

Next time I’m going to find an even bigger space, and commit to getting the hang of riding around consistently. Maybe I’ll even do it in a grassy clearing, since this is, after all, an off road model. All in all, at 30 minutes in, I’m pretty satisfied with my progress. I’m aiming for two hours of practice per week, all of which I’ll film, so thanks for learning with me today, and I’ll see you next time

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