Re: The HARDness of the 2-wheeled unicycle is INDESCRIBABLE! INSANELY TRICKY!


peter.bier wrote:
It took me a few hours to learn to ride one and the first hour or so
felt like I was making not much progress at all. Keep persisting! It
takes a while for your body to figure out what to do.

I found that eventually things started to click and I got the hang of
it, at least until whenever I started thinking about what I was doing
(at which point I would promptly fall off). Your natural instincts
developed riding a normal unicycle will cause you to fall off much
faster than normal. This is because the corrections you instinctively
use cause the wheel to go in the wrong direction and you'll hit the
ground faster. Protective gear might be a good idea to help with your
confidence.

One of the key things that helped when I was learning was a nice tall
fence with a rail at a very convenient height for clinging onto. This
enabled me to work along the rail, holding on for dear life with both
hands. If you do this, you will at least be able to work on getting
some forward motion.


I will see what I can find to use to support myself instead of a lamp
post but I dont think there is much around. Thanks for the advice. It
feels so hard though! I should ajust to it soon. Should I lean forward?


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