Pantomime horse on two unicycles... Possible?

[rob.northcott]

Just something I keep thinking about that would look cool in a parade or
whatever.

Has anybody tried it, or know of anybody trying it? I couldn't find
anything with the usual quick googling but I can't help thinking
somebody must have at least tried it. I would imagine balancing might
be interesting for the rear person because of the bent-over position
and limited opportunity to swivel, but perhaps holding onto the front
rider's waist would help. I'd try it (naked - well, without a horse
costume) if there was another unicyclist around...

So, anybody done it before?

Rob


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[Danny Colyer]

rob.northcott wrote:
> Has anybody tried it, or know of anybody trying it? I couldn't find
> anything with the usual quick googling but I can't help thinking
> somebody must have at least tried it. I would imagine balancing might
> be interesting for the rear person because of the bent-over position
> and limited opportunity to swivel, but perhaps holding onto the front
> rider's waist would help. I'd try it (naked - well, without a horse
> costume) if there was another unicyclist around...
>
> So, anybody done it before?

Although it's not the same, this made me think of the time that members
of the Tunbridge Wells Juggling Club entered the annual Pantiles Sedan
Chair Race on unicycles:
http://www.colyer.plus.com/z-960830sedan.jpg

(I'm on the corner that you can't see - you can just about make out my
wheel).

I'm sure it would have been quite doable if we'd had a chance to
practice with the sedan chair before the race. As it was, we had
enormous problems trying to mount in synch while picking up the chair
(if we didn't all mount together then we'd have someone trying to
backpedal while someone else was trying to start riding forwards and it
all got a bit messy). Limited ability to swivel was also a significant
problem.

I reckon a pantomime horse would have similar problems, but far less
severe. There would be half as many unicyclists to co-ordinate and
they would be carrying far less weight (a pantomime horse costume
hopefully weighing a fair bit less than a sedan chair with a girl in
it).

Riding bent over isn't difficult. I think the biggest problem would be
the one you mentioned about the back rider being restricted on his
swivelling. I believe it should be quite doable though, and I'd be
keen to try it.


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[James_Potter]

To avoid the bent over situation you could do either a camel or a
Pushmi-Pullyu...it'd be easy enough, I think.


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[dan de man]

sort of on the subject

me ,gabe, tom and owen are gunna be making a cardboard car (car sized
to)
then we are gunna "drive" it through a drive through
(reasosn wait until wang dynastey is out ) hahaha


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[James_Potter]

dan de man wrote:
> sort of on the subject
>
> me ,gabe, tom and owen are gunna be making a cardboard car (car sized
> to)
> then we are gunna "drive" it through a drive through
> (reasosn wait until wang dynastey is out ) hahaha


that's gonna be SWEET...be sure to film it.


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[wheeliemaster]

There is a Laurel and Hardy episode where they do exactly that. First
though they are on a tandem bicycle. Then they go into a tunnel where
a bus is coming the other way. When they come out the other side, the
bike is "split in half" but the 2 guys are on unicycles, still in the
horse outfit.
The episode is called "Another Fine Mess".


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[Hazmat]

Is this what you had in mind??? :D :D :D


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[wobbling bear]

funny you mentionned that: it's exactly an old tee-shirt design for our
uni group
(I posted it a long time ago but could not find the post again)


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[sarah.miller]

I think Tall Paul and Miark may have done it back in 2000 at the BJC
parade. Well IIRC it was a cow rather than a horse, but teh principles
teh same. If you can find a costume I'm up fpr trying it in teh
princetown carnival!


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[nickjb]

We took one skiing last year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_MN6pVweMc

unicycling shouldn't be too tricky.


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[sarah.miller]

just found a copy a pic of the uni cow at York
http://www.twjc.co.uk/york.html part way down the page


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[rob.northcott]

sarah.miller wrote:
> I think Tall Paul and Miark may have done it back in 2000 at the BJC
> parade. Well IIRC it was a cow rather than a horse, but teh principles
> teh same. If you can find a costume I'm up fpr trying it in teh
> princetown carnival!


I thought somebody must have tried it. Looks a bit camel-like! -
perhaps it's too hard to ride bent right over. I'd like to give it a
go though.

Rob


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