zod
September 4th 03, 11:59 AM
I posted this on a mountain bike forum I hang out on but I figured I
would copy it here so ya'll could read it too...
> -Originally posted by zod on another forum-
> *As most of you know I have been riding a uni for a good 6 months now
> and it has turned into quite an addiction. For example I have spent
> ungodly hours over the past 3 months just trying to learn to ride
> backwards......and there is always a new skill set to learn, it never
> ends. Up until now I have spent most of my time on pavement with an
> occasional ride down a grass hill or gravel road.
> Today however I took my new mUni(mountain unicycle) and headed out in
> the truck for a ride at PeeWee's Mountain Bike Trail. It was weird
> just leaving the house. As I backed out of the garage I looked at my
> bike just sitting there against the wall of the garage. It was calling
> to me, "Hey, you forgot to load me in! Wait up!" Driving to the trail
> there was no bike filling up my rear view mirror. It felt wrong.
> Then when I took to the trail it was amazing. I know PeeWee's forward
> and backward yet it was like I had never rode there before. The trail
> was new to me. I had thought I knew every rock and root but I was
> mistaken. Here I was on a trail I can blow out on the bike and it was
> having me for lunch, taunting me, treating me like it's little
> step-brother. I rode about 3 miles and then had to retreat do to
> incoming storms, or so I try to tell myself....
> Back at the car as I took off my helmet and armor I realized that I
> have stumbled onto a very special sport. The cardio, excitement,
> challenge, the constant 110% concentration, crashes, etc. It's all
> there, it's really hard to describe. I thought the lack of speed would
> be missed, but it wasn't. mUni doesn't compare to mountain biking but
> then again mtn biking doesn't compare to mUni.
> All I can say is that you are all missing out, some of you will mock
> me I'm sure but it's true.
> I now have two sports to enjoy all our great trails on, I'd suggest
> you go buy a unicycle today and learn to ride the trails of Charlotte
> all over again*
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zod - Icey Hot Stunta(z)
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would copy it here so ya'll could read it too...
> -Originally posted by zod on another forum-
> *As most of you know I have been riding a uni for a good 6 months now
> and it has turned into quite an addiction. For example I have spent
> ungodly hours over the past 3 months just trying to learn to ride
> backwards......and there is always a new skill set to learn, it never
> ends. Up until now I have spent most of my time on pavement with an
> occasional ride down a grass hill or gravel road.
> Today however I took my new mUni(mountain unicycle) and headed out in
> the truck for a ride at PeeWee's Mountain Bike Trail. It was weird
> just leaving the house. As I backed out of the garage I looked at my
> bike just sitting there against the wall of the garage. It was calling
> to me, "Hey, you forgot to load me in! Wait up!" Driving to the trail
> there was no bike filling up my rear view mirror. It felt wrong.
> Then when I took to the trail it was amazing. I know PeeWee's forward
> and backward yet it was like I had never rode there before. The trail
> was new to me. I had thought I knew every rock and root but I was
> mistaken. Here I was on a trail I can blow out on the bike and it was
> having me for lunch, taunting me, treating me like it's little
> step-brother. I rode about 3 miles and then had to retreat do to
> incoming storms, or so I try to tell myself....
> Back at the car as I took off my helmet and armor I realized that I
> have stumbled onto a very special sport. The cardio, excitement,
> challenge, the constant 110% concentration, crashes, etc. It's all
> there, it's really hard to describe. I thought the lack of speed would
> be missed, but it wasn't. mUni doesn't compare to mountain biking but
> then again mtn biking doesn't compare to mUni.
> All I can say is that you are all missing out, some of you will mock
> me I'm sure but it's true.
> I now have two sports to enjoy all our great trails on, I'd suggest
> you go buy a unicycle today and learn to ride the trails of Charlotte
> all over again*
--
zod - Icey Hot Stunta(z)
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