Forum: Unicycling
December 14th 08, 03:13 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 44
Views: 6,293
Quote of the day (from non-riders)
I know it's been used numerous times but when I used this one today the
delivery was perfect and the response to it was worth a million.
I was standing to the side of the trail while a group of...
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Forum: Unicycling
December 7th 08, 09:27 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 44
Views: 6,293
Quote of the day (from non-riders)
I recently got my night riding setup and have been hitting our trails at
night. I'm using dual 7 watt LED helmet mounted flashlights that put my
friend's Nightrider Enduro HID to absolute shame. ...
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Forum: Unicycling
January 15th 07, 02:17 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,068
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Forum: Unicycling
December 28th 06, 04:44 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,114
BC crash = Dislocated shoulder
My favorite part of Uni-Accidents is explaining to the doc how it
happened...
Doc: "So tell me, how did you get this huge gash in your shin?"
Me: "I was trying to freemount my mountain unicycle and...
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Forum: Unicycling
December 17th 06, 01:57 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 2,626
Views: 68,237
Quote of the day (from non-riders)
On my regular route there is a 4 lane road that I prefer to dismount at
and walk across. About half way across a tard in a pickup shouts,
"You're supposed to be on it, not walking it!" I replied...
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Forum: Unicycling
December 2nd 06, 08:52 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 159
Views: 3,869
Best Photos of 2006
I have two nominees for ugly biff award.
First we have the infamous Scott Wallis. I think he saw a spider. We
heard a girlie scream and I just barely got the...
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Forum: Unicycling
November 29th 06, 06:06 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 2,626
Views: 68,237
Quote of the day (from non-riders)
A rather good looking daycare worker was tending to several yard monkeys
as I rolled passed. She enthusiastically tried to get a youngster to
check me out. "Look! Look! Over there! Isn't that...
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Forum: Unicycling
November 26th 06, 06:11 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 2,626
Views: 68,237
Quote of the day (from non-riders)
230 lb. guy + Coker + Pads + Camelbak + lots of sweat
Add in 1 40-ish lady gathering items from her car that happens to look
up and see me
= "Awwww, that's cute"
Cute? I need to re-evaluate some...
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Forum: Unicycling
November 21st 06, 05:00 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 2,626
Views: 68,237
Quote of the day (from non-riders)
There were several yard sales in my subdivision as I was out riding my
Coker over the weekend. One young girl (11-ish) was halfway into her
parents car when she shouted out "Can you juggle too?"
I...
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Forum: Unicycling
November 19th 06, 03:14 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 19
Views: 770
First coker crash
By all means wear the elbow pads! Very few things are more painful that
an elbow injury and it's so easily prevented. I always wear wrist and
elbow protection with my Coker. When it's cold out and...
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Forum: Unicycling
November 4th 06, 05:18 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,053
Coker Muni
Hit up Scott Wallis. He's running a Dave Stockton wheelset on his Coker
on our local trails and isn't pussy-footing around with it either. I
don't know what cranks he's got on it though.
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Forum: Unicycling
October 22nd 06, 06:30 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 7
Views: 555
anyone uni at UIW in San Antonio texas?
You should post the time frame you'll be around to increase the odds of
hooking up. I'll be busy Coker'ing about, but I posted this thread to
our local mailing list.
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Forum: Unicycling
October 7th 06, 07:04 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 4
Views: 479
Turning?
What worked for me was to stop trying to turn tight circles and start
out with a slow bank that eventually got me around corners. I'm
talking about riding on empty streets and eventually getting...
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Forum: Unicycling
October 6th 06, 03:23 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 13
Views: 666
beginner help!
Hi Jeff,
Well I'm sorry to say there is no definative answer for your problem.
There are many factors such as age, weight, natural abilities, whether
or not your brain is willing to cooperate, and...
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Forum: Unicycling
September 29th 06, 01:53 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 4
Views: 628
New Torker DX 24 for $220
Great catch Kenny :D
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Trapper
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Trapper's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10341
View this thread:...
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Forum: Unicycling
September 22nd 06, 02:10 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,320
Exhaused Four Hundred Feet
Yeah, what they said. At 9 days I was more like a stair-stepper than a
unicycler. When I finally got to the point i could do 400 feet my
quads felt completely clenched up and drained of blood and I...
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Forum: Unicycling
September 14th 06, 08:57 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 21
Views: 882
freemount problems
Here's a copy of my version: (previously posted in another thread)
(One of the many suggestions you'll get...)
I learned to freemount using a 12 inch piece of 2x4. I would lay it
down on the ground...
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Forum: Unicycling
September 11th 06, 01:45 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 7
Views: 295
6 months out - Coker frame upgrade
joemarshall wrote:
You don't need mounts for a caliper brake, which according to Roger
unicycle.com is the best brake for a coker.
Joe
I'm intrigued. How does it stay on the frame if...
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Forum: Unicycling
September 11th 06, 01:40 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 16
Views: 819
Would you buy "John Childs Hot Sauce"?
GILD wrote:
Point taken.
I wanted to say 768 000 but didn't want to scare the representative
from Vermont.
Maybe 589824?
EDIT: No, sod it, 768 will do fine, they'll just have to...
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Forum: Unicycling
September 11th 06, 01:31 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 16
Views: 819
Would you buy "John Childs Hot Sauce"?
I'm in Texas. We consider anything with a Scoville rating of less than
2,500 just plain baby formula.
In fact, a rating of 768 would be similar to what a nursing Texas
infant obtains during his...
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Forum: Unicycling
September 11th 06, 01:19 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 7
Views: 295
6 months out - Coker frame upgrade
Gosh. I posted a reply but I don't see it. Here it goes again...
:rolleyes:
Dave Stockton will pass out cold if he hears you talking like that
:eek: I can't imagine a better wheelbuild. ...
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Forum: Unicycling
September 11th 06, 12:30 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 7
Views: 295
6 months out - Coker frame upgrade
I'm thinking about upgrading my stock Coker frame in early '07. The
trouble is that I'm not sure who is still making frames and who isn't.
Is there a current list somewhere or should we just hash...
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Forum: Unicycling
September 7th 06, 02:28 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,177
Night lights
nzunicyclist.dan wrote:
You can make a pretty sucsessful headlamp at home ....
I converted a maglite to a 12V DC 20 Watt Halogen for my night riding
on mountain bike.
[image:...
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Forum: Unicycling
September 1st 06, 08:09 PM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,372
Extreme Wheelchair
Yes. It's too cool not to share here with you guys. The backflip at
the end gets mad props.
'Extreme Wheelchair'
(http://www.dailyhaha.com/_vids/extreme_wheelchair.htm)
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Forum: Unicycling
August 27th 06, 08:23 AM Posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,223
Camelbak - The SlipStream
It's 02:15 AM in San Antonio and our local weather folks say it's 82
degrees with a heat index that makes it feel like it's 89. I can't
wait to see what happens when the sun comes back out.
I use...
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