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UNICYCLISTS HEAD NORTH FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE 237 words 7 June 2004 Newsquest Media Group Newspapers English © Copyright 2004 Newsquest Digital Media. the North East UNICYCLISTS from across Britain came to the region yesterday for their annual conference. The three-day event began last night with more than 250 unicyclists holding a unicycle celeidh dance. Other events to be held at the convention at St Michael's RC Secondary School, in Billingham, will include the British Unicycle Hockey Championships. The 11th annual convention has been organised by the Stockton Unicycle and Juggling Club and this is the first time it has come to the North-East. Roger Davies, of Stockton, whose Internet-based unicycle supply business is the largest in Europe, is one of the organisers. He said: "We've got people coming from the length and breadth of Britain but I'm disappointed we're not getting more. After all, it's only once a year. "We've organised a few things and I'm looking forward to getting them to cycle over to Guisborough where we can do some mountain riding and have off-road trials on our unicycles. "My favourite event, though, is the hockey and it's great just to meet up with people and have some laughs." The convention ends tomorrow evening. Previously, it has been held in Birmingham, Leeds, Cardiff, Edinburgh, North Wales, Kidderminster and Exeter. Anyone interested in joining the Stockton Unicycle and Juggling Club can call Mr Davies on his work number (01642) 361203. -- JJuggle - Last of the Dogmato-Revisionists '6th Annual LBI Unithon - Sat, June 5, 2004' (http://jjuggle.unicyclist.com/lbiunithon) I'm cold, wet, sore, my crotch hurts and I have gas...but I'm great. - rider comment during the 6th LBI Unithon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJuggle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/24 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/22148 |
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'Article in the Swedish magazine \"Häst Liv\" (Horse Life)' (http://www.tv4.se/visa/?ID=312814) ... skipping to the unicycle part ... translation To ride a unicycle is an exercise out of the ordinary. But for those who dare, it's a great exercise. You're forced to keep your balance without holding on to anything, which is great practice for not, by reflex, to grab e.g. the bridle and thereby tug at the horses mouth. On a unicycle you even get a good understanding of the way you give the horse signals by shifting your weight. Even the slightest shifting of the weight from one sit bone to the other will make the unicycle react. The same is the case for the horse, tiny, tiny changes are enough to make your signals reach the horse. /translation Cykla enhjuling är en övning lite utöver det vanliga. Men för den som vågar är det en bra övning. Du tvingas hålla balansen utan att hålla i något, vilket är bra träning för att inte reflexmässigt vilja ta tag i t.ex. tyglarna och rycka hästen i munnen. På en enhjuling får du även en bra förståelse för vikthjälpernas inverkan. Det minsta du lägger vikten på ena eller andra sittbenet så förflyttar sig cykeln. Detsamma gäller ju för hästen, det räcker med små, små hjälper för att dina signaler till hästen ska nå fram. -- Borges "However, I confess that the ultimate wheel lacks the day to day practicality of the conventional unicycle" -Mikefule ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Borges's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/925 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/22148 |
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'Article in the Swedish magazine \"Häst Liv\" (Horse Life)' (http://www.tv4.se/visa/?ID=312814) ... skipping to the unicycle part ... translation To ride a unicycle is an exercise out of the ordinary. But for those who dare, it's a great exercise. You're forced to keep your balance without holding on to anything, which is great practice for not, by reflex, to grab e.g. the bridle and thereby tug at the horses mouth. On a unicycle you even get a good understanding of the way you give the horse signals by shifting your weight. Even the slightest shifting of the weight from one sit bone to the other will make the unicycle react. The same is the case for the horse, tiny, tiny changes are enough to make your signals reach the horse. /translation Cykla enhjuling är en övning lite utöver det vanliga. Men för den som vågar är det en bra övning. Du tvingas hålla balansen utan att hålla i något, vilket är bra träning för att inte reflexmässigt vilja ta tag i t.ex. tyglarna och rycka hästen i munnen. På en enhjuling får du även en bra förståelse för vikthjälpernas inverkan. Det minsta du lägger vikten på ena eller andra sittbenet så förflyttar sig cykeln. Detsamma gäller ju för hästen, det räcker med små, små hjälper för att dina signaler till hästen ska nå fram. -- Borges "However, I confess that the ultimate wheel lacks the day to day practicality of the conventional unicycle" -Mikefule ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Borges's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/925 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/22148 |
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UNICYCLIST PUTS UP GOOD EFFORT IN TRIP ACROSS STATE By NOEMI HERRERA The Kansas City Star 549 words 16 June 2004 The Kansas City Star 1 4 English Copyright (c) 2004, The Kansas City Star. All rights reserved. "It was one of the most physically challenging things I've ever done in my life." Though 60 miles short of becoming the first unicyclist to roll across the width of Kansas, Troy Calkins said the experience was incredible and worth the sore muscles. "It was very taxing on the body and a mind game in afternoon," said the 33-year-old Olathe resident who participated in the 30th Annual Biking Across Kansas last week. From Sharon Springs, Kan., near the Colorado border, to Leavenworth, software developer Calkins gave it his all during the 489-mile, eight-day trip through Kansas in the name of cancer awareness. He said it was Mother Nature who put a monkey wrench in his goal of pedaling through the state on one wheel. "I made it every day except three," he recounted, describing the heat and winds as unbearable on some days. "We had 100 degree temperatures and 30- to 40-mile-per-hour winds on some days. They were the most grueling days we all had." He wasn't the only one to "SAG out." SAG is a term used for the support vehicle that drives cyckusts to the next resting point if needed. On one particular windy day, there was a large majority of bikers who did not finish the leg, he said. Nevertheless, while he cannot say he completed the course on his own leg power, the experience was amazing. He had a chance to speak about his cause for cancer awareness to all the cyclists during a gathering. "Everybody was talking about it," Calkins said. "Every day, 700 people would pass me on route and say ‘good morning,' or say ‘keep up the good work.' But when the faster cyclists passed him, the afternoons turned long and lonely, making the ride a test of his dedication. He said, all along the way, it was the encouragement and stories of cancer he heard along the way that kept him going. "Some were calling me a hero and that I am an inspiration to them," he said. Other cyclists shared their stories with Calkins – some told him about their loved ones' fight with cancer and some said they themselves were living with it. He said he must have heard about 20 or 30 cancer stories, including one man who approached Calkins with a story of his late wife who died of cancer. He also thanked Calkins for his effort. "I was touched by how many people cancer has touched," he said. "It was more than I ever expected." He said the journey was an accomplishment, despite the SAG outs. "The whole experience was a success," he said. "I would most likely not do it again on a unicycle. It would be so much fun on a bicycle." To donate Visit www.unicyclekansas.com and click on the donation button. Money donated online will deposit directly to the Kansas City Stowers Institute for Medical Research. People may also write a check or send money orders to the attention of Sherry Russell, administrative assistant at the Stowers Institute, 1000 E. 50th Street, Kansas City, MO 64110. Write Calkins' name or ‘Unicycle Kansas' on the memo line. -- JJuggle - Last of the Dogmato-Revisionists Whenever we drive, the road feels longer than what we've cycled. - Lars Clausen, -One Wheel - Many Spokes-, page 48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJuggle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/24 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/22148 |
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UNICYCLIST PUTS UP GOOD EFFORT IN TRIP ACROSS STATE By NOEMI HERRERA The Kansas City Star 549 words 16 June 2004 The Kansas City Star 1 4 English Copyright (c) 2004, The Kansas City Star. All rights reserved. "It was one of the most physically challenging things I've ever done in my life." Though 60 miles short of becoming the first unicyclist to roll across the width of Kansas, Troy Calkins said the experience was incredible and worth the sore muscles. "It was very taxing on the body and a mind game in afternoon," said the 33-year-old Olathe resident who participated in the 30th Annual Biking Across Kansas last week. From Sharon Springs, Kan., near the Colorado border, to Leavenworth, software developer Calkins gave it his all during the 489-mile, eight-day trip through Kansas in the name of cancer awareness. He said it was Mother Nature who put a monkey wrench in his goal of pedaling through the state on one wheel. "I made it every day except three," he recounted, describing the heat and winds as unbearable on some days. "We had 100 degree temperatures and 30- to 40-mile-per-hour winds on some days. They were the most grueling days we all had." He wasn't the only one to "SAG out." SAG is a term used for the support vehicle that drives cyckusts to the next resting point if needed. On one particular windy day, there was a large majority of bikers who did not finish the leg, he said. Nevertheless, while he cannot say he completed the course on his own leg power, the experience was amazing. He had a chance to speak about his cause for cancer awareness to all the cyclists during a gathering. "Everybody was talking about it," Calkins said. "Every day, 700 people would pass me on route and say ‘good morning,' or say ‘keep up the good work.' But when the faster cyclists passed him, the afternoons turned long and lonely, making the ride a test of his dedication. He said, all along the way, it was the encouragement and stories of cancer he heard along the way that kept him going. "Some were calling me a hero and that I am an inspiration to them," he said. Other cyclists shared their stories with Calkins – some told him about their loved ones' fight with cancer and some said they themselves were living with it. He said he must have heard about 20 or 30 cancer stories, including one man who approached Calkins with a story of his late wife who died of cancer. He also thanked Calkins for his effort. "I was touched by how many people cancer has touched," he said. "It was more than I ever expected." He said the journey was an accomplishment, despite the SAG outs. "The whole experience was a success," he said. "I would most likely not do it again on a unicycle. It would be so much fun on a bicycle." To donate Visit www.unicyclekansas.com and click on the donation button. Money donated online will deposit directly to the Kansas City Stowers Institute for Medical Research. People may also write a check or send money orders to the attention of Sherry Russell, administrative assistant at the Stowers Institute, 1000 E. 50th Street, Kansas City, MO 64110. Write Calkins' name or ‘Unicycle Kansas' on the memo line. -- JJuggle - Last of the Dogmato-Revisionists Whenever we drive, the road feels longer than what we've cycled. - Lars Clausen, -One Wheel - Many Spokes-, page 48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJuggle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/24 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/22148 |
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*OY!* sorry, can't find the picture. *Caption only: COMMUTER VEHICLE* 39 words 19 June 2004 Guelph Mercury Final C6 English Copyright (c) 2004 Guelph Mercury. CAPTION Photo: TYLER BROWNBRIDGE, GUELPH MERCURY / Dean Graham, 36, owner of Trend Hair Design at the University of Guelph, gets around campus on a new unicycle. He calls the bike a "new toy". -- JJuggle - Last of the Dogmato-Revisionists Faith's understanding is first and foremost not achievement, but sympathy, empathy, care, concern, kindness -- in a word, compassion. - Lars Clausen, -One Wheel - Many Spokes-, page 58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJuggle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/24 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/22148 |
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JJuggle wrote: * He calls the bike a "new toy". * OY! indeed is that like the worst sentence in the history of english or what?!? -- GILD - Waffle-tosser (ocfopgm) If you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me. -- Alice Roosevelt Longworth '[image: http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/sp/84255.gif]' (http://tinyurl.com/ywxgb) Namaste! Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GILD's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/657 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/22148 |
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That's Michigan for ya. A guy rides a bike one mile to work and his co-workers think he's a crackpot. Another guy rides his unicycle and seems to get less attention. ?? Notice how reporters seem to keep inventing the word "municycle?" Are we feeding them this word? I never see it used here. Only the press uses it. I think they may assume it because we say "muni" and we say "unicycle" and they must just stick them together. I'll try to remember, in the future, to remind reporters that "municycle" is not a word. Of course MUni is... -- johnfoss - Walkin' on the edge John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" www.unicycling.com "Beer me." -- Scot Cooper, at the end of a group ride all the way up and all the way down Mt. Diablo (3300'), a 20 mile round trip of road and trail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ johnfoss's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/832 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/22148 |
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Side note: In no way a reflection on this young person, but I'm getting *really* tired of the adverb, *wheely*. LYNDSEY'S LATEST BALANCING ACT 131 words 24 June 2004 Newsquest Media Group Newspapers English © Copyright 2004 Newsquest Digital Media. Stratford_upon_avon STRATFORD schoolgirl Lyndsey Coldicott has come up with a wheely great idea to raise money for charity. Lyndsey, aged 11, from Sackville Close, will be riding on a unicycle collecting money for the charity Action Unlimited at a garden party in Billesley next month. The soon-to-be Stratford High School pupil is something of a serial fundraiser. Last year she walked along the canal towpaths from Birmingham to Stratford with her friend, Amanda Keal, to raise money for the Welcombe Hills School. And all her good work for charitable causes was recognised earlier this year when she received a Young Hero award in the Pride of Coventry and Warwickshire Community Awards. To make a donation, contact Heather Coldicott on 01789 292290. -- JJuggle - Last of the Dogmato-Revisionists Faith's understanding is first and foremost not achievement, but sympathy, empathy, care, concern, kindness -- in a word, compassion. - Lars Clausen, -One Wheel - Many Spokes-, page 58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJuggle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/24 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/22148 |
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JJuggle wrote: *Side note: In no way a reflection on this young person, but I'm getting really* tired of the adverb, *wheely*. Yes, but can you do one? -- U-Turn - Member of Generation XO Weep in the dojo... laugh on the battlefield. '29er Tire Study' (http://u-turn.unicyclist.com/29erTireStudy/) 'Strongest Coker Wheel in the World' (http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albup39) 'New York Unicycle Club' (http://www.newyorkunicycle.com) -- Dave Stockton ------------------------------------------------------------------------ U-Turn's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/691 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/22148 |
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