Something for everyone - Extreme Mountain Unicycling!

[Tom Rankin]

You can't make this stuff up!

http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/extreme-mountain-unicycling--it-s-for-real-230628552.html

 

[David Metsky]

It's been real for a while. I mountain bike with a friend who takes her Uni (and her 11-year old daughter, also on a Uni) and they just rip. They can't quite match the speed of a two wheeler, but they're pretty amazing on the technical stuff.

 

[drweo]

Unicycle?

This would solve a lot of problems for me, but what would I do with my hiking poles??

 

[IQuest]

Impressive! At least you don't have to worry about going over the handlebars.

 

[Kevin Rooney]

I did RAGBRAI a few years ago and there was a fellow riding one - a rather tall one, with pedals about 3' off the ground. I never saw him go downhill, but he must have, as there are lots of them in the 550 miles or so across Iowa. Apparently he'd done the ride several times in the past. Am going to do it again this summer, and will be curious to see if he's also there.

 

[Hillwalker]

Now if we could only combine these two sports : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXsRYjJsW3w

I watch this on my 52 inch Vizeo Smart TV and get chills every time. Why did I not find this sport when I was about 20 years younger?

 

[NH_Flyer]

Wow. That is impressive. Uni-cycling is tough enough, I can't imagine going down a mountain on one. Good for them!

 

[Jay H]

I did RAGBRAI a few years ago and there was a fellow riding one - a rather tall one, with pedals about 3' off the ground. I never saw him go downhill, but he must have, as there are lots of them in the 550 miles or so across Iowa. Apparently he'd done the ride several times in the past. Am going to do it again this summer, and will be curious to see if he's also there.

Well, they do have one brake, or they can have a brake installed.... Not sure if that answers your question if there was one..

Jay

 

[Snowflea]

A running friend of mine from Alabama is also into mountain/trail unicycling.
He rode down Mt. Elbert (Colorado's highest peak) a couple summers ago!

PS: Jay, every time I see your avatar, I want to eat ice cream.

 

[LivesToHike]

Wow. Well, I've seen a unicyclist on this year's Mt Washington Hill Climb. And I had seen a Banff Film Fest film short on unicyclists riding in woods, bike parks, and doing various 2 wheel tricks on 1 wheel, but this really tops it all !


Mike

 

[Jay H]

A running friend of mine from Alabama is also into mountain/trail unicycling.
He rode down Mt. Elbert (Colorado's highest peak) a couple summers ago!

PS: Jay, every time I see your avatar, I want to eat ice cream.

That's funny, so do I!

Jay

 

[skiguy]

Now if we could only combine these two sports : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXsRYjJsW3w

I watch this on my 52 inch Vizeo Smart TV and get chills every time. Why did I not find this sport when I was about 20 years younger?

Ah!!! Don't need no stinking wheels or cables! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k