Cycling - a chat about all things bike.

I've been 'bitten' by the edge of asphalt too Yellow band and I still bear the scars from landing upside down in a thorn bush laden ditch. I was riding a prototype recumbent so was most concerned that the bike was ok as the guys lifted me and the machine out of the ditch. It was a group ride and all the ladies stopped to tend to my rather extensive surface wounds. I ended up rather battered, bruised and broke bones in my left hand...in other words I got away quite lightly really.

Were you badly injured Yellow band?

To be honest most folks don't think anyone rides unicycles outside the circus. "Are you in the circus" is one of the most common things folks ask when I'm out on the uni. Second most common is "Can I have a go?". As far as I know I am one of just two riders around my town.
The younger uni dudes are crazy


Shadow...do it, get yourself a unicycle - the received wisdom is start on a 20in wheel to learn the basics...it's not so far to fall from a 20 I ride a 24in wheel but would like a 26...not so sure I'm tall enough to ride a 29in wheel and I know that unless I cut down the frame I'll never ride a 36in wheel.
I learnt the basics on one of these
http://www.unicycle.com/unicycles/by...e-purple.html/

[Dominique]

Originally Posted by Incubus

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Were you badly injured Yellow band?

I'm not *RIGHT* but that can be an entirely seperate conversation

I was sort of in shock, I'm sure you know what I am talking about, like I said I was very preoccupied with my bicycle. Then my focus shifted to my trophy legs. I had a nasty slice on my right shin that grabbed a piece of the front of the calf muscle, that sucker had a pulse and was bleeding like a sieve. I could see that and I think thats why I was focused on it. My riding gloves did what they are suppose to do. Only the nail on the little finger was broken. I tore my riding shirt sleeve and most of my injuries were shoulder/cervical related. It took 48 hours for most of that to show up (maximum swelling) other than the road rash. The scars on my shoulder are small and that gash on my *trophy leg* is now a clean line. They closed that with surgi-tape, because I was such a nag. When I think about what could of been (had I of fallen the other way) uugh. I am fine, and thank you for asking. Kind of explains why I ride loudly now, but I still ride. It's what I do. I was born on a bicycle.