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Extreme unicyclingVideo: Extreme unicycling
Hold on to your saddles.
We've just spotted this video of some extreme unicycling, or Einrad downhill, as the Germans rather more nonchalantly term it.
In some pretty impressive displays of balance and control this compilation gives you a sample of just what these unicycling daredevils get up to in the woods.
So, sit back, and watch some skilled unicyclists tear it up in style, using one arm for balance, like a cat uses its tail. And in case you're wondering, they're fitted with disc brakes.
Want to give it a try? There's a WikiHow page for that. Don't worry, it starts with the basics. After that, it's all downhill.
I'll get my coat.
Laura Laker is a freelance journalist with more than a decade’s experience covering cycling, walking and wheeling (and other means of transport). Beginning her career with road.cc, Laura has also written for national and specialist titles of all stripes. One part of the popular Streets Ahead podcast, she sometimes appears as a talking head on TV and radio, and in real life at conferences and festivals. She is also the author of Potholes and Pavements: a Bumpy Ride on Britain’s National Cycle Network.
Latest Comments
- giff77 11 min 17 sec ago
Hmmm.... Does this mean I can key a vehicle illegally parked in a cycle lane or pavement?
- chrisonabike 22 min 35 sec ago
TBF the rain would be less of an issue than with rim brakes. (I guess you could argue over "modulation" though?)...
- brooksby 32 min 24 sec ago
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/liveable-neighbourhood-o...
- slc 2 hours 2 min ago
Joking aside, governments could require new cars to be fitted with smart ignition systems that operate only for a licensed driver. No doubt there...
- wtjs 9 hours 58 min ago
There is an increasing 'disconnect' between comments in this topic and reality. Cords are either all cotton or mostly cotton and are going to last...
- ktache 10 hours 29 min ago
There are people out there who will make you the belt out of your old tyre.
- chrisonabike 10 hours 30 min ago
Furry dice and an air freshener for your helmet.
- Simon E 11 hours 19 min ago
Ah yes, those are hopefully not the 'master craftsmen' that has constructed a wide range of shoddy Italian cars and motorbikes over the years with...
- Simon E 11 hours 41 min ago
A SuperSix is definitely not an all-rounder....
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This sort of thing has been happening in Scotland for years, check out Alan Hogan unicycling down Ben Wyvis, or the Highland Unicycle Group, or the Voodoo Unicycles Highland Tour...
Chatting to folk on Zwift the other day and a couple of guys from the US were talking about the "uni-wheeled" categories at the CX event they were racing in, sounded like there were some proper serious competitors in there too... huzzah, up with this sort of thing !
10 points...
Interesting that they are fitted with brakes... You'd think that the "skill" of the rider would be in keeping control of the unicycle with their pedalling abilities...