hi!
i was just wondering if there was anyone around who is into unicycling or if there are any meetings of unicyclists around etc??
i have 2 unicycles myself and am fairly keen. i wudnt mind trying my hand at a bit of offroad stuff but not sure if my unicycle can take it... so yeah....if any one has any information they could post it would be great thanks.
will

Welcome to the SF Will! :wave:

Don't take offence, but is this a joke post, or are you really a unicyclist? :suspect: If it is a joke, then you get my award for most original introduction; if not, then I'm sure there will be somebody sensible along in a bit! :D

Welcome either way!

K x

I have got a unicycle but I've not used it for years

Try David Panther on 0114 2672410. He does off road unicycling.

You just missed a juggling convention organised by the Flying Teapots where there were twenty or so unicyclists to meet! I'm fairly sure there's a unicycle specific convention coming up somewhere very soon.
Try e-mailing them to see if they can give you some info Teapots@sheffield.ac.uk

nope this is not a joke lol
thanks for the posts i mite get intouch with david panther. is he scary??
will

Sorry Will, I didn't know unicycling was that popular! Who said you don't learn something every day! ;)

I have some ability just not the machine. I'd need to get some serious practice in before going off road tho. Unicycles are surprisingly expensive. I did think of making my own but worked out id need a welding kit. I also gave some significant thought to the design of geared unicycles. Came up with a few completely laborious designs where you probably woul dhave to stop to change gear.
Where do you go unicycling at the mo? Theres a guy been trundling round on one for years. I think he lives somewhere up in crooks.
Tim

yeh gears cud be good but mite make balancing a bit dificult...
i mainly am round ecclesall ..i sometimes just use it instead of a bike cos its suprisingly fast wen you get going lol
does anyone know of a group that meet at like a fixed day or anything??
will

No david's not at all scarey. He teaches poi & does off road uniclycling (but not at the same time I reckon!!)

Originally posted by Kristian
I'm sure there will be somebody sensible along in a bit! :D



and here I am now!:thumbsup:

In answer to the original poster, willytr, I have a unicycle, but it's not been used since someone nicked the front wheel.:(

Use to almost have shares in a wheel company. I was always wrecking it as I went up and down flights of stairs (in control..not going face first I must stress), but it was good practice for the more serious business of off road motorcycling.

Anyone ever ridden over a car on a unicycle ? yours truly has (okay 20 years ago) and the roof is rather bouncy !

lol nice one yammy!
ok then ill give david a ring sometime once ive sorted some other stuff out..
will

Hello, me and my brother are unicyclists in Sheffield, we have 20" nimbus and are interested in all aspects of unicycling - particularly trials and perhaps in the future, muni.

If anyone knows about anything happening in sheffield, please email me at entozoon@gmail.com

Id love to meet up informally with a bunch of unicyclists and go somewhere as a group, that'd be incredible.

maybe we could even start a unicycle hockey team, that'd be incredible.

thanks, Mike.

I Cant unicycle but i have a unicorn! any good?

Dave Panther can be found with the Flying Teapots on monday nights. Check out their website at shef.ac.uk/~ftc.

I can. I'm going unicycling in Endcliff Parc daily and love playing unicycling Hockey (I learned it with my German unicycle group) But I don't think they've got that here, do they? :confused:

Not knowing a single thing about them (but would like to learn a bit more) are they all single speed fixies or do you have gears and locking freewheels and other stuff

I can. I'm going unicycling in Endcliff Parc daily and love playing unicycling Hockey (I learned it with my German unicycle group) But I don't think they've got that here, do they? :confused:

There is unicycle hockey in sheffield, they're on 'Yahoo groups' as 'Sheffield Unicycle Hockey'.

The last email I got from them gave details as-

Unicycle Hockey Practice
Thursday 28 January 2010
17:30 - 18:45
(This event repeats every week.)
Location: Springfield School Community Sports Pitch
Street: Springfield Primary School, Broomspring Lane
City County Postcode: Sheffield

I know they're looking for new players

Not knowing a single thing about them (but would like to learn a bit more) are they all single speed fixies or do you have gears and locking freewheels and other stuff

The majority are sungle speed fixies, with the 'gear' being determined by the wheel size and crank length i.e. bigger wheel=faster and better for distance and short cranks also giving higher speed (but less control).

I ride a '29-er' which is the road bike size wheel (700c) with a big fat tyre.

There are geared unicycles, mainly used by distance unicyclists- personally I prefer the simplicity of the ungeared unicycle: here's a link to the geared hub-

http://www.unicycle.co.uk/shop/shopdisplayproduct.asp?catalogid=1062

It's a very interesting hobby, riding a bicycle is tough enough let alone a unicycle.

Good luck with that mate.

my boyfriend bought me a unicycle for christmas last year.....talk about original prezzie :)
damn thing scares me tho but i'd love to be able to ride it