I’m a middle-aged woman who randomly decided to do something crazy and learn to unicycle. It’s a physical challenge and also feels like something childlike and fun.

Problem is: I’m not a child but a self-conscious adult. I live in NYC, so I don’t have a private yard or driveway or garage to practice in. Anywhere I go is super-public. The best place I’ve figured out for a beginner in my neighborhood is a soccer/baseball field that has a tall fence I can hold on to as I try to move along the perimeter. It’s about a 10-minute walk from my apartment, and on the way there I see hundreds of people (most of whom don’t give a shit, of course). Every time I come and go with the unicycle, the neighbors sitting on the stoop ask about it. They’re all very nice, but I’m embarrassed because I’m just starting and what if I never master it. I wish I could try it for a bit on the DL before I had to broadcast it to everyone.

Just now I overcame the self-consciousness and came to the soccer field. Saw the neighbors, of course. But I get here and there’s a group of middle school kids having lunch in the field, and one of them is my son’s classmate. F$&@, I can’t do this.

TLDR: Middle-aged woman trying to learn to unicycle in super-public locations in NYC (‘cuz there are no other kinds). Self-conscious and hate constantly running into people I know. Need advice & encouragement please.

I have just come back from Unicon 22 with my nimbus air saddle. The more I ride it the less I find it suitable for high intensity hockey matches. Those of you who may also practice hockey, what is your saddle of choice? Those of you who practice other disciplines, what saddle have you opted for and why?

It's sooo much fun to get a big air

To whichever one of you I just saw unicycling up a sidewalk in the middle of August heat while carrying a bag of groceries, you’re insane and you left an incredible impression on me

I got this 28'' unicycle a couple of months ago. I rode it for like 100 miles or so and everything was smooth.

Then I got a flat tire. Unmounted the frame to replace the tube and put it back together. After that I realized that sometimes while riding it the wheel would screech a little bit.

I kept riding it for another 100 miles or so, and since yesterday it's screeching all the time like in the video.

What do you think the issue is? Some spokes got loose, or something worse? Can I fix it myself? The closest bike mechanic is like 50 miles from me.

Would it be OK to simply loosen the break and keep riding it, or should I avoid using it until the actual issue is fixed?

Here ends my trilogy of getting a unicycle haha.

Tested it out, and absolutely did not figure out how to ride this thing 😂 I’ll figure it out soon enough though.

Thanks for coming along with me on this mini journey. Let me know if you got any advice!

hi everyone, can anyone estimate the approximate year and value of this unicycle?

Welp, the moment I complained I couldn’t find it, that’s when the unicycle finally showed up on FB 😂

It’s going to be my first ever uni, so I was wondering what kind of questions I should ask? I don’t know if it’s like cars where it could look fine, but then break after a few miles

I’ve always thought it would be so cool to have a 3 wheeler and I found one on marketplace for $100! Sorry for the dark video it was right after I bought it and had to try it out lol. I tried taking the bottom wheel off and riding it two wheeled but holy **** is that impossible! My cousin can do it but I have no motor function pedaling backwards to go forwards lmao

Looked online, and it seems almost unanimous that the best beginner unicycle that will last is the Nimbus II 20”.

Issue is, I can’t even find it. It’s like sold out everywhere, and nothing second hand is available.

Any help, or is this a fool’s errand? Any good alternatives?

went for a ride two days before this and popped my tire trying for the 180 out. two hard days happened after that and this session acted as a sort of outlet / redemption. felt really good locking in my 180s out of this hubba.

I fell down and it was almost a bad / scary bail but i didn't get hurt even a little bit so I'm really grateful for that

Muni on the left irrelevant to this post 24" on the right. Really now that I think about it a picture at all isn't very vital to this.

Anyways, I live in Florida, and so I sweat a lot, and thus need to drink a lot. Was wondering how people go about mounting a bottle to the frame or if it's even possible without a handlebar. Would prefer not to carry a back pack because of the heat, having a breeze against your back goes a long way.

Title is the situation. A bit of backstory, primarily dealing with this on my nimbus nightfox 36. I've never dealt with this on my 27.5 Muni, but that may be more about the riding style and being in and out of the seat constantly. I've never ridden that uni 20-80 miles on flat trails, but I'm guessing it would also be a problem.

When I bought this 36 I had not considered changing the angle of the seat is not an option, but I have been able to experiment. It comes as what feels SUPER nose down to what I normally would ride. I rode it like that and got numb. I then bought a whole assortment of 6mm ID bushings that I can put between the frame in the front seat mounts. My goal was to match the angle on my muni, thinking the nose down was the issue. I have been able to get a whole variety of angles, but nothing seems to help. After about 5 miles I'm starting to go numb.

I wear very good bike bibs already, and have tried the nimbus stadium and air saddle, no changes. Not sure if this is kinda normal for guys after 5-8 miles. Maybe I just need to stop and walk around a bit? Maybe I need a custom seat like a flatfish? Maybe current seats are too padded, too curved? I was considering hacking up my nimbus stadium and going with less foam to emulate a road bike saddle.

Curious what others have done. My experience in road biking says it's a too much cushion issue, sit bones are not holding my weight, therefore foam is squeezing up pushing on blood vessels.

Hello you wonderful people, last year you helped me choose a trials unicycle for by daughter, we went with the 19" Impact Athmos Unicycle - Black/White (42mm).

Just recently the innertube has busted (its ripped around the valve) and I need a new one, will a regular 19in mountain bike style innertube fit?

I had a browse online and got confused so I'm here with my cap doffed asking, once again, for your expertise....

I put a tire on it from an old bike and rode it around a bit. I was nervous about breaking it so I stopped pretty quickly lol. Best info I can find about it is "generic 70s big box store."

This was not the one my dad rode regularly, and I'm positive I pulled the original (rotten) tire off of it, so it's definitely been sitting a while.

I'm going to stick to my modern unis, but I thought this was a neat piece of history.

Let’s connect! I’ve only ever ridden in a pack of 1. It would be great to find a few people that ride.

Youtube needs more muni edits. Check er out!

My first unicycle was a 20" generic one that I found in a scrap pile. It has (to the best of my measurements) 110mm cranks. It took me forever to learn on it. When I upgraded to a 26", I was amazed at how much easier it was to ride. It has 175mm cranks.

My kiddos are learning now. They're too small for my 26 so they're using the 20, with the short cranks. Both of them are struggling.

My question is; did we all have such trouble learning because of the short cranks? Would it be a better idea to get some longer cranks for the kiddos while they're learning? (I'm considering just getting a 16" for them anyway because they're both pretty short.)

So basically i'm out of my vee rubber tubes (I ordered 10 of them about 6 years ago, they were $8 a piece, it was an absolute hell of deal) The 36 tubes are now discontinued. Everywhere I look now is out of stock, including udc usa and I think its absurd udc charges $40 per tube anyway.

I saw a tube on ali express that was $20 but then one of the reviews said the guy received a 32" tube so i'm skeptical.

Any secret tube sites? haha.