What Actually Happens When You Learn to Ride a Unicycle

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[tashfeenj]

"save yourself not the unicycle".
Great advice that can be applied to many other situations.

[soberakin]

How did u answer a question nobody asked in such an entertaining and engaging

[Kingboldisproductions]

We don’t ride the unicycle because of its efficiency. We ride because of the feeling. You are the unicycle.

[CaliGramz]

Damn Darius. That fly still ain't left yet. Lol. You got yourself a roommate.

[stevesellers]

Hey man. I relate. Taught myself to ride a couple years ago at 59. Took about a month of blood sweat and tears before I could go 100yds. Almost quit trying a few times. Had a nice golf ball on my elbow from falling backwards. A few times I got stuck in the 12 o'clock 6 o'clock position. Got raked down the back of my calves by the pedals. I took some lumps for sure. But now I can ride and I'm proud of myself it was not easy. Peace. Steve

[danjames]

Great explanation.
As a keen rider of both one and two wheelers, there are a few advantages of a unicycle over a bicycle.

A unicycle gives you an all over workout...you work pretty much every muscle...great for core strength.

It's a great conversation starter; don't ride a unicycle if you don't like attention from strangers! Embrace the fact that it's a bit silly... people will laugh at you, so go with it and enjoy the fact that you've cheered people up.

The most boring routes for a bicycle can be a new challenge on a uni. Kerbs become obstacles to be conquered, not an inconvenience.

Finally...and most importantly, it's good for your mind. Once past the frustration of learning to ride it, riding a unicycle demands concentration. This makes you forget life's silly irritations. I've read that it also helps your spatial awareness and mental health. It's like meditation...only it's meditation whilst on a balance ball, doing a wheelie on a bike with no brakes!

[shoveljunk-americanpatriot]

Freshman year in high school. I met a kid named Mike. I went to the elementary school 50 feet from my house to ride my bike. There was Mike with his unicycle. He said would you like to try? Well after weeks of trying for a hour or so after school daily I started riding farther from the fence. I got better and better. I got a job and bought my schwinn unicycle. We went everywhere on those thing. Bunny hopped curbs, down two steps then more. Jumping as far as we could into sandboxes at the park, drifting on muddy canal banks after a good rain. I eventually taught myself to ride one footed by just taking weight of of one foot. Then lifting off the pedal for a second. Then a quarter revolution and so on. We still have those original schwinn unicycle. I’m 57 now and I get on it for about 5 minutes per year. My cousin tells my kids, “ your dad was the shit on the unicycle”!

[sarahbelle]

It’s like you know when I need a laugh. Hahah. I was just thinking about when you were going to post a video.

[mulekicker]

I recently found a 20" Torker for $9 bucks in new condition. I haven't ridden in 40 yrs, plus I never owned one. Novelty, exercise, balance, and challenge on the cheap is a good thing mentally and spiritually.

[dfawkes]

Great video. I'm 63yrs old and I enjoy riding my unicycle. It has increased my fitness and balance. Thank you Darius. Keep up the good work!!!!

[ollynolly]

Bro.... I'm so embarrassed. I can't even ride a bicycle 😔 and I live in Europe where everybody seems to just know how to cycle since birth.

I was going to learn this summer but I have no balance and my anxiety and shame got the better of me but since it's still warm outside I'll start going during the weekends. Wish me luck!

Edit: if anybody was wondering I actually did learn to ride a bicycle 😁.

[ethanwaltman]

This guys voice is made of melted gold.

[TwoStacks]

Darius single-handedly destroyed the unicycle industry with one video

[air-headedaviator]

A unicycle is apparently perfect for college campuses since I see them around often. I mean just thinking about it with all the people walking around a small, maneuverable vehicle like a uni works better than a big fast bike, and you still save time.

[JahkiBoy]

I can relate to this video. When I was 14, I saw one hanging in my local bicycle shop for $120 and my brother (2 years younger) and I thought it was our next odd rideable (we both were dropping in on half pipes on RipSticks long before we did so on skateboards and at 7 had set some stupidly high personal time, jump count and distance records on pogo sticks.) We went in on it together and within three days, had graduated from a rope swing in a tree, to hand rails to open riding. We both rode that thing for a solid year before the seat broke. With a replacement costing $100 for unknown reasons, we learned to mess around on it by just holding the half a seat and just standing on the pedals. Over the last 15 years it's floating from storage unit, to garage to storage unit with our parents. Now I've been driving 18 wheelers in the US for 5 years. I've utilized two OneWheels for primary transportation while on the road. I've worn out three battery packs, eight tires, four sets of bearings and have accumulated over 3, 700 miles (5, 950 km) between them. Unfortunately I have also broken my left clavicle, right wrist, have a dent in the skin on my right leg from catching a jagged pothole on my way down once. It bit me. My brother has ten screws and two titanium plates that held the two halves of his radius together after he fell into a curb, snapping it in half.
After 400 miles, hundreds of dollars in tires, inner tubes, replacement trucks and a second $150 remote, the battery pack in my carbon fiber Evolve GTR left me stranded twice at 80% charge before failing completely.
If I could fit a full sized bicycle on my truck, I'd be able to fit my motorcycle on it. Perhaps though, I may fit half a bicycle.
With the outrageous price of all these PEVs, repairs and reliability issues, I believe that it is time to return to first principles. Pedals fixed to a solid crank, seat, one wheel. Zero complexities, zero redundancies. I want to be able to ride from Salinas, California to the beach, 12 miles (20km). Currently looking at the Nimbus Hatchet 29 to start, then maybe a big wheel for long distance cruises.

Last note about riding a unicycle in high-school. The jocks usually would all start singing the Circus tune whenever I'd get near them
🎶Duh-na NA-na-NA-na-NA NA na-na🎶
🎶Duh-na NA-na-NA-na-NA NA na-na🎶
Lastly, that sweet little 20" was never chained up outside, as it fit in my locker

[odawgie]

I ride a unicycle because it's fun af. I've always been into tricks on my bike, but when that was out of commission for a while, I pulled out the unicycle and now I have more fun riding it than the bike

[peterbanierink]

Trying to learn how to ride a unicycle during the lockdown. This is literally the first video where you're being told it will probably take days, when all the other video's tell you you'll have it down in 2/3 hours. Great motivation to keep going. Thanks!

[lordforce]

I personally ride my unicycle to work every day. And everyone at my work love it

[benjamindane]

great explanation, as a unicommunter i wholeheartedly agree that friction is the enemy. Get a 36, look into shammy cream, and acquire the padded shorts. I would say the unique purpose of riding a unicycle around town is to receive complements from strangers, and beyond that, to experience "flying" or feeling so connected to the wheel and the ground that you forget you are peddaling at all

[joyblair]

Great video! At 58 I'm ready to get back on the Uni!