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One for ColinOldnCranky
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One for ColinOldnCranky
Postby il padrone » Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:35 am
Mandatory helmet law?
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: One for ColinOldnCranky
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Wed Jul 02, 2014 7:41 pm
About a 30 inch wheel. Butthe backpack? Woosy. I have loaded my 70L on more than one occasion.
Seriously though, trekking on a unicycle is a tough way to do it. Extra weight makes simple turns really awkward even before variable ground underneath.
And larger wheels, while having the advantage of reduced cadence, are hard work and hard to ride in anything but straight lines and bland curves. Though he will have aero bars to hang a few things off and to make it somewhat steerable.
Good luck to the guy. My aged knees are beyond doing anything like that, though I'd like to have ago sometime.
Seriously though, trekking on a unicycle is a tough way to do it. Extra weight makes simple turns really awkward even before variable ground underneath.
And larger wheels, while having the advantage of reduced cadence, are hard work and hard to ride in anything but straight lines and bland curves. Though he will have aero bars to hang a few things off and to make it somewhat steerable.
Good luck to the guy. My aged knees are beyond doing anything like that, though I'd like to have ago sometime.
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Re: One for ColinOldnCranky
Postby il padrone » Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:16 pm
She....
Mandatory helmet law?
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: One for ColinOldnCranky
Postby il padrone » Fri Oct 31, 2014 10:45 pm
And another epic unicycle-tourist who has reached British Columbia after riding 22,000 kms around the Americas.
Mandatory helmet law?
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: One for ColinOldnCranky
Postby rodneycc » Sat Nov 01, 2014 10:16 am
Are you sure someone didnt photoshop half the bike out? Just looks a really weird position. But seriously hats off to Colin and these girls/guys they really must be fit as anything and love what they do.
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Re: One for ColinOldnCranky
Postby PA » Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:40 pm
Spotted Colin out for Halloween.
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Re: One for ColinOldnCranky
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:35 pm
Not really - this pic is very old. Besides I wouldn't want to be noticed any more than I already am.PA wrote:Spotted Colin out for Halloween.
However, if I ever do, I have a skeleton morph suit that my kids bought me for a birthday. Add a top hat and it's pretty impressive on a giraffe unicycle.
(What sort of kids buy their dad a morph suit? What sort of anyone buys one for a pensioner?)
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Re: One for ColinOldnCranky
Postby PA » Tue Nov 04, 2014 10:43 pm
My Dad doesn't even buy Green Bananas at his age, just the ones that can be eaten today.ColinOldnCranky wrote:What sort of anyone buys one for a pensioner?)
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Re: One for ColinOldnCranky
Postby Summernight » Wed Nov 05, 2014 12:04 pm
He's a wizard off to the annual Quidditch tournament - can't you see his Firebolt broomstick tucked up underneath him?il padrone wrote:And another epic unicycle-tourist who has reached British Columbia after riding 22,000 kms around the Americas.
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