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Cycling that decided training wheels, kickstands, and the second wheel were all just excuses.
means The act of riding a unicycle — a one-wheeled, pedal-driven cycle that you balance on without handlebars or a second wheel.
from A modern compound of "uni-" (Latin "unus," one) and "cycle" (from Greek "kyklos," a wheel or circle), built on the same blueprint as "bicycle" and "tricycle." The likely backstory is mechanical: early high-wheel "penny-farthing" cycles put the pedals directly on a giant front wheel, and riders discovered the small rear wheel was mostly along for the ride — drop it, and you have a unicycle. The "-ing" simply turns the contraption into the act of riding it.
- no coasting
- Most unicycles can't freewheel; stop pedaling, you stop
- mountain mode
- Muni riders bomb down rocky trails on one wheel
- world record
- Crossed Australia, over 2,300 miles, solo
- brain workout
- Demands constant micro-corrections in every direction at once
- giraffe class
- Tall versions stack pedals five feet off ground
unicon world championships — biennial international unicycling competition held since 1984 with 1000+ competitors
kris holm — swiss unicyclist who set mountain unicycling records and invented modern off-road unicycles
john foss — american unicyclist who founded unicon and rode across usa on unicycle in 1984