Too true. It is a difficult, albeit worthwhile, task to learn how to
ride a unicycle. The method, filed under the heading 'worked for me,'
I used was the hang on to a fence with one hand, hold the uni in the
other. Position the pedals so that you are mounting with your strong
foot, in other words, your strong foot's pedal will be positioned
between 7 and 8 o'clock. To mount the uni, position the saddle
comfortably in your crotch (someone came up with a wonderful euphemism
when describing this before referring to it as 'that place between
your legs'), push down with your strong foot (on the pedal, not the
ground), as the other pedal comes around, put your other foot
thereupon and pull the pedal back so that the pedals are parllel to
the ground. Now stand up and lock the seat between your legs with
your knees. Feel the balance as you are standing. Sit back down on
the seat and advance forward one half rotation, stop, stand up, and lock
the seat between your legs. You can repeat this until you feel
comfortable with the balance of the uni. Then you can progress to
full rotations, one and half rotations, and so on. Once you are
comfortable with this, you can try going forward in half rotation
increments while remaining seated.
-- Mark Olson || Mark_Olson@sterling.com -or- uunet!sparky!marko