I cycled to work every day last week (first time!) - I don't think
I'm going to do it as a full time thing though, I find that I didn't
want to go out and play in the evening.. and riding along is all very
well, but when you've somewhere to go, there is no incentive or time
to learn anything new..
anyway, I'm still thinking about a story or whatever (feeling
guilty, but hey - I wrote a pome before ;-), my unicycling career has
been pretty dull really - I bought my 24" in London one year with some
christmas money and learnt to get on and off with a brick against the
wheel - then I went up and down the hall for a bit but there was
nowhere really I could go out and practice - Later I moved to Bath and
the flat was so small the unicycle was pushed to the back of the
cupboard and forgotten behind junk for a couple of years.. I've since
moved again, but the wheel was flat etc.. This summer though, I
thought why not.. I live near some industrial estate type places
(warehouse park), and went out one evening - its surprising how
quickly I picked it up, half an hour and I was mounting (against a
kerb) and riding 10 metres and dismounting (hit the opposite kerb ;-)
just a matter of practice to get the rest of what I can now do, I'm
still learning to idle and/or ride backwards..
]ain)-O