Re: Pleased to meet you..., wooden unicycles

Jack Halpern (jhalpern@cc.win.or.jp)
Mon Dec 5 21:18 JST

JStefan@aol.com wrote:
|> I am New to the Mail list, my name is Jan and I'm from St. Paul, MN.
|> My two youngest kids have been into unicycling the last seven weeks. They
Welcome to the onewheeling world...

|>
|> Has anyone ever heard of a wooden unicycle?

Bill Jenack, the "father of modern unicycling", has (had) wagon-wheel
unicycles. We also made and rode a couple in Japan. They're real heavy
and hard to maneuver, but I guess look pretty historical.

Regards,

Jack Halpern
IUF Vice President
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