> Brett Bymaster wrote:
> >
> > I would suggest
> > getting a cheap uni to start out with. You will beat your first uni
to death,
> > so it seems stupid to buy a really nice one to start with.
> I tend to recommend the opposite course of action, which is to buy a
> nice unicycle to start with. A well built unicycle will stand up
> to the learning process.
>
> If someone is concerned about spending a lot of money for a unicycle
> that they may never learn to ride, I suggest checking garage sales,
> flea markets, etc. to look for a cheap used one.
I strongly support Beirne's position on this one. If we encourage people to
buy disposable unicycles then pretty soon the only unicycles left on the
market will be the cheap ones. I was very upset after the axle broke on
my first unicycle as a result of going off a curb a half dozen times. The
salesman that I got it from was unsympathetic and refused to do anything
for me. "That's what you get for buying a cheap unicycle," he said.
Paul
-- Paul Bunson "I feel more like I do right Department of Physics now than I ever have before" University of Oregon