Silent Sports

I recently sat down for an interview with Silent Sports Magazine and decided to go out and take some pictures specifically for the article that will be featuring me and my unicycling career in this year's July issue. I encourage you to check out the magazine. It is a regional sports magazine that focuses mainly on outdoorsy/adventure sports & activities.

A picture that I think looks neat:

Also, don't forget to sign the petition for the COASTING UNICYCLE!

What the heck is with those hecklers?

People bother me all of the time when I'm out riding my unicycle. Some people have good intentions, but others have bad. While some people are playful, others are malicious. But Ironically, both of these types of people tend to say the exact same things.

"Where's you're other wheel?"
"You're missing you're other wheel!"
"Did someone steal your other wheel?"
"Hey, Pop a wheelie!"
"Where's the other half of your bike?"
"Couldn't you afford the entire bike?"
"Hey, I didn't know the circus was in town."
"Can you juggle?"
"Where are your handle bars?"

There are more. There are many more. But trust me. It's rare that I hear a new and original quip. Although the funny thing is, you can change the meaning of these quips by trying to sound mean or trying to sound nice.

So I've developed a set of responses for each of these quips. But more importantly, I've developed a nice response for the people who are trying to be playful, and a much more clever response for the jerks who are trying to be mean. I don't feel the need to post these because I'd like my quips to remain fresh. But I'd like to acknowledge the fact that if I can expect the same exclaimations from people, I should probably have a bag of responses to throw right back at them. This goes out to all of my unicycling followers... We can be more clever than them. Not that it is any feat. But we should definitely be prepared when we go out for a ride.

Sign the Coasting Unicycle Petition!!!!!

Sign the Petition Here!!!!!
That's right. If you haven't heard anything about the coasting unicycle yet, scroll down and read some of the previous posts. Or, watch this video and sign the petition. Thanks!

Boasting of Coasting Success!

Took that Grinder down to the trail behind the college on Easter and had a great time. Up at the goodwill I did my first "stunt", which was nothing much; I just hopped up to a curb, coasted across and dropped down. But that along with flying through the trail was a really inspiring experience. Up until Sunday, the goal of taking this thing off large jumps seemed quite distant. Now I know that it is very possible and could be an awesome niche for unicycling to take up in action sports. I'll have video posted soon, but I want to wait for my next "My 5ifteen Tricks" episode to officially debut the coasting unicycle. If you have any questions about the coasting unicycle, please email me at shaidecody@yahoo.com. I'd love to hear what you've got to say.

Expecting a nice Easter ride

Tomorrow's supposed to be beautiful. Definitely going to get out and ride. Might even do a little filming of the coasting unicycle if I get a chance.

Also, speaking of unicycling and beautiful, here's a video of a trick I thought would go viral for sure:
Unicycle Backflip

Enjoy!

2010's Mid-Summer Cut

So last year I did a lot of experimental editing of the footage from the Midwest Treasure Hunt and despite liking this particular version, I decided not to make it public. But now as we're on the brink of May and I'm dealing with snowy conditions, I can't help but think about being in the middle of summer again. So for the sake of warm thoughts and dry pedals, here's my 2010 Mid-Summer Cut.

Message to Torker