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Event Name: UniDaba 2017: Meet Unicyclists When: 14 July 2017 - 18 July 2017 Where: Muizenberg & surrounding Southern Suburbs, Western Cape Category: Industry / General It's that time - our annual UNICYCLING FESTIVAL. For Wheel! We've decided to make Muizenberg base because it is on the trainline. Small enough to walk everywhere and cover all your needs. It's a seaside village nestled next to Muizenberg Peak. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Communication: WhatsApp group - primary • Join the WhatsApp group. Confirmation and changes will happen via the group. There are many people on the group to respond quickly. • Weather will be our primary reason for changing venues. • https://chat.whatsapp.com/3wrFWjD4NMXBxRhQkN6byI Facebook - secondary OddWheel Unicycles - Donna Kisogloo - maybe • It’s gonna be a super busy time for me. I urge you to use the WhatsApp group. Phone or Whatsapp me on 0824422108 or sales@oddwheel.co.za •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Day 1 - Friday 14th - Morning - Arrival & check-in - Late morning, 11:00 - 12:00: Meet & greet • Address: Abandoned tennis court opposite St James Manor, 108 Main Rd, St James. • Google Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/34°07'18.3%22S+18°27'16.9%22E/@-34.121756,18.4536017,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-34.121756!4d18.454696 • Shirt collection • Convention etiquette discussion - Afternoon, 12:00 - sunset: Unicycle Hockey • Address: Abandoned tennis court opposite St James Manor, 108 Main Rd, St James. • Google Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/34°07'18.3%22S+18°27'16.9%22E/@-34.121756,18.4536017,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-34.121756!4d18.454696 • Bring a black and white t-shirt so that we can distinguish between teams. • Bring your hockey stick. If you don’t have one you can give Donna a donation for the use of hers. • Among having our regional teams battling it out we will also be celebrating the 13th year that Uni-Hoki has been in South Africa. The first official game was held on 3 July 2004 at Ranger’s In-Line Hockey Rink in Linden, Johannesburg. It was organised by Dave Walters. • The floating trophy will be awarded to the best player who must hand it over to the best player at UniDaba 2018. • Prize = Player of the match • This is a great spectator event. - Evening - Blue Bird Garage Market (Food Market) • Address: 39 Albertyn Rd, Muizenberg • Google Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Blue+Bird+Garage+Food+and+Goods+Market/@-34.1035342,18.4672125,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x1dcc40549ee6b93f:0xe18c295a3faa3350!8m2!3d-34.1035342!4d18.4694012 • Food, beer, social vibes. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Day 2 - Saturday 15th BE ON A HOT STANDBY FOR A VENUE CHANGE! Due to weather we may need to hire an indoor venue for day 2. This requires all participants to give a donation to the venue hire. Locations: Muizenberg to Kalk Bay Best to be on the WhatsApp group for this event as we will be moving around the Berg and maybe head towards Kalk Bay - Morning, 9:00 - 12:00: Jam and IUF Skills Levels Testing • Address: Muizenberg Civic Centre, Beach Rd, Muizenberg. • Google Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Muizenberg+Civic+Centre/@-34.1070821,18.4714511,19z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x1dcc4056803bf2bd:0x8454e22dcc8d5313!8m2!3d-34.1070821!4d18.4719983 • This will act as a warm up for the afternoon’s competition. Also people will be able to ascertain their limits and skills for the competition. • Don’t know what this is? Follow this link – https://unicycling.org/files/IUF_skill_levels.pdf (Pages 14 & 15 list the exercises) • Skill Levels are a training instrument to help riders progress with logical learning steps. The Skill Levels teach the basic unicycling skills and general movement patterns. With the Skill Levels riders learn a broad range of unicycling skills and a solid basic education to get them started with the higher class of unicycling skills. • The main reason for a skill in a certain level is that skills are learned in the right order (as opposed to the public believe they are sorted by difficulty). Thus the levels depend on each other and require a learner to do skills from the former level(s). That is to ensure a clever order for learning. Riders don’t need to struggle on a certain skill or overload themselves because they already learned the requirements before. • Prize – Highest ranked unicyclist. - Afternoon, 14:00 - 17:00: Street Competition • Competition. Will work in the same vein as Unicon. ‘X’ amount of obstacles / lines to complete. Using a scorecard with tick boxes and a monitor for each obstacle. Most amount of completes obstacles / lines will be award 1st / 2nd / 3rd places. Rules to be attached later. • Prize – Highest number of completed lines. - Evening, 6 – 7ish pm - Joon (Rustic family pizzeria) • Address: 40 Palmer Rd, Muizenberg • Google Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/40+Palmer+Rd,+Muizenberg,+Cape+Town,+7950,+South+Africa/@-34.1056617,18.4674376,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x1dcc40547168fbc7:0xbf7e2969e25fc55!8m2!3d-34.1056617!4d18.4696263 • Food, social vibes. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Day 3 - Sunday 16th All day, 9:00 - Sunset: Muni (Mountain Unicycling) • Location: Diep River Trail • Meeting Point: Cnr Southern Cross Dr & Rhodes Dr, Constantia • Google Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/34°00'26.6%22S+18°25'03.8%22E/@-34.007382,18.4155353,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-34.007382!4d18.417724 • Best to be on the WhatsApp group for this event. • The riding on Constantia Green Belt is not very demanding and will suit a wider selection of Muni riders. There is a forested canopy to ride under. This area is part of the new Table Mountain National Park Trail whereby you can ride from the city all the way to Silvermine / Tokai MTB Park. • If you are in need of a tougher ride where you don’t mind cranking climbs and some serious downhill with sun exposure then we can arrange a splinter group go to Tokai or Jonkershoek on this day or another day. • Pack a lunch cause we will be eating somewhere on the mountain. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Day 4 - Monday 17th • Location: The Bike Park at Constantia Uitsig • Address: ERF3347 Spaanschemat River Rd, Porter Reform Estate, 7806, Cape Town • Google Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Bike+Park/@-34.0478814,18.4234188,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xeb78e763fc5d9e7e!8m2!3d-34.0478814!4d18.4234188 • Entrance fee: R65 after 9am, R40 before 9am – early bird. Morning, 9:00 - 12:00: Cyclocross • A 1 hour lap race on a short course. The course is at a MTB skills park with sand, burms, drops, wooded bridges and rock gardens. We will have 2 races. One on the beginner course and another on the expert course. • Prize – Highest number of laps. Lunch • You can choose to pack a lunch and eat at the Bike Park or leave for lunch. • The Bike Park offers refreshments, tea, coffee and snacks available for purchase. Afternoon, 14:00 - 17:00: Maintenance workshop • Unicycles are very easy to maintain but there are some do’s & don’ts. Helpful tips and tricks to make the entire experience of riding a unicycle more pleasureable. • Shaun Engelbrecht will be our grease monkey. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Day 5, 9:00 - 12:00: Tuesday 18th - Morning - Road ride • Locations: Tafelberg Rd, Table Mountain • Meeting Point: Parking lot before the boom • Google Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/33°57'17.3%22S+18°25'30.9%22E/@-33.9548,18.4247068,241m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-33.9548!4d18.425254 • Road ride on Table Mountain. The road is boomed off which makes for a safe picturesque pedal on some tar. • Address: Tafelberg Rd, Cape Town City Bowl. Drive past the cable station, past Platteklip Gorge and park at the last parking area before you hit the boom. - Afternoon - Play-it-by-ear • Suggestions are welcome! • Departure. Cheery byes. We’ll miss you and your wheel/s! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Prizes: • Unicycle Hockey: Player of the match. • IUF Skill Levels Testing: Highest ranked unicyclist • Street Competition: Highest number of completed lines • Cyclocross: Highest number of completed laps • UniDaba Fails: Best bail • Gear: The most pimped ride. This ones for the gear junkies. • Social Media Competition: • Best photo • Best video Make sure to use these hashtags to enter #unidaba #unidaba2017 #oddwheelunicycles •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Accommodation Options: African Soul Surfer Backpacker • http://www.africansoulsurfer.co.za/ • Lovely backpacker on the beachfront AirBnB • https://www.airbnb.com/s/Muizenberg--Cape-Town--Western-Cape--South-Africa/homes?allow_override%5B0%5D&checkin=2017-07-14&checkout=2017-07-18&s_tag=s7joSFgZ&ib=true • If you don't have a car whilst at the convention then I recommend staying within walking distance of all amenities. You want to stay in 'the village' or on the main beachfront area. Do not stay on the 'Marina Da Gama / Capricorn' side of the Sandvlei vlei. To far to walk especially at night. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Merchandise for purchase via the OddWheel Unicycles website: • Technical riding t-shirt http://oddwheel.co.za/shop/featured/unidaba-2017-technical/ Casual t-shirt for adults • http://oddwheel.co.za/shop/featured/unidaba-2017-casual-adult/ Casual t-shirt for kids • http://oddwheel.co.za/shop/featured/unidaba-2017-casual-kids/ Sticker pack • http://oddwheel.co.za/shop/gifts/unidaba-2017-sticker-pack/ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Make sure you are smiling at all times. We have an official photographer who is a unicyclist – Samuel Tomé NO HELMET, NO RIDE!!!! OddWheel Unicycles will take no responsibility or hold any liability for your actions as a rider. By default and by nature of our sport, “You” and “Your parents / guardians” being an attendee of UniDaba 2017 accept and understand these terms. In the event on an emergency please ensure your medical details are on your person at all times along with contact details of your parents / guardians. You know your limits and should ride within them. If you don’t then be prepared to hurt yourself and take ownership of your decisions and choices. PLEASE invite people who you know who might like to come to a unicycle convention in South Africa. Go to Event Page

Yes, we do compete in MTB and road races but obviously don't compete against the 2 wheelers. The only race where a unicycle could beat a bicycle is the Mast Challenge. We rock on the uphills. We haven't had an official only unicycle race yet, it's in the post me thinks. These are some of the races various riders have done. Riders often arrange for a unicycling category or do the funrides. - Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour - Momentum 94.7 - AmaShova - The Mast Challenge - JMBC Logwood Classic - 3rd Mi-Way Big Five MTB Challenge - MTN and NISSAN National MTB Series XCM #4 - Engen Dynamic Cycle Challenge - DPHS Mudman - NCC Downhill - Mongoose Western Cape Downhill Series 2010 (Taal Monument) - Stellenbosch MTB Challenge - Die Burger Fietstoer - Red Bull Urban Assault - Sabie/Subaru Mountain Bike Challenge

As everyone can see I am new to this forum. I focus 80% of my time on unicycling and everything related to it. Today I find myself here... Firstly, to Zaslinger, i'm sorry to here that you had an unsavoury experience on this race. I'm especially sorry it had to be with a unicyclist. But the unicyclist you have directed this thread to has outstanding character. I cannot comment on him swearing at you but my feeling is that he had to be provoked. He does a lot of charity work using his unicycle and his ability to ride a unicycle as the primary tool to do this work. I am absolutely certain that the organiser's knew he would be competing on a unicycle, I back this up by tweets I read between him and the organisers: "@mtbseries Down and Dirty tomorrow! Rocking 40km on one wheel....TOO KEEN!" and the response from @mtbseries was "Glad 2 have u, gud luck!". But let's wait for confirmation from Tim. Secondly, we could argue the rights and wrongs, the likes and dislikes and the rules until the cow's come home. We are a cycling community whether is be on 1, 2 or 3 wheels. Yes, it is perceived that unicycles belong in the circus because that's what people associate it with. People need to update the way they think about the sport. It is fast growing and falling more into the category of extreme than ever before. A local example would be the 2 Unicyclists who rode from Durban to Cape Town on the Freedom Challenge Trail (2470km off-road). That's quite an accomplishment. The unicyclist in question on this thread did the race (off-road, single-track) on a 36" wheel . Ultimately, we just want to be at peace with our fellow riders, regardless of how many wheels and sizes. Anyway, it's a pity my first post had to be about such a horrible topic and I'm certain I will be on the forum more often, hopefully making friends.