jogglingflurpy

here is a pic of what a 36'' uni with me on it looks like, to give you an idea what it's about. You also have the MTB version of it.

Do that. And come join us as www.amaonetya.co.za. We are a friendly helpful bunch of guys, and anyone interested can join up and chat on our forum.

Here is the official logo for comparison.

Dirtthreath, you asked WHY UNI: Few reasons: 1. It can much more challenging and therefor much more rewarding. (I think I'm quoting Brent from www.amaonetya.co.za here) 2. It is safer - the moment you lose control, you step off or fall. On a bicycle you can loose control and keep accelerating. 3. Much better for sight seeing: Both hands free, you sit straight up and higher for a better view, and what I have not realized before, it is almost completely silent without the noice of a chain and gears. 4. Most importantly, it is fun. That is my answer. I think if you asked of of the extreme unicyclists like Ruan why, he will list things such as: 1. You can jump off higher cliffs 2. You can ride terrain a bicycle can't go. 3. More adreneline and more extreme. But Im only guessing here. I took the liberty of redesigning the Burger's logo. - they almost had it right but not quite. He it is: Here is the old logo

You buy a Uni with a smaller wheel, or put on longer cranks. Both give you more brake control. Then you kindof lean back and try to keep the peddles from running away with you. The downhills require the most concetration - if you bail from the uni on an uphill, it is usually at almost no speed, and you just step off. On downhill, your do a faceplant which tends to hurt. Luckily, it usually happens before your speed exceeds 25km/h, so it is still much safer than falling from a bicycle.

Thanks cptmayhem. That would have been me. Please just don't call it a "small road race" - the thing almost killed me! Without any gears and without the ability to freeride, any distance is hard work. All in all a very nice experience though. Thanks for the other cyclists and the organizers being so accomodating. The closest I got to a negative comment was the 678 bikers that asked "where's the other wheel / half of your bike?" I'm considering trying the Argus on a Uni, but I may be a bit too ambitious. Hendrik