Day 15 - with Lucy!

After going for a walk with Lucy, we decided to get the unicycle out. I rode over to hte park and then she hopped onto it and rode circles around. Well, actually it wasn't quite like that...first she tried to get on with my help. Then she tried to get on by herself. Then she tried with a longer fence. Hooray she was on! Then of course there was also hte not-so-easy task of riding it. She crept slowly along the fence (with regular UPDs :) )and I helpfully gave tips like leaning certain ways and weight distribution, as well as laughing and filming :D.

Maybe I will convert her to unicycling :P

*Viva la unicyle Revolution!*

Day 14

Went into the little park with the soft tarmac again today & just practised freemounts. My freemounts are doing really well now :) I'm quite happy with them. Also thought about idling, and went through the motions whilst holding onto the fence, however when put into practise it didn't work quite so well...

My dad's coming back from america soon & so he will buy me a helmet :) yay (Safety first kids!), then I think i'll feel a bit braver...:D Once I've got good I wanna either buy a trials or muni unicycle...:D:D:D

And maybe some safety gear...

Day 13

Not so well on the freemounting fron...okay they were pretty darn bad. Distance wise was alright although I only practised for 10mins. My left leg was a bit shakey so I think that's what mucked up my mounts - probably tired out from all the unicycling yesterday...hope to practise more tomorrow :)

Day 12

Morning-
Longest ride yet...with lots of UPDs though...we travelled around a nearby lake which was pretty cool :) Lots of bicyclists gave me strange smiles though - you almost hear the cogs ticking as they think "How does she do that?" makes me feel veery big-headed. :D I managed a few free-mounts on the way round as well :)

Afternoon-
Went down the park with my sister. I think I'm at 'Level 1' now because I:
1.Mount unicycle unassisted.
2.Ride 50m.
3.Dismount gracefully with unicycle in front.

(Okay I didn't dismount terribly gracefully, but it still counts :) )

I'm a happy bunny.

Day 11

I just went for a short ride today. A couple of loops around the park...with a small audience - "Awesome! How do you do that?" Me: "I don't know." and then holding onto my mum as I went to my grandparents house because I didnt want to fall in hte road :D

I even managed a random freemount somewhere along the lines...

Day 10

WOOOOO

Distance Breakthrough!! I took to a proper tarmac path today. Its in a kinda big 'loop' and I managed to get over half way round!! Thats including a couple of turns!! YAYY
What's more - a couple and their baby twins were walking by - total ego boost!

Freemountings doing alright too :)

Happy days.

Day 9

10mins practice today and its been over a week since my last. Not too good :(

However, all though I didn't cover much in hte way of distance...my 'freemount success rate' is imroving!

Tip: Look at hte pedal you lift your second foot onto...that way you don't miss it - I reckon this is just about the only instance the rule 'Look forward, not down' does not appy for.