15-02-2021, 11:24 PM
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Ride my age in miles!
Hi all, and a belated HAPPY NEW YEAR!Hope you're all doing great and staying healthy, fit and safe.
I turned 65 in January and decided to try to ride my age in miles on my unicycle. First attempt ended at mile 22 due to a sudden and scary blowout at 12mph! The wheel stopped immediately, but I kept going...and going, landing on the hard pavement. Turned out the tire was a tad stretched to fit the rim properly. After installing a new tire I tried again a week later. Here is the video of my 65 mile adventure:
16-02-2021, 12:00 AM
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Re: Ride my age in miles!
Hi Terry
a belated Happy New Year to you too! Let's hope it will be a better one for us all.
A great video of your 65 mile Birthday challenge..... well done! Glad your tyre lasted this time and there was no accident.
Looking forward to your next challenge!
A Belated Happy Birthday to you!
16-02-2021, 12:19 AM
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Re: Ride my age in miles!
Originally Posted by EZ Rider
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Maybe it's time to treat yourself to a bicycle. Mine has served me well over the last 50 years and hundreds of miles. Two brakes are better than one. I have 15 years on you. Take care and stay safe Unigeezer
16-02-2021, 03:28 AM
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Re: Ride my age in miles!
Originally Posted by UniGeezer99
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Haha, no thanks. I figure I've got to get good enough on one before I try to, haha! Seriously though, I've been riding my unicycles for 16 years and logged probably over 35,000 miles. For me it's been a life-changing experience and an incredibly fun and ultra-effective way to get in shape and stay fit for life! I love the extra effort and focus it takes and the fact that you can't coast on unicycle and don't have low gears to help climb hills. Although 65 miles is still a good distance, I'm getting ready to do another century which will be my 11th since 2010. Wish me luck! 🙂
I have to say it sounds like hell
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