Dawn of MUni

From UniGeezer, "This video was quite a departure from what I usually do.

I made it as a tribute to both “The Dawn of Man” opening segment of the film “2001 a Space Odyssey”, and to Kris Holm and George Peck, for pioneering the sport we all love so much! It starts out in the "1970's", which required lots of props from that era, including finding a unicycle at least 40 years old, in new looking condition! THAT would be a tall order!

So I went on a “scavenger hunt” of sorts, to find all the props from the 1970’s that were needed, including rotary dial phone, polyester disco shirt and pants, shag wig, lava lamp and much more, all of which you will see in the video. I was lucky to find some new looking 70's cars to ride by, while looking like an extra from the Brady Bunch!

There are several references to the film, (“2001 a Space Odyssey”) including the opening title, and my take on the "Bone to spaceship" scene. For that scene my 70's era unicycle becomes a modern day MUni. This was the most difficult to get right, and took the most time, but I was very happy with the final result.

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did making it! "

Mountain Unicycling at Romero Canyon Santa Barbara

This came over from UniGeezer the other day.  This guy is crazy.  I first met him two years ago at the Fargo Street Hill Climb.

"They say things happen in "3's". Well on Labor day Monday, I got my three! It was a 220 mile round trip to Santa Barbara, this time to Romero canyon.

#1 was a bad ankle sprain when I dropped to a slanted rock and had an inversion sprain.
#2 was a super painful calf injury when I dismounted off the back and my calf got skewered on the handle of my quick release collar, that somehow was partly open!
#3 happened when I finished the ride and got to my car. I wanted to pull it into a shady spot to change into some dry clothes. As I backed into a spot, I smacked into a frickin tree that was in my blind spot! Did about $700 damage. Other than all that, everything went great!"

UniGeezer Rides the Nimbus Oregon

UniGeezer rides the Nimbus Oregon from UniCycle.com.  This promo is pretty cool, and I got to hand it to UniGeezer, he's got some great skills.

I really need to try out a Unicycle.