Friday, May 30 2008, 09:24 AM
I have noted in the past that I occasionally see odd things on my way to, from, and around work. This morning's walk would have been unremarkable (but glorious-- perfect weather and that wide, bright New Mexico sky) if not for the unicycle. On a typical day I usually get passed by a handful or perhaps a half-dozen cyclists on the way in each morning and on the way out every evening. Bicyclists, that is. The unicycle commuters, on the other hand, are a rare breed. It may in fact be a breed of one. Either way, I was passed by a unicyclist this morning. Huh.

I had a friend in high school who was a unicyclist/juggler. And when I was in grad school, there was a guy in my neighborhood who rode around on a giraffe unicycle. But I had no idea that there are such things as mountain and even extreme unicycling, which, judging from the photos and videos is really pretty cool.

The more I think about it, though, the less surprising this becomes. Extreme ironing makes offroad unicycling seem downright logical by comparison.
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