What have you been called?

[Vik's]

1 hour ago, Nuo Meng said:

ELECTRIC UNICYCLES RULE!

For those of us that don't speak/read Russian, this is how to say it if you sounded it out with English letters:

ELEKTRICESKIE MONOCIKLY PRAVILO!

"Elektricheskie monocikly rulyat" is just about right

[Cloud]

56 minutes ago, Vik's said:

"Elektricheskie monocikly rulyat" is just about right

This is exactly right and is how they say it there

[Rehab1]

@Nuo Meng Are you sure the lettering is not some form of a Russian Launch Code??

[SinisterPrime]

Hey guys i too get the usual questions and had my share of rude reponses while riding my ips 191 xima lhotz but one of most recent was a group of chavs acting rowdy 2 guys 3 girls with one guy trying to damage a flag of a bus stop with the guy doing it stopping and trying to give me the 10k yard stare when i got closer one of the girls shout go take it off him and we'll sell it to which i just laughed seeing as i was travelling around 15mph at the time one of the girls just stared at the wheel confused  but one of the lads obviously had abit more sense and just said 'good luck hes smoking' knowing i was travelling too fast for them to even try but i havent ever seen another euc rider i'm not sure how others here in manchester are received but i regularly seem to draw far too much attention it seems

[MaxLinux]

42 minutes ago, SinisterPrime said:

i havent ever seen another euc rider

I have not seen another EUC rider in my area either. I often encounter people who have never seen or heard of EUCs. Most of the time if I ask such people if they know about hoverboards, they say yes. Even though EUCs have been around for a while now, awareness seems to be advancing slowly.

[Czestnut]

Got this tonight... "Can you do a wheelie?"

 

[HEC]

@SinisterPrime Haha - got to love the Mancunian chavs and ASBOs ... Where about in Manchester have you met those little geniuses?

[SinisterPrime]

@HEC

4 hours ago, HEC said:

@SinisterPrime Haha - got to love the Mancunian chavs and ASBOs ... Where about in Manchester have you met those little geniuses?

Oh those delightful individuals were in ashton under lyne when i was coming back from the ikea there be lucky if they have the iq of a glass of water between them

[Vik's]

On ‎19‎.‎06‎.‎2016 at 5:54 AM, Rehab1 said:

@Nuo Meng Are you sure the lettering is not some form of a Russian Launch Code??

For your reference:

Edited June 22, 2016 by Vik's
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[HEC]

16 hours ago, SinisterPrime said:

@HEC

Oh those delightful individuals were in ashton under lyne when i was coming back from the ikea there be lucky if they have the iq of a glass of water between them

Oh - I remember the HUGE traffic jams when IKEA opened there  It's quite nice ride there though ...

[DS]

A new call:

James Bond?

[The Fat Unicyclist]

33 minutes ago, DS said:

A new call:

James Bond?

Is it safe to ride wearing a tuxedo?

[DS]

1 minute ago, The Fat Unicyclist said:

Is it safe to ride wearing a tuxedo?

Ha, ha,,,well, I was not exactly like that dressed but apparently somehow associated with James Bond

[Vik's]

@The Fat Unicyclist, Morphsuit version of it is probably ok:

[daniop301]

I had a funny situation while riding this week

I was going downhill narrow street and there was a guy going uphill in his car. When he noticed me, he smiled, put his arm out of the window and we 'casually' high-fived  Totally made my day

[OneWheel]

Saw segway ninebot mini look a like in 1996, solowheel look a like 2008 2x.

[LanghamP]

It will be only a matter of time before this unicycle gets me laid as I am constantly stopped by young girls wanting to know what I am riding. So I cannot say the attention is all bad. Plus I'm good looking so they appreciate me grabbing them as they attempt to stay on the unicycle.

I will say learning to ride a unicycle in the city is a great way to get over embarrassment. After falling off in the middle of an intersection for what must be the 15th time I can say I'm cool with public failure and humiliation.

[kasenutty]

I was riding around in a parking garage in a hotel last night and notice this sketchy hillbilly chasing me. I was freaked out. Turns out he was filming me because the euc was blowing his mind. We ended up having a beer by the pool. Nice guy

[Maximus]

First camping trip of the year this weekend and even better, first trip with the unicycles!  Could barely ride with the number of people stoping us to ask about them.  It was the most conversation I've ever had with complete strangers, but everyone was great and were so excited. My favorite thing to say to kids is that "I'm from the future", it's perfect . 

[RooEUC]

At the weekend I did 4 hours of riding down by the river/park over two days.  Both days happened to have events on at the location and were very crowded on some sections of the route.  I got a lot of comments and would say about 90% of them were positive.  I have noticed a pattern emerging in what kinds of people make what kinds of comments. 

Kids under about 10 tend to be totally awestruck and encouraging and say things like "wow! what is that?", "Oh coooooool!" and "Look Dad!  Look at that guy!".  Teenage boys 12 and up tend to be stuck in their confused 'low self esteem + got to prove I'm cool' phase and when in groups they will say things like "Yo!  WTF is that?", "Look at this F'ing guy on his flying wheel", "I bet you can't make it jump" and "Hahaha what's this guy trying to be?".  They will rarely say a word when alone.  Men about 23+ usually either ignore me but try to look from the corner of their eye, or say "That's pretty cool, man!" or if I'm stopped somewhere they will stare at me, quietly waiting for a chance to come and ask me questions with genuine interest, even asking where they can get one of their own.  Women (especially those out running or walking in the park in groups) usually say things like "I could sure use one of those right now!", "Well I haven't seen that before", "Oh wow, look at him go!" and "This guy's got the smart way to travel". 

Then there are the jealous types and hillbilly types who just aren't very smart or socially capable, who will just shout out "Hey what the F is that?" or "How does that work?" and expect me to be able to explain the technology to them as I pass by at 20kph.  Some of them are rude and say things like "oh look, the lazy way to exercise".  Recently one young woman with her friends seemed genuinely interested in the wheel, but approached the interaction in a very brash, rude way by screaming "hey I need one of those! Come back here!  I wanna know what that is!" and as I passed her on the way back she shouted repeatedly again and tried to block my path, even putting her hands out to try to stop me.  I was able to weave around her and I just ignored her.  I do not have time for people who approach me in such a loud, demanding 'stop and answer my questions right now god damn it!' way.

What I have found is that the best way for me to deal with people is to ignore them if I am moving.  I have stopped a few times and answered questions, but once they ask their usual 2 or 3 questions and say "well cool, man" they walk off and I'm left to get back on my wheel and set off again.  And all the people who shout things seem to think they are the only ones to have made that remark that day or to have asked a question.  But they are just one in a long list.  I do not have time to stop or to reply every time someone shouts something, thinking they're smart and funny or that I should give them my time, only to be dismissed when they get what they want.  So I ignore almost everyone now and carry on my journey.

Something else I have noticed is that when I wear a backpack I get more respect and my guess is that it's because I look like this is simply my preferred mode of transport, not just a recreational toy.  I'm simply travelling to work to some destination and instead of a car or a bike, I use a more modern piece of tech to get there.  When I'm just riding in a T-shirt and no backpack people assume I'm just out having fun on some gadget, messing around.  So now I wear a small backpack on every planned ride, even if it's empty.

[RooEUC]

16 hours ago, Maximus said:

My favorite thing to say to kids is that "I'm from the future", it's perfect . 

Hehe yes.  Another version to try for young kids is "Don't tell anyone, but I'm from the year 2032.  I'm here to save the president and I'm running out of time!"

[kour]

the other day i was practicing on a basketball court at a community center and five or six boys, probably about four or five years old, saw me and ran up, shouting excitedly. they were like, 'how can you do that!? how can you do that!?' so i stopped and turned off the wheel and told them to hold it there. i demonstrated how it would pitch forward and backward with the power off, then turned it on so they could feel how it stabilized. then i told them if they ever rode one that they would have to wear a helmet! they were cute.

a week before that i was riding down my street (hill), wearing my helmet, and some guy shouted something at me, about my helmet/a helmet... i couldn't tell what he said but it sounded like a reprimand, like, something along the lines of 'you'll need more than helmet if you fall off that thing!' haha

Edited May 15, 2017 by kour

[kour]

41 minutes ago, RooMiniPro said:

Recently one young woman with her friends seemed genuinely interested in the wheel, but approached the interaction in a very brash, rude way by screaming "hey I need one of those! Come back here!  I wanna know what that is!" and as I passed her on the way back she shouted repeatedly again and tried to block my path, even putting her hands out to try to stop me

crazy!

[Maximus]

1 hour ago, RooMiniPro said:

Something else I have noticed is that when I wear a backpack I get more respect and my guess is that it's because I look like this is simply my preferred mode of transport, not just a recreational toy.  I'm simply travelling to work to some destination and instead of a car or a bike, I use a more modern piece of tech to get there.  When I'm just riding in a T-shirt and no backpack people assume I'm just out having fun on some gadget, messing around.  So now I wear a small backpack on every planned ride, even if it's empty.

I like that.  Seems like there's always something useful that could be kept too, such as extra clothes, charger, phone etc.  Win, win!

[LanghamP]

Today I was accosted by a large group of black kids in the 14-16 age who shouted at me and came onto the bike path from their pedestrian path. They almost got me too, and I think this is an exceptionally dangerous situation but my wheel was too fast (lead intercept not lag intercept). I avoid any large groups of young male minorities and this shows exactly why. They will try to knock you off your vehicle and rob you. It will happen and so just prepare yourself mentally for that eventuality. I am as reasonably careful as I can and yet today I had a serious close call that makes my blood run cold.

Dunno about the aggressive young girls that stop you. I've already got a few phone numbers and felt up more than a few but one or two felt sketchy like they weren't mentally all there, or they had very poor impulse control.