On the Road……El Tour De Tucson, unicycle madness
This guy definitely deserves some kind of recognition for riding 111 miles on a unicycle. How he handled some of the steeper hills, descents, and cross winds, I have no idea.
This was not an easy picture to make while riding in a packed field near the start of the race. I have the Ebisu’s stable handling to thank for it.
Nathan
Featured Comment by Andy: “I am the mystery unicyclist. I completed the 111 mile ride in 8:51:46 for a Silver finish. My unicycle has a 36 inch wheel with a geared hub that has 2 speeds 1:1 and 1:1.5. That allows me to go really fast in high gear and shift to low gear to tackle the steep hills. I have a detailed write-up of the day on blog page of my website www.tucsonuni.com.”
My name is Andy Moore, and I am the mystery unicyclist. I completed the 111 mile ride in 8:51:46 for a Silver finish. My unicycle has a 36 inch wheel with a geared hub that has 2 speeds 1:1 and 1:1.5. That allows me to go really fast in high gear and shift to low gear to tackle the steep hills. I have a detailed write-up of the day on blog page of my website http://www.tucsonuni.com.
Andy Moore
22 Nov 11 at 11:41 am
Andy/ thanks for stopping by and great job on completing the ride in the time you did!! fantastic write-up on your website too…i learned to ride a unicycle as a kid, but am not at all familiar with uni’s like your 36er. maybe i’ll see you next year or in the Tucson Mtns in april.
fridaycyclotouriste
22 Nov 11 at 7:49 pm