Butler Wobble

Here's a pic from ONE of yesterday's parades we hit.  Yes, there were 2 parades and another appearance we had on the 4th.  That's good.  This one was on the Miracle Mile in Monroeville with the Pro Bikes bike decorating contest contestants following behind.  We've been doing this parade annually for at least 3 years now and it's always awesome.  It fits us well as we still remember the joy of bike riding at a young age.  Since then we've added unicycling to our repertoire, but it's all still pedaling. From the pic above, you can see it is all about the bike- AND the chance to ride it in a parade! The pic here was of the winner of the bike decorating contest.  The pinwheels spun when he rode, and you can't even see the rocket taped on the back.  His smile is big, but what was really amazing was to see how fluid this guy was when riding his steed.  Seriously, he had smoothness that many adults have never had. While s...

First off: No MUni Monday this week due to NAUCC 2012 . Many of us are headed out early so we won't be meeting at Ritts Park. We may do next week. Shoot an email if you're interested as some of us will be getting back on Monday. The week after (the 23rd) things will be back to normal. Other updates: July 4th we the Monroeville Miracle Mile Parade with Pro Bikes. It was a great time. Adam, Kevin, Rick, Nate, Isaac, Steve, Lisa, and Dave were in attendance. The usual "You lost a wheel" jokes were given, but most of the people observing the parade really seemed to enjoy the unicycles. Once again, NAUCC 2012 is this week. We should be able to post some updates as the week progresses. If you have the opportunity to head out- even for a day trip- you should give it a go. Saline, MI is only 4 1/2 hours away. It's the closest the NAUCC conference has ever been to us. If you do make it out, you may have the opportunity to meet some of these cool peop...

In order: July 4th Monroeville with Chas and Pro Bikes and Kids! We meet at Pro Bikes Monroeville at 8am. If that's too far to ride your uni, meet at Lisa and Dave's at 7am and we'll carpool. Parade starts at 9am. July 8th: Downtown Butler Ride. Meet at the usual spot- in the parking lot across from Pizza Joe's (and those crazy cool bike/uni racks.) Rumor has it that the Butler Eagle will be taking pictures and doing a story on downtown rides. 36" unis especially welcome! July 9th: Emlenton parade. See the blog post below for details. Check the Fat Tire Challenge homepage for a couple of write ups on the June 18th race in Sigel. Scroll down and click the links. The unicycle article is also on the Post-Gazette site- specifically here . A HUGE thanks to Shannon (PG) and Liz (JCN) for covering the race. Thanks for not making us out to be a bunch of clowns!

June 11th Autism Benefit at Mazzanti's: Isaac makes it look easy. Rick has only been riding since last winter! He's be become quite the climber and uses his uni a lot. Yes, we were allowed to ride around the car show! June 18th Fat Tire Challenge in Sigel (earlier I mistakenly said Brookville): We had 6 in the Uni Class (an off road record for at least Western PA!). In the pic are: Claude, Isaac, Andy, Connor, Dave, and Buzz. 7.78 mi of good racing times. Look for a race writeup (including some uni info) in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this coming Saturday (the 25th). Thanks Shannon in advance for the article! You might not recognize Claude, Connor, or Buzz. They aren't from around here. Claude made the trip from Germantown, MD; Connor from near Erie, PA; and Buzz from Rochester, NY. Good times. An especially huge THANK YOU goes out to Michael and Mindy White for being the race organizers who were completely willing to not only accept, but embrace the concept of MUn...