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OK, I’ll bite… was it hard to learn?

• the_gastropod 3y ago
  Not the person you asked, but as a fellow unicyclist, I can say: not really?! I think most people could get the basics (staying upright, and turning a bit sloppily) in a few hours. When I first learned, I setup a couple large garbage bins several feet apart, and just tried to get from one to the other, using the bins to keep up / turn around / go back. As you improve, move the bins farther apart, and rinse / repeat until you’ve got it.
• grumple 3y ago
  The old school unicycle took maybe a few hours and felt kind of safe to learn. You just step forward to get off. The electric felt a lot more dangerous to learn. I practiced going back and forth in a hallway (holding the wall), then practiced riding freely and turning in a parking lot, then started riding around my neighborhood. It is dangerous, though. One wheel in contact with the ground, people don't know how to react to you, plus high speeds and poorly maintained roads mean a mistake by you or another person can mean a hospital trip with serious injuries. I think the risk is easily 10x or more than what it is to ride a bike around.
• insickness 3y ago
  To be able to actually ride, it took me about two weeks, practicing 30 minutes per day. But then I was still pretty wobbly for a month or so.