A few brief, important questions answered....



What is a Unipsycho?
Unipsychos are a team of unicycle enthusiasts who are generally interested in the slightly lesser known side of our sport: off-road, street, and trials unicycling. Our goals are:

1.)To break the strong stereotype of unicycling as a circus art.
2.) To create a following of people interested in unicycling as an "aggressive" type sport.
3.) To have as much fun as possible on one wheel and....
4.)To promote off-road unicycling in any way possible.



What is off-road/trials/and street unicycling?
There are four different branches or types of unicycling growing off of the original road unicycling practice. The three that we are generally involved in are trials, off-road, and street.

Trials unicycling (above) origins lie with Dan Heatons group, Syko Productions and their premiere extreme unicycling video Universe. Trials unicyclings roots are in stunt bicycling (also called trials biking) and is the art of negotiating complicated courses. For example, a trials unicyclist might see a group of rocks or stairs and attempt to hop from one to another. The core skill for trials unicycling is hopping.

 
Off-road unicycling (above) (better known as MUni or Mountain Unicycling) is the father of extreme unicycling. Started in the late 1980's and organized by such names as David Poznanter and John Foss off road unicycling needs no real description. It is what it is called. Simply the navigation of mountainous terrain on one wheel. Mountain unicycling has no real core skill although many skills are necessary to master it. The best method for starting to ride mountains on one wheel? Learn to ride... and then climb a mountain.


  

 Street unicycling (above) is the newest form of extreme unicycling and is usually considered the most aggressive. Street riders ride quickly and skillfully through an urban playground and use a variety of stunts, skills, and tricks in their environment. The difference between a trials unicyclist and a street unicyclist is primarily in the way that stunts are performed. Trials unicyclists tend to avoid flashy stunts and get the job done efficiently, while a street unicyclist will do 180's and 360's off of pretty much any drop he encounters.

And finally.... Freestyle unicycling (above) is the fourth subtype. It is similar to flatland biking and has been compared to ice skating or dancing. It is done almost entirely on flat ground and is probably the hardest type to learn and master. Freestyle is the art of doing a variety of interesting stunts with and on any unicycle.




How do I get involved?
First, if you are a resident of Texas...... PLEASE contact us! We would love to get together with you and either, teach you if you are inexperienced or ride with you if you are. Our webmasters e-mail address is info@unipsychos.com. We would love to hear from you. Second. Go out and buy a unicycle.



Where do I get a unicycle? Which unicycle should I buy?
There is, as of now, only one reputable unicycle distributor on the web and that is unicycle.com. They have been around since the sport truly began and have a WIDE range of unicycles in stock. Which unicycle you purchase depends entirely on what kind of unicycling you want to get in to and what kind of money you have. Think of it this way... At Wal-mart you can buy a bike for 100 dollars. That will be a cheap bike and will last you a year or so. Take the price of the bike and cut it in half (no pun intended) and you will have the approximate cost/quality of the unicycle you purchase. Unicycles price varies from 60 dollars to 1600 dollars. The unicycle our website recommends a beginner is the Nimbus 20 inch Trials Unicycle. It is the best value for what you get and will last you a long time.

If you would like to see what we ride, click here:     Our Rides