Re: Riders paradise
lpounds
Whoa that is awesome! Would you say that the population of unicyclists
is dense in that area in comparison to Ottawa?
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ntappin
Bondo wrote:
> Cool...that's a great city. I have ridden my unicycle in Seoul
> before...it was on a stage at the Air Force Base...but still counts.
>
> How many riders?
Thousands just in Seoul alone.
The thing is that there are many unicycle groups and organisations. I
have met with one group so far and they are based on Taekwondo. They
are a TKD association. All of the masters of gyms that are part of the
association ride unicycles, and then teach their students unicycling as
well. They make up one of the unicycle associations, they hold an
annual Korean wide race day, and regular hockey games among the
masters.
They have their own level system, import their own unicycles from China
and Miyata and have a couple of other organisations under them.
There is another club that I'm pretty sure is called the CUA (Corean
Unicycle Association) and they do thing slike muni and trials as well
as regular riding.
Then there are a couple other groups and organisations. It is rather
complicated, and they all have very serious and complex system of
management, with presidents, PR people, and the whole works.
Also most of them have only been around 1-5 years at most, so it is all
very new and already very organised, which means it is growing extremely
fast.
Just in one unicycle association there are almost 2000 unicyclists, so
you can understand why it needs to be so organised.
In Ottawa we have many unicyclists but we just aren't organised, no
records are kept of how many there are, and very regularly I meet new
unicyclists on the street that I have never heard of.
So far I have been extremely well taken in by them and they have been
really really friendly, the KUA (the Taekwondo based association) will
be sending its masters to play hockey, enter some races and will be
performing a Taekwondo demonstation. There are also some other Korean
unicyclists who will be attending Unicon but are part of other groups.
Next week two of the major groups are meeting to discuss a merger and
how it would be possible.
I'm hoping to meet the other unicyclists next week.
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Tyler_N
Here in So Cal we got Tons of mountains, staircases, skate parks,
beaches, over 40 other unicyclists, tons of motivation to learn new
tricks or trials lines, and the internet.
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corbin
Tyler_N wrote:
> Here in So Cal we got Tons of mountains, staircases, skate parks,
> beaches, over 40 other unicyclists, tons of motivation to learn new
> tricks or trials lines, and the internet.
Oh man, I wish I had the internet!
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ntappin
Tyler_N wrote:
> Here in So Cal we got Tons of mountains, staircases, skate parks,
> beaches, over 40 other unicyclists, tons of motivation to learn new
> tricks or trials lines, and the internet.
Hah I think Korea beats you out for internet, this is one of the most
wired nations in the world, where TV on your cell phone is standard and
if you can't get reception in the 7th basement or on the subway then you
should sue your carrier.
Their fridges have more technology than my super new cell phone I
bought in Hong Kong.
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ntappin
I've found a problem with having so many riders...
Not enough time to ride with them all!!
I rode with another Korean club tonight from 8:30 until 10:30 and they
wanted to ride again, unfortunately I'm busy Saturday until Tuesday
when I leave Korea, so tomorrow is our only chance, I've planned out my
afternoon but not my morning (I was thinking that sleep might be a good
plan), but they want me to come do muni with them!
How could I say no. I'm not riding Muni with the KUF tomorrow, from
9-12:30, then Saturday from 9-1 I'm riding with the KUA learning
unicycle archery and probably helping teach little kids, then Hockey
again on Sunday!!!
I have never unicycled so much in my life!
I was thinking o I can just relax when I leave Korea, but I'm going to
Tokyo!
To make matters worse I have been told that the Miyata store is in
Harajuku!!!!!!!! Not only is Harajuku pretty much awesome cool, but
there is THE Miyata store there!
Sleep is for sissies!
hobo_chuck
ntappin wrote:
> Sleep is for sissies!
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ntappin wrote:
> Sleep is for sissies!
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