I am one of the loyal minions in the Harvey Mudd Club Jim Frinier
posted about recently. I learned just this year (in September), though
I have been a unicyle-sympathizer for some time. (It also helped that
I am nearing the end of my stay at Mudd, and wanted to have something
more useful to show for four years than a diploma when I left.)
I own a 24" Zephyr from Cycle Designs, and except for the tendency of
the seat to twist in the clamp (which I plan to rectify with a big
drill and a bolt) I love it. While I wish I could have a Schwinn for
sheer durability, I love the looks of a Zephyr -- all black and
chrome. They really look magnificent under a good unic (that's Mudd
slang for "person who unicycles" -- I haven't seen it used elsewhere)
flying around campus.
Unic, of course, is not to be mistaken in spoken English for
Eunoch. And a group of unics shouldn't be spelled Unix. It's all very
difficult for non-unicyclists to comprehend, which is why the word is
so much fun. Though the unenlightened inisist that too much unicycling
will make a Eunoch out of a unic. :)
Anyway, I don't plan to learn too many tricks, nor to be much more
than a level 3 rider. The uni is a really useful mode of
transportation to me, and a unique way to say "I don't mind being a
bit different!" to all the people I uni by. :)
-- Jeff R. Allen | semi-Senior CS major | "No, sir, that's a fish. (fnord) | South 351d, x4940 | A catfish, to be certain."