Would you like to learn how to ride a unicycle?

@djpalmer31

4 жыл бұрын

@mredpratt would be impressed.

@thelandylad1022

4 жыл бұрын

Global Cycling Network Defo

@grandpalouis818

4 жыл бұрын

I would like you to do a video of the best road bikes in the price range of 1000 to 1500 pounds. Plz

@gooseymoosey1630

4 жыл бұрын

I do, it's fun

@sitflyer2661

4 жыл бұрын

No way, but kudos to you for giving it a shot!

Can I start a petition to get James' Dad on the next episode of the GCN show? What are we saying? 100 likes?

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

James' dad and brother in law Nigel on at once would break the internet

@r3cy

4 жыл бұрын

@@gcn both on a tandem. make it so.

@rexezard4018

4 жыл бұрын

@@r3cy Don't get our hopes up

@gmbn

4 жыл бұрын

@@gcn DO IT!

@rexezard4018

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikewood9284 Would it matter?

Tips and tricks for picking up the unicycle: 1. When mounting, keep your step-on pedal in a 6-o'clock position. Otherwise when you put your weight on the pedal, it will cause the uni to move. 2. Proper saddle height is the same as a road bike: seat should be high enough so that your leg reaches to about full extension when the pedal is in a 6-o'clock position. (Your legs shouldn't be able to reach and touch the ground when you're riding. (Although it may be okay to try a lower seat height when initially getting your sense of balance, I'd wean away from that as soon as you can ride more than 30-50 feet. At that point you can pretty much go indefinitely, so it's just a matter of getting comfortable, and learning to mount without the aid of a wall or lamp post. Or learning to ride in reverse, if you wanna go back for seconds. :p ) 3. Lower tire pressure is better when first starting out. Lower tire pressures lower the efficiency and make the handling more sluggish. Normally it's the last thing you want, but since your movements will be clumsy and overly-exaggerated when first learning overly sensitive and twitchy handling is the last thing you probably need. You can increase the tire pressure for better efficiency once you got the hang of it. 4. A lot of beginners either hunch forward or unconsciously try and keep the wheel tilted towards the front of them. To successfully maintain balance, you need to keep your spine erect, and the seat post perfectly in-line with it. (It may feel like you are, but chances are you're still not keeping things upright enough.) The best way to describe the sensation is this: If it feels like you're constantly dancing that line of having the unicycle want to shoot out behind you just as much as it wants to go forward, you're doing it right and keeping yourself at the ideal spot on top of that apex/arc. 5. If you need to bail, just run it off (ideally forward) and let the uni fall however it will. They're built to take that sort of beating, and it makes you less likely to eat shit if you try to "save" the unicycle while also trying to keep yourself from falling down.) 6. If you're a dude, perch your balls up and over the front of the saddle so they don't get crushed between the seat and your pelvis. (Not a fun one to learn the hard way.)

So preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should. -Jurassic Park.

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Thankfully nobody died in the filming of this video 😂

@TheTobykenyon

4 жыл бұрын

@@gcn *this* video

I learned to unicycle over 30 years ago, then made a career out of it. Over the years I've taught a lot of people to unicycle and this is how the commentary in my head went, "He's set the seat far too low, and the pedal's in completely the wrong position, that's better he's put the seat up, no it's still too low! Ah, that's a lot better he's put the seat up again. He seems to be getting the hang of it now. What! only 4 hours and the length of the deck, that's good going, pretty sure that's quicker than I managed it" So, I'm seriously impressed, fantastic effort, well done! ps. Even after all these years I can still remember the bruises on my shins. .

Good work James! Planning to upgrade to a larger wheel any time soon?

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe he should get a few more tips!

@butters6295

4 жыл бұрын

I knew the unicycle god himself would be here

@evanr1940

4 жыл бұрын

A much larger wheel and then around the track for an hour?

@marcbradford9455

4 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say, too bad Ed isn't in the UK to help out, haha

@waltysalamander

2 жыл бұрын

Ed's riding on a one man wheel cart (something here) analog 36" unicycle across the USA. I don't know what the hell I'm gonna get myself into today.

Next video: Hank going for the unicycle 1 hour record and re-destroying his undercarriage

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Now there is an idea.... we'll see what the unicycle hour record is...

@TWROC96

4 жыл бұрын

Hank always seems to be putting his package on the line for GCN.

@PnlBtr

4 жыл бұрын

Have to admire the commitment.

@panzerveps

4 жыл бұрын

@@gcn Why stop at 1 hour? 24 hour challenge!

"Stay on the grass until you can move onto the hard stuff." Kids, that's how you become a grown man talking to yourself on a unicycle for a day. Just say "No"

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Comment of the week

@_Rafiki.

4 жыл бұрын

🤣

@hugoyoung4890

4 жыл бұрын

GCN teaches more than just cycling skills it seems.

I gotta say, nobody comes close to James when it comes to potentially sacrificing his body or sanity to do something for the channel.

@joanneleyva4942

4 жыл бұрын

James takes on the hardest and riskiest challenges. He is carrying the show right now!

@taufikabidin412

4 жыл бұрын

And money too.

@UKBROOKLYN

4 жыл бұрын

Gotta say Lasty crying on the way up the Mür Dl Giat is a pretty hard video to beat.. perhaps we can send James up there to compare.. kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6aOr6t6qLC9pLw.html

I think we need a competition between brother-in-law Nigel and James’ dad 😁 Great effort and very entertaining 👍🏻

@TWROC96

4 жыл бұрын

Obstacle course on cruiser/beach bikes stopping to do some British things- having a cup of tea, opening and closing an umbrella, having a scone with cream.....

@billinhouston3291

4 жыл бұрын

@Randy Mayfield I believe Lorraine would destroy both lads.

I got my unicycle on a bike-to-work scheme. 🤣

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

It would be great if universities had a similar scheme for unicycles

Hank's dad laugh is addictive..

@satrioesar7151

4 жыл бұрын

A worthy opponent for matt's laugh

@johnandrews3568

4 жыл бұрын

@@satrioesar7151 came to post this... leaving satisfied.

Dude! They hate you! That re-creation of a tour stage, the trenching, now this! This is the longest hazing I’ve ever seen...and you keep going! Good on ya mate.🍻

Wouldn’t be a proper week in the world of GCN if Hank’s life wasn’t out at risk!!! Tall bike... 24 ride... race to the coast at night... trenching...

@dunigan3320

4 жыл бұрын

You forgot the fixed gear races

I learned to ride a unicycle in a second or two - I was shocked as I thought it would be crazy difficult, and as I got on it I was prepared to utterly fail, but it was just a matter of balance and control - maybe all my years rock climbing without a rope and riding an off-road motorcycle somehow gave me a boost? Unlike my brother, I was never very athletic but I had ridden a bike constantly for years before - all I know is 25 years ago I knew that my brother had mastered (it was his unicycle I tried) and he figured it out around age 12 or so without too much difficulty... So I figured it could not be THAT hard... I guess I am a bit more athletic than I thought... 😅

@elayned6147

5 күн бұрын

Impressed 👍

Hanks dad is the new brother in law Nigel 😂

@laf9686

4 жыл бұрын

There is only one brother-in-law Nigel.

This was the best GCN “learn a new skill” video ever. The most genuine grit-your-teeth-and-keep-going humility I’ve ever seen from one of you guys. He took it like a real sport. And laughed at himself (with a little help from his dad) while doing it. Kudos to James. I think his next challenge should be the slack line. Well, maybe without the unicycle at first though. 😉

Two days at 14 , I cracked 30 metres on the unicycle

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

How about now?

I unicycle! It took me months to learn but I'm 12 so I don't know how that affects it. I did a lot of reaserch and reading beforehand, and then practiced every day. It improved my balance so much. I highly recommend it!

@minifishy7162

4 жыл бұрын

Im 15 but i learned when i was twelve and it was a great summer activity!

@billinhouston3291

4 жыл бұрын

Can you wheelie on a bike? Are they similar?

@minifishy7162

4 жыл бұрын

No i definetly cant wheelie... And i cant imagine there similar either

@gooseymoosey1630

4 жыл бұрын

@@billinhouston3291 I also can't wheelie. I don't think they are that simalar, as balancing on a bike is different to balancing on a unicycle :)

I think that I now understand the GCN video formula - anything that can hurt James in the nether regions is a great idea for a video.

brother-in-law Nigel and Hank's dad are the new honorary members of GCN!

Funniest (and most impressive) thing I've seen all week 😂😂 There better be a revisit for the yearly blooper reel!

Well done James! I used to run a Unicycle club at my kid’s school and it was amazing how some kids would manage in no time at all and others would never get it. Job done I would say.

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Innes!

@benbrown8258

3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree!! Find average it may take someone about 10 to 12 hours to get where he did by himself. I've also seen one gymnast who had never ridden in two tries take off riding. I also know of a man who took a full year to learn how to ride across the gymnasium. I wonder if he learned that a unicycle is related to a bicycle but not the same thing. Definitely he had the look of satisfaction whenever he accomplished a new goal. That is always the case on a unicycle. At least it is for me each time I get on it and I've been riding for a couple years now. Always feel a sense of accomplishment however far I ride.

I like to imagine Hank has no part in the discussion process about what he will do next and just recives his marching orders, no questions.

Red Hook crit, penny farthing hour record, unicycling... pain is becoming quite the theme of your videos, James! What is GCN doing to you?!

Imagine going all the way around the world on one like Ed Pratt!! Amazing KZread channel worth a look!

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah we were lucky enough to do an video with Ed Pratt a few years ago, that guy is incredible!

I remember the frustration! I’m not a great unicyclist but I learned in my teens and still ride today a few decades later. Good work.

Thank you for posting this, these are more inspiring than watching pros teachin beginner unicycle

Dad's encouragement was the key to success. Thanks Dad!

This is the best video of this series

When is the crash compilation coming out? That was entertainment at its finest.

James is hard carrying GCN on his back right now. Putting Russ 2017 stats on board.

@TWROC96

4 жыл бұрын

James has 2 speeds it seems- full on, or full stop; chill time seems to only happens when he is exhausted.

after this... everesting on a unicycle

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

People have already done it - cyclists are crazy

@jakagaber

4 жыл бұрын

@@gcn must be extremly lightweight if made out of some carbon fibre... maybe some deep section wheels 🤔😂😂😂

@nwimpney

4 жыл бұрын

@@jakagaber there's not too much point, when even an aluminum frame is so light. Deep section wheels would be mostly for looks, since you're really not going to be going very fast on a unicycle that's not geared, 36" wheeled, or both. I've got one unicycle that's on standard road bike tires/wheels, and it's fun to ride, but with direct drive, aero doesn't come into it in any significant way, when 140RPM is only ~17km/h

@jakagaber

4 жыл бұрын

@@nwimpney you are completly right but it would look really blink

@dvaneg98

4 жыл бұрын

nwimpney there are unicycles with gears

Hank, Dad's job is moral support, a little bit of filming, and catching some zzz while you put yourself through a GCN challenge.

I love how many times Hank says "unicycle" before he proceeds to "pump these bad boys up" in reference to his single tire.

James you rock..you are always so inspiring to watch..

Great fun to watch! You did great in one day. It took me a week as a kid to do it. I would say it's nearly impossible to learn on grass and hard to ride across it even when accomplished. So much weight on one wheel hangs you up by the smallest imperfections. But once your brain conquers unicycle riding, you won't forget it. I remember going from age 20 to about 50 without riding one, and one day I saw a lonely unicycle hanging in a bike shop. I asked them to get it down and after a few wobbly pedal strokes it clicked again and I was riding around the parking lot. Great entertainment for the bike shop employees watching an old man ride their unicycle!

That progress is amazing in 4 hours! I started in March, took me a few weeks to get to where James is! I still can't freemount!

@ChrisCoolski

2 жыл бұрын

Can you freemount now?

@robertbadgio

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisCoolski I haven’t touched the unicycle this year... work got busy again (both a good and bad thing!)

@ChrisCoolski

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertbadgio Yeah I guess not a bad thing, get back on the wheel.

@CosmicNerdStudios

Жыл бұрын

@@robertbadgio how bout now? (My first uni just showed up in the mail!)

@robertbadgio

Жыл бұрын

@@CosmicNerdStudios Work got busy, I need another global pandemic to get some time back on the unicycle! (joking, please no, wasn't actually fun). Must get back on the unicycle this year...

Dad's laugh at the end is the best!

This might be one of my favorite videos yet 😂

@FlatSpinMan

4 жыл бұрын

Me, too. Just genuinely fun/funny.

Hank is always up for a challenge. Your dad is great as usual. Congratulations James on the new skill you learned

Awesome - Fun Video!!! Way to go Hank! Time for Dan to learn how now!

Now that was fun to watch!

James, youre just great. And btw your father as well

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Leon!

6:53 the dab!😎

I learned to ride a unicycle on a deck, as well. Took me a few days practicing after school, I was 13 or 14 at the time.

watching this is a bit dangerous for me considering the unused unicycle in my garage that is now giving me dirty looks... I might have to block out a few hours and give it a go

Hats off to you James, I tried and got a few meters before I passed out due to the pain in my shins 😂 I felt for you in the video.

Took me 3 days. Less than 1 day is astounding, nicely done!

Great efforts James!

"I'm confident enough to ride from gate to you." Well done James, if you meant the gate on video. From that gate to me it's about 1,500 kms.

Cheers to you and your Dad. Genuinely funny stuff. Thanks!

Nice video. Gave me some genuine laughs. Good progress in a short amount of time.

You sir, never disappoint. Is there a challenge you wouldn't accept? Love your content. Keep it up.

This was absolutely hilarious! I showed it to my daughters, who have both been unicycling since they were about five (turns out it’s a really normal thing for kids to learn in Japan). Thank you, Hank, for putting yourself through this, and especially for the helmet mounted cam which made you look literally like a muppet or something.

Admire the persistence. Your dad when you said his turn now. Priceless.

@benbrown8258

3 жыл бұрын

It definitely takes persistence and a disregard for failure. On the other hand each time improvement you make, you feel that you're the first person in the world to have done it! Very self-rewarding. You begin to focus on success ...

Well done bro for not giving up

This was hilarious !! I loved every minute!

Such a fun thing to do, i'm a slow learner and it took me weeks to ride a 24" unicycle, but even i have more to learn as well, don't give up and see it through, anyone who likes a bicycle can do this with enough practice, i am at a stage of getting more endurance riding it farther and faster, i sometimes challenge myself with cracked sidewalks to really test myself. Get out there and Have fun unicycling

This was so fun to watch. It reminds me of when I was first learning. It took a total of 14 hours to learn. I still cycle on it around town instead of driving.

@MelB868

Жыл бұрын

Where do you put your groceries etc

@NumbersSans

Жыл бұрын

@@MelB868 I wear a backpack to carry the groceries.

That's pretty good in 4 hours. I've spent quite a few half-hours trying to crack this (a mate has one so I have a go every time there is a party at his place). I can cycle a few metres, but can't really steer reliably enough to stay up further. It's certainly a frustrating game.

In stitches bro!!! Freakin hilarious dude!

I got a unicycle for my birthday, and it’s been a hard couple of hours this video helped a lot

I spent many years riding a unicycle. It took me nearly a month to learn. You have to be physically gifted to learn in a day. The only other person I heard of that could do that was already a bicycle trials rider.

Nice. This was fun to watch.

James' Dad is a legend. Right up there with bro-in-law Nigel!

I imagine this being the same when James was a child - showing off to dad and making him laugh and proud. :-)

Well done James! Where there’s a wheel, there’s a way! 😁

I don't know if cyclists can relate, but this video reminds me of the 3 months I dedicated to teach myself how to ride a horse bareback, with gleeful success. I started riding mid-life. I saw teens younger than mine doing it & asked "how many years of riding did it take you to be able to do that? 5? 3?". Overall answer "everyone's different". The stopping from a trot was the biggest challenge for me. It was a ton of repetition- "muscle memory" was key (just 2 slow speed falls in sand). A few years later I was diagnosed with a rare nerve disorder. Part of the pain trigger was lifting anything over 5# w/my left arm...like a saddle. Luckily, I never needed a saddle at any pace after those 3 months of dedication.

bro, fly me and my unicycles over there and let me teach you im so proud

Pretty good for a few hours. Mounting takes most people almost as long to learn as riding, though you can back your tire up against a curb, or any small bump/obstacle to make it easier to mount without the tire rolling away. That'll at least give you the ability to start without a wall, and you can ride around the block, etc, without taking a long walk to find something to get back on when you bail. As far as the wobbles go, they come from pushing the pedals down too hard against the bottom of the stroke. Keep weight on the seat and you can ride much smoother with a lot less effort (This is tough, because people instinctively tense up, and stand on the pedals) Either way.. Good work. Stick with it for a bit, and you could try some fun stuff like mountain unicycling.

aww, i love the little cameos from james' dad!

That was stinkin' cute! I used to ride almost 40 years ago as a teen. I wonder if I could still do it in my 50's? Your video inspired me!

It took me a week to get there and before tat I had just done my wheelie record, 2km (all uphill). Well done!

I have tried to teach friends to unicycle. Usually they do an hour and never touch it again. James did awesome! 💪🏾

We just found an old unicycle in the back of the garage we've been looking for a new tube so we can take a turn at falling off of it.

Well done 👍 Still remember my first day in 1980. After eight hours I’ve felt a rock solid seat. The saddle was not looking good, learned on asphalt.

I love it!

Well done! With trial and error, you worked out seat height, avoid grass, go for hard flat surface, be persistent! What next? Come and join us in Dalston to play unicycle hockey!

Kudos for trying. I need to get back onto the Ripsurf.

Congratulations. It’s great you learned to ride so quickly. I’m 61. It took me 30-minutes per day EVERYDAY for 2 months. Took another 2 weeks to free-mount my 20”. The key is don’t give up. You haven’t failed until you quit trying.

Did he actually pick up the uni cycle and say “Let’s pump these bad boys up”.... 😂😂😂😂

@nickolasdiamond5619

4 жыл бұрын

It seems he did.

No way i could do this! Even though I'm riding the bike all my life, I got the feeling I'll fall face-down and break all my bones if I step on that thing😆 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓 for doing this!

@gcn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

Good job and nice place. It seems all the GCN presenters live in sweet locations.

Dad's laugh is the best!

I friggin love Hank doing weird stuff.

Buddy great video I’ve been unicycling for around 2 years now and I’m bunny hopping 360 and left right up hills down hills unicycling takes time practice and more practice and more practice

I can't wait to see those two guys race!

First fing to learn is the exit strategy: Not to fall flat on your face if you fail but to just "walk off" the uniycle forwards and let it fall on the floor well behind you. Therefore when you lose balance which you will, all of the time you won't hurt yourself most of the time. This removes a huge learning barrier and lets you lean forward into the unknown which you have to do to start riding.

Hank's dad is the BOMB! More Hank's dad.... he could become the new senior presenter at GCN, you know.... to ease Lloydy into middle-age a little softer.

Fantastic effort Hank. Kudos for perseverance. Why do you always get the ones with the painful endings?

After being Hank's director sportif all night long during the summer solstice ride, he is now his personal cheering fan! Big up to Hank's Dad, next on GCN show please

Ahhh my shins! 😅 love it! I could watch James fall off all day

Nice jab at your mates, James!

Nice content i like that!

9:00 When your dad turns up your seat is wonky which makes balancing a lot harder. Believe me i’ve made the mistake b4

The ideal place to learn is a gently sloping driveway with a garage at the top. Use the garage door to prop yourself up and then push off and see how far you can roll before hitting the ground. That's the way I learned when I was twelve.

Next challenge: Everesting on a Unicycle

Love the house and cars. I’ll pass on the unicycle.

Why is this the funniest gcn video i have ever seen xD