kholm
- Member since Jun 3, 2010 O+
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Vancouver , British Columbia - 3 Followers
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Mountain unicyclist from Vancouver, Canada
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kholm portermtb's article
Dec 20, 2018 at 21:27
Dec 20, 2018
Video: Guatemalan Volcanoes & Jungle with Eric Porter
Great video! What a cool place to ride. I rode my mountain unicycle down from the summit of Volcan Tajulmulco in 2002, and it was really good and rideable off the top.
kholm yoga15app's article
Feb 12, 2017 at 12:52
Feb 12, 2017
Three Levels of Yoga to Relieve Lower Back Pain - Monthly Yoga With Abi
Every one of these poses put forward to help with lower back pain also help avoid patella femoral syndrome. 2 for one =)
kholm brule's article
Oct 18, 2013 at 10:55
Oct 18, 2013
Video: Revolution One
Very cool to see this here. As the film awards might suggest, and with some perspective in the film from skateboard legend Stacy Peralta, this one ranks up there with the very best of the bike videos.
kholm Action-Shot's article
Oct 10, 2012 at 20:13
Oct 10, 2012
Video: Extreme Mountain Unicycling
On a uni, the frame isn't supported by two points of contact (2 wheels). That means that sitting down too hard simply hinges the frame back or forward as far as you need it to. And the saddle is more padded than a bike saddle to start with. Best way to describe it: imagine if a roadie called out the mountain bikers for bruised balls off bumps and drops. It would be instantly obvious that they misunderstood the basic mechanics of riding a mountain bike. Same goes for a uni.
kholm Action-Shot's article
Oct 10, 2012 at 13:55
Oct 10, 2012
Video: Extreme Mountain Unicycling
There's flow, but it's tough to compare. Does trail running have flow? What about rock climbing? Whitewater kayaking? Better to define flow in terms of total focus, and with that mountain unicycling has flow in spades. In terms of difficulty, muni can be tough, or easy, or anything in between - no different than bikes.
The kudos about difficulty are appreciated but its a stereotype that can also push riders away from a sport far more accessible than many mountain bikers think. It's not a theoretical argument: across all divisions the most recent World Unicycling Championships in Italy had about 2000 registered riders. Riding a bike is tough too - the only difference between muni and mountain biking is that most mountain bikers don't start riding from the perspective of not being able to even ride down the street.
kholm Action-Shot's article
Oct 10, 2012 at 9:09
Oct 10, 2012
Video: Extreme Mountain Unicycling
Nice =). Videos like this one are great exposure for our sport, but it's worth noting that they show a very small fraction of it. Imagine what you'd think of mountain biking if you'd only seen New World Disorder - if you've only seen videos you've never seen mountain unicycling, for the most part. Mountain unicycling might be small but the cross-section of riders is nearly as diverse as mountain biking - DH, XC, experts, beginners, kids, older riders.... To those who think it's difficult - I've never heard a mountain biker tell me they rode because it's easy...that's sort of the point. Small plug - if you want more info on the full spectrum of the sport, a book: http://tinyurl.com/8dsxn3a
kholm Action-Shot's article
Oct 10, 2012 at 6:59
Oct 10, 2012
Video: Extreme Mountain Unicycling
Congrats Lutz and Stephanie - super cool trip & vid.
29ers, 26″ wheels, 650B, 24″ wheels, singlespeeds, geared bikes, 1×9, 2×9, 3×10, unicycles....one wheel is just an option in a long list of choices in cycling - of which almost all are outside the mainstream - and our reasons for riding are not always that different....In a way, our reaction to seeing a single wheel on a trail or video is a kind of reminder as to whether we remember this.
kholm brule's article
Jun 3, 2010 at 17:20
Jun 3, 2010
Mike Parenteau - 2009 Video
Hey,
I think it's great what Mike is doing. Mountain unicycling and mountain biking can't be compared and I think it's impossible to justify either in practical terms. XC or DH, one wheel or two, we just like it and that's all that really matters. Ultimately it's the participant that gets to decide that it's worth it.
That said, unicycles are unbelievably underestimated by mountain bikers, on average. My muni ride last Sunday in Squamish was 40 km long with (cumulatively) 9,000 feet of climbing and the same of descending. I did not feel limited by my choice of ride.
Kris Holm