Well the unicycle arrived late Monday afternoon but there hasn't been much time to play with it.
A couple of the guys at work were desperate to have a go, but they merely fell off.
I pumped the tyre up to 30 PSI, but it was far too squishy. Looking on Google, the recommended pressure is about 50 PSI although some people use a pressure as high as 90 PSI, which can make the bike a bit skittish.
All the videos maintain the use of a rail while learning is advisable, so this morning went at 5am and spent 25 minutes down at the local Tesco covered car park (which is my rollerblading practice area) where there's a rail at one end.
The problem is that when your feet are TDC and BDC you have no leverage to carry you forward, meaning you need to lean forward to get the momentum to get you out of the TDC/BDC pedal position. Basically, you have to lean forward and avoid hitting the deck - a bit like how flying, as described in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe; “There is an art to flying, or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ... Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, that presents the difficulties.”
It will probably take quite a few sessions to get comfortable, let alone proficient. By the time I'd finished my first session, I was slightly better.
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