The weather forecast for the Cyclic Navigator tomorrow is cool, literally – 15 degrees Celcius and scattered showers.  Nice! Overheating won’t be a problem, but no doubt these guidelines from Sports Medicine Australia regarding exercising in heat are a handy reference over Summer. Over 30...

Gyrobike demonstrated their Gyrowheel at Interbike 2009. What is Gyrowheel? Gyrowheel’s inner disk, or flywheel, spins independently within Gyrowheel, which replaces the front wheel of a bicycle, creating a force that stabilizes the bike. Here’s a Gyrowheel video from Interbike: The company...

I stopped in at Trentham Falls on the way back from the morning school run for a quick uni fix on the KH20. I thought I had warmed up enough but ~30 mins in tweaked a muscle  in my right leg,  same one as during night trials last week. You get that I guess, jumping around in the dark… DOH! Waterfall...

Okay okay not a unicycle, but a very cool titanium 36′er, put together by an aussie custom bike store that supports unicycling and now offers a custom titanium frame building service of whatever you design. Ever tried to get a 36′er wheel built? Finding a wheelsmith interested in unicycles...

bonk v. in bicycling, to become exhausted. Also bonk out and bonking, n. According to Wikipedia: In endurance sports, particularly cycling and running, hitting the wall or the bonk describes a condition caused by the depletion of glycogen stores in the liver and muscles, which manifests itself by precipitous...

The best bang for buck upgrade for a 36″ unicycle is to replace the heavy 36″ tube with a 29″ tube. The reduction in weight makes a significant difference in the energy required to accelerate and slow down the wheel. You will definitely notice the difference! Fitting a 29″ tube...

It’s true… your junk and crotch can take a beating while unicycling, especially during longer rides. Chafing, numbness, you name it, it ain’t pretty. However… being married to a hippy has it’s advantages – for every problem there is a herbal remedy, unfortunately though...

There are several natural enemies of the unicyclist. Loose shoe laces are one of them. You’re buzzing along on the uni, on road, off road, unbeknownst to you your shoelace has come loose and is winding itself around the pedal spindle and anything else it can find. Before you know it you’re...