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Learning to Ride a Unicycle? You’ll Want These 6 Pieces of Unicycle Safety Gear

Unicycle15 Jan, 2026Business

This is a term with which you will want to become familiar if you decide to learn how to ride a unicycle. (Here’s a fun fact for you, though. The term is not exclusive to unicycle riding and is used in other sports.) Regardless, it means when you take a tumble from the saddle and it’s part and parcel of learning how to ride. In this sport, however, with only one wheel and generally nothing to hold onto for stability, unplanned dismounts happen more often than they do in other “mounted” pursuits.

Not Your Typical Ride:

Unicycle06 Jan, 2026Business

What Distinguishes a Clown Bike? The Hoppley clown circus bike 20 inch tires is only one of the odd bikes sold online by Unicycle.com.They have quite a few models but it is one of their more unique offerings. It’s also very different from a conventional bicycle, and though any bike could in theory (and with the requisite skill) be used for trick riding) this one is uniquely situated to make trick riding more approachable.

Two Basic Upgrades You Can Make to Your Unicycle

Unicycle17 Dec, 2025Business

Fortunately, unicycles are simple machines with relatively few parts, as machines go. This makes them easy to maintain and makes it (relatively) easy to understand their operation. It also means that when it comes to upgrades, you’re somewhat limited in what you can do.

Way More Than a Clown Bike

Unicycle11 Nov, 2025Business

There are a bunch of photos of these odd bikes next to gentlemen in dapper garb from the Victorian era, which fronts an even more whimsical picture. They’re called penny farthing bikes, by reason of the larger front wheel and smaller rear wheel which, next to each other resemble a penny and a farthing, which is a small sterling coin, no longer in circulation, which was equivalent to a quarter of a penny.

What to Look for in a Clown Bike

Unicycle24 Oct, 2025Business

The irony is that clown bikes are anything but a joke to the people that ride them. When it comes to quality in these odd bikes, it stands at the forefront of most important qualifiers. So, with that said, if you’re considering getting a real clown bike, not just a prop, here are a few things to look for, not just to ensure safety but to make sure the thing will justify the expense.

About Unicycle Seatpost Clamps

Unicycle11 Oct, 2025Business

The seatpost clamp is one of those parts of your unicycle that’s forgotten till you need to do something with it, like adjust your unicycle’s saddle height. Much like the spokes (about which you won’t think much unless the wheel starts to run out of true) the seatpost clamp is a part non-gratis. Nonetheless, this short post will explore some of the information associated with it that you will want to know.

How Not to Fall Off a Unicycle

Unicycle09 Sep, 2025Business

There are some right ways to fall off a unicycle (or a bike) and there are many, many wrong ways, some of which are downright dangerous. Anyway, there are a few basic things you definitely do not want to do when you experience one, whether or not you are actually wearing a helmet, knee, elbow and wrist pads, and even protective footwear.

3 Things Odd Bikes Different

Unicycle14 Jul, 2025Business

Ever heard of a penny farthing? Perhaps you have, if you landed here. A penny farthing is a specific type of odd bike, one of the first, actually, with a large front wheel and a smaller, trailing rear wheel. This actually yields the name, though that is a topic for a different time.

Two Practical Upgrades

Unicycle03 Jul, 2025Business

There’s not much complexity involved in the engineering of a unicycle, which means there are in turn relatively few parts, and of those that there are, many are basically the same as what the bike industry uses. This means two things: there aren’t too many opportunities for making upgrades, and if you need parts, they’re usually not too hard to find.

Unicycle Basics: How to Adjust, Mount, and Where to Learn

Unicycle23 Jun, 2025Business

Learning to ride a unicycle might be tough, but it still isn’t rocket science. Keeping a few fundamentals in mind, here’s just about what you need to know, at least to get started.First, make sure you have a unicycle that is appropriately sized for your measurements. Your inseam measurements are the primary determinant of this; for more information and a detailed breakdown of sizing, visit Unicycle.com.