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Guestbook
Entries from March 3, 2001 to August 27, 2001 |
European Unicycle Tour
July 24 to August 14, 2001 |
| 275 | Date: 2001-08-27 20:56:55 Lynda Bickerstaff (lbickerstaff@cavern.nmsu.edu / no homepage) wrote: Hi, my friend and I ran into some of your group in a sidewalk cafe in Dijon. Remember? We took your picture and you took ours. You looked like you were having so much fun - all very sunburned too. I'm so glad you all finished - I know it was a difficult ride but well worth the effort. By the way my friend and I live in Carlsbad, NM. WAY TO GO!!!!!!! |
| 274 | Date: 2001-08-25 22:08:42 ellen simon (friend of John) (ebs@blueroan.org / no homepage) wrote: What a daring, marvelous tour! Bravo to you all, support staff included. Love the photos, though I've had trouble getting the captions to pop up. Maybe, before your next tour, I ought to consider joining my Italian friends and opening a gelateria . . . |
| 273 | Date: 2001-08-24 22:33:04 Diane Marsh (no email / no homepage) wrote: JUst waiting for the rest of those pics. Connie--you don't have anything else to do, do you??? I suppose there are a few details at work to take care of. Have you had a chance to relax yet and catch up on your sleep? Diane |
| 272 | Date: 2001-08-21 18:35:13 Michael Hernandez (michaelhernandez@web.de / no homepage) wrote: Saw you starting in cologne and didn't think, that you do it. I'm glad, that I was wrong - Congratulations |
| 271 | Date: 2001-08-20 03:09:11 Suzanne (onicknoll@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: Scot, Congrats! You made it. Sounds like a lot of work, but what an accomplishment. I hope Dez hooked up with you. Take care. Suzanne |
| 270 | Date: 2001-08-19 04:29:35 Diane Marsh (no email / no homepage) wrote: Nice interviews/comments with all the riders and the support crew! Great pictures--can't wait till all the rest get loaded on so we can see them. Nice shot of Perpignon, looking towards Spain. Congratulations to all of you! T&T's Mom |
| 269 | Date: 2001-08-19 01:46:02 Steve Shields (sgshields@mmm.com / no homepage) wrote: fantastic and Congratulations to you all. Thank you for a very inspriring trip and letting us at home ride along. Tammy you did a great job - We back in the Twin Cities are awaiting your return because we miss you very much. Amazing how the human spririt will rise to the challenge. Take Care and Safe Travels. |
| 268 | Date: 2001-08-18 10:18:51 Tammy Marsh (dagobahyoda@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: hey everyone! Thanks so much for reading all the web sites with so much enthusiasm. I enjoyed doing it. Sorry for the lack of pictures on some days! I have to make one correction - thanks David for pointing that out. The five riders that covered the whole distance are: John, Christian, Elijah, Scot and Aaron. I had one of the names wrong in the text. sorry! all the other riders spent very little time in the support vehicle, so good job to us all! thanks again, tammy |
| 267 | Date: 2001-08-18 10:01:21 Aaron (svecthe@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Yes! Lets hear it for the support crew! They did a superb job. Congrats all! And thanks for all the posts in the guestbook guys. Aaron |
| 266 | Date: 2001-08-18 02:24:33 David (John's brother) Stone (no email / no homepage) wrote: Just a silly little note: There was at least one more rider who completed every mile (and every kilometer) of the trip: John. Well done, bro, and well done all of you -- a fantastic achievement. I am really impressed also with that support crew -- thanks, ladies. I can't wait to see all of you again -- maybe in Washington next year! And a special thanks to Tammy -- I can now walk the wheel one footed, and your help was crucial. In addition, you and Tanya did a great job on the daily updates. Good trip back! |
| 265 | Date: 2001-08-17 15:58:34 Irene (moonworshiper@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: CONGRATULATIONS!!! To everybody! You did it! You actutally did it! I am very impressed. Now hurry up and get back to the States! I miss you all. ( I don't know some of you, but I'm sure if I did, I'd miss you!) :) It has been really fun watching everybody progress on the website. Many thanks for doing the daily updates! I can't believe you guys just rode 1000 miles. OK, I can, but I am very impressed. Now you are going to have to cope with Coker seperation. I love the message you wrote Joyce! What a hoot. I think you are right. That will happen. I just wanted to congratulate each and everyone of you, on a job well done. Irene |
| 264 | Date: 2001-08-17 12:06:02 Diane Marsh (dlmdlm66@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: I don't know how often the riders read this, but if anyone sees Tammy or Tanya, tell them to give us a call. Have tried calling to the hostel in Barcelona, but am not getting through. Do you plan to see Alma, or are you heading back to Frankfort soon? John called us and said he had talked to Aaron and that everyone is fine. (Also, if you get to Osnabruch, see if you find any Lang's listed--Grandma's mom's maiden name.) We'll be home at 5 or 5:53 pm, which is about 11:30 pm your time?? T&T's Mom |
| 263 | Date: 2001-08-17 06:21:27 Joyce (EJP's mom) (kendy@lightdog.com / no homepage) wrote: Looking back on the previous pictures, I noticed an interesting phenomenom. On day 14, Chris, Tammy, Tanya and Elijah are in a photo with their legs and arms extended onto or wrapped around their Cokers. I realize that they and their Cokers have been inseparable each, every and all day, but does this mean that upon returning, it will be impossible for them to part with them, and we are going to see them with them at work, the dentist, the store, church, and even to bed (a new definition of a security blanket?)? Is this what comes of this? I'm afraid they'll experience separation anxiety at the mere thought of leaving them. I can just see Elijah playing congas up front at church with his Coker leaning against him, or at the United Nations meetings he's attending this week. What will become of this? Suggestions, anyone? Is there a support group for this syndrome? Perhaps a website? Mm... Behavior modification may be successful, like just leaving the Cokers in one corner of a room while the patient is in the other corner, in full view of them. Perhaps that can be extended to actually leaving the room but keeping the Coker in sight, and continuing slowly but carefully to avoid a full-blown neurosis. Have there been any case studies done on this condition? Perhaps this is material for Ph.D. research: post-Coker syndrome. Somebody could make American Medical Journal history -- unprecedented studies, a new form of anxiety. Just when we thought we knew them all (similar to feeling good about yourself, and then taking Psych 101). Just think what your tour group has contributed to the uncharted frontiers of scientific/medical/psychological research. I think I have an idea. If someone could make a miniature unicycle that could hide easily in the palm of the hand, the feeling of security could be extended to the downsized version by association. It would be a symbol of the security they possess with the Coker. Actually, there are unicycle charms even now. They may be the answer (is that why people carry them on a necklace or chain?) Now that I think of it, I am more inclined to believe that this is an addiction and one needs to have it in one's possession at all times, or one experiences withdrawal symptoms. Still, the unicycle charms should work for that as well, since they actually would be having one in their possession at all times, albeit an unrideable one. Nevertheless, it merits consideration. Document your findings. Compare notes, journal and press on. There is hope somewhere, for those who actually want it. For the rest, I say goodbye as you embark on your next tour. Joyce P.S. Thanks for dedicating that page to my father, Elijah's grandpa. He was quite an adventurer, and enjoyed listening to the stories we told him of your journey. He also got to see a lot of the pictures from online. He thought it was great. |
| 262 | Date: 2001-08-16 21:29:40 Peter Bier (peter_bier@usa.net / no homepage) wrote: Its been great keeping track of you guys. Which I could have been there, next tour in NZ eh? I have an idea for an off road unicycling tour of NZ, see all the cool scenic bits without killing yourself doing the 2000 + km length. To Connie, Andy, Dana, Tanya and Tammy, I miss you all. Come visit some time? L8r Peter |
| 261 | Date: 2001-08-16 19:06:11 Michael Hoverath (no email / no homepage) wrote: Hi Dana and Conny! We will try to keep the van alive for another two years. So may be there will be a tour to Norway, Sweden, ... next time? Btw, did it need more oil or gas? Michael |
| 260 | Date: 2001-08-16 17:55:19 michael stone (mstonemd@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: Dear John 16 aug 2001 Felicidades!! Felicitacions !! [Catalan] 'enhorabona !! [also Catalan] Herzliche Glueckwuensche Felicitacions pour ton succes Omedetoo gozaimas' KUTLATIM [Turk.] Pozdravlyenie [Russ.] and in general, congratualtions on having gotten all the way to Barcelona on a %#@*&% unicycle!! love dad & beth......see you soon |
| 259 | Date: 2001-08-16 05:53:51 Kara (no email / no homepage) wrote: Tammy! I miss you! I've been so busy that I totally forgot to check your daily updates for about a week, so I just got caught up again. I love reading all about the group, and the pictures are great. I'm so jealous! I wish I were back in France again. I can't wait to see you in a few weeks and hear all about it. You guys have accomplished an amazing feat here and I'm so proud to know you, and your equally cool sister. (Hey Tanya!) Even though I don't know the rest of you guys-- I really admire you and respect the motivation and dedication you've had to do this. Congratulations! See you soon! Kara :) |
| 258 | Date: 2001-08-15 19:14:26 gisela (no email / no homepage) wrote: Gratulation an alle!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wir hoffen ihr feiert diesen Tag mit einer eisgekühlten SANGRIA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chrisi melde dich bitte oder macht das Handy von Annne an. in liebe diene Eltern und Anne |
| 257 | Date: 2001-08-15 18:48:40 Karen(Dana's mom) (karen_schneider@datacard.com / no homepage) wrote: Barcelona - what an adventure - now hurry up and get home we miss you here!! You won't remember how to drive the trackdog after driving a stick - but I'm sure it will come back to you. Love you |
| 256 | Date: 2001-08-15 18:11:07 Diane Marsh (no email / no homepage) wrote: Great to get the last updates, but no pics yet, looks like. Sounds like a great trip, tiring, but fun. Thanks to Connie and Dana for all their help driving the support vehicle and helping with all the errands and emergencies! Have a good time in Barcelona! you are there for 3 days, right? Diane Marsh |
| 255 | Date: 2001-08-15 16:48:08 Peter (uni@peterphilip.com / no homepage) wrote: Congratulations !!! Peter PS: I'm not getting the pictures on the site - frustrating! |
| 254 | Date: 2001-08-15 15:29:58 Jon (Aarons cousin) (auerj@yahoo.com / no homepage) wrote: Wow, you did it! Now to start the return adventure. Henry squeeks a hello and does a happy dance for you. Thanks for the post card "Tex". Did the hat make it the whole way? Hows the knees? Enjoy the great bread over there, wish I could have been along for the ride. |
| 253 | Date: 2001-08-15 15:05:48 Tyson Kerr (tkerr@advancedaerospace.com / no homepage) wrote: Congratulations to all of you!, Christian, great job on making it to Barcelona. I assume you made it to the goal and what a trip it looked like. What a great web page and it has been fun watching the progress. A huge accomplishment...Great success. Talk to you soon.Tyson |
| 252 | Date: 2001-08-15 06:02:07 Joyce (EJP's mom) (kendy@lightdog.com / no homepage) wrote: The pictures and updates have been great so far. I only hope you get to download the rest of the days, perhaps in Barcelona. Elijah, call me when you figure out your departure schedule for Geneva. Penny has your dress clothes, right? You could also call and leave a number and I can call you right back. Ask them about country and city codes. I hear a few of you, Elijah included, could go on forever. The rest are looking forward to getting back to the "real world". Maybe those who could keep going have made this their real world. They will have a come-down time upon returning. But what everyday life could compare to this? Congratulations! It would be neat, although probably impossible to have a reunion and share pics and stories soon. I know all of you have impacted Elijah in some way, and he will return more enriched because of it. Thank you. |
| 251 | Date: 2001-08-15 03:37:54 Sara (nydra@unicyclist.com / no homepage) wrote: Just read about the cellphones, so expect a call so time because I still have minutes to use! Have you heard about/responded to the Labor Day thingy? Here's hoping you having. Everyone, keep up the leg oopf and have a good time! (like you actually, NEEDED my advice about that! :) ) |
| 250 | Date: 2001-08-15 01:12:24 John's mom (cjk3@columbia.edu / no homepage) wrote: Well, you've all made it...true heros in my book..Congratulations and enjoy Barcelona..good luck to you all..what a great bunch..Mom |
| 249 | Date: 2001-08-14 23:49:17 ellen simon (ebs@blueroan.org / no homepage) wrote: John--Been following your tour; tx for giving the site address to everyone at the studio. (Couldn't find y'all when I first "tuned in"; caught up later.) Hope to see you soon! |
| 248 | Date: 2001-08-14 17:35:52 Diane (no email / no homepage) wrote: Mike- What can you get for it if you sell it with the unis? Diane |
| 247 | Date: 2001-08-14 16:06:53 Mike Fuhrmann (fuhrmann@interlog.com / no homepage) wrote: To Tammy, Tanya and Aaron: Got an offer of $180 (Canadian) for the wagon, minus the unis. Didn’t know whether to accept it so thought I’d better check with you guys first. Seems reasonable, what? Mike |
| 246 | Date: 2001-08-14 11:40:50 Roger Svec (svecfarm@itctel.com / no homepage) wrote: Aaron, Hope you guys are reading these messages. Marilyn and I got your pictures framed and delivered yesterday (Monday). Cattle are finishing up their corn, will start rotating grass again soon. It may not be downhill on the unicycle, but you are on the downhill side of the schedule. We'll be watching for the next update. Dad |
| 245 | Date: 2001-08-14 02:27:25 Diane Marsh (dlmdlm66@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Don't suppose you are reading too many newspapers over there??? Did you enjoy your day off? Bet you did! Mom Published Saturday, August 11, 2001 Immigrants Get Runaround in Barcelona By NATALIA MUNOZ / Associated Press Writer BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- For six months while he tried to find work, Moses Rjaye could count on a place to sleep -- a park bench on Barcelona' s main square. This week he didn' t even have that. The eviction Monday of scores of illegal African immigrants from Plaza Catalunya, a popular resting place for tourists, turned them into a political football: The immigrants had no shelter for several days, and government agencies were blaming each other for the problem. " The worst thing we are facing now is to get a place to sleep, a place we can wash, a place we can eat, " Rjaye said. Police cleared out the 120 immigrants on Monday morning, acting on an order from Mayor Joan Clos, who cited a rarely enforced city ordinance that prohibits sleeping in public places. The immigrants offered no resistance. They spent a night at a labor union office, then moved to another square behind a cathedral, a 10-minute walk from Plaza Catalunya. Despite the threat of deportation, African immigrants often come to Spain without passports and state their country of origin as Sierra Leone, a nation at war, or other states that have no repatriation agreements with Spain. But a new national law, designed as a response to the soaring numbers of illegal immigrants entering the country, authorizes summary deportation of those who do not have working permits. |
| 244 | Date: 2001-08-14 00:39:07 Gram Marsh (no email / no homepage) wrote: Got your postcard! I had been hoping to hear from you, so was really tickled when it came in the mail. I know you are having a grand time; your dad has been showing me the web site and all the places you've been. Waiting for you to get home and tell me all about it! -T&T's Gram |
| 243 | Date: 2001-08-13 20:19:50 Bill Adams (adamsw@kennecott.com / no homepage) wrote: Chris: I reviewed the web site and al the pictures and places you guys have been at. Looks like a great trip and lots of experiences. We look forward to seeing you out here in Salt Lake City for the olympics. Bill Adams |
| 242 | Date: 2001-08-13 17:41:32 Anne Benkovitz (fenderbird@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: Everyone, It's been great living vicariously through you while following your journey on the website. Fabulous pictures and anecdotes! John, At long last, my new 28" Pashley arrives tomorrow. Do you think I'll be ready for a Coker and/or the next big uni voyage if I start training now? Good luck on the rest of your trip! |
| 241 | Date: 2001-08-13 14:55:22 Melanie Perry (Melanie.Perry@wdm-ia.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey girls, Spoke to Gloria yesterday. She mailed me this web site. I used to be her neighbor in Klemme. Have a great time! Mel |
| 240 | Date: 2001-08-13 04:58:08 Richard and Mollie Longaker (longaker@ucla.edu / no homepage) wrote: Dear John, Your trip is absolutely amazing and we are thrilled to be following it. Come to L.A. and tell us all about it. Love, Mollie and Dick |
| 239 | Date: 2001-08-13 02:12:20 Gyanesh Chander (cgyanesh@hotmail.com / http://iplab2out.sdstate.edu/chander) wrote: Hi Tammy/Tanya !!!! This was so incredibly sweet of you guys to put the link and update the pictures everyday ! The pictures are really great and i enjoyed reading the articles. Well, life is going preety good with me. Take care and have a great trip !!!!!!!!! |
| 238 | Date: 2001-08-12 23:59:24 Alberto Ruiz (alberto@taino.net / no homepage) wrote: Congratulations to all of you as you near the end of your epic. Javier, trate de atachar el certificado a tu direccion de E-Mail. No estoy seguro si pude. Comoquiera, manana lo envio por fax al hotel. El que tenemos es el formato viejo, espero que te sirva. Manana mama solicitara otro. Trate de llamar al numero de Visa que me distes, pero no contestan. llamo manana de nuevo. te queremos. |
| 237 | Date: 2001-08-12 20:36:26 IrishLad (no email / no homepage) wrote: to my girl (you know who you are) => Just wanted to say Hi! Hope you are enjoying the ride, I know you are. I wish I were there! I miss you and can't wait until you get back! Have fun! |
| 236 | Date: 2001-08-12 18:46:46 Johanna (aquilino@eplus-online.de / no homepage) wrote: Hi Chrisi! Schade, jetzt sind es nur noch zwei Tage, die ich im Internet verfolgen kann. Trotzdem wünsche ich euch noch einen guten Abschluss. Viele Grüße aus Deutschland von Johanna |
| 235 | Date: 2001-08-12 17:19:57 Gioacchino (no email / no homepage) wrote: Hi Chrisi! Wollte Dir nur sagen, daß ich auch verletzt bin. Hab´ mir gestern die linke Hand gebrochen und lauf mal wieder mit Gips herum. Freue mich, Dich bald wiederzusehen und mir Deine Verletzungen anzusehen. Bis bald Dein Gioacchino |
| 234 | Date: 2001-08-12 16:26:17 Aloys Hoverath (knauf@architekt-knauf.de / no homepage) wrote: 12.aug.2001 Mein lieber Christian und Ihr lieben Freunde/innen! Dein Opa ist richtig stolz auf Dich. Mach weiter so, vorallen Dingen mit Eurer hervorragenden Teamharmonie. Wir wünschen Euch weiterhin gutes Durchhaltevermögen und Gesundheit. Bald habt Ihr es ja geschafft. Ich freue mich, Euch bald gesund Wiederzusehen. Grüße bitte alle Mitfahrer ganz lieb von Deiner Oma Inge und Deinem Opa Aloys! |
| 233 | Date: 2001-08-12 15:31:18 Oma Inge (no email / no homepage) wrote: Christian, ich habe gerade die letzten 3 Seiten Eurer Tour angesehen und möchte Dir und Euch allen noch wunderschöne Tage in Spanien wünschen.Kommt alle heil zurück! Grüße an all Deine Freunde! Gruß und Kuß von Deiner OOOma Inge und Opa Aloys |
| 232 | Date: 2001-08-12 13:59:28 Peter Philip (uni@peterphilip.com / no homepage) wrote: Hi Guys! It was great to catch up with you all in Sete. Made me feel like just selling everything and riding away with you. I hope that today (Sunday) goes OK. Looks like a tough day to me! Keep hangin' in there you krazy people. Peter PS : Connie - I hope you find those Saki glasses... |
| 231 | Date: 2001-08-12 05:16:54 Elizabeth (the "technical expert's" sister) (kendy@lightdog.com / no homepage) wrote: Elijah-Hurry home, I'm tired of doing the dishes, & I'm getting pretty close to passing level 6! Irene-You have a good point, but remember, he who runs (or rides) behind a car is sure to get exhausted! (Moral of the story: stay away from cars) |
| 230 | Date: 2001-08-12 03:22:23 Irene (moonworshiper@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey everybody! Andy, Sue and I have decided that we miss your body being around. You best be coming home soon! Take care of yourself. You are more important than you may realize. :) Connie, It's weird not having you home! Your house is doing well. It'll look great by the time you're back! Christian, Thank you for the postcards! I hope that you encounter no more ambulances!!! Everytime there is a unicycle gathering, whether it be practice, or a parade, we all gather around the Parker's to hear about how everyone is doing! I hope that you guys keep up the good spirits, and stay strong. I'll leave you with one last though, "Man who run in front of car is bound to get tired." Rock on, Irene |
| 229 | Date: 2001-08-11 18:13:40 Barney Nemec (barnabasjoe@hotmaul.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey their, I visited your parents today, and they showed me all kinds of pictures-n-stuff from your trip. Looks like you're having all kinds of fun! See you later.... |
| 228 | Date: 2001-08-11 16:57:32 michael stone (mstonemd@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: Dear John Today-august 11-is the first day the heat wave broke; the past 5 days the weather in NYC was in the high90s or the low 100s (103 in central park yest). I hope you guys haven't had to deal with anything like those temperatures - on unicycles, exposed to the sun hour after hour... when the temp reached 103, I took the brave and unexampled step of going outside without my jacket, and walked to the post office (1 block away) and back -- which was the limit of my endurance. y'all must be getting near the Spanish border by now pero la gente alli no esta hablando castellano; se habla en lugar de castellano -- "catalan." Muchas palabras del idioma catalana son diferente...per ejemplo, por "fresas" (strawberries) se dice en catalano "maduixas." Igualmente, "frambuesas" (raspberries) = gerd..(the rest of the language you can forget). Mom just phoned to say you were enjoying a rest at the friend of Sirgay's, which sounds very nice. Pleasant riding for the rest of the trip! love dad & beth |
| 227 | Date: 2001-08-11 14:19:10 Eva (Evamatschinsky@web.de / no homepage) wrote: Hi christian! Schöne Grüße aus Dorsten, wünscht dir die ganze Family! Wir gucken eure Seite jeden Tag an! Mein Papa hat schon 2 Artikel über dich geschrieben. Weiter hin viel Spaß!!!!!! |
| 226 | Date: 2001-08-11 11:54:03 anne (Anne.Hoverath@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: hi chrisi!neuer versuch! könnt ihr nich schon am freitag von barcelona los fahrn? das ist echt besser, glaub mir!ich bin deine schwester u kleine schwestern haben ja immer recht, dass solltest du eigetnlich wissen. opa hat meinen eltern erzaehlt, dass er 16stunden gebraucht hat, OHNE stau. da ihr genau los fahrn wollt wenn die ferien wieder zu ende sind, kommt ihr sicher in staus u braucht somit auch laenger!also, fahrt freitag los, dann bist du eher hier:-) du sollst dem andy nochmal sagen, dass die autobahnen in frankreich u spanien geld kosten u dass ihr ueber die normalen landstrassen noch laenger als normal braucht!ihr habt da drueben schon ein hartes leben. ok, dann hoer ich mal auf, hab dich lieb u freu mich auf dich, anne! |
| 225 | Date: 2001-08-11 11:48:15 anne+gisela (Anne.Hoverath@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: nerv ich dich eigentlich schon mit meinem gekritzle, oder darf ich dir weiter schreiben?hmm, ich glaub ich muss dir wohl weiter schreiben, denn du kannst mir ja garnicht sagen ob ich aufhoern soll, denn du meldest dich ja nie bei mir:-) hab dich lieb, anne |
| 224 | Date: 2001-08-11 09:59:21 anne (Anne.Hoverath@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: hi chrisi!na,wie isset!hier is es grad voll langweilig, krieg hier voll nix mehr gebacken! naja, was solls.wann kommt ihr eigentlich wieder?freu mich schon auf dich, hab dich lieb, anne |
| 223 | Date: 2001-08-11 06:04:52 paul (pault@wcet.com / http://www.wcenet.com) wrote: hi ya'all, thot that was an impressive report...and even better pics.....almost seemed like i was there.thank you for sharing....lol...finally figured out where the scrapbook was, and how to use it...you're probably on your way home by now....its the 9th of Aug.....kudos for a job well done..paul Don't know what html or text means....hope you get this. |
| 222 | Date: 2001-08-10 20:40:06 Familie Aquilino (aquilino@eplus-online.de / no homepage) wrote: Hi Chrisi! "Lieber spät als gar nicht", dachten wir uns, und so schicken wir Dir hier die erste e-mail unseres Lebens. Wir hoffen, Deine Wunden sind schon einigermaßen verheilt, so daß Du wieder "der alte" bist. Dein Coach und Du, ihr scheint die gleiche Leidenschaft zu teilen: Berge, Berge, Berge... Da kann ich leider nicht mithalten. Wir alle wünschen Dir und Deinen Freunden noch einen schönen Endspurt und ein paar ruhigere Tage in Barcelona. Liebe Küßchen, besonders von Paolina, von uns allen für Chrisi. Stephanie, Giovanni, Johanna, Gioacchino und Paolina. |
| 221 | Date: 2001-08-10 16:33:51 tuna (unituna@ijustdontgivearatsass.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey Friends, Only 4 days left for you people. I bet you can't wait to be done. I hope you'all are doing good still. Havent' heard from ya in a couple of days now. Samsons doing great, but I think he misses you Constance. The plants are still alive, but I think they miss you too(I hadn't relized how many plants you had till it took me forever to water all of them, WOW you have a lot!). The house is doing well, not the greatest, but don't worry it'll be shining clean by the time you get home. What day do you come home Connie?? Well, that's all folks. Party Hardy and Rock N Roll. some fish |
| 220 | Date: 2001-08-10 12:03:18 Diane Marsh (no email / no homepage) wrote: Perseid meteorite shower--did you read about this? The time listed is for the U.S. -Mom For several weeks in early August, Earth will be bombarded by lots of extra-terrestrial debris. But you need not worry – most of it will be dust particles that burn up in Earth's atmosphere as meteors. Indeed, August is the best time to witness the meteor shower called the Perseid. Parents can take advantage of this opportunity to introduce their children to one of the wonders of our solar system: shooting stars. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observing When to Watch: Normally, the best time to observe the Perseids would be from 1-4 am during the morning of August 12. However, in 2001 a quarter moon that rises around midnight will hinder viewing. If you go to bed early on August 11 and set the alarm clock to get up in the wee hours, you will probably see about 20 meteors per hour. The dawn sky will feature Venus and Jupiter in Gemini in the East-Northeast and Saturn high in the sky (but to the Southeast). It is possible to observe about the same number of meteors in the evening before midnight. At dusk, Mars is not too far from Antares in Scorpius in the South-Southwest. If the weather is bad on August 12, you can also try watching the meteor show on August 13. Where to Look in the Sky: The meteors will radiate from the constellation Perseus, which, in North America, rises in the evening in the northeast. You need not look in this direction, however. The Perseids are noted for their long trails and should streak across much of the night sky. Look anywhere from 30 degrees to 80 degrees above the horizon and about 45 degrees away from the constellation Perseus. Where to Watch From: The best place to observe meteors is in an open area (a field, a golf course, etc.) that is unobstructed by trees or other structures and that is far away from lights (streetlights, city lights, etc.). The darker the sky the better. Thin clouds or mist will greatly reduce the number of meteors that one can see. If there are clouds, don't stay up. |
| 219 | Date: 2001-08-10 11:14:18 Michael Hoverath (no email / no homepage) wrote: Hi Christian! Gisela meinte, ich sollte dich bei einer mailing list wieder anmelden. Wenn du mir verraetst welche, werde ich das versuchen. Micha |
| 218 | Date: 2001-08-09 20:09:57 anne (no email / no homepage) wrote: na bruderherz!wollte heut eigentlich auch mal mit dir telefonieren, aber nein, mama "hat mich malwieder vergessen"!aber wer weiß, vielleicht krieg ich dich ja auch irgendwann mal an die strippe!haben uns jetzt schon seit, ach keine ahnung , auf jedenfall seit ner verdammt langen zeit nich mehr gesehn u nich mehr mit einander gesprochen, aber bald "hab ich dich ja wieder"!hmm,vielleicht könntest du ja das nächste mal wenn du mum anner strippe hast einfach mal "nach mir fragen"?!?ansonsten wünsch ich euch noch ganz super viel spaß, hab dich lieb u freu mich auf dich, anne! |
| 217 | Date: 2001-08-09 19:37:00 alan goos (cyberspachula@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: aaron you just keep having a great time in europe |
| 216 | Date: 2001-08-09 16:39:38 aylin Grollmann (no email / no homepage) wrote: Hey Chrisi!Ich sitze gerade in deinem Zimmer an deinem Computer.Unsere Mamis waren mal wieder auf Tour.Alle reden gerade über dich und finden die Mail von Papa ganz LUSTIG.Meine Mama ist schon Eifersüchtig.Grüße die Amerikaner von mir. H-D-G-G-G-G-D-L.deine Kleine cousine AYLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 215 | Date: 2001-08-09 08:36:23 Joyce (Elijah's mom) (kendy@lightdog.com / no homepage) wrote: I left an e-mail at the Mpls. Star-Tribune for James Lilek's column, "Backyard Fence", updating them from when a reader saw "twins (could it be those two unidentified females who remain so elusive?) on LARGE unicycles holding hands at a stoplight". I gave them info on the trip and the website to check out. It will be interesting to see if they will print it. It looked from the weather map that Mrs. Marsh informed us of that you may have had thunderstorms on Wednesday. Hope if that was the case, that you stayed warm and dry (if that's possible). Keep up the good work; it's countdown time, with two days off before the end. |
| 214 | Date: 2001-08-08 23:25:05 Alberto Ruiz (alberto@taino.net / no homepage) wrote: Congratulations to all of you. Only a handful of riding days left. And a couple of days off. Hoy salio Alberto bajo fianza. Paso 5 noches en la carcel. Las maniobras estuvieron bestiales, las peores hasta ahora. Me temo que se intensificara la resistencia ahora. No se cuanto tiempo mas se mantenga pacifica. Arrestaron a Mari Bras, Colon Martinez, Wilfredo Estrada y a otros. we love you all. |
| 213 | Date: 2001-08-08 20:00:52 Irene (moonworshiper@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey all! I am wistfully watching you guys progress. Wistfully because I wish I was there, with you, enjoying the pain of riding. (I'm serious!) You guys are very fortunate to be able to do this ride (yes, believe it or not!) I hope that you all stay in good spirits, and keep having fun. Don't push yourselvs too hard, because I want to have some enthuastic unicyclists when you come back! (Meaning people who would think of riding a unicycle even when you have completed the EUT.) Anyways, best of luck, and keep on pushing those pedals! Irene |
| 212 | Date: 2001-08-08 19:21:44 Michael Grollmann (M.Grollmann@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: Hi Christian, ist die Tour nicht schon anstrengend genug must du noch eine Sondereinlage geben.Das ist doch die Langstrecken-Tour nach Barcelona nicht die Stunt-Tour mit eingesprungender Schenkelhalshernie.Ich hoffe die Wunden heilen recht schnell damit du wieder das Tempo machst.Bochum hat 1.:1 gegen Karlsruhe gespielt.Sonst ist alles easy bis dann ich liebe dich.Michi |
| 211 | Date: 2001-08-08 19:13:30 gisela (no email / no homepage) wrote: jaja ich weiss, man faehrt mit den beinen nicht mit den armen. in liebe mama |
| 210 | Date: 2001-08-08 18:45:10 The Lunch Group (jodi@outtech.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey hey hey Mr. Cotter - Remember us, it's the lunch group: Please tell him hello from me. I am not feeling creative today & can think of nothing humorous or even cruel to say. How bad does that suck? - Amy Andy, Come home NOW!!!! We miss your zany sense of humor at work. Plus I really need a shiatsu. I hope all is well in Europe. See you soon! - Tanya Hi Andy! Carlos Andy: Hope you're having a great time. Loved the dog poopie pic. Nancy C-J Yo Cotter- What's up? I hope your having in fun in Europe. We miss you! -Cheryl Handy Andy - I miss my buddy (and the shiatsu chair is very lonely!). It's about time for you to boogie on back home don't ya think? Love the Web site. We check it daily! Jodes I'm starting to gain some weight because I don't have anyone to finish my breakfasts. You need to hurry and get back before I have to buy a new wardrobe! ;-) Lisa Glug, glug, glug,.....glug, glug..... (Get it? No that's not me chugging a beer - although I think I need one or 10!) Amber :-) And last but not least - greetings from Tiny Tim. He had to rush off and isn't here at the moment to add in his wit - but I'm sure he'll make up for it later!!! See ya on the 20th!!! |
| 209 | Date: 2001-08-08 18:11:21 Joan Cotter (joancott@hutchtel.net / no homepage) wrote: What color are the T-shirts? Are they for sale? You have missed some hot weather in MN and SD. Heat indexes over 100 for a week. It even killed a Vikings player, Korey Stringer. I enjoy reading about your adventures, but let's not have any more unintended collisions with abrasive objects. You need your red blood cells. |
| 208 | Date: 2001-08-08 16:37:07 Mark Stephens (cokerhead@gilby.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey You guys rock! Keep it up. Wish I was there. Mark |
| 207 | Date: 2001-08-08 15:06:56 Nancy C (ncline@eup.k12.mi.us / no homepage) wrote: Keep up the good work fellows and gals. It looks like great fun and wonderful scenery. I envy you the scenery, but not the effort this ride must take. Chris, lots of folks here are watching you on the web, so it's OK if you are in the pictures some times! We are praying for the safety of all of you. |
| 206 | Date: 2001-08-08 13:34:59 anne (no email / no homepage) wrote: hi chrissi!ich bins dein schwesterchen!kann man dir auch irgendwie mal mailen!jersey war voll geil!vermiss die family da voll!aber ich fahr die da nächstes jahr wieder besuchen!passt gut auf euch auf, super viel spaß, hab dich lieb u freu mich auf dich, anne! liebe grüße an andy |
| 205 | Date: 2001-08-08 09:47:49 Joyce (Elijah's mom) (kendy@lightdog.com / no homepage) wrote: Congratulations! It looks like you will hit the coastline today (not literally, I hope). You were close to Avignon -- Elijah, you may remember learning/hearing the song, "Sur le Pont d'Avignon" from French tapes. Keep going -- you're on the last leg of the trip. After talking to Elijah on Saturday and hearing of saddlesoreness, etc. among the group, I decided to start praying for the whole group instead of just Elijah. Then I heard there were two falls on Sunday. Ce n'est pas bon. However, Elijah has told me that ever since the group has become more efficient at reading maps and getting into the "groove", things have become more routine and perhaps even a little uneventful as far as he is concerned. Perhaps that is a relief to some. A little challenge like getting lost would be interesting to him (no ideas now, please). He also feels he could do this forever, although I think after a couple of months it could get old. Is that true for all of you? Do you feel like you have transcended time and are just experiencing life on a different level? It sounds exciting. |
| 204 | Date: 2001-08-08 04:07:08 Diane Marsh (no email / no homepage) wrote: It's not only dogs you need to watch out for. I am not making this up, this was on the net: Mink on the loose 13,000 escape Spanish farm Local residents and police -- both armed with nets and gloves -- hunted for 13,000 missing mink after the animals escaped from a fur farm in central Spain, according to officials. The mink fled after unknown attackers tore down fence and opened cages, a civil guard spokesman said. |
| 203 | Date: 2001-08-08 02:21:26 Desiree Gabrik (Dezlion@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: Hi Scot, I am leaving tomorrow (Wed.) for Paris so I will call you when I arrive on Thurs. Looking forward to seeing you and meeting the rest of the group. Love you, Desiree |
| 202 | Date: 2001-08-08 02:00:08 Diane Marsh (no email / no homepage) wrote: So what is Nutella? Peanut butter? Nice pictures! Simon's web site is good, too! Diane |
| 201 | Date: 2001-08-07 17:10:23 Dawn (dawn.oberg@genmills.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey Cotter! Looks like you are having a great time. I'm impressed with you and the whole group, can't imagine what your bodies are going through! We sure do miss you around here! Two weeks and we have you back though! Take care and enjoy! The web site is great! Love seeing the pictures.. cya soon Dawn |
| 200 | Date: 2001-08-07 01:45:00 michael stone (mstonemd@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: Dear John 6 aug 01 I was sorry to hear about your fall & scraped knee etc - a picture of which was among the emailed photos (that I didn't download)... I hope all is well, and that it won't be long before you'll be taking a bit of time off to see the Gaudi architecture in Barcelona love ...Dad & Beth |
| 199 | Date: 2001-08-06 22:20:52 Sirgay Sanger (dr.sanger@rcn.com / no homepage) wrote: John: I see from the itinerary that you are going quite close to Perpignan. One of my aquaintances is the head of the chamber of deputies of the entire region and he likes to celebrate visiters to the region. A glass of champagne and news photos, etc. I could contact him directly and even if you were close to Perpignan, he might have the local mayor host you all and join in. Of course it's August and all of France is away from their desks but it could turn out to be enjoyable for a short hour. |
| 198 | Date: 2001-08-06 18:28:53 John's mom (cjk3@columbia.edu / no homepage) wrote: John, either pride goeth before a fall, or after the fall, or fallen angel, or how the mighty have fallen, or my son Icarus, but I can think of some original catchy titles for a new book...much love, Mom |
| 197 | Date: 2001-08-06 07:15:37 Elijah's mom (Joyce) (kendy@lightdog.com / no homepage) wrote: I haven't written much because Elijah says he hardly ever sees this web site, but thanks, Connie, for starting to print it out for everyone to see! Also, he says you are doing a great job! He says you just seem to know what everybody needs, and that you are like a mother to the group. I think that's wonderful, and proactive as well, instead of waiting for a situation to come up, you have it already taken care of. Good work! He also says he is never homesick, and I think you taking care of a lot of details really makes a difference. From what Elijah says, everybody is working like a team, which really makes this thing work. Only ten days to go -- can they make it? I bet everyone can. Look how far they've come so far! Tell Elijah we've passed out this website address to Phil, John and Marina, Mark Herringshaw, and a few others. Have fun and take care. Joyce |
| 196 | Date: 2001-08-06 03:28:40 Diane Marsh (no email / no homepage) wrote: Tanya--maybe it would help to only have 3 or 4 pictures; all the days that will not open have 10 or 14 or so. Mom |
| 195 | Date: 2001-08-06 01:10:46 Tina and Harrison (mom4491971@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: Hi John, We missed you at the Bandshell today. We brought your giraffe for a visit. We also brought Harrison's brother, Jacob, who tried David's Coker and the giraffe as well as the two 24"ers that showed up. See you in September. Keep pedaling! |
| 194 | Date: 2001-08-05 13:30:41 Dieter und Moritz (dinawa@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: Hallo Christian!!! Wir verfolgen fast immer eure Tour und Stationen. Wir hoffen ihr habt viel Spass und haltet durch! Ess immer genug Nutella und vergess das Trinken nicht. Die Fotos sind echt klasse. Wenn du zurück bist und noch laufen kannst, gehen wir unsere Jahreskarten einlösen. Viel Spass noch... |
| 193 | Date: 2001-08-05 06:31:33 Ariane Anthony (aanthony@compuserve.com / no homepage) wrote: Hi John! I wish you and your adventurous team members, continued fun, safety, and comraderie It was wonderful to get your messages today (Lyon day), but so sad that I wasn't able to get the calls. Ironically, I spent a good part of the day at your house. But here is the important news: my cell phone seems to be irretrievably lost. It was in a bag that disappeared the night I went to see Rachel's show at the Cunningham studio.....so if you call again, try my home first and then yours. P.S. I did try calling you back today using the cell phone number your mom gave me. However,I did not realize at the time that you share the phone line with others, and I left a very silly message. P.P.S. Great News! I finally figured out how to log onto the Daily Uptdates section. I needed to first RE LOAD the entire website. Thank you Diane Marsh for answering my query and helping me out. Thank you David Stone too, for your help and for wishing me a happy birthday! That was a surprise. |
| 192 | Date: 2001-08-05 04:24:41 Diane Marsh (dlmdlm66@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: We did talk to Tanya this evening; the cell phone was turned off much of the day; anyway, they are in a motel in Lyon, not at the friend's house as listed on the Lodging site. So you'll need to use the cell phone numbers, 011-33-611-253-153 is the support cell phone number. Do not use the 00 as the first numbers, or you'll just get the operator. Things are going okay, they are glad to have Saturday off! From the weather map, it looks like the closer they get to the coast, the warmer it is. Diane |
| 191 | Date: 2001-08-05 00:34:12 Diane Marsh (no email / no homepage) wrote: http://www.wunderground.com/country/FR_RH.html This gives the humidity, temperature, heat index, wind, etc., in France. |
| 190 | Date: 2001-08-04 23:36:38 Bill Cline (ncline@eup.k12.mi.us / no homepage) wrote: Well Chris, you better get home soon the grass is growing and needs to be mowed. Really, I hope you are having a great time and I understand they have a veggie cop there also. Love, Dad |
| 189 | Date: 2001-08-04 23:29:43 Charly (no email / no homepage) wrote: hallo zusammen! viele grüße aus der heimat! hoffe, bei euch ist alles im grünen bereich und alle sind wohlauf! keine sorge, in good old BOT ist alles in bester ordnung. hovi, halt durch und grüß mir L`Estartit! (nicht vergessen, Bub!) gruß auch an die anderen! Aaron, du bist ja gar nicht mehr so weiß!!! habe nette fotos vom CN tower! (hovi, du translatest, gell!?!?) take care, Charly |
| 188 | Date: 2001-08-04 22:13:31 Diane Marsh, TnT's mom (dlmdlm66@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Great photos of day 6 and 10! and enjoyed reading all the rest of the days. Have been trying to call Tammy and Tanya but can't seem to get through. The country code is 011 and the city code is 33, the way I understand the calling system. Diane |
| 187 | Date: 2001-08-04 20:15:31 Nancy C (ncline@eup.k12.mi.us / no homepage) wrote: We are enjoying the updates, photos and quotes. Keep up the good work. I can only guess at the saddle sores you all must have. Do you wish I had sent some "Bag Balm" Andy? Thanks to all of you for helping Chris in various ways after his bag was stolen. You are all a great TEAM! |
| 186 | Date: 2001-08-04 19:24:27 Christy G (unicyclegirl@email.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey guys! Hope you're having an awesome trip! By the way, I got the news today that I made it to the semi-finals for the State Fair Talent Show! Thanks Andy for all the help wih my routene - Nice Job at Nationals! Have a great rest of your trip! See you when you get back! ~Christy |
| 185 | Date: 2001-08-04 18:38:35 Opa Klemens (no email / no homepage) wrote: Hallo Christian ! Ich bin stolz auf Dich . Alle fragen , wo ihr gerade seid . Bleibt alle gesund ***** Eurer Opa ..... |
| 184 | Date: 2001-08-04 18:28:25 gisela (no email / no homepage) wrote: hei Christian, ich hoffe du liest auch mal eure Post. Schreib bitte mal kurz an die WAZ. die adr. redaktion.bottrop@waz.de gruss mama |
| 183 | Date: 2001-08-04 18:06:57 Michael Hoverath (no email / no homepage) wrote: I think, these are the correct numbers: Support Phone: 0033.6.11.25.31.53 Tammy and Tanya: 0033.6.11.25.24.89 Elijah and Javier: 0033.6.11.25.47.05 Christian and John: 0033.6.11.25.45.29 Andy, Scot and Chris: 0033.6.11.25.23.01 Aaron: 0033.6.11.25.24.16 |
| 182 | Date: 2001-08-04 17:24:43 Kathleen, sister to Andy & Connie (jklawler@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey there, Drew and Consti!! Seems like you're having fun; hope all is well, Drew. Consti, you and Dana enjoying the time off? And lack of saddle sores? Please pass the message to Drew: his pick-up is in Linton with transmission failure. The shop'll have it done by the time he arrives State-side. Just rearrange your flight to Bismarck, uni down to Linton and drive home!! It'll be no big deal after Europe! Or, Dad'll get it home for you. Whichever! |
| 181 | Date: 2001-08-04 14:48:23 Javier Ruiz (javruiz@onebox.com / http://www.javier-ruiz.com) wrote: Hi everyone, Just wanted to let you know that we are all doing fine and having a lot of fun. Since we have been having problems updating the page I will give out our mobile numbers: Support crew: (33) 611 25/3153 Andy: (33) 611 25/2301 Christian: (33) 611 25/4529 Tammy & Tanya: (33) 611 25/2489 Javier & Elijah: (33) 611 25/4705 Aaron: (33) 611 25/2416 |
| 180 | Date: 2001-08-04 13:28:42 Susan S. (srssrs@umich.edu / no homepage) wrote: Well, your updates are great! I just love the photography! Take care and be safe! Susan & Janet |
| 179 | Date: 2001-08-04 10:11:55 gisela hoverath (no email / no homepage) wrote: an euch alle, wir haben es nicht geschafft, eure kisten zu entsorgen, wir hoffen naemlich, so einige von euch wieder zusehen. gisela und micha |
| 178 | Date: 2001-08-04 08:04:16 Gabi Bykowski (einrad.borken.@gmx.de / no homepage) wrote: Hi, I heard it´s not quite easy to get internetconnections, so thanks for these great updates. I enjoy reading all news about your tour. While watching your pictures I´m a little bit jealous and would really like to join you. Aaron, I wonder that you also became such a real, crazy unicyclist. Congratulation. Javier, en las fotos me parece tu estas un poco cansado. Preparante a tiempo sale bien? O necesitas una hora cada dia para alcanzar el grupo? Christian, nur nicht schlappmachen, die "kleinere" Hälfte habt ihr ja schon; kann nur noch schlimmer werden. Who organized such a nice wheather? Have fun, Gabi |
| 177 | Date: 2001-08-03 23:17:44 Michael Stone (mstonemd@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: dear john 3 aug 2001 I guess the set-up for sending pictures still hasn't been reinstated, so I can only guess you're all somewhere in the middle of France - peut-etre pas loin de Lyon...I see some of the other correspondents have some very nice thoughts - hoping everybody has good Durchhaltensvermoegen (staying power) and are feeling putzmunter (chipper). send us a note about how you are and where you are...we like to follow the trip on the map. love dad & beth |
| 176 | Date: 2001-08-03 22:04:46 John's mom (no email / no homepage) wrote: John, give hugs and kisses to Richard and Naomi love Mom |
| 175 | Date: 2001-08-03 21:42:22 Robert (Propellercap) (no email / no homepage) wrote: Halli Hallo Zusammen Ich glaube Ihr ahnt nicht mal, welche Erinnerungen in einem wach werden, wenn ich Eure Berichte lese und Fotos sehe. Jetzt bin ich erst mal auf dem Weg zum Europ. Jonglierfestival in Rotterdam und kann nicht weiter Euren Abenteuern folgen. Wenn eines Tages wieder jemand eine solche Tour unternimmt, hoffe ich, daß die auch ihre Erlebnisse so schön mit Euch teilen können, ist doch eine tolle Sache hier mit Eurer Homepage. DURCHHALTEN !! Ich weiß Ihr schafft das!! Liebe Gr. Euer Robert ///// °o° \_/ |
| 174 | Date: 2001-08-03 19:48:21 Marc Cooper (mcooper@amgen.com / no homepage) wrote: Hi Scot, I'm playing beach vb in the Manhattan Surf Festival tomorrow. Too bad you're not here, you'd get a kick out of it. You'd have fun on your uni, weaving through the bikini'd players on the bike path. I guess you're busy enough though. I check out the web site every day, but I guess the webmasters are just having too much fun to update us on a daily basis...that's cool. It's great that they update us at all. Look forward to the next set of pics. Ride tall! |
| 173 | Date: 2001-08-03 18:20:20 Carlos A. Medina (ca99medina@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Hola Javier, Te deseo la mejor de las suertes en esta gran aventura. Espero que disfrutes cada momento de ese viaje ya que esas son experiencias que duran para toda la vida. Yo estare desde aca dandole seguimiento al viaje y viendo como pones el nombre de Puerto Rico bien en alto. Sigue adelante y dale mis saludos a todos los uniciclistas que te acompañan! Carlos Medina |
| 172 | Date: 2001-08-03 17:36:26 Andrea Klüppel (einrad.borken.@gmx.de / no homepage) wrote: Wish I could share your sore bottom! I´m really curious to read your next pages. By the way, funny things you did on your fifth day, to tell by your sub-titles on the photos. After all something to figure out for you: Ich wünsche euch für den weiteren Verlauf der Tour schönes Wetter, gute Radwege, wenig Berge, weiterhin festen gemeinschaftlichen Zusammenhalt und Durchhaltevermögen, auf daß ihr alle gesund und zufrieden euer Ziel erreicht. |
| 171 | Date: 2001-08-03 11:45:13 Diane Marsh (dlmdlm66@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey! Saturday is your day off! Have a good time! Mom |
| 170 | Date: 2001-08-03 02:17:09 Leigha (bvander@willinet.net / no homepage) wrote: Hello unicyclers... Want to say hello specially to the Marsh girls. Brookings,SD is just not the same without you. Hope you are wearing hats and drinking lots of water if the weather is anything like it has been here. Hot and Humid. No baby yet, but we are expecting it to be soon. Definitely before you get back though. We are due the 25th, but the doctor says any day. |
| 169 | Date: 2001-08-02 19:02:12 gisela hoverath (no email / no homepage) wrote: hallo chrisi, dein puencktchen ist wieder putzmunter. |
| 168 | Date: 2001-08-02 16:56:54 Darwie (drj_one@yahoo.com / no homepage) wrote: wow, what a great trip! aaron, i love ya and miss you! i love the hat!! this sure beats unicycling in the halls of the fagerberg building! |
| 167 | Date: 2001-08-02 16:07:31 Kim Behrns (kimbehrns@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Hi Scot....it's me, Kimmie.....finally got logged on to this awesome webpage for your trip. It looks like you're having a great time....beautiful scenery! Wish I could join Dez on her trip to see you, but work calls....:( Take good care of yourself and stay healthy!!! See you in a few weeks and I wanna hear all your stories! Kim |
| 166 | Date: 2001-08-02 14:28:26 samson (no email / no homepage) wrote: ruff ruff ruff roof ruff roof roof(I miss you and cant' wait till you get back even though Jamey and Kris are doing a great job at taking care of me!) |
| 165 | Date: 2001-08-02 13:34:04 simon (6x@postmaster.co.uk / http://come.to/muni) wrote: <EUT> Greetings to you European Tourers! Like 1 week ago I was with you - keeping going! </EUT> |
| 164 | Date: 2001-08-02 05:15:36 Dean (JimmyBuffettinMN@AOL.com / no homepage) wrote: Elija, No doubt you're enjoying the views. It looks beautiful there. I hope all is well. Remember...it's only uphill in one direction. Take care and I'll watch for more pictures and tales of the wise real soon. Have fun...-Uncle Dean |
| 163 | Date: 2001-08-02 03:07:37 Sara (nydra@unicyclist.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey, Tanya, Tammy, and Aaron! I'm so envious! I didn't realize it till I looked at the pictures, but I miss you guys! However, I'll sigh, bear it, and tell all my relatives "Dude, these are my friends! They're in Europe!!" Love, Sara Also, great pictures and updates in the scrapbooks, two thumbs up!! |
| 162 | Date: 2001-08-02 01:39:25 Steve Shields (sgshields@mmm.com / no homepage) wrote: Tell Connie - Thanks for the Card - And I (Steve)am extremely jealous of the choice you have all made to conquer Europe in this fashion - Thanks for the Photos and messages - know that my prayers of a safe journey are with you - Bye |
| 161 | Date: 2001-08-02 00:59:49 Paul Dince (no email / no homepage) wrote: Dear John,you look great...so do your pals...don't fall down...too much...love from us all Paul |
| 160 | Date: 2001-08-02 00:08:58 alan(aaron's cousin) (no email / no homepage) wrote: Aaron, a package came in the mail today from northwest collage (probably your degree). I'd open it, but thats a federal offence. |
| 159 | Date: 2001-08-01 23:03:28 Al (ajcotter@hutchtel.net / no homepage) wrote: Your pickup is in Litton ND with a new front transmission seal. Please pickup on the way home and pay bill. |
| 158 | Date: 2001-08-01 20:37:22 Michael Grollmann (M.Grollmann@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: Hallo Christian viele Grüsse aus Dortmund Aplerbeck wünschen Dir die Grollis.Bochum hat 2:0 gewonnen ist also doch noch etwas Spielkultur vorhanden.Ich hoffe es geht Dir gut oder brauchst du noch etwas Haemorrhoidencreme rufe an ich komme dann vorbei.Pass gut auf dich auf und grüsse die flotten Französinnen von mir.Michi |
| 157 | Date: 2001-08-01 19:14:56 Leif (leifpettersen@hotmail.com / http://www.pclink.com/leif) wrote: Hey! I just found out that this page existed! Who was in charge of communications for this thing anyway?? Well, now I know how to track you and the jealously is nearly overwhelming me. What I wouldn't give to be tooling around Europe right now. I was probably better off not knowing about this site at all. Anyway, my summer has been eventful, to say the least. Best discussed over SEVERAL cocktails. When you get to Barcelona, if the place is still open, you NEED to go to a restaurant call La Fonda that is off the main Ramblas (large, walking street and social gathering place), about two blocks from the ocean. The place caters to large groups of people, it's moderately priced and the food is awesome! I'm serious. Look it up when you get there. OK, I'll be checking back here for updates. Stay safe! Leif |
| 156 | Date: 2001-08-01 18:36:59 Michael Stone (mstonemd@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: Dear John 1 aout 2001 Another Dear John letter... Tu nous disait en la derniere lettre que le group traversait le Dijon. C'est bien, ca: la capitale du Monde Moutardien! Il y a des bons vins aussi (region bourgongne)... Pas de nouvelles en notre cote de la piscine [la piscine Atlantique, c'est-a-dire) David me disait qu'un de tes amis monocyclistes fasait une "petite" sous-estimation de la longeur totale de la journee - par un tier, environs, tel que -- en lieu d'une voyage a 1000 miles -- grace a toutes les courbes dans la rue etc -- la longeur arrivera a (presque) 1500 miles!!! Sacre bleu... C'est bon que tu a les jambes de fer! love---dad & beth |
| 155 | Date: 2001-08-01 18:04:17 Rachel Longaker (rlongake@lacma.org / no homepage) wrote: I just wanted to wish you all good luck/bonne chance and say a special hello to my hero John Stone! Yay!! Incroyable. Rachel Longaker Los Angeles, California USA |
| 154 | Date: 2001-08-01 16:39:16 Charly (no email / no homepage) wrote: hi aaron! thanks a lot for the postcard! ;-) good picture! lol! see ya soon, Charly |
| 153 | Date: 2001-08-01 15:09:59 lindsey (uniprincess@hotmail.com / http://www.uniprincedss.cjb.net) wrote: i love the webpage you all have for EUT! it looks great! hope you are all having fun, keep up the good work! |
| 152 | Date: 2001-08-01 12:11:44 Jodi (jodi@outtech.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey Cotter - We're all cheering you on here at work and GREATLY missing you (trust me - you don't want to know why). :-) The shiatsu chair has been awful lonely - people flop down in it and say "Man - I'm really missing Cotter now that I'm in the chair". See ya in a couple weeks - good luck with the trip. The Web site is awesome - we all check it often! Later, Jodes PS - New close date of Sept.31 - surprise surprise |
| 151 | Date: 2001-08-01 10:30:08 Sven (Hovi's personal math database) (swittorf@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: Hey guys .... I am following your route from a cool room in Germany, admiring your strength and will. Keep on pedalling and see you soon ... Sven |
| 150 | Date: 2001-08-01 07:22:21 Mark Gallay (markgallay@earthlink.net / no homepage) wrote: John, The site looks great. I was happy to hear from you the other day. You sounded well. The pictures and text support this sense (though one never knows how reliable the site editor/narrator is). It's so good to see that at least a few people are concerned with keeping the Earth rotating on its axis. Of course unicyclists are unique in their knowledge of the mechanics of this rotation and of their role its perpetuation. Keep up the good work! Though I don't want to distract you from the import of your ride, I feel I must mention that for one week only all books, CDs, feature films, live performances and general gymnastic activities in NYC are "free for the taking." Virgin megastore is so swamped that they have expanded operations into the park in union square. I have been careful about choosing wisely because now that price is no barrier I have storage and shipping constraints to worry about. I just can't win... Steinway & Sons has reported an escape of 25 wild model D's (prime fully restored pre war models). I'm on the look out to catch and tame one and have a lasso (A1) and tuning fork at hand at all times. As if that's not enough, Joyce is back from the dead and signing books at Barnes and igNobles. He has been sighted around town working on a sequel to Finnegan's Wake in order to capitalize on its wild success. Though still rich in allusion and linguistic punnery, sources tell us that he's altered his stylistic approach and is focused on rendering reality based TV in a text as of yet unnamed (survivor meets weakest link). All 1200 typed pages have been transcibed from 30 Wendy's napkins (Joyce uses all 4 squares, both sides and writes in 8 different colors left to right, up and down, diagonally, etc.). more on this later... Final NYC note. Duane Reade has revealed to the public that they are finishing an acquisition of all commercial real estate in Manhattan in a move to create the world's first and only drug store state. Anyhow, the ride looks fantastic and I'm sure this news is uninteresting to you. This is good. Please continue as you were. I hope you're taking pictures. Keep hydrated and please make sure to stop and use the bathroom as needed. Regards, Mark p.s. say hello to your mates. keep cranking away |
| 149 | Date: 2001-08-01 03:40:36 Joyce (Elijah's mom) (kendy@lightdog.com / no homepage) wrote: Elijah told me that he never looks at this page, so I rarely write anything for him, but can someone please pass on the message that when he was giving us his cell phone number, we were cut off so we didn't get the whole number? Thanks, he usually calls before now, so I'm hoping he's not wondering why we aren't calling him. Have fun, all of you. You'll have stories to last a lifetime. Joyce |
| 148 | Date: 2001-07-31 23:37:17 John's mom (cjk3@columbia.com / no homepage) wrote: John, your group is terrific..no one can believe what you are all doing..they think the photos are staged...you are in a big movie set and keep changing the background..love the pictures.Mom |
| 147 | Date: 2001-07-31 22:33:52 Joshua (no email / no homepage) wrote: Tammy, It looks like you're haveing a great time, I only wish I could be there with you |
| 146 | Date: 2001-07-31 20:58:06 Roger Svec (svecfarm@itctel.com / no homepage) wrote: Aaron, Proud of our family of achievers. Keep the pedals turning. Amanda flew home yesterday and took her PP written. Passed. Flew home today. It's been hot here, but we've had rain so things are growing well. Dad |
| 145 | Date: 2001-07-31 19:43:07 Irene (moonworshiper@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey guys, You are not missing much in MN! There is a huge heat index, and there is actutally a heat advisory out for the Twin Cities today. I have been thinking about you all and hope everything is going good! Fellow unicyclist, Irene |
| 144 | Date: 2001-07-31 16:50:27 Rebekah (kendy@lightdog.com / no homepage) wrote: Elijah I hope you are Doing okay I almost got the trick down I been working on and I can do one foot idle mount two times and get out of it. Rebekah |
| 143 | Date: 2001-07-31 05:15:32 Joan Cotter (joancott@hutchtel.net / http://www.alabacus.com) wrote: Tammy, I'm glad to see you're following doctor's orders regarding your wrist. Andy, Is this trip easier than the Minnesota trip? Connie, I know this trip must be easier for you than Minnesota. Now you get to use those map skills that were required in junior high. |
| 142 | Date: 2001-07-31 03:06:59 Kelsey McLean (hottypink007@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey everyone! Sounds like you all are havin a good time! Can't wait to see your sock tan lines! hehe. Well I just passed level 6!!!! I am really excited! Talk to ya all later! Have a good time and keep pedalin! Luv ya lotz! Kels ShInE :) |
| 141 | Date: 2001-07-31 01:48:40 Alberto Ruiz (alberto@taino.net / no homepage) wrote: We are proud of all of you here in Puerto Rico. Javier, la 2 gano con el 68%. Hay maniobras el dia 2 de agosto. Alberto piensa entrar. Between senoraprofe and me, all of you will be polished in Spanish before you get to Barcelona. Then you will find out that they don't really speak Spanish there, but Catalan. Love you all, Alberto |
| 140 | Date: 2001-07-31 00:53:12 Michael Stone (mstonemd@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: dear john 30 july 2001 my email yesterday I sent to johnkstone1234@yahoo.com; I forgot we can use this page also. maintenant que tu voyages a travers la France, il serait bon de te rappeler qu'il faut 560.224 revolutions de la monocycle "Coker" (diametre 36")pour chaque "mile" --c'est a dire: 560,000 revolutions environs pendant les mille-miles de la voyage entiere! that's a lot of pedaling... keep up the good work love dad |
| 139 | Date: 2001-07-30 20:47:00 senora (senoraprofe@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Tammy y Tanya, Por fin, tengo la abilidad de conectar con el viaje vuestro. Se han apagado la tecnologia a la escuela por alguna razon y no he tenido la computadora para escribir ni leer de vuestras adventuras. Gozaba tanto las fotos y las escrituras. Mil gracias! Me alegro de que esteis alegres y sanas! Cuidaos...y con todo carino....Joyce (Sra) (perdonad la falta de puntuacion...estoy floja en este momento y tambien tengo que salir para la tienda de comestibles. Que siga tan bueno el viaje...) |
| 138 | Date: 2001-07-30 20:46:16 Iris Stratmann (stratman@uni-muenster.de / no homepage) wrote: So far so good. Great job! (I could never do that!) Waiting for more updates! Aaron: It would take you 18-19 hours by train via Paris and Cologne, couldn't find out anything about prices, but-trust me-it will be EXPENSIVE. I'll check out flight-prices later. I found a coin! Me! Javier: You don't need to read this! Christian: Also, das mit dem Hundehaufen - ein astreiner Hovi! Scot: There is a German band called "Pain in the ass", the name of their latest album is "Spain"! Connie and Dana: Bring me a bottle of the one you like best! Everybody: Go on. Distance is relative. So is pain. |
| 137 | Date: 2001-07-30 19:56:56 Heather Madison (isaure@yahoo.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey, John: Looking good out there, in your orange jersey. Have you received a relief unicycle from David? Has Central Park thoroughly prepared you for France? |
| 136 | Date: 2001-07-30 18:04:31 Robert S. Anthony (sunapple@wv.adelphia.net / no homepage) wrote: Hello to John Stone. When you get back to us, tell me of the stories you've written. What's coming next in the music composing? Today is Ariane's birthday. She also sends you greetings from NYC. |
| 135 | Date: 2001-07-30 15:44:25 Will Haskins (woowee0408@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: I can tell by the photos that you all are having a great time. It'll be fun tracking the ride from day to day. |
| 134 | Date: 2001-07-30 14:51:26 David (John's brother) Stone (dstone@packer.edu / no homepage) wrote: To call them in France, be aware that phone #s have NINE digits, and you need the other prefixes, too. For example, calling the hostel in Tournus, you'd dial: 011 33 385 512 065. Hope all is well! John, I'll be sending your post to Tournus, arriving Weds. morning (ahead of you). Let me know if that's not ok; I'm sending it out later today (it's almost 11am here, and I'll send it out this evening or so). Bonne chance! |
| 133 | Date: 2001-07-30 14:38:10 Karen (karen_schneider@datacard.com / no homepage) wrote: Dana - to call use these numbers to get connected to MCI from each country - France is 0-800-99-0019, Spain is 900-99-0014 and Germany is 0800-888-8000 - follow the voice prompter with the MCI no. and pin. Good luck - miss you!!!! |
| 132 | Date: 2001-07-30 04:53:18 JEFF WEST( DESIREES ILLIGITAMENT CHILD) (JJWEST2@EQUILON.COM / no homepage) wrote: SCOTT, WOW, FOUND THIS PAGE WHILE SEARCHING FOR UNICORNS. HA,HA! LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE HAVING A GREAT TRIP. HOPE YOU ARE NPT OVER INDULGING IN THE FINE GERMAN BEERS,OR WOMEN FOR THAT MATTER.HAVE A GREAT TIME AND STAY OFF THE AUTOBONN. |
| 131 | Date: 2001-07-30 04:04:47 Diane Marsh (dlmdlm66@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: There once was a group so enthused, "Let's uni to Spain," they mused, They rode all day long While singing a song, And all the people they met were amused. -Diane |
| 130 | Date: 2001-07-30 03:17:01 Carol E. and Kelsey McLean (carolmclean@qwest.net / no homepage) wrote: Hi! We were inspired by Day 4 quote by Scot to write the following for you. "Ouch" There once was a group so insane They decided to one-wheel to Spain But the seat on a Coker Was made by some joker And caused butt a whole lot of pain! ....So, even though your "gain to Spain is mainly through much pain," keep on pedaling! Carol E. (Twin Cities Unicycle Club Secretary) and Kelsey McLean Minnesota |
| 129 | Date: 2001-07-30 02:34:41 Beth Stone (Dnorton26@home.com / no homepage) wrote: We've been watching from CT at my sister Judi's house. More new fans to watch for your trip. Great pictures. Good luck on the trip. Love, Beth, Judi and Dave |
| 128 | Date: 2001-07-30 00:23:49 Cathy and Christy (cathy@bitstream.net / no homepage) wrote: Hi, TCUC friends! It's so much fun to read your updates every day! Keep up the good work! FYI: Christy did her routene real well for the State Fair Amatuer Talent Contest but we won't know the results for 2 long weeks! We went to the IJA Convention in Madison for 2 days. We only saw Mark (the diablo guy) and his family there from TCUC.) The shows were awesome. Christy went to the unicycle workshop led by Sem & Teresa and ended up helping Teresa work on backward stand up wheel walk. During the rest of the convention people would ask Christy to show them how to do the different tricks! Enjoy yourselves! Cathy and Christy |
| 127 | Date: 2001-07-29 23:49:51 John's mom (cjk3@columbia.edu / no homepage) wrote: I finally got to talk with some of you and hear some very funny stories from John...you should all be in the Guiness book of world records...what a fabulous trip...Go for it... |
| 126 | Date: 2001-07-29 23:48:14 Rosalie Ber (Rosalieb@tx.technion.ac.il / no homepage) wrote: Hi John, I'm very envious of you and your friends, although a bicycle is the best I could do, and I doubt that I could do more than 100 miles on one...(the last time I took a ride, it was around Cook Island - 21 kilometers, I think). I am currently with Ziv, my son, in the Washington D.C. area (e-mail: zivneeman@hotmail.com), but I'll continue following you when I get back to Israel after August 5th. Good luck and enjoy, Rosalie |
| 125 | Date: 2001-07-29 04:31:03 Irene (moonworshiper@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey You all! The updates look great. I know they might be a pain to do after long days, but they are oh so nice to read! Christian, don't eat too much pizza, you'll turn into one. :) Cotter's, I was at your house the other day, it's all good... :) T&T, I just know you gals are having fun! (it's the good personalities) Aaron, don't forget to take pictures! Everyone else.. don't lose your uni's! Delightfully tacky, yet unrefined, Irene |
| 124 | Date: 2001-07-28 23:58:48 Diane Marsh (dlmdlm66@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Great pictures of day 1 and 2!! For day 4, when I clicked on it, it said page not available. THen I noticed that after the last 4 in the address is a little ' (apostrophe). If you click by it and delete the little apostrophe, then you will get the writing part of day 4. But I did not get the pics yet for 3 or 4. Great hearing from you guys. Sounds like it is going well; probably should have had a little horseback riding to toughen you up to "saddle soreness". :) Diane (Tammy and Tanya's mom) |
| 123 | Date: 2001-07-28 23:44:49 John's mom (cjk3@columbia.edu / no homepage) wrote: John and everyone;, the pictures are great days 1-4...keep on sending; Mom |
| 122 | Date: 2001-07-28 22:08:27 David (John's brother) Stone (dstone@packer.edu / no homepage) wrote: HOW TO SEE DAYS 1, 2, 3 (later), and 4.CLICK ON 'DAY 0,' THEN CHANGE THE ZEROES TO ONES IN THE ADDRESS (there are two of them, BOTH AFTER THE WORD 'DAY'). JOHN, it was great speaking with you. I'll send you my Coker post if I can't find another. It can get there in just two days, so you can have it Weds. morning depending on when you leave (Thurs. the latest). Just figure out what's best and e- me. Love from the FEDS. |
| 121 | Date: 2001-07-28 21:45:21 Wilbur A. Marsh (wilbur@willinet.net / no homepage) wrote: Thanks too, for the pictures on your daughter's web page. Nothing says "I'm doing great" than a great big smile. T&T's father |
| 120 | Date: 2001-07-28 20:49:34 Gisela Hoverath (no email / no homepage) wrote: Hi Dana! Try to find out what this could mean: Es macht viel Spass eure Kommentare zu lesen und Fotos zu gucken. Ihr habt hoffentlich guten Wein probiert und auch als Reiseproviant mitgenommen. P.s.: I just had a phone call with Christian and he told me the pictures of day 3 and 4 would come tomorrow. |
| 119 | Date: 2001-07-28 20:31:54 kate hawkins (kh262@nyu.edu / no homepage) wrote: johnstoneofstonerstones: especially like the story about you stuck in a tree. . . what is saddlesoreness, more specifically? |
| 118 | Date: 2001-07-28 17:33:49 CHARLY (karlheinz.bugdoll@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: yiha!!! so denn, bin gestern wieder im deutschen lande gelandet!! hoffe ihr habt eine genauso tolle tour wie ich sie gehabt habe!!!! amazing! viele grüße an alle, besonders an andy, conny, aaron my friend!!! (thanks for the food again!!!! I miss it!), javier, tammy & tanya und natürlich der nutella-hovi!!! viele Grüße und viel spaß! take care, Charly |
| 117 | Date: 2001-07-28 16:49:51 Michael Hoverath (no email / http://home.t-online.de/home/anne.hoverath) wrote: So someone liked the pictures, I took some other ones on my daughters homepage. But it's only from Bottrop and Cologne. |
| 116 | Date: 2001-07-28 16:31:45 Dr. K (John's mom) (cjk3@columbia.edu / no homepage) wrote: Hi John..finally got your Luxembourg entree and cant wait to get more...all send love...Mom |
| 115 | Date: 2001-07-28 15:46:36 alan goos (cyberspachula@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: have fun in lichdenstine looking forword to more pictures |
| 114 | Date: 2001-07-28 12:44:40 Diane Marsh (dlmdlm66@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Well, since you guys have the day off today, I figure you'll get the downloading completed and we'll see lots of pictures. You're not out wasting time on sight-seeing, are you?? TnT's mom |
| 113 | Date: 2001-07-28 08:56:31 M.Grollmann (M.Grollmann@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: Guten Morgen Christian,ich hoffe Du hast die Nacht nicht auf Deinem Einrad verbracht(um den Anderen hinterherzufahren Scherz)leider kann man noch nicht sehen wo Ihr im Moment seit.Was macht die Aufbaukost schon etwas zu Dir genommen? Sitzt der Blasenkatheter noch richtig? So ich muß jetzt einkaufen gehen Du weißt "Sippschaft" kommt Morgen wieder bis dann halte Die Ohren steif.Gruß Michi |
| 112 | Date: 2001-07-28 05:28:29 Ariane Anthony (aanthony@compuserve.com / no homepage) wrote: John, I talked with David about the "Daily Update" and it is definitely not appearing when I log onto the site from your computer. Do you have any ideas as to why this might be? Can it be remedied? We are all missing you and EAGER for postings and updates!--Goose |
| 111 | Date: 2001-07-28 00:15:16 jesse barker (barker_jesse@hotmail.com / http://www.theunicyclesite.com) wrote: good luck on your ride!!! I hope you all have fun and see some interesting stuff. |
| 110 | Date: 2001-07-27 20:26:33 Michael Grollmann (M.Grollmann@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: Hi Christian ich hoffe der Wolf zwischen Deinen Beinen lässt sich noch gut mit meinen Salben behandeln oder? Halt durch Junge ich denke an Dich Du weißt ein Bochumer gibt niemals auf.Michi |
| 109 | Date: 2001-07-27 20:06:17 Wilbur A. Marsh (wilbur@willinet.net / no homepage) wrote: Gisela & Michael Hoverath, thank you for sharing your photos. They are so nice to enjoy. T$T's father |
| 108 | Date: 2001-07-27 18:55:12 Gisela Hoverath (no email / no homepage) wrote: Auch ganz Deutschland (Bottrop) wartet auf die tour updates. P.s.: Christian, viel Spass auf der. Gisela |
| 107 | Date: 2001-07-27 18:52:17 Michael Hoverath (no email / http://home.t-online.de/home/anne.hoverath) wrote: On http://home.t-online.de/home/anne.hoverath you will find some more pictures Gisela and Michael Hoverath (Christian's parents) |
| 106 | Date: 2001-07-27 06:57:49 Desiree Gabrik (dezlion@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: THE WEBSITE PICTURES ARE COMING.......I just talked to Scot tonight from Europe and he said they are having trouble getting online to post the pictures. Each day is already loaded onto the laptop and ready to go as soon as they can hook up. All the past days will come up on the website for viewing. He said there are alot of pictures and they keep getting better. He also said the scenery is just beautiful! They are on there way out of Germany this morning and will enter France today. |
| 105 | Date: 2001-07-27 04:14:44 Valerie Szurdak (valerieszurdak@yahoo.com / no homepage) wrote: John Stone, I'm so excited for you. This is really hard core! I'm sure you are having an amazing time. Miss you at the studio. Best of luck. Valerie |
| 104 | Date: 2001-07-27 03:49:25 Suzanne (onicknoll@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: Scot, Just saw the web page. Looks like you guys are having fun. Great pictures. Have a great trip. Suzanne (Alamo) |
| 103 | Date: 2001-07-26 23:20:47 Ed & Sue Egbert (no email / no homepage) wrote: Thinking of you! What an experience to see Europe Close up on Unicycle! Will you stay as hostels or Inns or with ordinary people along the way?? T&T's Uncle |
| 102 | Date: 2001-07-26 23:08:11 Dr. K (John's mom) (cjk3@columbia.edu / no homepage) wrote: So write already! We can't wait to hear (and see) the photos and vignettes...love, Mom |
| 101 | Date: 2001-07-26 20:01:03 Michael Stone (mstonemd@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: John Stone I couldn't find this sheet for entering letters till today. I wrote you at your yahoo addr., envious about your touring thru my favorite wine country. hope all is going great and as planned love dad |
| 100 | Date: 2001-07-26 17:49:23 Tuna (jamey_mossengren@und.nodak.edu / no homepage) wrote: Hey You All, Hope everyone is having a fun time and not getting too sore. Connie don't worry about the house, it's just fine :) wink, wink. Dana/Connie having fun yet? I bet you gals are. Have a drink for me, each. No, make that 10. Andy-good luck and show those dogs whose the man when you see any. Keep it real. |
| 99 | Date: 2001-07-26 15:58:48 Diane Marsh (no email / no homepage) wrote: So--did you bring along a couple of good hats?? T&T's mom |
| 98 | Date: 2001-07-26 13:02:30 alan(aaron's cousin) (cyberspachula@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: so far I only see day 0 when we should be up to day 3 am i doing something wrong???? Aaron tell those hills whose boss for me. -al |
| 97 | Date: 2001-07-26 09:07:21 Neil (neild@roachmill.demon.co.uk / http://wobbling.unicyclist.com/) wrote: Very exciting! Since you're all on Cokers - you gonna hit the Autobahns? Perhaps not ;) Best of luck to you all! Neil |
| 96 | Date: 2001-07-26 06:29:22 Ariane Anthony (aanthony@compuserve.com / no homepage) wrote: I am reading all these entries that say "the day zero photos are great." But I cannot figure out how to look at day zero... or any photos, other than "The Riders." I also can't seem to find any updates by people besides guests. Is this because there aren't any? Or is it because I am not looking in the right place? --Bewildered |
| 95 | Date: 2001-07-26 00:43:53 Shirra Stone (John's Sister-in-Law) (ShiQuilts@AOL.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey, John! My fellow maniac quilters send their best wishes and encouragement. I told them all about your trip as we remained happily stationary for three days doing little else besides sewing. Keep on rolling. The little ones send their love to their Uncle John. |
| 94 | Date: 2001-07-25 23:07:50 Dr. K (John's mom) (cjk3@columbia.edu / no homepage) wrote: Hi everyone...a friend, Jon Slater, who is doing the New York Bikathon next week sends regards and ;hopes you will all be in the Tour de France next year..love, Mom |
| 93 | Date: 2001-07-25 21:36:24 David (John's brother) Stone (dstone@packer.edu / no homepage) wrote: Hey, John! I am sure you are loving the ride and the people by now; everyone I met at NUC was really nice. I am glad to see this site has been getting more 'hits' lately -- many are interested in how all of you are doing -- but I think about 100 of them are me, anxiously awaiting more great photos (so far only Day 0 is up). Love from all the F.E.D.S. -- Your Bro |
| 92 | Date: 2001-07-25 21:31:58 Tracy Ginter (tracy_ginter@bio-rad.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey Scot, Looks like you're having a great time. Glad your unicycle made it okay. We were worried when you called Sunday. Have a wonderful, safe trip and I hope your knee is feeling okay. Tracy |
| 91 | Date: 2001-07-25 19:49:00 Desiree (Scot's girlfriend) (dezlion@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: Great job on the website and I love the pictures. I feel like I'm there with you and I can't wait for more photos. Take care, be safe and I miss you Scot! |
| 90 | Date: 2001-07-25 19:31:32 Dana Dince (ddince@msn.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey, John Stone! What a neat way to spend the summer. Happy pedalling! Dana and the gang |
| 89 | Date: 2001-07-25 19:17:36 Marc (Scot's brother) (mcooper@amgen.com / no homepage) wrote: Having fun bro? Looks like a great group of people. Keep the pictures coming. I'm with you in spirit. |
| 88 | Date: 2001-07-25 19:13:00 Rebekah Parker (kendy@lightdog.com / no homepage) wrote: Hi, Elijah! We are going to the Anoka County Fair on Thursday and we entered your photographs. Also, we are going to the cabin on Saturday, and Grandma Parker invited us to a restaurant that Mommy gets to pick for her birthday on Friday. Also, Sunday we're going to the Glenwood parade. I almost got the trick down I'm working on (idling one foot with one foot on the wheel). I hope you're having fun. Love, Rebekah |
| 87 | Date: 2001-07-25 15:53:01 Mike Fuhrmann (fuhrmann@interlog.com / no homepage) wrote: To Tammy, Tanya and Aaron: Just wanted to let you know the station wagon is safe and sound in my driveway. I thought of selling it but didn't think anyone would make a reasonable offer, despite the two nice unicycles inside. Have fun on the ride, and don't worry about the wagon. It'll probably be here when you get back. --Mike |
| 86 | Date: 2001-07-25 13:25:55 susan sutherland (srssrs@umich.edu / no homepage) wrote: Andy, Janet and I think your picture in the Riders link, resembles Prince William! We enjoyed the pictures and will check daily for more info! Say hi to Connie and Dana! |
| 85 | Date: 2001-07-25 12:03:51 Roger Svec (svecfarm@itctel.com / no homepage) wrote: Aaron, Glad to see the hat made it. Pictures from day "0" look great. Have fun. Al and I are looking forward to the subsequent daily postings. Roger and Al |
| 84 | Date: 2001-07-25 06:05:10 Ariane Anthony (aanthony@compuserve.com / no homepage) wrote: Hello riders! Congratulations on finishing your first day! I am a friend of Mr. John Q. Stone and am actually writing to you from his computer. John, your home is in good shape. I know for sure you have been gone three days only because I brought in three papers. It seems much longer. I checked-in here, all eager for reports of many adventures already. I think it is that these sweltering NYC days are so full of activity that for every one that goes by here, feels like three must have gone by elsewhere. Please report soon. I send you all my great good will and happy energy! |
| 83 | Date: 2001-07-25 03:46:36 Mildred Swanson, c/o Joyce Parker (kendy@lightdog.com / no homepage) wrote: "I am very proud of you, Elijah" -- Grandma Swanson. Actually, Elijah, I wrote it, since at 94, she is not computer literate or has access to a computer, but I told her I would send the message along. Every time I talk to her, she asks how you are doing, and thinks it is very exciting. She was glad that all your unicycles had shown up -- she mentioned that when I told her you had started out, so she remembered that it wasn't there to start with. Keep up the good work -- Mom |
| 82 | Date: 2001-07-25 02:43:45 gilby (mail@gilby.com / http://www.gilby.com) wrote: Have fun! Are you sore yet? - Gilby |
| 81 | Date: 2001-07-24 21:21:42 colin (uni_cyclist@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: yo lovin the pics best wishes everyone peese |
| 80 | Date: 2001-07-24 20:43:35 Irene (moonworshiper@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey Everyone! I hope you are having a ton of fun, and be safe! It's exciting to watch you guys progress. I'll be sure to check in for the daily updates. Reminds me of the UAM. Don't eat anything that you can see has eyes still in it.... Irene |
| 79 | Date: 2001-07-24 20:24:47 Kendy (Elijahs Dad) (kendy@lightdog.com / no homepage) wrote: I'm so glad you are a part of this Elijah. All of you involved in putting this together thankyou. Have a great time, don't forget to enter daily into a journal it will be very valuable in the future. |
| 78 | Date: 2001-07-24 16:56:25 Hannah Johnson (no email / no homepage) wrote: Don't run into any Fences okay Tammy. good luck |
| 77 | Date: 2001-07-24 16:34:25 Karen (karen_schneider@datacard.com / no homepage) wrote: It is so exciting to watch your progress - it feels like we are there with you (well maybe it doesn't feel the same - no pains here). Great support team!!! |
| 76 | Date: 2001-07-24 13:52:19 Bonnie Dallas (jimbo@chaffee.net / no homepage) wrote: TnT, boy you guys have done quite a job with your site! It is truely amazing it is great!! Wishing you both a lot of fun and lots of great experiences. Will watch your site on a regular basis, are you two one of the 9 who will be riding the whole 1000 miles? Quite a trip!! enjoy and be careful. Jim and Bonnie |
| 75 | Date: 2001-07-24 12:10:53 Dr. K. (John's mom) (cjk3@columbia.edu / no homepage) wrote: you guys look great on day 0...can't wait to see you on all the other days...take lots of pictures...your grandchildren will love them one day |
| 74 | Date: 2001-07-23 22:38:37 Desiree Gabrik (Dezlion@aol.com / no homepage) wrote: I think it is so great and challenging what all of you are doing. I have been reading your messages in the guestbook about all of your encounters while riding. It really irritates me to hear stories like John Stones and the idiots in the SUV. Why do people feel the need to say and do negative things? I have done some riding with Scot and have seen first hand the comments people have made to him..... thankfully it is usually about 80% positive. It's just the other 20% that need to keep there mouths shut. Everyone I tell about your trip across Europe is so amazed and impressed. I think you need to have more exposure and reconition for what you guys will accomplish. I am going to keep writing the Travel channel and others to see if I can get there attention. Good luck and I hope to meet all of you in Europe during he trip. Have a great time...it's a trip of a lifetime! Love you Scot. Desiree (Scot Cooper's girlfriend) |
| 73 | Date: 2001-07-23 16:14:28 Dan Kemp (Daniel_Kemp@SDState.edu / no homepage) wrote: Have a great ride Tammy and Tonya!! I'm really impressed with the technological level of this trip. I'm looking forward to the daily reports. Remember - DON'T PANIC when the snakes attack! - Dan Kemp |
| 72 | Date: 2001-07-21 17:22:52 Dr K (Johns Mom) (cjk3@columbia.edu / no homepage) wrote: Good luck everyone...I can't wait to see the pictures...love, John's mom |
| 71 | Date: 2001-07-21 02:49:30 Diane L. Marsh (no email / no homepage) wrote: Good luck! Have fun!! Climb every mountain, ford every stream... Mom |
| 70 | Date: 2001-07-21 01:12:15 Dr. K (John's Mom) (cjk3@columbia.edu / no homepage) wrote: Have a great trip... Bon Voyage! |
| 69 | Date: 2001-07-20 05:50:21 Amelia Odens (katja_huber@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Good luck guys! Have fun! Marsh sisters: e-mail me! We miss you in Brookings! |
| 68 | Date: 2001-07-16 17:40:17 Jodi Lehmann (jodi@outtech.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey Cotter - Just wanted to wish ya good luck now that I'm back at the office and you're GONE for 5 weeks. Those that have looked for you so far don't believe me when I say you'll be back in 5 weeks!!! Have a blast! Jodes |
| 67 | Date: 2001-07-16 03:44:52 Chris (moocow_115@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Well, the first question I hear out of everyones mouth now is are you exicted for your trip?? My usual answer is YES! My last day of work was Friday, and I was pumped to get out of there. I started/mostly finished packing today, going to Wal-Mart and spening about $100 on various things. And wow, I didn't ever realize how expensive film is. I went to the bank and got out all of the money that I figured that I would need. Tommorow, I have to go and buy a few more things that I couldn't find at Wal-Mart, and get the few things that I noticed I needed. I still have to dis-assemble my Coker, and put it in the box for travel. All in all, I think that I am pretty prepared. The thing that I am least prepared for is the riding. I didn't train nearly as much as I should have. I was way to lazy, and never wanted to ride, and I was always doing other stuff, and was hardly ever home to be able to ride. But that way I figure, by the end of the first week, I should be in good enough shape not to have too much trouble with the rest. The only part that scares me in the Pyrnees. I have heard stories from a few people that have biked over them that some of the mountains (not the largest) have 7 mile ascents, and 7 mile descents. That will seriously screw with the old knees. I am planning on bringing one knee brace, but I think I might bring a second just in case. Well, I should be getting to bed. So I'll just say see you all at NUC, or in Germany!! |
| 66 | Date: 2001-07-11 16:04:50 Clyde (no email / no homepage) wrote: Maybe even in Germany |
| 65 | Date: 2001-07-11 14:44:11 Christian Hoverath (hovi.@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: It is the same with things stolen out of the car, even if it is locked. So Connie and Dana shouldn't leave the car just somewhere in France and Spain |
| 64 | Date: 2001-07-11 04:19:46 Chris (moocow_115@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: I have heard from a number of people, the the hostels in southern France, and in Spain, are notorius for having things stolen. So we should be extra carful to lock up valuables, and to keep stuff hidden, etc. |
| 63 | Date: 2001-07-09 16:39:13 Andy Cotter (Andy.Cotter@OutTech.com / no homepage) wrote: A few years ago, Robert Mager (Germany), rode his unicycle from Germany to Spain, much in the same way we are doing it. The text below is some advice he would like us to have for the tour. Christian Hoverath translated the text to English and his comments are in […]. - Andy ------------------------------- After I still haven't written to you, especially about the unicycle tour to Banyoles, here are a couple things about security for the southwestern part of Europe. I guess you have enough experience with long distance rides, but there are still things that vary from region to region. The most dangerous are wild dogs, in my opinion. Wild dogs: sometimes single, usually in packs; areas at the Mediterranean coast of France, the Pyrenees to Barcelona, not in bigger cities, but their suburbs, where they look out for carrion; never ride alone (especially not in that area), dismount, walk together as a group and use your unicycles as protection, don't threaten, and wait until they move on. Usually they don't attack people, but you know how some dogs react to unicycles. Snakes: don't panic! On your way you will be riding thru two areas of venomous snakes, their bites can hurt, should be taken care of soon, but they aren't deadly. (I don't know about cardiac defects, but you are well trained and if you react allergic...). Both kinds of snakes are active at daylight; common viper up to the Mediterranean, afterwards the more dangerous aspis viper [I hope I got it right]; they hard to distinguish; they both are afraid of people and have to feel really threatened before they would attack you. My advice: don't panic!!! Do not provoke them, if you picnic take a stick, look for them in close grass and chase them away. Best would be to chose a place that is easy to grasp. Don't use sandals to walk thru high grass. Leave dead looking snakes where they are, because they can still bite! After a bite: Don’t panic, keep cool and don't move much. Even if it was a venomous snake it doesn't mean that it has injected poison, a sign for it is a swelling: don't panic- keep cool!! Movement spreads the poison in your body!! Go to the hospital, if it is obvious that it will take longer than an hour, ligate above the bite, don't ligate above and below; don't try to suck the poison out, and don't use disinfectant! Some frogs e.g. are venomous, but there is no danger as long as nobody is allergic. But, after touching them you should wash, especially your hands. But you are all adults. Bees: don't panic, don't beat them and ride thru the area quickly. Sun and heat: don't underestimate it. Because of the hot ground close to the Pyrenees and riding up my tube fell apart on the sides. I have never seen something like that before and since then. Since I haven't had a spare tube with me it was hard to repair!!! [Please, don't forget to bring an extra tube and tire] A sun hat is very important! Southern France and Spain: I planned my days to ride thru a town sometime during the day to buy water, which was a big mistake! You have to remember that many stores are closed during the day!!! Siesta!! One advice for the ride: Canal du midi (I think that is close to Narbonne, north of Perpignan) flat, waving kids, no cars. It was cool to ride there, but the van has to take a different way. Everything is closed there during the day! Cars are driving really fast and risky in the south of France. BUT, coming closer they slow down, yelled at me, waved, and passed with a lot of distance. Riding on busy roads I felt better than in Germany. In Germany there aren't unicyclists on the roads, so you don't have to look for them, in France you expect the unexpected. [It's true that some cars are passing with not much distance, but I have hardly been scared of them so far] The bigger streets I took in France to get to the Pyrenees usually had a wide shoulder! The white valley: I think that is Spain already, still in the Pyrenees, there is a valley. Every valley before has been green (in case there was a river) or brown with dry grass, but this one has been white. White because of a lot of white gravel. Between the pebbles I saw green grass. Hmm, it was different, looking as if the grass wouldn't grow between the pebbles, but as if they would hang on the grass. I dismounted to take a closer look. It was amazing and I could hardly believe it: On every blade there were hanging about 10 to 30 snails with their white shells, it was really amazing! If you get to this valley, dismount, take it in and think about me, that would be cool! I hope you will have a lot of fun and come home healthy Robert |
| 62 | Date: 2001-07-06 16:54:25 Chris (moocow_115@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Alright this is the third time I am typing this becuase the other two times something has happened, and I lost it all :( I'm sorry to hear about your accident, I wish you a speedy recovery On the 9th of June, my mom and I went for a bike tour along Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron. We were going to do 50 miles, but my unicycle broke at about the 34 mile mark. I think what happened was that when I was putting the unicycle together from O'sells, I put the pedals on the wrong sides. So any way, I was riding along when all of a sudden, my pedal fell off. I was right in front of some lady and here probably 7 year old kid. When it fell off I was like "OH SHIT, This isn't good!!" The lady gave me a look and I quickly turned around. My mom was behind me by a few miles, so I had to wait for her to catch up. Anyway, I took her bike, and rode the 15 miles back to town where our truck was. I was going to go out and get her, but I checked at the place where they keep track of all the people who have been picked up, etc. They told me she was picked up. So I waited. She got back, and we went home. When I got home, I got O'sells phone number out and called them to get more cranks. They said they were all out, and that I should order some from Unicycle.com since that's where they get theirs anyway. I checked at the 3 local bike shops first, and they either couldn't order them, or they would be $120+. So I got them from Unicycle.com, and they came about 5 days later. I took them and the unicycle down to a bike shop, only to find out that the mechanic was sick, and wouldn't be back for atleast a week. So I went to the second one. The mechanic there said that he was swamped with work (probably since the other one was sick) and wouldn't be able to help me for about a week. I went to the third one, only to find out that they have a mechanic that comes in once a week to work on bikes. It was Tuesday, and he came in Monday. Yet another week. So I waited and waited. I had given my Phone number to them all, and said call me ASAP. Well, about a week later, bike shop #2 called, and said bring it down, and they will fix it. I did, and he took the cranks off, and was tring to put the first one on, and it wouldn't go. He thought it was a different size spindle (what the crank goes on). I was like GREAT! He tried the other one, and it went on fine. We looked at the other one, and noticed that there was a "burr", or little piece of metal sticking out. We got that out of there, and put them on. Then it was time for the pedals. I had bought the pedals at a different shop, and they were a different size. He offered to trade me pedals, and I said OK. He had been wanting some of this size anyway. He put those on, and I was good to go. It was just one thing after another. I ended up loosing 20 training days because of it. (Christian, Tammy, and Andy, that's why I had such a low mileage) I was only able to ride for about 10 days in June. I think that I'll be ready for the ride, but we'll have to wait and see now won't we? |
| 61 | Date: 2001-07-06 04:07:25 Javier Ruiz (javruiz@onebox.com / http://www.javier-ruiz.com) wrote: I am finally feeling better about my preparation for the event. I rode about 80 miles within the last 2 days. Yesterday I rushed 50 miles with Angel Clemente (we were going fast) and at the end of the trail he said that I should be ready for the Tour. Today I rode about 30 miles and feel good. I also went swiming and jogging. Last sunday I went to the track and did the best times in my life. I can't wait to get to Europe and start the tour |
| 60 | Date: 2001-06-30 16:48:25 John Stone (jqs9979@nyu.edu / no homepage) wrote: Well, I've had my first-ever run-in with a car and it wasn't pleasant. I was heading to a theater to perform a dance solo of a humorous nature, riding up the center of a broad avenue, when an SUV suddenly made an illegal U-turn, cutting me off. I swerved to avoid being run over and my right hand grazed the hood as the car rushed by. My uni flew out from under me and I landed on my feet. My only injury seemed to be a set of friction burns rapidly developing blisters on the tips of my fingers. My uni was undamaged and I continued to my destination after the driver's wife checked to see if I was o.k. As I rode on, my fingers killed worse and worse and I had to squeeze the wrist of the hurt hand. When I got to the theater I did not think I could go on with the show. Somehow adrenaline took over and I performed my ten minute piece without pain. The fire returned as soon as I stepped off stage. Its amazing what the mind can do under pressure. Now hours later I still cannot wean myself from my brick of ice and I am typing this with my left hand. Does anyone smell a lawsuit? |
| 59 | Date: 2001-06-26 18:00:14 John Stone (jqs9979@nyu.edu / no homepage) wrote: Hello all. I'm back from Venice where I was for 10 days (no, not for UAI, Unicycle Across Italy), but for vacation. I couldn't bring my Coker, and it wouldn't have mattered-- there's really no place to ride. I had a wonderful time, and as I flew over France in the plane back home, I waved to our upcoming terrain. The ten day rest actually was very good for my legs, as I had been riding on hilly terrain between 30 and 40 miles a day before my trip, with no days of rest. I completed the training goal mileage the day I left (June 13), and so I am now taking up the flute and soap carving class. I finally put on my extension that you all have, but without the brake; I wanted to see how it felt to ride with it. I like it, and may keep it on, though it is a bit cumbersome and heavy. I'm trying to weigh the pros and cons these days. But I don't think I need the brake. A friend of the family who I met in Venice said he has clout with the mayor of the region in the Pyrenees straddling France and Spain (but still in France), and that we could probably receive an official welcome (maybe dinner?) as we pass through that region. |
| 58 | Date: 2001-06-22 21:24:02 Tammy Marsh (dagobahyoda@hotmail.com / http://MarshT.tripod.com) wrote: In the past 24 hours I have ridden 80 kilometers (50 last night and 30 bright and early this morning) - and I'm happy to report that knee pain has been slim to none! I'm very happy about that. My biggest problem now seems to be saddle soreness... but I'll spare you the details on that. I'll just have to talk it over with my one fellow female rider! I've been riding at least 30 k a day for this whole week. During last night's ride, a guy called out "hey can I try that?" - a comment that I usually ignore. But he kept asking so I circled back around and he just wanted to talk to me. It was funny because he was so fascinated - he wanted to see me mount it, and I did it for him about 8 times! (nailed every mount too, thank you very much!) I got several other comments too, such as "you're pretty brave" from a biker and a very loud "GO GIRL GO!" when I was barreling down a hill. That made me laugh. |
| 57 | Date: 2001-06-20 16:09:24 Andy Cotter (Andy.Cotter@OutTech.com / no homepage) wrote: I am currently at a convention (for work) in Atlanta (June 17 to June 21). I brought by Coker with so I could train during the evenings. I have not been to Atlanta before so I didn’t know what to expect in the way of trails. Also, I’m staying downtown (next to the Centennial Olympic Park) so every ride means starting with busy downtown traffic. Here are some of my experiences of riding in Atlanta. Day 1 (Sunday, June 17) – I arrived the day before so this morning I got up, put my uni together. My goal was Stone Mountain (largest exposed chunk of granite in the world!!!). It was about 15 to 20 miles away. I went down to the hotel lobby and talked to the bell hops and they gave me a map and told me what roads to go on. There advice turned out to be quite good. Since it was a Sunday morning the traffic on the roads was not too bad. Although, later the roads narrowed and it was a bit more nervous to have cars pass within a foot of me. I checked the map (while riding) and took another road. Got lost. Took more interesting roads. Finally, I ended up on the bike trail that goes to Stone Mountain. While I went on the trail for a while, I kept losing it (it isn’t marked all that well, especially when there is a turn involved). I finally got to Stone Mountain. Ate some food and filled up my CamelBak. Marveled at the rock (it is one big honkin rock). After finishing some really nasty greasy chicken, I started on my way home. I now had a better feel for the bike paths so most of my way home was easier. I figured that this was how it is going to be in Europe, map in one hand and compass in the other (I really gave my compass a good work out). The temperature was 95 F (35 C), I was surprised how well I handled the heat. I went 66 km with an average of 16.2 kph. The average was lower than normal as I was always figuring out where to go and being in the city of Atlanta, I always had to deal with traffic lights. This will actually be better than the actual tour as we will be avoiding many of the bigger cities and the bike paths are much better in Europe. Day 2 (Monday, June 18) – Rode to a bike shop and bought a map of the bike trails in Atlanta. Now, I could navigate on all *four* bike paths in Atlanta. Most of the bike paths took me on roads that have barely enough room for cars. But, other times it is a nice concrete (but hilly) dedicated path. I went to Emory University where I found a nice Noodle Bar. I went just over 30 km. I am getting much better with navigating downtown Atlanta, when to take the sidewalk and when to use the streets. The bus drivers here must get paid to see how close they can come to pedestrians. My average was down but then again, I got lost a couple of times and I end up stopping about every other block for a light. Day 3 (Tuesday, June 19) – I went west of the city on the ‘bike trial’. This was no bike path like I am familiar with. A few times I was on a dedicated path but for the most part I was on the streets in a really bad part of town (I mean really bad) and the roads were rough with lots of glass to run over. I went out 5 miles, and then turned around. I was discouraged. The city of Atlanta is not all that bike friendly. I can better understand how un-motivated Christian feels about his riding. Back home in Minnesota, the riding is easy, wide streets, plenty of bike paths, and people to ride with. Here, I don’t have people to ride with (nobody to motivate me along), the roads are crappy, and the scenery isn’t all that great. I’m sure if I got farther (outside the city of Atlanta), it would be better but without a car it is hard. I only did 15 km of riding today. I took the night easy and had a good dinner at a nice restaurant (work pays for my meals). On Wednesday, I will get picked up by John Drummond and we will drive to his home (he lives 20 miles north of the city). I expect the area to be better but I since I’m his guest, I don’t expect to do a lot of riding. Traveling with uni – I have a bag made out of canvas that was made just for my Coker. It has extra side pockets that I put in thick cardboard to protect the spokes. At the airport they person asked me what it was (I said it was for the convention) and he let it go at that. So, it fooled the flight agent. I still had to pay the oversize cost but I won’t have to pay that when we go overseas (bikes don’t cost anything extra when traveling internationally). Interesting signs – There was one sign that said watch for trees. It was on the bike path and was hard to read as trees were covering it. I watched the trees but they didn’t do anything. I was so disappointed. Another sign said ‘Limited Visibility Intersection’ and was barely visible due to overgrown shrubs, how fitting. -Andy |
| 56 | Date: 2001-06-20 15:12:54 Javier Ruiz (javruiz@onebox.com / http://www.javier-ruiz.com) wrote: Hi everyone, I am happy to know that I will be able to attend the European Unicycle Tour. I had some legal problems and I thought that I was going to be forced to cancel my trip. Luckily, everything is taken care of. Last year, I was arrested for protesting in Vieques (http://www.viequespaz.com/aboutus.htm) and I had to wait 8 months until I had my trial last week. Now I have to concentrate on catching up with my training. I have been riding at least 5 miles every day and 25 miles at least once a week. From now on, I will try to ride at least 20 miles every week. At first, I had some problems with my knees but they are feeling well by now. As far as accidents... I had not had any serious one. I have hit my head a couple of times with the branches of trees. I have been lucky enough to be wearing a helmet. One time, my back pack hit a branch I bruised my stomach with the handle of my unicycle. It was not serious. I should go now and practice some more... :) |
| 55 | Date: 2001-06-12 16:35:58 Andy Cotter (Andy.Cotter@OutTech.com / no homepage) wrote: CameBak – I am also bringing spare parts. I have an extra 70 oz bladder that I will bring. Also, I have two extra bit valves. As I have become very dependent on my CamelBak, it would really suck if it broke and I had now way to fix it. How to Ride – For riding through Europe, I plan on stopping anytime I see something interesting. I plan on stopping in many of the towns. As Chris mentioned, all we have to do is be at our destination before dark. But, the destination itself may be worth spending some time at so it will be juggling act to figure out what to spend time at and what to ride by. Some days, I imagine the scenery will be much more interesting than other days. Unicycle Across Minnesota didn’t have all that much interesting scenery so stopping was more for taking a break rather than to look at something. On EUT, I don’t expect us to ride at the same speed or everybody stop at the same places. People can do what they want, when they want. If people want to take a detour to visit a special site, that would be fine by me. The only thing I would suggest is people pair up with one other person. Getting lost or having mechanical problems is much easier to deal with another person around. -Andy |
| 54 | Date: 2001-06-11 15:07:56 Tanya Marsh (tanyamarsh@hotmail.com / http://MarshT.tripod.com) wrote: I went up to the Cities this weekend to do a little training with Tammy and Andy. On Saturday the three of us and Irene Genelin went camping and rode about ten miles going to and from town for dinner. On the way back to the campsite it was dark and riding was just weird! All the fireflies looked like headlights. Then on Saturday we did 32 miles on a really cool bikepath. It used to be a railroad track, but they made it into a bikepath when the trains stopped coming through. There were so many trees we were in the shade almost the entire time, and there were three tunnels on the path; two that were a quarter mile long and one that was three-quarters of a mile long. Those were so neat! We had to walk our unis through, but they got SO DARK sometimes you'd get disoriented and almost hit the wall. Sometimes we couldn't even see the "light at the end of the tunnel" which was weird. The ride went well ... I had one wipe out where I kind of skidded on the sandy trail, but not much damage done. Irene was riding her 28" with us cokers and she did GREAT. It was a really fun weekend. :) |
| 53 | Date: 2001-06-08 22:32:49 Christian (hovi.@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: Riding with others - Chris is totally right. Before I went to MN in '99 I have never been riding a 28". Since they were practicing for UAM I was lent the club's uni (thanks again) to ride with them. The longest ride I did was 54miles, after riding 15 one day and 3 another one. I was really enjoying it and couln't believe why they were all looking tired and I can't remember having any problem. Now, it's a different situation. Rides start to make me feel tired after several km and I wish I would have never said "Let's do it"... I'm JUST KIDDING! It's a lot of fun to ride and I'm really looking forward to the tour, even tho it is sometimes hard, especially at the moment, because it is raining pretty often. But, again, it's a whole lot of fun!!! Camelbak - It's a good idea to have extra parts for it. In case somebody breaks two, I'm gonna have my Norco buddy in the van. Pacific Coast Hwy - Scot, you are so lucky to be able to ride there. I guess rides never get boring. Youth hostel membership - do you guys already have your membership cards? |
| 52 | Date: 2001-06-08 06:08:12 Scot (uniscot@yahoo.com / no homepage) wrote: Hi everybody! Less than two months to go! I am riding about 40 miles every other day now. I have been doing most of my training riding on the Pacific Coast Hwy. and beach paths of Southern California. The hills south of Newport Beach have proven to be challenging and a good work-out. Feedback from motorists and cyclists has been encouraging. It is inspiring to be called an "animal" or hear "You're da man" while tackling a hill. I guess it goes with the territory. By the time we hit Europe, we should all be uni-marathoners. The better shape we are in, the more fun/less work it will be. I wish you all the best with your training and individual challenges. Scot |
| 51 | Date: 2001-06-07 18:41:37 Tammy Marsh (dagobahyoda@hotmail.com / http://MarshT.tripod.com) wrote: First a quick note on knees... I think my knee is starting to get better. It still hurts at the ends of my rides, but it seems to heal quicker and be ok again for awhile. I hope I can strengthen it and lick this problem completely. So far in June I've done 143 km, with my longest ride being 37 km. I'm trying to build up gradually. Now for some stories! Riding in Minneapolis lends itself to a lot of comments, like anywhere I suppose. Last weekend, Andy, Irene and I rode down to the Farmer's Market for a breakfast of fresh strawberries and bananas and a smoked trout. (yum!) People kept coming up to us and asking about our big wheels, our brakes, etc. The Market manager even requested that we show off how we could ride them! Then a biker guy snagged us and told us how cool he thought we were. He does some kind of direct-drive bike racing stuff... I think? I didn't quite get all of that. Anyway, it was really funny, he was quite a character, a little off the wall. "you guys are INSANE! that is so cool!" He even gave us an honorary card to put in spokes. Yesterday during our evening ride we were bombarded with comments from the whole range of the spectrum. At one point, we got two completely opposite reactions within the span of about 5 seconds. A car of teenagers went racing by, with one guy screaming "what are you riding, you faggots?!" and then immediately after that, another car whipped by and surprised us with a flash from a camera. I just started laughing. That's the second time I've had my picture taken on my coker! We also got lots of yells, thumbs up signs, honks, and one guy in a yellow van drove along side of us for part of a block telling us how impressed he was by us. Quite a night for comments - maybe it was the full moon? That's Andy's theory. ;) |
| 50 | Date: 2001-06-06 05:58:12 John Stone (jqs9979@nyu.edu / no homepage) wrote: Well, it's June 5 and I've just passed the 1,000 mile (1,600km) mark (counting from April 1). It's pretty amazing to imagine we'll all be doing this amount in just 19 days of riding! I rode 35 miles today, including an especially beaitiful 11 mile tour of the Hudson river in NYC from the Statue of Liberty (the closest point to it in Manhattan) to the George Washington Bridge. It took exactly one hour (moderate crowds by the statue slowed me down). I got a sense this was like our upcoming tour- by the river and all-- except we won't have that big green lady anywhere in sight. I think Chris (note 49) has the right idea: we will all probably be seeing many of these little towns just once in our lifetimes (I mean the ones between the lodging/towns; for that matter, I doubt I'll ever be in Collioure or Langres (for eg.) more than once. So we might as well take it all in as we please. |
| 49 | Date: 2001-06-05 13:15:39 Chris Cline (moocow_115@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: How to Ride- This is just what I would thought, and might like to do. Since, this is probably the only time I will be in Europe for some time, I might as well enjoy it. If I see something that interests me, I would like to stop and check it out, take a few pictures, etc. Maybe I am looking at this the wrong way, I mean were you (Andy & Christian) planning on riding to our destination for the day, and then sight seeing in just that town, or possibly stopping along the way. Now I might be wrong at this also, but I wouldn't think that we would really have any time restrictions, other than that we would want to be to our destination before dark. Am I wrong at this also?? Tire Pressure- I pumped it up to 40psi last night, and I noticed that it was easier going, but that I felt the bumps alot more. But then again that might be because when I began putting air in it, it was at about 25psi. |
| 48 | Date: 2001-06-04 16:46:26 David Stone (fandepop@aol.com / http://www.nyunicycle.com) wrote: Here are selected notes from my report about the Unithon III, 6/2/01 The Unithon was held today in perfect weather. About a dozen riders. Weather: clear skies and dry roads. Wonderful volunteers gave us rest stops about every four miles replete with fruit, Power Bars, and water. The ride started at about 10:30am and ended for most riders around four hours later. Not including me, the first to arrive was David Bagley on his beautiful 43” Semcycle. Shortly after, David Kaplan, Briget, and a young man named Matt arrived on Cokers. Riders trickled in after that, some holding their seats to try to lessen the pain. This pain was caused in equal part by their uncomfortable Viscount seats and also by the awareness that a few others were riding on air seats. I rode back and forth on the route in order to get in a bit more distance and to help out wherever I could, and I finished with 28 miles. It was interesting to note that none of the other riders was able to maintain what I would consider a decent speed. Some of them had never ridden as far as 18 miles, but I was surprised that many of them had trouble hitting 22mph (14mph) even for a few moments. This road happened to be quite smooth and flat, and I could easily have ridden 15mph the whole way. I see that many of you who are planning to ride across Europe can keep up greater speed over long distances, and I would say that, assuming the conditions allow for it, the best system for me is to ride for about one hour without breaks, then a short break, and then another hour. Later in the day, repeat. I bet that most riders on the trip would be able to maintain a slightly greater avg. speed in these 2-hour spurts and would be less likely to sustain an injury compared with trying to ride 100km without a significant break. In other words, for me the best way to keep a pace of 60km/day would be to make two 30km rides separated by a large recovery break. But then again, I was also able to ride 90km with only a few small (10 minute) breaks. I just don't know whether I could do that everyday. |
| 47 | Date: 2001-06-04 14:46:34 Chris Cline (moocow_115@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Tire Pressure- I have been staying at the reccomended pressure, (32 I think), tonight I am going to try to bump it up to about 40. Knees- I really haven't been having any problems with my knees at all. Training- I haven't been able to do much becuase of working about 30 hours a week, and having to goto school as well. As soon as school is over, June 12th, I should be able to have the following schedule: Wake up, Eat, Unicycle, Work, Eat, Unicycle, Sleep, and repeat. I have done about 200 miles :( Average Speeds- I have been averaging about 13 mph. I want to remind people who might not be going as fast as some of us, that when I was training for UAM, I was averaging about 10.5 - 11 mph. When I was actually riding with the other people, I was averaging 11 - 13 mph. So when you are having fun, and are actually doing it, you probably will be going faster. The Extension- I haven't had any problems with the extension at all except that I need to redo the foam tape combo on there since it is coming appart, and is being kept together by electrical tape right now. Camel Baks- I have just ordered a spare Bladder and a Spare bit valve. This might be a good idea to do since you don't want to have a broken one from the beginning of the ride. I got them from REI.com. I also ordered some kind of tube that is supposed to make it easier to drink. The bladder $25, and Bite Valve $6, and the other thing $6, with tax and shipping came to something like $42. |
| 46 | Date: 2001-06-04 09:36:01 Christian Hoverath (hovi.@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: My weekend really sucked. My plan was to ride at least a 100k. Saturday morning it was raining slightly and I thought that this was perfect for a rain ride. After about 10k it started to really pour and I turned around. When I got home all my clothes were sticking to me and when I got home and wanted to get inside my mom was kinda both laughing and trying to keep my outside to take most of my clothes off there. She even asked if I couldn't leave my uni out there!!! Yesterday my break didn't work as well as it used to, so I dismounted after about 7km to fix it. When I wanted to get up again I hit the extension with my foot/ankle and it really hurts. Has anybody else hurt himself/herself on the extension? I once hit it with my knee dismounting, but that's a long time ago. Re: Pyrenees, I talked to people who have been there and there is supposed to be a pretty flat part between the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees that we should be able to take. And if not, we'll have a great and fun time! |
| 45 | Date: 2001-06-02 06:29:05 John Stone (jqs9979@nyu.edu / no homepage) wrote: Re: training, I have done 1440km (900 miles) since April 1; my May total 936km (585 miles). I was unabable to ride the Coker for the last 4 days of May, bringing down my average a bit. Re: knees, I no longer have knee problems, though I did at first. Re: tire pressure, I happen to prefer a very tight tire (around 50 to 55psi), because even though I feel all bumps, to some extent more than with a lower pressure, I go much faster with greater ease. Re: average speeds, I do about 20km/hour (12.5 miles an hour) on hilly terrain, and a bit faster on long, level ground. However, this is for relatively short (= 16km/10mile) spurts, and I imagine my true average speed, over quite long rides (25 miles+) is more like 17.6km/11m per hour. Re: brakes, I still have none. Haven't missed them yet, but I plan to have my extension and brake mounted while I am away in Venice on vacation (June 13-23). Ciao |
| 44 | Date: 2001-06-01 15:59:31 Andy Cotter (Andy.Cotter@OutTech.com / no homepage) wrote: I just made my first milestone in training. I went over the 1000k of training (since April 1). My goal was to do it by the end of May and last night (May 31) with a ride of 57k, I went over the top. If you are trying to stick to the training document, you should now be at 750k. How is everybody else doing with their training? In Msg #38, I mentioned that I was trying to get in my 75k in one day. Well I made my 75k that day. Also for the month of May I did my 20k in the rain and my 40k without getting off. Doing the 40k without getting off was hard. Near the end I was starting to get tired and was telling myself I went this far without getting off so I had to make it. The real challenge was that that entire 40k was riding on city streets and 2k of that was through a construction zone. For June, it is 50k without getting off and I expect that will be even a bigger challenge. In Msg #42, David Stone talks about knee pain and how mounting can bother them worse. As I ride more and more, my mounting is getting easier and less strain is being applied to my knees. I suggest for anyone who has trouble mounting (or has knee pain in mounting) to really work on learning to mount smoothly. Going out and practicing just mounting may be a good idea. Although, if you have knee problems now from mounting, it may be difficult to learn how to mount smoothly. I am starting to learn about air pressure in my Coker tire. When I started training I was at about 40 psi in my wheel and it all felt fine. I recently pumped it up to 50 psi and found that there was no added benefit and one big draw back. If a tire is really pumped up to the max, every bump in the road is transferred to the rider and instead of rolling over the bump the Coker bounces over it. Having the Coker bounce over bumps can increase the chance of falling as well as disrupt your cadence. I have let out some air and now plan to keep my Coker around 40 psi. In Msg #41, Chris Cline talked about going through the Pyrenees mountains (this is the mountain range separating France and Spain). While this mountain range is not as big as the Alps, it is still nothing to take lightly. To avoid the worst of the Pyrenees, we are hugging the coast of the Mediterranean to minimize the worst of the hills. There will be ups and downs and some of the roads will be somewhat steep (5 to 10 percent grade). Since this is Day 20, I expect all of us to be seasoned riders and hopefully a few hills won't slow us down much. As for switching to longer cranks, I would be more inclined to switch from 5 inch to 5 1/2 inch rather than 6 inch. Having an extra pair of cranks along may not be a bad idea. As for brake pads, they take very little space, are relatively cheap, and are light, I would bring an extra set on the tour. Just in case you wear them out. |
| 43 | Date: 2001-05-31 19:09:50 Tammy Marsh (dagobahyoda@hotmail.com / http://MarshT.tripod.com) wrote: Ok - more on knees! My right knee started hurting a couple weeks ago after a 25 mile ride through Minneapolis - probably because of lots of starts and stops and remounting and doging angry cars. ;) I was pretty worried about it because I didn't want to have knee problems so early, but now I think it's on it's way to healing up. Here's what I did ... I think one of the biggest factors that helped my knees was switching from 5" to 5.5" cranks. I also raised my seat quite a bit and wear a knee brace. In addition to that, I think Andy's shiatsu techniques (massage) helped with the muscle. And I have been trying to do some cross training, such as a little running. Last night we did a "bleacher workout" (running along the bleachers and up and down the stairs on the bleachers) which hopefully will strengthen my muscles. Yesterday I did a 20 mile ride and my knee felt great all the way through except for the very end, and today it's a little sore, but I'm planning on doing another ride and seeing how it does. I'm determined to get this problem fixed! over n out, Tammy |
| 42 | Date: 2001-05-31 03:34:34 David (John's brother) Stone (fandepop@aol.com / http://nyunicycle.com) wrote: OK, it's time again for this delicate subject to be discussed: Knees. We all have them, but most of us try to ignore the fact. They're unsightly and cause terrible wrinkling, but there is another factor: pain. I had an injury that defied two MRIs and is probably a deep (and now only minor) bruise inside the top of my patella. It's aggravated by uni'ing, tho, because the muscles built up from so much riding actually twist knees somewhat out of alignment. I have noticed one thing lately that really hurts my right knee, and that is mounting. I rarely freemount without hurting this knee (it's the one I jump off the ground with, since I am a lefty). As a result, whenever possible, I hold onto something for support or try jumping in other ways that won't further hurt the knee. Since you will all be riding so much in such a short time, I'd recommend considering this tip to avoid knee pain in the latter stages of the ride. And good luck! I wish I could join John and the rest of you. I'll be in Toronto's NUC, so I'll see some of you there. |
| 41 | Date: 2001-05-29 13:09:37 Chris (moocow_115@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: I'm not sure how much of a problem the Pyrene's (probably spelled wrong) mountains are going to be going up, but I had a few ideas about them. First would be to bring 6" cranks, since I think that most us are using 5". Second would be to bring another unicycle, but that is kind of out of the question due to the restrictions on space, in both the van and plane. Another thought I had was that bringing another pair of brake pads for going down them. I figure that having the brakes on constantly for a few hours probably will wear them out. Any other ideas??? |
| 40 | Date: 2001-05-25 15:45:30 Christian Hoverath (hovi.@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: At this point I would like to say a huge "Thank You" to John and Tammy. John helped out with people at places speaking French, and there were a lot of them I can tell, who didn't know any English. Tammy helped with some of the places in Spain. She is a big help, too. Thanks guys!!! |
| 39 | Date: 2001-05-24 02:49:26 John Stone (jqs9979@nyu.edu / no homepage) wrote: I''ve finally finished my new part time night job: booking most of the hotels and hostels for France (9 of the 12); Andy did most of the early work in locating phone numbers and selecting some places, and Christian helped in wiring money to a few. It was my job to call all the places (since I speak French) and try to reserve 11 spots in whatever rooms they had avilable, in the cheapest (but still acceptable) arrangement possible. The process of getting bookings has been a fun challenge. I kind of treated it like a video game (not that I play any such games any more) where the object is to move an arrow from "looing into" to "in progress" to "booked" on any given hotel in as short a time period as possible; the video game, as all do, comes with built in levels as you go, and different challenges associated with each one: Can I convince this person that 11 is not too many? Will this snooty tourist office worker give me the time of day? Will this town have any rooms on a weekend? Will any of these fax numbers actually work? and so on. Certain places were easy, and would belong in level one of the video game; a quick chat with the folks in Langres and Dijon, for example, and we were in. Others towns-- say on a level 3 or 4-- required patience and persistence and many charms on my part to overcome the obstacles (no vacancy, high prices, too large a group for so short a period...). I nearly met my match with Collioure-- level 10, the hardest. The tourist office agent, an arrogant and cold man, said "Here in my town, we can not accept such a large group-- you will have to go elsewhere. We are a resort town...". One of the hotel owners I called was almost completely deaf. I said I need to reserve rooms on the 11th of August (all this in French, of course); she said, "Twenty?", I repeated, "11"... "Nine?"... "No, the eleventh!"... "Two?".. and so on. This went on some time; finally, she got back to the number nine, and after a I said "Two after that", which she first mistook for "Two", she finally understood I meant the eleventh. "Just a moment," she said, looking in her book-- "Ah, non, we are completely full the month of August." This was just one of my 15 failures in the popular, exclusive "resort" villa town of Collioure. The only things missing from my video game were a cool soundtrack for each call and a high score spot where I could put my initials. JKS |
| 38 | Date: 2001-05-23 20:35:52 Andy Cotter (Andy.Cotter@OutTech.com / no homepage) wrote: This morning I rode to work, 20k. The only catch was it was raining . . and cold (40F, 5C). Since I just burned a new MP3 CD, I wanted to listen to music while riding in. So, I put my rain coat over my camelbak and rode on in. It worked great, everything in my camelbak stayed dry and I got to listen to music. Although, I must have looked like a hunch back as there was quite the hump on my back. I'm hoping that today I'll get in my 75k in one day. At least I don't have to worry about the weather getting any worse. This morning, I did have bicyclist that was coming toward me stop, blocking most of the path, and wait until I came up to him. It looked like he wanted to say something important so slowed, turned down the music, and eventually stopped. The question he wanted to know was 'How does a short guy like you get on a big unicycle like that?' I was thinking to myself, 'I stopped for that?' I proceeded to show him how I got on and said see ya later. I think he wanted to talk more but I needed to get to work. If you have to ask a question, make it a good one. Last Friday, May 11, I was doing my 125k in three days and was on my last day doing 40k and a bicyclist came up along side. He asked all the standard questions and we ended up talking for about 10k. Even though it was much slower than he would normally ride, he didn't seem to mind. It was nice to have some company and gave me a good mental break. |
| 37 | Date: 2001-05-22 20:11:55 Christian Hoverath (hovi.@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: At today's ride there was a racing bicyclist riding up to me, saying "so you guys are going to Spain?" "yea, how do you know?" "From the newspaper" Then we had a really nice conversation and he seemed to be kinda interested. Just thought I'd share this one because there seem to be more people interested than you think there would. |
| 36 | Date: 2001-05-21 17:33:57 John Stone (jqs9979@nyu.edu / no homepage) wrote: Another comment on knees: I've been riding between 30 and 40 miles (48-64 km) a day for the last five days, and haven't had any knee troubles at all, much to my surprise. I can only conclude that I have found the perfect height for my seat (about as high as it can go for my legs, though with room for suspension and control in case of bumps, etc.) and have attained a level of physical condition (equals muscles, baby!) that somehow circumvents knee troubles. I do, however, suffer perpetually sore inner thigh muscles that beg to be stretched, much as a loose tooth wants to be wiggled to the point of pain when we're young (or play ice hockey). |
| 35 | Date: 2001-05-15 15:08:50 Chris (moocow_115@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Lately I have been finding people who knew about my ride across Minnesota a few years ago, and they are wondering what I am doing now. I have gottan questions such as "What are you doing now??", and "How far are you going this year?". I have told them about it and they seem really interested. I have also talked to people who want to see me ride when I have stopped for a break. It's kind of embarassing when you try to get on and it's too windy, and you get up, only to be blown back off of it a second later. It gets worse when this happens 8-10 times. I have found another this that is fun to do when I am unicycling. People who walk, drive, etc. on by, when they stare at you, start back at them. It can actually be quite entertaining. |
| 34 | Date: 2001-05-13 07:36:44 John Stone (jqs9979@nyu.edu / no homepage) wrote: The day started so promisingly... gorgeous weather, a case of Gaterade in my fridge, no obligations. I had great plans-- 30, no why not 40 or 50 miles! I left my house on my big journey when 3 city blocks in-- Blam-- a punctured tire! That sucked. I had to take a subway uptown, repair the inner tube, change the tire. I finally had my Coker back in shape when, heading to the park near my house, someone called out to me making me unprepared for the low awning (= pipe) hanging forehead level from a building. The Coker kept going, but I stayed put, my head resounding with the crash. Luckily, I was wearing my trusty helmet. But still, very embarassing: a city bus had just disgorged an audience for my slapstick routine. Later on, riding home (I only got in a measely 20 miles), some jerks in an SUV started harassing me-- shouting names, honking their horn, swerving toward me. So I got on the sidewalk and zoomed away when they hit a red light. But a minute later, they wre back and I felt something hit my spokes and saw their car whiz away with a trail of moronic laughter. Got home to discover that I had not properly patched mt inner tube; within an hour, my tire was completely flat again! Argh. Today, I was much cheered up by the arrival via Greyhound package delivery of my brother's and my new, custom made 42" uni (hard tire-- not good for real distance). It took an hour to get the thing out of its custom wood box of a thousand screws and staples, but boy is it beautiful, and fun to ride! |
| 33 | Date: 2001-05-11 13:50:39 Chris (moocow_115@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Happy belated Birthday John! I was thinking about trying to see how far I can go without getting off the uni. As of right now I haven't ridden with my Camelbak at all yet, and they main reason that I end up stopping is to buy some water/food. The farthest I have made it so far without getting off would be some where around 7 miles I think. Not to bad. Yesterday I went for my first ride in the rain (it sucked). After I got of off work at 9 pm, I went home and got my uni and stuff. Set off when it was just sprinkling. After about 200 meters, it started raining harder. I only did about 4 miles because it was dark, raining, and I was tired. Another thing I noticed though, is that the Coker tire seems to splash the water out, and not up toward the rider. It also doesn't seem to spray very much either. Has anyone else noticed this? |
| 32 | Date: 2001-05-10 21:19:35 Tammy Marsh (dagobahyoda@hotmail.com / http://MarshT.tripod.com) wrote: I did 30 miles today! I went to Bruce, a little town around here, which I thought was 10 miles away but actually was 14. So I rode out and went a little past the town just to hit the 15-mile mark, then I turned around and stopped at the town gas station to pay the $3 in gas that I owed from the night before. I rode about 16 miles WITH NO BREAK. What do you think? Is that impressive? I was quite impressed with myself. The guy at the gas station made me demonstrate how to get on my uni – amazingly enough I did a beautiful roll mount, first try! On the way home I took one short break after 8 miles. Some construction workers on the road cheered me on and I also had my picture taken by some guy who pulled over the edge of the road and took out his camera. At first I thought he was another highway patrol guy pulling me over, because his disposable camera looked like a badge. While I was riding (all by my lonesome) I thought about falling – I was slightly worried about falling on a Coker, because I wasn’t sure if I would know how to do it right since I’ve never really wiped out on it before (and I envision it being pretty ugly, from what I’ve seen and what I can imagine). Well, now I know! I was riding in town on the sidewalk. I don’t know how fast I was going but it was apparently a lot faster than I thought. I hit a bump and went flying, tried to run out of it, put my hands down and rolled. I got up rather sheepishly, straightened the seat on my uni, and managed to remount after like 50 tries. Ug. Right on the busiest street in town!!! Fabulous!! (on the good side, no one seemed overly concerned and no one came running saying “OH MY GOSH! Are you ok?”) My hands stung even through my bike gloves (thanks goodness for gloves!) and my knee was bleeding even though I was wearing pants. Sheesh! But at least I know how to fall. I did the whole ride in 3 hours, so that’s an average of 10 mph including breaks, which pleased me. |
| 31 | Date: 2001-05-10 11:23:07 Christian Hoverath (hovi.@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: At first, a happy birthday to John! Then, I've got a question concerning speedometers. Anybody ever thought about these? I wanted to check my speed today and it dropped from 19.1 to 18.8 while looking at it. At the same time the average speed dropped from 17 to 16.8. Anybody know how this can happen? Further on, I rode with my break pulled in for about 4km today. I had to slow down because that trafffic light was switching right in front of me and there were too many cars waiting, so I couldn't just keep on going. About 4km later I was going down a pretty steep hill and wanted to pull the break in a little bit. But since I hadn't released it before I pulled it in a little bit more, it hit the rim and I fell (luckily catched it). Seems as if almost everybody has problems with his/her brake. |
| 30 | Date: 2001-05-10 05:25:40 John Stone (jqs9979@nyu.edu / no homepage) wrote: Had a lovely birthday ride of about 25 miles today in glorious spring weather around Central Park. Would have gone one mile for each year of my age (31) but had more pressing things to do (picnic and an old fashioned bowling birthday party). |
| 29 | Date: 2001-05-08 21:15:12 Tanya Marsh (tanyamarsh@hotmail.com / http://MarshT.tripod.com) wrote: Tammy and I did about 10 miles on Sunday (ooh ahh, I know, we're so buff) and even though the ride began in beautiful sunshine, about two miles into it we were totally DRENCHED by a huge rain that soaked us to our skin and froze us half to death. The really funny part of the ride was the currents flowing across the bike trail -- they were unbelievably strong!! Twice we took falls because the current was too strong to pedal through. We both also fell due to some extreme muck covering the bike path, and I fell one more time because I was impatient for my brake to catch and bumped it up another notch. :) Bye bye Tanya! At any rate, we had fun and need to get out and train a bunch bunch more! Never fear, I'm done with school in nine days and then I can ride to my heart's delight. |
| 28 | Date: 2001-05-08 17:55:06 Mark Stephens (cokerhead@gilby.com / no homepage) wrote: Hey! Good Luck with the training. I love the training part almost more than the "actual" rides. Nothing like a long Coker ride to beat stress! I'm training for a week long ride in Oklahoma. 400 miles with one day off in the middle. I know what the next day feels like after about 80 miles, so what does the 3rd,4th, 5th day etc. like? -Mark |
| 27 | Date: 2001-05-08 13:17:15 Chris (moocow_115@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Alright, scrath my comment about my knees not hurting. They have started to bother me. For about the first 400 meters of a ride the hurt and then it goes away. Then they day after, I have trouble going up and down stairs. Not much of a problem walking, just climbing. I think I might try Andy's idea of running, although I really don't want to since I am one of the laziest people alive. |
| 26 | Date: 2001-05-08 02:31:50 David (John's brother) Stone (dastone88@alum.vassar.edu / http://nyunicycle.com) wrote: Some advice from someone who rides about 110 miles (175 Km) a week: 1. Find your pace and keep with it -- it's not smart to quicken now and slow down later; better to stay at 12mph (19kph) than to zoom up to 14mph (22kph) and then slow back to 10mph (16kph) out of fatigue (hills notwithstanding). 2. Stay hydrated. The only time I haven't felt good after a ride was when I didn't drink enough water afterwards. 3. Knees are funny things. Mine seemed to respond better to 5" cranks. I liked 6" cranks for the help they gave me on hills and in traffic. But my knees haven't hurt since I switched to the 5" cranks -- the smaller cranks just took some getting used to -- about 50 miles (80Km) of it. 4. Stretch before, during, and after. I felt fine after I ran down Masada (in Israel) when I was in my 20s, but the next day I couldn't walk for quite awhile. It would have helped if I'd stayed hydrated, too. I basically ran down, hopped into an air-conditioned car, and sat for two hours. 5. Winds do suck, so hang onto that seat extention and do your best. It also helps to lean forward a bit -- same as for when you see a bump coming. Anyone feel otherwise? Maybe it's just me. John and I also found it helpful to ride holding each other's shoulder while going up a windy hill at one point -- just make sure it's a loose hold! Hope this helps. -- David |
| 25 | Date: 2001-05-07 20:14:02 Andy Cotter (Andy.Cotter@OutTech.com / no homepage) wrote: Ride to Coon Rapids Dam On Sunday, May 6, I rode to the Coon Rapids Dam (47 km round trip). The path is along the Mississippi River but the water is still very high causing some areas to be flooded. I fell more times on this trip than all my other training trips combined. Here are the falls: 1. Coming down a steep path along the Mississippi part of the path was under water. Of course, I wasn’t going to have a couple of inches of water stop me so I went in, hit a log, and fell in a couple inches of wather. 2. I should have turned around and taken the road instead of the path but I was determined to make it through this area. After traversing the water, I went for about 10 meters and then fell in muck. 3. I walked a ways, got on, fell in more muck. 4. see #3 5. see #3 (I had enough smelly muck for one day so I walked out to the road, scrapped off as much mud as I could, and rode on my merry way) I left a trail of mud for at least a block. 6. Riding on the street doing 18 kph, I hit a bump and fell. I did a running dismount right in front of a group of nicely dressed elderly people getting into their car. When I stopped running from the fall, I smiled and said, “How are you folks doing today?” Most looked like deer in headlights but one gentleman said, “That is one heck of a way to drop in!” I walked back to my Coker, nonchalantly, and got back on. The few people who were on the street side of the car, moved as close to the car as possible to make sure I wasn’t going to run them down. 7. I left the road again for the path, I was doing well until the trail ended into water and more muck. I biffed again in the twigs and muck. This time the water looked deep. I could barely see the top of a bench about 10 meters away. Back to street riding. I made it to the dam. They had a nice pedestrian path over the dam so you can go to the other side of the river. On the way home I didn’t fall at all as I knew to avoid the water, muck, and elderly citizens. I averaged 16.4 kph on that ride but I have found that pushing your Coker through a couple inches of muck tends to kill the average. |
| 24 | Date: 2001-05-07 16:28:15 Andy Cotter (Andy.Cotter@OutTech.com / no homepage) wrote: I had some similar problems with my brakes, here is some suggestions that made a big difference for me. 1. Have one brake pad farther in than the other. So one pad hits before the other, this helps 'ease' the tension so there is no sudden 'stops' 2. Angle the pads so they don't hit the rim dead on, if they are angled correctly, they will slowly increase the tension per click. 3. Put some lubricate on the rim so the pads don't grab (I haven't don't this yet but I have some 'dry' wood working lubricate) There are some other more drastic measures that could be done (felt pads were one idea) but doing #1 and #2, the break will slowly come on. -Andy |
| 23 | Date: 2001-05-07 15:18:50 Chris (moocow_115@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Stupid Brake!! I have had similiar experiences as Andy did with his brake, I was riding down a hill, watching traffic come and pass, and one of my favorite songs just came on, and my brake wasn't doing enough so I bumped it up a notch. It grabbed and threw me forward. I landed on my feet, but did some damage to the unicycle. I need to figure out how to make it so the lever does less with each click. Anyone have any ideas?? Oh BTW this has happened twice. Chris |
| 22 | Date: 2001-05-07 06:21:20 John Stone (jqs9979@nyu.edu / no homepage) wrote: Today I rode 62.5 miles (100 K), 45 of them for a tour of New York City's boroughs called Bike NY. There were 30,000 bicyclists and 3 Coker riders, creating the bicycle to uni ratio of 10,000 to 1. I woke up at 6AM and got to the starting area with a guest pass to the front (for riders with "special" bikes, not to be confused with special Olympics. Before the start, I was literally the front runner of the 30,000, which felt pretty cool (to have so many cyclists in view in one direction-- actually, bit frightening). The mayor (whom I loathe) spoke, and I was interviewed for WABC live coverage of the event's start. When the interviewed learned my name, he said, "Simple name, simple bike... Good luck." At that moment I was frozen, having been standing around in chilly winds for an hour. Later on, after the ride was over, some pedestrians recognized me as the guy on TV. I rode 45 miles in 3 hours, 25 minutes, with avergage speeds ranging from 11.5 to 14mph. I took 3 breaks along the way (with long cues for the toilets), and so the total time of the trip-- which covered 5 bridges, some with challenging incline and wind conditions-- was 5 hours. There was tremendous support, I might say too much so, for us one wheelers. My brother David and his friend Joe joined the ride 6 miles in, and we rode in triangle formation. Not long into their joining up with me, Joe hit a bump and fell off, landing fine on his feet. But then, while running with his Coker to get off the road, the uni tilted, and he fell over it. Unfortunately, he had replaced the standard pedals with metal ones which have sharp little pegs-- which gashed his leg, requiring him to get 7 stitches. He actually wasn't hurt-- just really bummed not to be able to finish the tour. (He was fine by the same afternoon). David and I finished together and rode on our own afterward. I put on another 17 miles. Note: top speed, 18.8 mph. # of near accidents because of crazy congestion from so many riders (some idiotic): 3. Liters drunk: 4. Toilet visits: 3. Worst aspect: knee discomfort by end (I still have no brake). Best aspect: riding with my brother, like in the old days. We used to do 25+ mile bik-athons on 20" Schwinns with hard seats and no bike pants. That was pain! |
| 21 | Date: 2001-05-04 14:13:33 Chris (moocow_115@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: (This was a few weeks ago) Finally, after months of waiting I finally got a Coker. And it's not just your average Coker either, most of it was custom built at O'sells bicycle . I haven't had a chance to try it out yet, since it was dark when I found it it had come, and I didn't want to fall, and scratch the paint job to badly (or preferably at all). Since then I have done about 50-60 miles, Between having to work 4 days a week after school, and school it self, I haven't had much time to ride. I am hoping that I will be able to lighten my work schedule, and be able to unicycle more. Also about the running in Europe. I'm not sure that it will help my knees (I've never really had a problem with them yet), but I would like to do it for another reason. I will be joining the cross country team when I come back, and I won't have run much during the summer because of training, so it will be good for me to do some running. |
| 20 | Date: 2001-05-03 17:01:36 Christian Hoverath (hovi.@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: I have been in my first traffic jam! I was stuck behind a tractor going 15kph on the shoulder and cars passing by with 100kph. I was looking for a chance to pass, but there just wasn't one. It kinda sucks if you wanna pass somebody but can't! |
| 19 | Date: 2001-05-02 02:16:43 Irene Genelin (moonworshiper@hotmail.com / no homepage) wrote: Last Sunday, April 22, Andy and I went for a unicycle ride to train for the Ironman/Ironwoman (which was completed April 29). We started out around 9:00AM, and were off to a glorious start. We decided on a ride down the Mississippi River. Much to our surprise, we joined in on the MS Walk for about 5 or so miles. I thought it was a hoot. Especially after riding the UAM for MS. It started to rain, and I learned a few things: 1. Don't wear baggy cotton pants...they soak up way too much water! 2. If you are riding uphill, and all of the sudden see something resembling a typhoon going downhill, hold on for dear life, and keep pedling! 3. Stick with it. In the end you'll be happy that you were truly and Ironman/woman, even in the rain. I want to also recommend stand up breaks for those of you who are going on the Europe tour. These are helpful because you can take a break, without losing time by getting off. Simply slow down, and stand up on your pedals while riding about 10 feet. It does kill your average, but it keeps you riding, without taking breaks every three miles. Always remeber why you are unicycling. To have fun :) |
| 18 | Date: 2001-04-30 19:54:10 Andy Cotter (Andy.Cotter@OutTech.com / no homepage) wrote: On Sunday, Irene and I went on the IronMan/IronWomen ride. We decided on doing the middle distance, 100k (104k to be exact). We did it last year but and that year none of us trained for the ride as hard as we should have. This year we were in much better condition and as I write this now, the next day, I’m tired but walking under my own power. My muscles feel abused but I don’t have any aches and pains. The Weather: The weather on the ride was great . . . . except for those gale force winds. But first, the bright side. It was sunny the whole day. When we started at 6:45 in the morning the temp was 65F (20C). The temp reached about 85F (30C). So plenty of sun, nice and warm. But the wind was another story. The ride started in a city right on the edge of suburbia and went through farmland. Almost all the ride was in the ‘country’ with little to block the wind. The wind in the morning was what I considered strong but not horrible. We rode into the wind for the first 40 km. After the first rest stop, at 40 km, the wind decided to really pick up. The good news was that we only had cross winds and a tail wind to deal with from there on out. The winds were 25 to 35 MPH with gusts up to 40 to 50 MPH. The cross winds were brutal. Irene and I held hands to deal the crosswind, holding hands really makes a big difference with such strong winds. While we were looking forward to the tail wind, we found that it didn’t wasn’t so great. The wind was so strong that at times it pushed us along faster than we wanted making it a bit scary at times. We ended up gong slower than we wanted, but we rode the entire way and both of us are happy about finishing the ride. Stats: Time started: 6:45 am. Time finished: 4:50 pm. Major breaks - getting off and walking around: 9 (about every 10 k). Standing up riding breaks to relieve saddle soreness: A lot. Water: Andy-4 liters, Irene-6 liters. Average: 14.4 kph (not the greatest but considering the winds, we did ok). Total distance: 104k. Number of bicyclists passed: 51. Number of bicyclists on the ride: over 2000. Number of positive comments from bicyclists: countless. |
| 17 | Date: 2001-04-30 15:21:21 Tammy Marsh (dagobahyoda@hotmail.com / http://MarshT.tripod.com) wrote: Wind sucks! I was all pumped up to do a long ride on Saturday, but I got all discouraged by the rather extreme winds. I rode 5 miles out of town (without dismounting for fear that I wouldnt be able to get back on in the wind on the edge of the road!) I had to fight the wind the whole way, flailing one arm oh-so-stylishly and leaning in such a way that gave me a nice side ache. I took a short break and decided to come back and see if the ride was better - it was a little better, but not by too much. Any tips for combatting wind on the coker? so I ended up only doing about 11 miles. I need to do some longer rides and see how my knees feel. UAM caused me some serious knee pain that I'm hoping to avoid in Europe, so I have been doing a bit of running since Andy said it works for him. Mostly I just run a mile at a time, maybe a little more. I'm hoping to work up to more though. I also did a bunch of rollerblading yesterday. It was so nice out! (but WINDY) helmets? um... I don't wear one. I do wear cycling gloves and my camelbak. After my Saturday ride, I'm remembering everything I love about distance riding - my cool bike gloves, the taste of the water in my camelbak, the smell of sweat + sunscreen (I rather like it). :) |
| 16 | Date: 2001-04-30 06:25:33 John Stone (jqs9979@nyu.edu / no homepage) wrote: Well, I too have had my share of knee troubles and ensuing anxieties. I rode 30 miles every day for three days in a row (about 10 days ago), and found that a number of things were contributing to knee pain. 1) I don't have a brake yet, so stopping while in heavy traffic or when slowing down on big hills pulls against the knee (as you all know). 2) I probably was overdoing it a bit at this stage. 3) I hadn't stretched enough or drunk enough fluids before and after each significant ride. I stretch a lot these days, and things are much better. On the hilly loop around Central Park in NYC, I've been keeping up an average of 12 or 13 mph (19.2 kmh), with maximums of 19+ mph. Remember, all, to stretch! Oh, and just curious: I wear a helmet. How about you? |
| 15 | Date: 2001-04-29 20:19:19 Javier Ruiz (javruiz@onebox.com / http://www.javier-ruiz.com) wrote: I have been riding about 10 miles, 3 times a week. I used to run more than that but I have been forced to slow down a little bit because my knee have been hurting. I raised my seat, started taking supplements that will help my joints, and an anti-imflamatory for some time. My knee is hurting less now & I know it will keep getting better. I just hope I don't get too far behind in my training. Other than that, I have really enjoyed riding on my coker. I have a lot of fun and look forward to doing it across Europe. |
| 14 | Date: 2001-04-27 19:32:01 Andy Cotter (Andy.Cotter@OutTech.com / no homepage) wrote: Last week on Wednesday, April 18 I rode about 20 km and on Thursday, April 19 I rode 30 km. After those two rides, my knees were hurting. I was immediately worried as knees is something that I don’t any trouble from. This early of training, I was doubly worried. By feeling around my knees, I came to the conclusion that it was muscle imbalance rather than something actually wrong with my knees. So, I took my own advice and on Friday, April 20, I went running three miles. Even before the run was half over, my knees cleared up and stopped hurting. There was some ‘ghost’ pain but by Friday evening, it was all gone. I was really happy. I wondered if that would always work for me. I even had visions that after a 100 km ride during the Tour; I would have to go running in the evening. This week, I went for a ride on Sunday, April 22 (47 km in the rain), Wednesday, April 25 (30 km), and Thursday, April 26 (56 km). My knees were bothering me slightly after Wednesday’s ride so I did what we learned on UAM: “If your knees hurt, raise your seat”. So, I raised my seat about a 1/8 inch and after Thursday’s ride of 56 km, I was just fine. While my legs today feel tired and every now and again I feel a twinge in my knees, I think the muscles are just tired. My legs are in the process of being built up to handle all the riding so I imagine there will be some muscle imbalance from time to time. This Sunday (April 29), Irene and I are doing the IronMan here in Minnesota. It only involves bicycling and unicycling. There are several different length courses we can do and were going for 100 km. We did it last year so we know we can do it. But last year, it was pretty painful as none of us were in that great of shape. This year, I’m in much better shape and hope it will go smoothly. Hey, I may even go for a run after the ride, just for fun. -Andy |
| 13 | Date: 2001-04-26 17:54:52 Tammy Marsh (dagobahyoda@hotmail.com / http://MarshT.tripod.com) wrote: hey! can we ride across Russia too??? :) So i have finally done a ride on my coker, and i love it! I did a 10 mile jaunt, in about an hour, with speeds from 9 mph (in the wind) to 14 (down inclines) - i love the coker! i rode 7 miles of that without a break, which is, i think, a record for me. I think it will be easy to work up from that. I love the handle bar. i havne't played around very much with the brake, but i can forsee it being VERY handy on hills, because once the coker gets going, it doesn't like to stop. i definitely have to get into high gear for training. hopefully i can do a long ride this weekend. later! tammy |
| 12 | Date: 2001-04-23 19:47:23 Richard Kitson (chickenkitson@freeuk.com / no homepage) wrote: I have been riding for a few years now and have so much admiration for the event. Good Luck to you all. We will be cheering along a bit of the route. Oh and one of your number, John Stone has to be one of the best exponants of the sport world wide I have ever come across. R Kitson |
| 11 | Date: 2001-04-23 10:25:52 John Stone (jqs9979@nyu.edu / no homepage) wrote: Today for Earth Day, about 200 bicyclists rode through NYC for 6 miles down to the Statue of Liberty. My brother David and I led the pack on Coker unis, but the ride was quite frustrating since our "police escort" led the way at a crawling 5 or 6 MPH all the way. With my 5" cranks and no break, I must say my knees started to hurt. But not too bad: after the slow parade, I completed 30 miles. |
| 10 | Date: 2001-04-22 20:56:45 Christian Hoverath (hovi.@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: Yo! At first I'd like to say that it is fun for me (and I think for Andy, too) to set this ride up. I'm getting really excited about it. Since you all share your opinions, ideas... I think about sharing my latest one. It was friday, just a couple hours after I got back from the states. I just went on that ride, trying to average good (a not too bad 15.9kmh in almost an hour of riding) after more than 12 hours of travelling. It really sucked, because I was probably still dehydrated, hungry and tired. So, in pretty much the middle of the ride my stomach started to hurt I got more than thirsty (no Camel Bak) and my legs felt really tired. After I got home I was really hungry, but couldn't eat since my stomach was kinda spinning around. So: don't ride jet-lagged! |
| 9 | Date: 2001-04-21 21:39:29 Tammy Marsh (dagobahyoda@hotmail.com / http://MarshT.tripod.com) wrote: Hey guys! I can't wait for this summer full of non-stop unicycling. I have my Coker now, and I need to find time to start training. In fact, I should go do that right now. :) I can't wait to see everyone and meet those I don't know yet! |
| 8 | Date: 2001-04-21 16:26:28 Tanya Marsh (tanyamarsh@hotmail.com / http://MarshT.tripod.com) wrote: I got my Coker about a week ago but I haven't had much time to ride it yet as I just got my wisdom teeth out and I always have plenty of homework to do! :) I did take it on a spin up to Dairy Queen the other day and I rode it to work yesterday, and I am loving it! I just need to get out and really ride it. And I need to try the brake ... after Andy's story, I'm a little worried! ;) I'd also like to say thanks to Andy and Christian! You guys are awesome. |
| 7 | Date: 2001-04-21 15:31:04 Aaron Svec (svecthe@hotmail.com / http://www.svecthe.com) wrote: Though not as interesting as John or Andy I am Aaron Svec none the less. I have had people flash me and I dislike Abba. That doesn't help me to be any more special though. As far as training: My Coker has just arrived Thursday the 19th of April, but it has arrived in South Dakota, not in Wyoming where I am now. I look forward to riding with all you guys. After I train a while. Super duper thanks to Andy and Christian for putting the ride together. |
| 6 | Date: 2001-04-21 06:45:58 John Stone (jqs9979@nyu.edu / no homepage) wrote: I'm thrilled to join this group of riders, and look forward to meeting you all. I've been riding about 20 to 25 miles a day these days, though this week is very busy for me: a modern dance show featuring my music opens in a few days. Here is a little account of a bizarre thing that happened the other day. It's a little off color, but we're all adults. "I never thought this would happen to me, but..." I was riding around the Central Park Loop in NYC on my Coker unicycle (36"--size matters, apparently). As I was coming round the bend, I noticed a woman in her early 20s smiling at me. I smiled back. Then, keeping her gaze fixed at my face, she bent over and abruptly pulled her loose tank top down, forcing her breasts into plain view of day. I could see now that her smile was mischievous-- she was hoping to get me to fall off. In the past, plenty of men-- usually when in groups-- have half-pretended to try to knock me down, typically by jumping suddenly in front of me (and then always backing away). They invariably elicit my cold and implacable stare. But this was something different-- not aggresive, just absurd. I nearly fell from the shock, still smiling all the way, myself, and gave a nerdy wave which she returned-- what else could I do?-- all of this the more ridiculous considering her boyfriend was standing right next to her the whole time. |
| 5 | Date: 2001-04-20 19:52:00 Andy Cotter (Andy.Cotter@OutTech.com / no homepage) wrote: On a training ride the other day, I found out what happens when pulling the brake the wrong way. I hit the brake the wrong way and I stopped almost within a revolution. I landed on my feet and the Coker didn't even hit the ground. So what caused me to pull the brake the wrong way could it have been: A) Eating an apple at the time B) Coming down a hill and turning a corner at the bottom C) Watching the car on my right trying to figure out they were going to do D) On my MP3 player, Abba just came on. I would say (D) as it is well known that Abba will mess you up. I think I'll stick to listening to punk bands. -Andy |
| 4 | Date: 2001-03-13 02:34:26 Javier Ruiz (javruiz@onebox.com / http://www.javier-ruiz.com) wrote: I look forward to join the tour and will be happy to spend time with my unicycling friends. |
| 3 | Date: 2001-03-12 23:54:18 Scot Cooper (uniscot@yahoo.com / no homepage) wrote: First of all, I'd like to thank Andy and Christian for all their hard work in putting this ride together. Secondly, I am looking forward to meeting everyone and making the ride happen. This will be my first cross-country ride as well as my first time in Europe. This is very exciting! My best wishes to everyone involved. --Scot Cooper |
| 2 | Date: 2001-03-06 15:10:26 Reinhold (reinhold.liesner@t-online.de / no homepage) wrote: Tolle Sache !! Ist es auch möglich nur die erste und/oder zweite Etappe mitzumachen? Einfach um dabei zu sein! Grat idea !! Is it also possible to take part in the first and/or second hop of the tour? Just to be part in a big adventure! Reinhold |
| 1 | Date: 2001-03-02 13:36:20 Didi (zhaodi@fm365.com / no homepage) wrote: Hi Guys, Good luck! Hope you could get more than in Beijing last summer. Didi's best wishes always being with you all! Have a nice tour! |