Assisted Mounting a Unicycle

Video Transcript

"Okay, guys, this is the first part to ride a unicycle--mounting, AKA getting on the thing. Now a couple things to remember is that the pedals need to be aligned properly, because the first foot that you put on the pedal has to be the pedal that is closest to you. If you try to get the other one far away like this, you're going to fall, you might hurt your shin, crack your skull whatever. So you get them lined up, make sure they are completely parallel to the ground, with your back firmly placed against the wall, you take your left foot, put it on the pedal that's closest to you, and then you push back with it and take your right foot and put it on the pedal. Okay, and it's pretty much up to you whether to decide you want to start off with your left foot or right foot. Pretty much whatever is the most comfortable. So, when you get to this point, now it's really important that you just keep relaxed, because it's very easy to just get overwhelmed by the fact that you're only on one wheel. So, take a second, look around, smell the flowers, whatever. And then here maybe push forward a little bit, come back, just get used to the kind of rotation of it, because it's going to be brand new to you. Push out a little bit, get the feel of it, go back and forth, and then, my friends, you take a punch. Basically just like jumping into a pool without feeling the water. First, you get over yourself and you're just going to decide you're going to do it and hopefully all goes well. Here we go."