Resources
Links To Unicycling Information Around The Web.
The resources on this page provide access to content regarding unicycle skills, equipment and events within the the unicycle community.
We try to stay current and aspire to be comprehensive but the internet is always changing and growing. We encourage you to let us know of any additional links that would be suitable for this page. To report broken links or, to provide us with any new link recommendations visit our Contact page.
Visit this page often to keep abreast of new unicycling resources as we become aware of them.
Resouces Page Link Categories
- Grant’s Tomb Informational Websites
- Links For Learning To Ride
- NYUC Links
- NYUC Members & Friends
- Other Unicycle Clubs
- Sell & Buy Unicycles and Accessories
- Tours & Events
- Technical Unicycle Information
- Unicycle Community
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NYUC Links
Links to all New York Unicycle Club internet content outside of this site.
NYUC photostream on Flickr.com: Though our meeting photos are available on our Photo page. You can also view our photostream directly on the Flickr website. Content includes some video clips as well as photographs taken at club meetings. Photograph albums on the site are organized chronologically. Ken Springle began taking photographs at NYUC meetings using a cell phone back in November of 2006. In June of 2007 he upgraded to a 7.1 megapixel digital camera for taking better photographs.
NYUC video channel on YouTube.com: Videos that are available on our Videos page, are collections of clips recorded at NYUC meetings. This collection of videos reside on our YouTube Channel. You can visit the channel directly to view all of our video content as well as interesting unicycle videos and video channels that we have linked to. Becoming a Youtube member will allow you to subscribe to our channel. YouTube subscribers are notified whenever additional video content is added to the channels they ghave subscribed to.
NYUC Google group: Join our group. NYUC Google group members will receive via email; meeting reminders, club updates as well as messages regarding special activities that may be of interest to club members. Unicyclist can subscribe to the group through the visit link below or, you can have David Stone add you to the group via email or at a club meeting.
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NYUC Twitter.com page: Follow NYUC on Twitter. NYUC does have a twitter presence up and running. We will begin sending out tweets as we get more participants. So, sign up and send us some tweets of you own.
NYUC Facebook.com group page: If you belong to the Facebook.com social networking site, why not join our group page. We have additional links, photos, videos and, discussions not available on the NYUC website. The page is open for group members so you are invited to join and upload your own unicycle photos and video clips. You are also invited to initiate you own discussions as well as post links to interesting unicycle related content. Also, do not hesitate to invite your Facebook friends to join our group even if they cannot make it to one of our meetings.
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NYUC Members & Friends
Websites and / or Weblog links of New York Unicycle Club members and friends of the NY Unicycle club
Adam Cohen club member sponsors his own trail rides on Long Island. Adam teaches unicycling and is available for unicycling parties. He is the inventor of the Unitrainer. He is featured in the Youtube video entitled Unicycling in the Streets of Manhattan . From his website he sells unicycles and unicycle parts.
Bill site is dedicated to teaching teachers to teach unicycling.
David Bagley webmaster, juggler and unicyclist. Known for riding his one of a kind unicycle the Crab Cycle built by Tom Miller of the Unicycle Factory The Crab Cycle rolls sideways as you pedal. He also known to ride double wheeled unicycles and does distance riding on his ultimate wheel. Has a website that totes some of his talents and accomplishments. Check out this video featuring David and his crab cycle on the club’s Youtube page.
David Stone is the founder of the New York Unicycle Club, a level 7 unicyclist, a teacher and a volunteer firefighter. In his New York Unicycle blog, he writes about various happenings from various aspects surrounding his unicycle life. David regularly authors the meeting notes posted on this website as well as sending out email messages to our Google group members.
Club member, James Sui a level 7 unicyclist and accomplished level 8 gymnast, blogs about his activities and anything else that comes to mind. Some of his ever increasing unicycle skills are highlighted in The Unicyle Thing James Version he has his own Youtube channel and also Facebook fan page.
John Foss, friend of the NYUC was one of the first to put together a unicycle club in New York before moving to California. His website, Unicycling .com that is dedicated to the sport of mountain unicycling.
John is the brother of the NYUC founder David Stone. John is an accomplished pianist, composer and, music director. In addtion to all of that, he happens to be a long distance unicyclist. He has participated in many of the long distance European Unicycle Tours riding his 36 inch wheeled Coker unicyclist.
Legendary performing unicycle group the King Charles Troupe founded in 1968 is responsible for inspiring many people to learn to ride a unicycle. We have had visits from current and former members of the troupe throughout the years. Flash is required for viewing their site.
Mitch Butler’s Animation & News
Club member Mitch Butler is our webmaster for this website. He is a video animator. On his site are links to many of his published works including many that have been on various television programs.
Robert Hickman’s Bridge tour Blog
Robert’s group has as their mission to ride across every bridge in New York City.
Club member Will Riley is a very talented street unicyclist. On his Youtube channel you can view his collection of unicycle videos that have been recorded in his home town, at club meetings and, at NAUCC.
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Unicycle Community
Websites generally devoted to the sport of unicycling.
At website that is devoted to distance unicycling. The following is their own words describing what their site is all about.
At Adventure Unicyclist, we are focussed on two main types of Unicycling….Road riding and Mountain-Unicycling (MUni). Road Unicycling, as the name implies, is about riding long distances on your unicycle.
For those site visitors that are Facebook members there is a Facebook fan page for their site
Australian national organization of unicycling.
Korean unicycling organization. This is their English language page for promoting the sport unicycling.
International Unicycling Federation
The body responsible for the international standards for unicycling.
Promoting the sport of unicycling throughout Japan.
New Zealand Unicycle Federation
Promoting the sport of unicycling throughout New Zealand.
This is a web-log with postings written by Leo Vandewoestijne of tid bits of unicycle news from around the world.
Uni magazine’s searchable website has the most comprehensive unicycle events calendar in the world and you can submit photographs to win DVDs! Of course you can find out more about Uni -The Unicycle Magazine and buy subscriptions, copies and merchandise… You can follow Uni Magazine on their Facebook fan page.
News, photos and videos mostly dedicated to Street and Flat Style unicycling.
This site’s claim is a as follows: This is a complete resource about unicycling that is a one stop, all-inclusive package
They have some good solid information including some history of the the unicycle.
Listings of available unicycle tours throughout the world. If you are into riding your unicycle when you travel, look to this site for tours that are available to do just that.
Internet broadcasting and live streaming for unicycle events. You can also follow Unicycle.TV on Facebook via their Facebook fan page.
A site dedicated to supporting and promoting the sport of unicycling north of the border in Canada.
Organization formed to encourage and promote unicycling in the United States.
Website that is dedicated to providing links to the best internet resources throughout the internet for those that would like to learn more about the sport of unicycling.
Participate in communicating and sharing with unicyclist throughout the world. You can view and post questions, photos and, videos relating to the sport of unicycling. You can do some additional participation by joining the Unicyclist. community Facebook fan page.
Site for organizing and promoting unicycling in the United Kingdom.
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Other Unicycle Clubs
Websites of unicyle clubs throughout North America and elsewhere
For information on which of these clubs are affiliated with the Unicycling Society of America (USA) visit the Affiliated Club Page. If you are a member of a club that is not listed here that has a website or contact information that would like to have listed here please forward your information to the club via email to Ken at the address located on the Contacts page. Additional unicycle clubs that do not currently have a web presence are listed below the following links with their contact information.
- ACT Unicycle Riders Society (ACTURS) (Aulstralia)
- Andover One-Wheelers (New Hampshire)
- Arizona Unicycle Club
- Arizuni-Arizona Unicycle Club
- Arizona Desert Mountain Unicycle Club
- Auburn Unicycle Club (Alabama)
- Austin One Wheelers (Texas)
- Boulder (Colorado) Unicycle Club
- Calgary Mountain Unipsychos (Canada)
- Charm City Unicyclist (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Chatham Unicycle Club (New York)
- Copenhagen Unicycle Club (Dennmark)
- Eenwieler Unicycle Club (Iowa)
- Finger Lakes One Wheelers (New York)
- Gonzo Unicycle Madness (Harvey Mudd College, California)
- High Desert Unicycle Club (California)
- Israeli Unicycle Organization
- Illini Juggling and Unicycle Club (Illinois)
- Madison Unicyclist (Wisconsin)
- Memphis Unicycle Club (Tennesee)
- Perdue Juggling and Unicycle Club (Indiana)
- Perth Unicycling (Australia)
- Panther Pride Unicycle Team (Washington State)
- Redford Township Unicycle Club (Michigan)
- Santa Barbara Mountain Unicycle Club (California)
- South Florida Unicycle Club
- Toronto Unicyclists (Canada)
- Twin Cities Unicycle Club (Minnesota)
- Vancouver Unicyclist (British Columbia)
- Uni-psychos – Unicycle Club of Fort Worth (Texas)
- The Uniques Unicycle Club (Washington State)
- University of Guelph Unicycling Club on Facebook (Canada)
- Unicycle Bastards (Oregon)
- Unicycle Utah
- Voodoo Unicycle Team (UK)
- Western North Carolina Unicycle Club
- The Wobble ( Butler, Pennsylvania)
- The Wonders (Eighty Four, Pennsylvania)
- Wow Unicycle Club (Ohio)
Unicycle Clubs without websites
The following unicycle club’s contact information is provided for unicyclist that may be interested meeting other unicyclist in these areas. If they develop websites in the future we will happily provide their links above.
Atlanta Unicycle Club
Atlanta, GA
Contact: Chad Groslags
3635 Brookwood Run Court SW
Lilburn, GA 30047
678-357-7072
thebugman at gmail dot com
Berkshire Unicycle Club
c/o Dave and Sue Sacco
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
worldcup947222 at yahoo dot com
Black Hills YMCA Unicycle Club
Rapid City/Black Hills, SD
Contact: Shawn Hayford
shawn at rcymca dot org
605-718-9622
Boston Unicycle Club
Boston, MA
Contact: Sam Haber
sam at uneedfilms dot com
860-480-0814
Gulf Coast Unicycle Club GCUC
Pensacola, Florida
Contacts: Stephen and Alex McCrory
gcuc at cox dot net
Hutchinson One Wheelers
Hutchinson, MN
Contact: Irene Genelin and Andy Cotter
igenelin at gmail dot com or
abcotter at gmail dot com
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Sell & Buy Unicycles and Accessories
Websites that market unicycles, unicycle parts, clothing and, accessories.
Unicycle sales. Site is currenly under construction. However you can download and view the current price list.
Quality tools, cycling parts, cycling shorts, other clothing and accessories.
Quality tools, cycling parts, cycling clothing and accessories.
Bicycles, Unicycles and, Fitness Machines store. They are a official Unicycle.com dealer.
Cafe Press, Unicycle Merchandise
Custom Merchandise Printing company. Purchase Mugs, Stickers, T-Shirts, Hats, Clothing and other unicycle themed merchandise.
Website for purchasing athletic shoes and clothing.
A Unicycle.com dealer where you can purchase unicycles and unicycle parts. Schedule a unicycle party or unicycle workshop.
Check out and purchase the latest Kris Holm branded unicycles and unicycle parts and merchandise.
Buy or sell unicycles and bicycles.
Tire liners and tire care products.
Quality cycling parts, cycling shorts, other clothing and accessories.
Order unicycle parts and customizations. This is the website of Tom Miller. He has built the two wheel unicycle with the wheels side by side as well as the Crab cycle the sideways riding unicycle ridden by NYUC club member David Bagley who is all so the webmaster for the Unicycle Factory website.
The premiere international online retail site for purchasing unicycles and unicycle hardware. Check their Unicycle.com Dealer Locator page for a dealer in your area. You can follow Unicycle.com on Facebook via their Facebook fan page.
Unicycle shop NZ is a online unicycle retailer based in New Zealand.
Purchase unicycles and unicycle parts.
Listing of unicycles available for sale in the New York area listed on Craigslist
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Technical Unicycle Information
Links to website pages where detailed technical information regarding unicycling can be found.
International Unicycling Federation skill levels. You can be tested by an official tester for your skill level.
Build your own motorized unicycling.
Mountain Unicycling (Muni) Frequently Asked Questions
Answering your questions about how to muni and about muni equipment.
NYUC recommendations and tips on caring for your unicycle.
A online wiki for the sport of unicycling.
As the name implies this site provides a wealth of information about unicycle riding. They even have a section on obstacle building.
Current world records associated with the sport of unicycling.
Video of Skill Levels
International Unicycling Federation skill levels demonstrated in video formats.
Unicycling entry listed on Wikipedia.com. A very good description of unicycle facts and unicycle types with associated descriptions of the different segments of the sport.
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Links For learning To Ride
These are a sample of the links that can also be found on the NYUC Learn Page.
Instruction for learning to ride a unicycle.
This “How to” website has a interesting and somewhat entertaing tutorials on learning to ride a unicycle and individual unicycle skills.
Images and tips for learning to ride.
Tips and tutorials as well and skill building.
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Tours and Events
If you would like get out and ride or socialize at events that involve unicycling here are a few websites for groups that organize events. Some events are not specifically for unicycling but may either have unicyclist involved or just maybe unicycling friendly. Many unicycle clubs sponsor local events throughout the year. This section is mentions a portion of unicycle events that take place. I strongly recommend that you check with local clubs in your area or an area that you intend to visit for information about possible rides and meetings.
Arizona Annual Muni Weekend This is an annual event hosted by the Arizona Unicycle Club in the Phoenix area. It is usually held in February. Check the website for the latest information.
This is the site for bicycling tours that unicyclist can participate in around the New York City Area. They are most noted for the 5 Borough Bike Tour that occurs every year in May.
Mountain Unicycling in The Greater Los Angeles Area
This site is for the Muni rider enthusiast interested in riding in the Los Angeles area. There are lists and directions of the many trails in the area.
North American Unicycle Convention and Championships (NAUCC)
The name says it all. This event takes place in a different location each year. Check the website for updates and information on past events.
Small group of unicyclist with a mission to ride across every bridge in New York City. You can join them in their quest. Check the website for the latest information.
International Unicycling Convention and Championships (Unicon)
This international event occurs every two years in a different country each year. Check the International Unicycle Federation (IUF) website for details and information on past events.
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Grant’s Tomb Informational Websites
The NYUC meets twice each month at Grant’s Tomb, We would like to give recognition and reverence to this historical site by providing links to websites that provide detailed historical information about Grant’s Tomb.
This site gives interesting historical information surrounding the building of Grant’s Tomb.
Museum Planet Grant’s Tomb Tour
This site provides a video tour of Grant’s Tomb.
This is the National Park Service’s official page for Grant’s Tomb.
Grant’s Tomb’s page on the New York City Guide.
This page gives a description of the tiled rolling bench that surrounds the Grant’s Tomb memorial. NYUC members witnessed volunteers restoring this mosaic work of art at during club meetings.
Descriptive information regarding Ulysses S. Grant’s Funeral.
Riverside Park Funds description and information about Grant’s Tomb.
Wikipedia’s entry describing Grant’s Tomb as well as some of the historical information about the structure and it’s recent restoration.
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