LEARN TO UNICYCLE IN 2HOURS AND 38MINS
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 8. 12. 2015
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I think it's hilarious that you put a helmet on AFTER you've improved.
+Daniel Walker Actually, I posted the above while I was watching the video. That helmet isn't for safety, it's for your selfie camera. Ha ha.
Oh. I thought the helmet was for his girlfriend
My father always said "You don't crash the bike before you learn to ride it"
lmao trye
@@thesadwolf I can't even ride a unicycle that has 2 WHEELS
I have wanted a uni for a very long time and just never bucked up and got one. I finally got one for Christmas a couple weeks ago and it has sat in my bedroom, intimidating me and I'm sure it's been calling me a pussy. Today I decided to try a bit and only just sat on it while holding on to a wall. Not knowing what to do, I came to CZcams and found this. Thank you! I could feel the joy you had that moment when you got your first revolution. I am excited and inspired to get out and do the same. Thanks again for video! It is fantastic!!!
good luck with the unicycle. I'm positive you'll be a master soon. Thanks for the comment :)
I will report back on my progress! :)
1 hr is very fast to learn how to unicycle. In fact, he has some prior experience trick riding a bicycle. So, basically he's one of these super human talents. They say it takes 20 hrs to learn...seriously? I'm more in the 60-70 hrs camp and that's riding everyday sometimes 2 sessions. Finally got it and getting better. So, keep on. Two tips had I known it would have saved me a lot of time. 1.) Always fall forward, and push yourself to always feel like your falling forward.
2.) Learn on the smallest uni(20 inch).
3.) Set the seat on the low-side, because it allow's your leg muscles to be more actively involved. If you set it high then you must rely more upper body balance over seat, which is something you don't have yet.
4.) Use aggressive elbow/shoulder/hip action for balance. Hands to the side like a trapeze walker does nothing. You must aggressively/quickly throw your upper body weight around and twist it.
Brian McEntire I have all ways wanted to ride mine but there is no where to ride it because I live in the bush on a mountain
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âGive me a kiss.â
*gets a kiss
âGive me a better kissâ
Mike Boyd is a hustler
I heard Snoop Dogg in my head when he said that
Trueeeeee
I love how happy your girlfriend gets when you succeed
wish mine did. :(
@@dasyt5291 by her giggle you're correct
ITS HIS WIFE I GUESS
she is happy he didnt die
@@spyrosbellos2522 lmaođ
That is an incredible short time for learning to ride a unicycle. (I'm 1 of the trainers that teaches the unicycle at Don Bosco in the Netherlands) Most people/kids if they practice about an hour a week take anywhere between a couple of week to a few months with instruction, though there are exceptions with some people learning it in only minutes. If you really want to enjoy riding a unicycle you also need to learn how to idle (going back and forth in the same place) and how to get seated without using your hands.
A few quick tips for anyone who wants to learn how to ride a unicycle: sit upstraight your posture on the bike is 1 of the most important things to get right. The other is the angle of the unicycle and where your balance is. A little bit forward but not too much and not too little. It is very important to NOT look at the ground (this will mess up your posture and your balance) and to keep moving at about a walking speed.
To summarize: have good posture your body should be in 1 line with the unicycle so HIPS forward SHOULDERS back AND DON"T LOOK DOWN!!!! Oh and keep moving and keep practising.
Good luck;)
ya i call bullshit on a lot of this guys' videos. don't get me wrong, they are entertaining, but when i learned to ride a unicycle (and i remember putting in FUCKIN work, i estimated it took me about 24 hours of total PRACTICE TIME over the course of a few days). . and that was just to get up and maybe peddle. . .i dunno, 5 feet or so.
same w/ spinning a basketball on your finger. . .he claims it took him 4 hours if i remember right. again, total bullshit. at 24 minutes he has the ball spinning on his finger for a while. no. fuckin. way. at least not w/o some prior experience.
anyhow, glad to see someone else calls out the bs.
I too am impressed. I remember putting in an strong hour a day for at least a week before I was any good at it. 2 1/2 hours is exceptional
@@thomasweyermann5848 That is actually still pretty fast, but yes 2 1/2 hours in total time is quite the exception in my opinion. This however just goes to show it is way more about how someone approaces learning and their strategy for learning than it is about talent or learning a new skill with fancy equipment. I usually make the following comparison in regards to talent: compare it with a track and field race, where the people with talent or a natural disposition get a favourable starting spot. Sure they are ahead of the competition at first but they don't run fast enough (learn fast enough or are able to develope a good learning system), they will get outrun eventually by the less talented/less favourable starting positions in the end. The lesson here is that it is not your talent that determines your potential, but your ability to learn and improve. I wouldn't be surprised if you'd agree with me here.
I learned it in 8 hours in a day or just full on practice
@@zzaaiidd. bullshit u did
I felt relieve once you got it down, lol. Love this series!
+DarGadgetZ me too! Thanks for watching
+Mike Boyd please please wear protection at all times, especially a helmet. (You didn't wear it at the beginning) I just instinctively have a hard time watching otherwise. Other than that, it was an awesome video, good job man!
+James Down you are right. I'm gonna start padding up. Thanks for watching
You really don't need a helmet when you're just learning how to ride a unicycle. When you lose balance the unicycle will either shoot forward or backward from underneath you. Either way it's almost impossible not to land on your feet.
@@1951split Very wrong on both counts. If you fall backwards, it is easy to land on your butt, and hard. Worse though is that unicycles usually have pegs sticking out of the pedals, to help your shoes grip them ... and those pegs can tear pretty deep into your flesh if you fall backwards and have one of the pedals underneath you (which one easily can be). Happened to me, and I was out of action for a month while waiting for the wounds to heal. It was either that or a trip to go get stitches. So yes you can fall, and you can get hurt falling. Easily.
yes
I didnât know non-Americans said Mississippi to count seconds.
Yeah, I just use one thousand instead. So it'll be like one one thousand, two one thousand etc.
Aussieâs do Mississippi and 1000 2000 3000 too
I do both and Iâm american
Most dont
I just bought a unicycle because of this video and I have no idea how you did it so fast.
+Matt Spicer keep it up. You're gonna fall, but just keep at it and you'll be riding in no time. Tweet me your progress :)
+Mike Boyd I honestly just think you're an extremely talented man.
+Matt Spicer link?
took me a few years to master it, but I was only 10 when I could finally do it lol
Me too
0:54 The look, the desire, the passion.
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Lol
5:18 "I hope yoh can see my little leggies, pedalin'." đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł I laughed so hard I had to watch that part again!
"lettle laggis"
Reminds me of the Middle English wiki article on frogs: "A frogge biĂŸ a smale beaste wiĂŸ foure leggeys, whiche liueĂŸ boĂŸe in ĂŸe water and on londe."
Netflix: "Are you still watching?"
Someone's daughter: 0:53
lolindervonlol pure genius
So underrated
or son (àč_àč)
Here come dat boi
o shit waddup
LingLing MemeKing
fuck you
That's your mum's job
I have scored 400 meters
LingLing MemeKing *HE BE ROLLDING DOWN THE STREETS HE BE ROLLING TO DA BEAT*
Wow this must be stimulating your brain so much physically and mentally. You are literally learning completely new motor skills within short periods amount of time. Amazing. Keep it up Mike!
+Asdf thanks for watching. You should give it a try!
I liked it when you said *yes*
3:24 Imagine that coming to you in a dark ally
Try learning penspinning ^^
+Inno Sang Only took me 4 months of tech school.
+NiceGuyUncle 2 months of debate
I was spinning a pen while reading this comment :)
Inno Sang took 1 hour 30 for me to learn it consistently and now I'm pro
It took me about 2 weeks because my friend was helping with some tricks
I really like the format of you trying to learn something. And your editing is pretty well done. All in all very entertaining. So keep up the good work.
Maybe as constructive criticism: try to formulate a definite goal in the begining
+Jannik agr Yeah i agree with that. Totally forgot to mention it! d'oh!
Jannik agr I liked that you gave constructive criticism. Good comment haha đ
this man started the "day one hour zero"
How many times did he say yes?
The answer is
*Yes*
Zero times, but he said "Yass" a LOT.
@@hannoembregts934 what's the outro song??
Yes
@@hannoembregts934 you know there still he same definition right
Yesn'tn't
Iâm impressed. Iâve been trying 30 to 40 minutes a day for 2 weeks and still canât go more than 3 cranks without falling. I hope you are still improving 6 years later.
Love this concept keep going! I definitely think back-flip like others are saying, also what about juggling 3 or more balls at a time?
+PrestigeClips stay tuned for more. Taking all these suggestions into consideration! Thanks for watching
WOW!!!! DID MIKE BOYD EVEN RECOGONISE WHO YOU ARE??????
unicycle racing on a motocross track .
I smiled almost the whole time I watched this!
+jonislow that's nice to hear :)
Mike Boyd I'm asuming you read it out loud and liked how it sounded
Lmfao me too i was smiling as if i was doing it
209mexkn me too
Me too I was like I am cheering for him to ride it
4:18 The most aggressive "nineteen" I have ever heard.
It's actually 4:21
This funi
Love these videos. I've ridden bikes my whole life, can manual and wheelie, so I'm always looking for new challenges. I was inspired by your effort, so I figured I'd give unicycling a go.....$49.99 special from Aldi.....4 hrs of practice over a span of 6 days.......that moment where it finally clicks is amazing haha.
This is keeping me inspired through a couple of bad falls, a sprained wrist, a pulled calf, scratches all over my legs, etc. Healing up and going back to it. Thank you Mike! You're awesome for always persevering. I'll get there too.
I'm impressed man. I would love if you made a series out of this.
+Zack it's in the making! Stay tuned!
He has a GF
Hey guess what
Great post, Mike! My story: I had been thinking about learning this for a few weeks and was browsing amazon and the likes in view of purchasing a uni. Then fate knocked on my door: I was visiting my brother in Brussels (last week of Oct 18), I parked the car and next to the parking spot was a trashcan with a ...uni in it! So, I took it, cleaned it, changed the tyre and tube and brought it back to Kenya (where I live). I'm starting training as from Saturday (17Nov18) and I'll let you know the progress. BTW, I'm 52 years old (this remark is directed to those who think the child in them should be forever silenced).
HOW DID IT GO
@@myselfremade Still wanting; still "can't"ing. Not despairing; just patient-ing. C'est la vie!
I love how relatable every feeling in this video is when it comes to learning a new skill
I never mastered the unicycle, though I did ride them back when I was a kid. One way I found to help learn at the very beginning was instead of going along a wall.. we had a old clothes line . If you go down the clothes line with your hands out on the two ropes/wires for stability.. it really lets you find that center balance . I would think that might be easier than leaning against a wall.
Well done! Both your video production and seeing you overcome these tasks are amazing and fun. You're inspiring!
+Jesse Lopez (trainer__jesse) thanks, Jesse! Stay tuned :)
I've had a unicycle for almost a year and I love it. When you're just begging and you ride without a wall for just 10 feet it's the best and most addicting feeling in the world.
I have been riding a unicycle for 1 year, 6 months, and I have progressed alot since then. I did not know you could even learn that fast. It took me a year to even free mount. Nice job!
The best part about this channel is how supportive and ready to celebrate your girlfriend is... #goals as fuck
"I hope you can see my little leggys peddling" đđđI lost it
Mine has sat unridden for five years. Youâve inspired me to try again as your perseverance is infectious! Thank you for sharing your trials.
Awesome job! Just picked up a unicycle from the thrift store and looking forward to this challenge
Oh man, you made that look sooooo easy. Iâm getting a unicycle. I seriously doubt Iâll learn as quickly as you did. Nice job,p.đâźïžđ
YAS, YAS, YAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSS, SHIT, YAAAAAAAAS
I just wanted to come back and say that this video has totally changed my life. Seeing someone learn a skill I used to think was basically magic in the span of a single long movie broken up over a few sessions changed how I looked at what it was possible for me to accomplish. In the past 5 years as a high school drop out I have applied this to learning how to learn while collecting my own set of skills. Now I sit here, a college graduate waiting to begin about the best case job for being fresh out of school with a clear career plan for my life, only one to two job changes away from being in the best spots in the industry. Thank you sir, any time I teach someone a skill I use you as an example of what can be done.
As a mountain unicyclist this is hilarious to watch, you did great by the way.
I love how your missus gets so happy for you when you complete the challenges!! Stay strong đȘđ
Yes.
Yes..
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SHIT!
My outlook on life đ
5:24 song??
@@stevethea5250 it's "Drought" by Jincheng Zhang
I love this guy he is constantly committed to being better its amazing I want to be like him
I had already learned how to unicycle before watching this video and it took me months to learn. Iâm very impressed with how fast mike learned this
That's really incredible. I learned to unicycle and it took my about 2 weeks of 1-2 hours a day.
+pizzahut3001 that's still pretty good going. Thanks for watching :)
I love how your wife or girlfriend (whoever that is) is so supportive of you she always congratulates you with a hug and kiss when you accomplish your goal!
I just found your channel and you inspired me to learn a ton of skills. I was already thinking about juggling and unicycling but seeing someone do these things and so fast is really interesting. Thanks.
this was where it all started for me, my dad had a unicycle, i watched this video, picked it up and started to practice, now im pretty skilled with a fair number of tricks under my belt and am addicted
"It's counterintuitive to lean into a fall"
Actually, that makes sense. And that is how walking works, too. Especially when running you can really tell how much you actually lean forwards.
Great video! I haven't been on a uni in 25 years but always loved riding several kilometers at a time for 5 summers and winters on hard packed snow.
Here are a few more tips to add to the ones already mentioned.
- i learned in the summer at an outdoor ice hockey skating rink by holding onto the wooden rails until i got more confident
- i never hurt myself and always landed flat on my feet and caught the uni or let it fall half the time to the ground
- NORCO bike company had an unlimited FREE frame replacement plan so I had it replaced twice from falling
- its fun to do 5kilometer fund raisers on a uni but make sure to wear a chicken costume
I never learned how to idle back and forth which I wanted to do so I could juggle but that was never to be...yet.
But now everyone seems to be unicycling so I'd say try to change it up a bit...at least learn how to juggle while riding or try a 6 footer or start a uni polo/frisbee league.
cheers
This line right here (2:53) is so true. When you get one spark of improvement you just want to keep going
I am eleven years old and I have been doing unicycle for tree years . Seeing it at the beginning is too funny ( sorry if I have mistakes I start in english )
Honestly, your English is better than some adults who have spoken it for all their life, don't worry about it
Yeah I Am starting German My translation sounds a bit strange Then I see the adults and go .....
0:53 when your internet stops working and are forced to resort to memory
Exactly
Omg. I came looking through the comment just to see if anyone else had a dirty mind
These videos are awesome. Keep learning to do things!
+Neil W I will, thanks for watching!
Just discovered this channel whilst looking to also learn to kickflip and ride unicycle (separately of course) Mike, you are a legend! I am loving all this stuff, been making me smile all day :)
i've found you 3 days ago and i've almost watched all you're videos cuz they are so entertaning
i really love these! so inspiring.
+gucci eyelids thank you!
yeah this works, more of this pls! thx a lot for laughs and joy
+stlCkofdOom plenty more on the way
Hey, I love this video and when I was a beginner unicycle rider this video helped a lot, shortly after learning to ride I discovered mountain unicycling and I was very interested in it and started trying it, I think you should do a video learning how to mountain unicycle and take your unicycle riding to the next level, thanks mikeđ.
Dang nice job man! Getting as far as you did took me 10 hours of practice over 3 days, and you got it down fast!
You're an inspiration! :) Awesome job man.
+Harry Flynn thanks so much :)
Love the concept of these videos, attack a new skill with tenacity and you can do it. I tried a friends unicycle for 15 minutes or so and hung it up, lol. It felt nearly impossible at first (although I wasn't smart enough to try it near a wall to start).
Fine job!
+jcims thank you!
This is one of the best channels ever! Thanks so much for the entertainment! Iâll check if you have tried learning handstand walks. If not, it would be a good skill! Keep them coming, cheers!
Beautiful! This is literally so inspirational!
these videos are so good! you have really hit a gold mine, keep it up
+Cripular thanks for watching. Lots more in the pipeline! :)
Good metaphore xD
2:48 Literally the most inspiring thing I've ever heard. Makes me realize we can do any thing we want, if we have the right mindset. The mindset displayed in this moment.
I enjoy every single moment of your video
Your effort really motivate me to learn guitar which is what I love and other skills
Thanks so much
i first got my unicycle when i was about 11 or so. I dont ride very often, but you never forget how to, just like a regular bike. But i spent days on that thing. Amazing that you learnt it that fast!
00:54 that look in his eye.. đđ
Very inspiring Mike, keep it up!
+Livaren thanks :)
I'm an old skateboarder who has been thinking about learning this and what a great first video to watch. Keep it up man.
I love how u find such perfect spots to learn this stuff
These videos are great! Please keep doing more :D
+Will Battell Stay tuned, next one is gonna be great!
Love the video Mike, you've earned yourself a subscriber. I would be interested in seeing you learn to clear a 3x3x3 Rubik's cube. There are specific moves that you make to get a square where you want it without upsetting the rest of the cube. Can be difficult, but certainly doable.
+bigdog91paper thanks :) Ill look into the rubiks cube. Stay tuned.
+Mike Boyd I don't think a rubiks cube would be a good one. Unlike riding a unicycle and learning to kick flip, it'd take an extremely long time to learn to complete it without any help.
@@sozm4102 well, he did it
This was so good to watch, I remember when I was first learning well done man!
i got my unicycle for christmas similar to the comment by Brian McEntire, and spent every free second trying to ride it, and it was a very slow learn, because i had nowhere to practice except my cluttered house. it took me probably two months to learn but once i had a nice open space learning was almost instant. when i saw this video title i was super jealous, because i felt like i was super slow. then i saw the video about how learning is much faster than you actually think, and i thought the idea was really incredible. Mike Boyd, you're really incredible, and watching this makes me realise how insane it really is that people can adapt so quickly.
Kickflip and this one are crazy inspiring!
+Igor Gripowski thank you! :)
You give me hope thanks bro
+david mahoney that's great! Thanks for watching! :)
This is the funniest thing I have watched in a long time!! Good video!
Congratulations man! And you have such a supportive woman!
3:57 Anyone else's heart completely melted?
Haha this series is so entertaining!!!
+christian vasquez I'm really glad you enjoy it :)
Took me like 15 days to get to this point, but I did it. I can now free mount too, which feels great. Thanks for the inspiration!
been a fan for a long time, now im just binging your videos
learn to do a backflip
+YazzyFizzle FourTweny R.I.P Mike...
Yazner Pierre already done...
Nicolas Gomez-Trenor u see when that comment was uploaded one year ago...
On a unicycle?
Outside Stuff
No, just a normal back flip
You can tell that you get an adrenaline rush from small improvements.
please add this in the playlist...
Came here after ur Dice stacking, muscle up, manual, wheelie..... Glad u made this tooooo.....
i love how in every video you gradually learn how to film these activities better
Glad you decided to carry this series on mate! Good job too haha! Defo think back flip would be awesome! Just don't break ya neck buddy!
+Joshua Moore I'll try not to! Thanks for watching
After this video and the kickflip video, I feel sorry for your manhood!
But, loving your videos!
+Claytone haha I'm fine. Thanks for watching!
Your getting there. Your doing very very well!
Thanks mike you inspire me to learn a lot of stuff
When your just tired with life 0:53
when your wifi gos out
Good video, inspired me to start. Where did you buy the unicycle?
Ooooh the crown jewles
CRUSHED!
as a person who has been riding a unicycle as an actual sport for a year now i find this hilarious and amazing. i can't quite remember how long it took me to get as far as he got but it sure was a week if not longer. great job.
YASSSSSS!!!
What about professional yo-yoing? Learn to do a basic trick or something.
+WanderingShyGuy might look into it! Thanks for watching.
+Mike Boyd I second this
+WanderingShyGuy Yeah yo-yoing is awesome!
www.yoyosam.com/p-706-book-splitting-the-atom-by-richie-trick-yo-yo-tips.aspx
Buy that book and learn the Splitting the Atom yo-yo trick. Don't cheap out on the yo-yo. Then Split the Atom while on the unicycle. That was my biggest accomplishment in the Navy :)
+Mike Boyd Zippo lighter tricks are another simpler cooler one. Smoker or not.
I will start circus classes this month and im hecking excited