The way I see it, it's only a matter of time. I haven't met someone yet that doesn't at least like the idea of freeing themselves of handlebars and even being able to ride in reverse. Put that together with a swimming in clown costumes instead of wet-suits and carny music in transition... sounds like what dreams are made of.
I figure it hits the perfect "balance" of adventure and spectator fun, something the whole family (from cheering toddlers to heckling drunk uncles) can enjoy. I've always felt that the reason Xterra, gravel, and fixed gear triathlon never exploded is because buying the Nth bike costs too much money and takes up too much space in the garage. Unicycles on the other hand can be purchased cheap from deadbeats selling their circus equipment to buy heroin and unicycles are small enough to store almost anywhere. Ripping through town or through an otherwise normal place can be transformed into a magical carnival like experience on this one-wheeled form of locomotion.
Anyway, philosophical rant aside, I did a quick search of "Clown Riding a Unicycle" on Google, and found the stock video below. Ultimately just seeing how much fun that clown is having made me realize unicycle triathlon is the future could be coming soon, to a location near you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7azw-NEu1cg
I figure it hits the perfect "balance" of adventure and spectator fun, something the whole family (from cheering toddlers to heckling drunk uncles) can enjoy. I've always felt that the reason Xterra, gravel, and fixed gear triathlon never exploded is because buying the Nth bike costs too much money and takes up too much space in the garage. Unicycles on the other hand can be purchased cheap from deadbeats selling their circus equipment to buy heroin and unicycles are small enough to store almost anywhere. Ripping through town or through an otherwise normal place can be transformed into a magical carnival like experience on this one-wheeled form of locomotion.
Anyway, philosophical rant aside, I did a quick search of "Clown Riding a Unicycle" on Google, and found the stock video below. Ultimately just seeing how much fun that clown is having made me realize unicycle triathlon is the future could be coming soon, to a location near you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7azw-NEu1cg