Unicycle Club
We are a group of unicyclists from all walks of life.
We have been meeting for distance rides on
Cokers,
off-road rides,
free-style sessions, unicycle hockey, and Unicycle Trials.
Newcomers of all skill levels are welcome to join us.
We meet at various times during the week.
If you are looking to conect with other unicyclists in Austin, you should get in touch with the Texas Juggling Society.
- CEO ~ Darren (
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Many of us are members of the Texas Juggling Society and go to the Thursday meetings.
Unicycle.com is where we buy uni's and parts.
Many (very few) of us from Austin along with unicyclists from around the world post on the rec.sport.unicycling newsgroup. If you have a question or comment about unicycling, the newsgroup is always willing to help.
Here's a link to the old website where you can find old photos.
www.texasunicycle.com
| 1894 | Formation of the Austin Two Wheelers Bicycling Club |
| 1899 | Rift in the group spawns the Austin One Wheelers - a nine-man secret society devoted to unicycling and acrobatic bicycling |
| 1902 | Official constitution adopted |
| 1917 | Austin Two Wheelers Bicycling Club disbands |
| 1928 | Austin One Wheelers changes name to Austin One Wheelers Unicycle Club |
| 1935 | Club opens its doors to women with the admittance of Clarice McFarland and Mildred Harris - a couple of daredevils. |
| 1957 | Seven members of the club tour Europe with an acrobatic One Wheeled Wild West Show |
| 1958 | February - Two members of the Wild West Show severely injured - show is cancelled |
| 1963 | First Annual Unicycle Steeplechase |
| 1971 | The "Full Moon Unicyclists" - a sub-group of the club begin unicycling through the streets of Austin (clothing optional) on nights with a full moon |
| 1972 | April - Last steeplechase to be held due to high injury rate |
| 1979 | Christmas - 4 members form a unicycle marching band during the Christmas Parade (Clarinet, Banjo, Trombone, and Sousaphone) |
| 1982 | Summer Solstice Unicycle Rally - Unicyclists from all over the world converged on Austin for a unicycle convention. The steeplechase was held one more time (no injuries). |
| 1989 | Artistic Unicycle Ballet becomes more popular with many of the members |
| 1998 | Club constitution modified. The group shall no longer be a secret society. Began actively and publicly promoting the organization. |
| 1999 | November - Club launches website. |
| 2003 | July - Club updates website, starts playing unicycle hockey. |
Unicycling is a fun and challenging skill that should be left to clowns and other professionals. We do not recommend that everyone try unicycling. It is a very difficult and dangerous skill that should not be tried by everyone. If you do try unicycling, keep in mind that injuries can happen and that we recommend wearing all of the necessary safety gear which includes, but is not limited to, a helmet, wrist guards, knee pads, elbow pads, gloves, and shin guards. The Austin One Wheelers cannot be held responsible for any injury or damage as a direct or indirect result of someone reading information on this site. Oh yes, and everything typed in red is a lie and should be ignored.