LEARN TO UNICYCLE IN 2HOURS AND 38MINS 

I think it's hilarious that you put a helmet on AFTER you've improved.

“Give me a kiss.” *gets a kiss “Give me a better kiss” Mike Boyd is a hustler

I love how happy your girlfriend gets when you succeed

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;)

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 RU-vid 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!!!

I didn’t know non-Americans said Mississippi to count seconds.

3:24 Imagine that coming to you in a dark ally

I liked it when you said *yes*

Here come dat boi

I felt relieve once you got it down, lol. Love this series!

5:18 "I hope yoh can see my little leggies, pedalin'." 🤣🤣🤣 I laughed so hard I had to watch that part again!

Netflix: "Are you still watching?" Someone's daughter: 0:53

0:54 The look, the desire, the passion.

I just bought a unicycle because of this video and I have no idea how you did it so fast.

yes

How many times did he say yes? The answer is *Yes*

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!

Try learning penspinning ^^

I’m impressed. I’ve been trying 30 to 40 minutes a day for 2 weeks and still can’t go more than 3 cranks without falling. I hope you are still improving 6 years later.

4:18 The most aggressive "nineteen" I have ever heard.

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

I smiled almost the whole time I watched this!

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).

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.

The best part about this channel is how supportive and ready to celebrate your girlfriend is... #goals as fuck

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?

"I hope you can see my little leggys peddling" 😂😂😂I lost it

I love how relatable every feeling in this video is when it comes to learning a new skill

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.

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.

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!

Yes. Yes.. Yess YeS. YES ... SHIT! My outlook on life 😂

YAS, YAS, YAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSS, SHIT, YAAAAAAAAS

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.

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.

Mine has sat unridden for five years. You’ve inspired me to try again as your perseverance is infectious! Thank you for sharing your trials.

I'm impressed man. I would love if you made a series out of this.

I love how your missus gets so happy for you when you complete the challenges!! Stay strong 💪🙌

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!

As a mountain unicyclist this is hilarious to watch, you did great by the way.

0:53 when your internet stops working and are forced to resort to memory

"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.

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

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 )

That's really incredible. I learned to unicycle and it took my about 2 weeks of 1-2 hours a day.

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

Oh man, you made that look sooooo easy. I’m getting a unicycle. I seriously doubt I’ll learn as quickly as you did. Nice job,p.👍☮️🌞

00:54 that look in his eye.. 😂😂

Awesome job! Just picked up a unicycle from the thrift store and looking forward to this challenge

Well done! Both your video production and seeing you overcome these tasks are amazing and fun. You're inspiring!

I had already learned how to unicycle before watching this video and it took me months to learn. I’m very impressed with how fast mike learned this

I love this guy he is constantly committed to being better its amazing I want to be like him

learn to do a backflip

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!

This line right here (2:53) is so true. When you get one spark of improvement you just want to keep going

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.

These videos are awesome. Keep learning to do things!

3:57 Anyone else's heart completely melted?

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 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.

yeah this works, more of this pls! thx a lot for laughs and joy

i really love these! so inspiring.

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 mike😁.

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!

What about professional yo-yoing? Learn to do a basic trick or something.

You can tell that you get an adrenaline rush from small improvements.

This is one of the best channels ever! Thanks so much for the entertainment! I’ll check if you have tried learning handstand walks. If not, it would be a good skill! Keep them coming, cheers!

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.

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.

You're an inspiration! :) Awesome job man.

i've found you 3 days ago and i've almost watched all you're videos cuz they are so entertaning

I'm an old skateboarder who has been thinking about learning this and what a great first video to watch. Keep it up man.

these videos are so good! you have really hit a gold mine, keep it up

These videos are great! Please keep doing more :D

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!

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

When your just tired with life 0:53

Very inspiring Mike, keep it up!

Very nice. I'm encouraged now. My wife bought me a unicycle almost 20 years ago, and I feel terrible I've not learned how to ride it. I'm going to change that. Thank you for making this video.

This was so good to watch, I remember when I was first learning well done man!

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.

Kickflip and this one are crazy inspiring!

This is the funniest thing I have watched in a long time!! Good video!

i love how in every video you gradually learn how to film these activities better

Haha this series is so entertaining!!!

After this video and the kickflip video, I feel sorry for your manhood! But, loving your videos!

I love how u find such perfect spots to learn this stuff

Beautiful! This is literally so inspirational!

EVER HEARD IF A HELMET??? I swear, all of your videos put me into mom mode.

You give me hope thanks bro

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!

You are real dude!. Today I bought a second hand one monocycle and I'm going to do the same recording second after second.....but with my son. He just turned 7 yesterday

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!

YASSSSSS!!!

I've recently bought a unicycle and tried to learn how to ride it, after few minutes of trying I wanted to throw it away but then I saw this video and you inspired me not to give it up. Now I'm able to freemount the unicycle and ride about 50meters. Thanks very much :*

Congratulations man! And you have such a supportive woman!

Try to learn how to drive backwards on a bike. Sit on the handlebars and pedal backwards. I used to drive all over town like that. Then I got a moped and did it on that too :D

Good video, inspired me to start. Where did you buy the unicycle?

I just got given a uni today. I had one as a child, but never learned how to ride it. I have begun exploring Clowning as an outlet for my intuitive creativity. I am inspired by your determination & perseverance. I am going to try swearing less as I learn, but may have to come up with a silly nonsense alternative to keep me going thru the initial frustrations of learning a new skill.