23 year old American Max Schulze is part of a new generation of athletes and he is pushing the limits of the unusual sportAt the age of 13 Max bought his father a unicycle as a present and that is when he first hopped on the saddle. The bike started gathering dust in the family garage and that is when the young athlete soon started using the bike himself.
The Minnesota native never looked back after getting attracted to the creativity of the sport. He said, ‘I instantly fell in love with uni cycling and the constant challenges it presents. Once I had learned to ride around on flat pavement, I did what seemed like a logical progression – riding it off a curb or trying to jump up on a picnic table.I realized how much I liked the physical athleticism involved with it. It is the freedom of practice and competition in these sports that appeals to me over sports like cross country running and soccer where coaches and scheduled practices can stifle enjoyment.’
In 2008 he joined the Kris Holm Factory Team which is an internationally recognized uni cycling team. He then went onto win several national and world championships. According to the sports man he is willing to see how far he can push his abilities and also to discover more tricks.
He added, ‘The great thing about uni cycling is that you can constantly learn and practice stunts on new obstacles. Even after a decade
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