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Issue Nine is out now!

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Uni is a full colour bimonthly publication produced by, and aimed at those who genuinely love unicycling. With contributions from experts in every field, the magazine covers events across the globe and all aspects of unicycling, composing an authoritative information source for the international unicycling community.

Uni is available as a single copy or subscription online as well as at specialist retailers and selected events. Every issue contains event previews and reports, columns, interviews, product tests and reviews, a comprehensive worldwide event calendar, photo gallery and more.

Issue Nine. Steve Colligan completes his extraordinary trip from Lhasa to Khatmandu via Everest. Kris Holm divulges the art of ascending rough ground. Tutorials are on Level Three skills and how to strip a frame. Events covered are the Arizona and British MUni weekends. Of course we still have the ultimate buyers guide to the main unicycle brands in the world and the usual news, reviews, patent review and more

Issue Eight contains, for the first time anywhere, a comparison of all the standard, quality unicycles available in the world. This is the ultimate buyers guide. Kris Holm details his system for comparing Trials lines, Sam Shuster follows up his British Medical Journal article on reactions to unicycling, Mike Tierney shows us how to make use of the end of the skiing season and we have part one of Steve Colligan's amazing trip from Lhasa to Khatmandu via Everest. This issue's Group tests are on 36" tyres and Multi Tools; while we still have the usual news, reviews, patent review and a great snack recipe from a long-distance cyclist

In Issue Seven Kris Holm tells you how to get sponsorship from companies while Ken Looi talks about his thumb. We have a detailed group test of tyre levers as well as how-tos on puncture repair, level 2 skills and injury avoidance. Mike Tierney details another amazing ride in the Utah desert as well as the usual news, reviews and lots of other stuff.

Issue Six covers Unicon XIV - the Unicycle World Championships and we interview three World Champions: Adrien Delecriox, the first (and so far only) man to land a forward somersault in a street competition; Seisuki Kobayashi, MUni and Racing Champion and Emiko Kimura, coach of the consistently-high performing Toyoda group.

Issue Five covers Ride The Lobster - the 500 mile race across Nova Scotia - from the GPS tracking technology to riders to what the locals thought. If you need a wheel built we have a comprehensive guide for you to do it yourself, as well as a group test of seat post clamps, telling you which is the strongest, and more. We introduce new regular slots with our U & Ni cartoon, a review of an 1896 unicycle patent while Kris Holm writes about riding skinnies and Mike Tierney reports on another monstrous climb of 5,700 vertical feet to the Continental Divide in Colorado.

Issue Four reviews events in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Wales, England and the USA. We cover, a unispin tutorial, a World Record, instructions for falling off in style and ways to alleviate knee pain. The group test of bells tells you the best for heavy traffic or kindly notifying pedestrians of your presence.

Issue Three has articles on unicycle storage, improving your power, maintenance, unicycle bungy jumping and a group test of alternative riding lights as well as articles from India, New Zealand, Netherlands, Nova Scotia, Pakistan, the whole of the UK and the USA.

Issue Two includes a ride down a volcano in Peru, Dan Heaton interviewing Kris Holm, a report of the toughest 24 hour mountaineering challenge - completed on unicycles of course, an insight to video filming techniques and a review of the new Schwinn unicycle. We review the best way to protect your bananas - who knew there was so many options out there?

Issue One contains a rare and exclusive interview with George Peck, Kris Holm interviewing Dan Heaton, Taiwan, Moab, South Africa, Californian and ride review, how to crash at 30 km/h, head-to-head comparison of six saddles and more.

Each subscription comes with a FREE Uni backpack and a 2009 Uni calendar while stocks last.

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