unistar-20lx-lg.jpgI can’t believe I actually bought one. It’s been a few years since I’ve even been on one. I think the last time was at a party at Scott’s… I don’t even remember if I rode it very well… I’m sure I was drunk at the time.

Jenny and I went into a bike shop on Bathurst the other day so I could buy a light for my bike. I’ve been avoiding riding at night because of my lack of a light. I figured that it was about time that I picked one up. In the shop, there was this beautiful unicycle… I really don’t know how to descirbie how much I was attracted to it. It had a black speckled finish and had a nice fat tire. It was a 20″ Torker Unistar LX

I got the light and we left. Since then, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. On Friday, I found myself back in the bike shop asking about the price and if I could go for a test ride.

They almost went in to shock when they heard that I wanted to actually try it and that I hadn’t been on one for years. They figured I’d take one step on the thing and fall flat on my ass (or face). They made me wear a helmet. I was a little wobbly at first and the seat was too high, but I managed to stay on it and didn’t fall at all.

Well, I bought it and took it home. I didn’t have a chance to ride it again until today. I took it for a spin around the block and I can still ride even thought I need some practice. I find myself wanting to get the 26″ unicycle for ‘commuting’.

Check out the specs here.

~ Jason