Especialidades JA/Monociclismo/Respuestas

Monociclismo
Asociación General Actividades recreacionales	Destreza: 2 Año de introducción: 2008

Requisitos

1

Conocer el nombre y el propósito de las diversas partes de un monociclo.

2

Definir estos términos básicos del monociclo:

2a

Montaje libre

2b

Estar parado/andar

2c

Desmontar de manera no planeada

3

Saber qué equipo de seguridad se debe utilizar mientras se utiliza el monociclo y por qué se debe utilizar.

4

Nombrar cinco diferentes clases de monociclos y explicar lo que los hace distintos.

5

¿Cómo se cree que se inventaron los monociclos?

A penny farthing or ordinary bicycle

The unicycle's history began before the invention of the bicycle. The Comte De Gaye first developed unicycles during the late 18th century. His device, called a celerifere, was a wooden horse that had two wheels joined by a wooden beam. Germany's Baron von Drais improved the design by adding a steering mechanism, introducing his Draisienne or "Hobby Horse" in 1818. Kirkpatrick Macmillan, a Scottish blacksmith, added cranks and pedals to the rear wheel in 1839, and called it the Velocipede. The first mass-produced riding machine, the Michaux Velocipede, was designed in 1863. In 1866, James Starley developed the penny-farthing, a bicycle with a very large front wheel and a small rear wheel.

One theory of the advent of the unicycle is based on the popularity of the penny-farthing (or "Ordinary") during the late 19th century. Since the pedal and cranks were connected directly to the front axle, the rear wheel would go up in the air and the rider would be moved slightly forward. Many penny-farthing owners discovered they could dispense with the frame and just ride the front wheel and handlebars. Evidence for this theory of development can reportedly be found in pictures from the late 19th century showing unicycles with large wheels.

Over the years, unicycle enthusiasts have inspired manufacturers to create new designs, such as seatless ("ultimate wheel") and tall ("giraffe") unicycles. During the late 1980s some extreme sportsmen took an interest in the unicycle and off-road unicycling (MUni) was born.

6

Reparar un neumático pinchado de un monociclo.

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Tire repair

7

Ser capaz de montar libremente, andar 50 metros/150 pies, girar a la derecha y a la izquierda, y con gracia desmontarse, todo sin caerse.

This will take some practice, so get practicing.

References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicycling