Archive for the ‘Bryan’ Category

Photo of the week 34: Inside we go

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Hey, well this weekend was the first annual Vancouver Mountain Unicycling Weekend. It was fantastic and had a great turn out, around 50 people came to bomb down some of the best trails in the world. Due to work, I was out of the country for the first day but was able to attend the last 2 days. They were both amazing and fun!  The  level of  riding was awesome.

Anyways this week’s photo highlights an important thing for any Canadian rider during the fall and winter seasons, that is underground parking lots. When it is raining or snowing outside you can always get your uni on in these underground refuges. If your lucky they will have high ceilings and a few pallets for you to use. If not it is time to practice your Flatland!

In this photo is Neil Phillips, and was taken by me (Bryan Corry) in the underground of a Safeway grocery store in Downtown Vancouver.

Cheers

Bry

P.S Undergrounds are helpful for us Westcoasters but are vital for those of you whom reside to the east!

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Photo of the week 33: Stylin

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Hello again and welcome to photo of the week 33. I see your a regular attendee, I hope you enjoy your time here. Haha…

Anyway this week’s photo is of Sean Goode. It was taken at Jericho beach in the beautiful western area of Vancouver and  was taken by myself, your host, Bryan Corry.

This photo really shows Sean’s very unique and awesome style. Sean has a very flowing and committed style, by this I mean he commits himself to a line and will try to hold onto it even when most other people would have bailed. This photo very much highlights this. Sean is one of the few riders who could throw his body this far over and still manage to complete the line (which he did), he didn’t even touch.

It is funny that for the most part Sean has only ridden with me and yet our styles are so very different. The same thing goes for Neil and Ali both of whom I ride with on a regular basis. We each bring with us our own unique style. I could try to describe each of our styles but instead I will, the next few weeks, try to capture each of their styles in a photo to publish here.

Cheers

Bry

P.s Fall is fast approaching, time to land that line you have been struggling with the whole summer!

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Photo of the week 32: Hidden areas

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Hello all, this week’s photo is of Neil Phillips. It was taken at the University of British Columbia by yours truly.

This photo highlights one of the best parts of unicycling, the exploring. By riding a uni you get to explore so many different areas that you may have never noticed while walking. This particular area was located between 2 different buildings.

Cheers

Bry

P.S if you ever visit Vancouver I highly recommend a ride at UBC. Your trip isn’t complete without a good ride here!

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Photo of the week 31: Flash in the evening

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Hello all, this weeks photo of the week has been a bit delayed due to many many reasons including: computer malfunctions, too much riding, working and a holiday. But we are now back to the same bat time, next one on monday, on the same bat channel!

So this week’s photo is of myself. It was taken at english bay by Marc Edwards. I think that often we don’t think about taking pictures once it starts to get dark. Not only is riding at night or at dusk a ton of fun, but also photos taken with a flash at such times can really turn out well. The flash can be used  to illuminate certain features that are overlooked during  the daylight hours.

Cheers

Bry

P.S yes that log was as sketchy as it looks!

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Photo of the week 30: With a little help from my friends

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Hello everyone. This weeks photo is of Neil Phillips, it was taken by myself during the Velopulooza festival! The box that Neil is dropping onto was extremely unstable so we asked a friend to hold one side while Sean held the other. Just goes to show you that there are some trials line you can’t do alone, be it becasue you need someone to hold it or you need someone to help you get amped up, this is why it is always helpful to ride with people.

If you live in a small town and there are no other unicyclists, get out there and teach some of your friends. Or start up a class at your local rec center, maybe you will even get paid.

If you live in a large town with a number of unicyclists but none of them get together, start up a club and organize some regular rides. It is often as easy as setting up a mailing list so that people can easily contact each other.

Cheers

Bry

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Photo of the week 29: lets all go to the beach!

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Hello all, hope your enjoying your summer!  This week’s photo is of Alison Michan, a rider whom is new to the trials scene. If you can believe it this photo was taken on her very first trials ride. We have been riding a fair amount and  she has improved at a rapid pace, just wait for a more current photo!

For all of you who are thinking of getting into trials, the beach is a great place to start. The various logs and rocks help you learn how to control your unicycle and if you fall your only going to be falling into sand. Also depending on the beach it will allow you  to practice and do some huge moves. Beach trials and natural trials in general is very technical, because whenever you gap or ride your doing so on rounded or off centered objects, and this can make it frustrating. But if you learn how to ride trials on the beach it will help you develop all of the technical ability that you will need as you progress.

Cheers

Bry

P.S hats of to you Ali for an epic first ride!

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