Category Archives: Unicycling

Reflections on My Tech Career – Part 2

Posted on November 10, 2025 by brucedawson

This is second and final part of the story of how my career as a software developer unfolded (part 1 is here). In this half I work at four different companies in the Seattle area, make my mark, and then … Continue reading →

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Commute Challenge 2018

Posted on August 26, 2018 by brucedawson

I’ll bet I had more fun commuting during September 2018 than you did. In April 2017 I gave myself the challenge of commuting to work using a different method every workday for a month – twenty ways in twenty days! … Continue reading →

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Seattle to Portland on a Unicycle

Posted on December 12, 2016 by brucedawson

This was originally written in the summer of 2005. I’m reposting it here to get all my writing in one place. For more information on long-distance and high-speed unicycling go to the unicycle section of my blog, available here. The … Continue reading →

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Vestibular Dysfunction, or, How I Went Half Deaf

Posted on October 17, 2016 by brucedawson

Two weeks ago I had a severe inner-ear episode, presumed to be an infection. One moment I was 100% healthy and then, ten minutes later, I was deaf in one ear, with severe vertigo. The word ‘vertigo’ doesn’t quite capture … Continue reading →

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Riding Fast on One Wheel–Ignite Talk

Posted on October 21, 2013 by brucedawson

Last month I gave a talk at Ignite Seattle on how to ride fast on one wheel – high-speed unicycling. I talked about why unicycles are inherently slow, and how to use big wheels and specialized gearing systems to make … Continue reading →

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Geared Unicycle Engineering Challenges

Posted on August 17, 2013 by brucedawson

I own three geared unicycles that use three different designs. One is a “mass-produced” commercial design and the other two are one-off custom designs. One risk with buying a custom built geared unicycle is that it may not have gone … Continue reading →

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Riding Faster on One Wheel: Geared Unicycles

Posted on November 25, 2012 by brucedawson

Traditionally there have been just two ways to increase your speed on a unicycle: you could get a bigger wheel, or you could pedal faster. Now there is a third option.

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