I learned to ride at the age of ten after receiving a 20" unicycle from my father.
Following a twenty year absence from riding, I picked up unicycling again in 1996.
In 1997 I rode up Mt. Diablo in California on my 20" Schwinn unicycle following a dare from one of the locals.
The ride became a fundraiser and the proceeds went to Easter Seals.
Soon afterward, my interest turned to mountain unicycling.
Scot Cooper, Start of Norway Unicycle Tour, Trondheim, Norway, June 10, 2003, Photo by Andy Cotter
Scot Cooper, Riding through Austria, Alps Unicycle Tour, August 2005, Photo by Dana Schneider
Scot Cooper, Mr Toad's Wild Unicycle Ride, Lake Tahoe, California, September 22, 2000, Photo by Nathan Hoover
Beau Hoover
I learned to ride a unicycle the day before my 7th birthday and have been riding the past 9 years with a passion.
Theres no better feeling than bombing down a steep intensely technical section or cranking with all your might to conquer a hill thats been claimed to be impossible.
My two favorite types of riding are muni and long distance, though I have spent some time working on freestyle.
Beau Hoover, New Hair Color for a new Year, January 2008, Los Gatos, California, Photo by Nathan Hoover
Beau Hoover, Teeing off at Golden Gate Park Disc Golf Course on opening day, March 2007, Photo by Nathan Hoover
Beau Hoover, Crossing the tracks in Santa Cruz, California, 2006, Photo by Nathan Hoover
Nathan Hoover
I learned to unicycle in 1997, inspired by a video made by George Peck showing him riding a unicycle off-road in unthinkable places in Alaska.
For the first few years I concentrated on Mountain Unicycling, giving up mountain biking almost completely. In 1999, I started riding a 36? unicycle, first for fun and commuting, but starting in 2002, in races, and increasingly, off-road and on long distance rides and tours.
In 2003, I started doing longer, foreign unicycle tours. Since then, I?ve continued these trips, as well as mountain unicycling.
Nathan Hoover, Christmas at a shrine in Uozu, Japan, December 25, 2006, Photo by Grace Fleming
Nathan Hoover, Climbing Oberalppass Pass in sleet, Alps Unicycle Tour, Switzerland, August 7, 2005, Photo by Dana Schneider
Nathan Hoover, Atop Mera Peak 21,300' with Mt Everest behind, Nepal, November 19, 1996, Photo by Geoff Faraghan
Geoffrey Faraghan
Born in the 50's, learned to bike in 60's, rode across USA for Bicentennial in 70's, Mountain biked the 80's, learned to ride unicycle and produced Telford Muni in 90's, Unicycled in Hong Kong, China, Tibet, England, Wales, France, Belgium and Switzerland in 2000's.
Geoff Faraghan, Atop Twin Peaks, 5th Annual Unicycle Tour of San Francisco, September 10, 2007, Photo by Nathan Hoover
Geoff Faraghan, Teeing off at Stafford Lake Disc Golf Course, Novato, California. October 27, 2007, Photo by Nathan Hoover