The Wally Watts Interview
Added 2020-06-15 09:41:41 +0000 UTCCanadian Walter J. Watts rode a self made 43’’ unicycle around the planet from April 1976 to Oct 1978. For over 2 years he pedalled across 16 countries, alone and self supported.
As the only other person to complete a round-the-world unicycle tour, I was very keen to learn more about his epic ride. But minus a couple of photos and newspaper clippings, I really couldn't find much info about Wally and his incredible feat.
So I reached out and had the pleasure of chatting to him over a video call recently, very excited to hear about the challenges he faced while unicycling around the world back in the 1970s.
Comments
Just finished watching the Wally Watts interview on Patreon. Really interesting. Thank you for doing it! 🤓
Robert Nanninga
2020-06-18 01:07:10 +0000 UTCThe fact Wally had to design and make is own unicycle with it’s specific solutions like the solid tire and spring loaded saddle makes it even more baffling what he did. What a great story and thanks for sharing. I’m going to rewatch it a few times 😃 And I still have a few episodes of your trip to watch too ... 😉
Christoffel Janssens
2020-06-17 10:03:02 +0000 UTCYou’re very welcome Raymond
Ed Pratt
2020-06-17 06:01:05 +0000 UTCThat was great. Thank You.
Raymond Gardner
2020-06-17 04:04:45 +0000 UTCDuring I’m pretty sure. But I never asked
Ed Pratt
2020-06-17 02:01:15 +0000 UTCI’d been wanting to get in touch for a while, but failed before to find contact info. And then a family friend of his sent me a message letting me know he knew Wally. And we went from there
Ed Pratt
2020-06-17 02:00:32 +0000 UTCLoved that he was as interested in your ride as you were in his 😀
Steve Pratt
2020-06-16 21:52:16 +0000 UTCDid Wally originally contact you? Or did you contact him?
Gary Hohl
2020-06-16 18:05:08 +0000 UTCWhen did Wally become aware of your ride? After your trip? During your trip?
Gary Hohl
2020-06-16 18:04:20 +0000 UTCWell spotted. We had a couple of chats about 2 weeks apart
Ed Pratt
2020-06-16 02:37:19 +0000 UTCBearded Wally vs shaved Wally. 🤣 How much time elapsed between the two?
Warren Snaider
2020-06-15 16:58:07 +0000 UTCGreat clip - really enjoyed that. What a great trip.
Julian O'Shea
2020-06-15 14:17:45 +0000 UTCThanks for sharing! It was quite an informative video. I loved the Blue Peter clips, also!
Wheely Big Bike Trip
2020-06-15 11:23:24 +0000 UTC
