Ken Looi

Age on tour: 41
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation: GP
Preoccupation: my lawn
People don’t know this about me: I spent three weeks trying to think of something witty to write here
Number of years unicycling: 19
Why? Because I cycled through Cambodia in 2004, and it was the most amazing experience, and what got me interested in unitouring. I love the country and the culture. I want to share it with other unicyclists
The thing I most want to do in Cambodia: ride with Anna, Gryffin, and my unicycling friends
Words of wisdom: “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right” — Old Chinese saying

Anna Bailey

Age on tour: 35
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation: Puppeteer
Preoccupation: Chocolate
People don’t know this about me: I dislike durian
Number of years unicycling: 5
Why? Because Ken made me
The thing I most want to do in Cambodia: ride with Gryffin and Ken
Words of wisdom: Only believe 72% of what Ken says

Gryffin Looi

Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation: toddler
Preoccupation: boobies
People don’t know this about me: I love durian
Number of years unicycling: 0
Why? Because Daddy made me
The thing I most want to do in Cambodia: ride a bi/unicycle with mummy and daddy
Words of wisdom: Dadadadada!

Sean Bennett

Age: 56
Location: Brisbane Australia
Occupation: Computer Programmer
Preoccupation: Music
People don’t know this about me: I am really quite sane
Number of years unicycling: 12
Why? Because it is fun
The thing I most want to do in Cambodia: Avoid sunburn
Words of wisdom: Needle Nardle Noo

Gen Nawrot

Age: 27
Location: Newcastle, NSW
Occupation: Tooth Fixer-Upperer
Preoccupation: Anything that’s outdoors
People don’t know this about me: I’ve never tried durian
Number of years unicycling: 15
Why? I like holidays. I like unicycling. Match made in heaven!
The thing I most want to do in Cambodia: Discover the culture, experience the food, meet new people and hopefully keep up!
Words of wisdom: You never know till you try

Jennifer Mensing

Age: 47
Location: Valatie, NY
Occupation: Dental Hygienist
Pre-occupation: Outdoor activities with Steve
People don’t know this about me: Fear of falling
Number of years unicycling: 0
Why? Not sure
The thing I most want to do in Cambodia: Seeing the country
Words of wisdom: Never stop learning

Steve Morton

Age: 69
Location: Albany, New York
Occupation: dentist
Preoccupation: my love Jennifer and everything fun
People don’t know this about me: I hate lima beans
Number of years unicycling: zero😢
Why? only safe on 2 wheels but love to go with my unicycle friends!
The thing I most want to do in Cambodia: just immerse in the culture and be outdoors
Words of wisdom: time really does go faster the older you get so make every moment count

Jason Williams

Age: 46
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Occupation: Owner Pedal Pedal
Preoccupation: Stair Racing
People don’t know this about me: If I told you then you’d know.
Why? Just because
The thing I most want to do in Cambodia: ride, eat, drink and be merry
Words of wisdom: You’ll learn more from listening than talking.

Didier Record

Age: 53
Location: Le Chesnay (close to Versailles), France
Occupation: less and less engineer, more and more unicycle 3 gears hub designer
Preoccupation: the rebuilt of my Austin Healey BT7 from 1960
People don’t know this about me: the number of unicycles at home … as I don’t know myself
Number of years unicycling: 13
Why? Do I need a why ?
The thing I most want to do in Cambodia: To discover a part of French old story
Words of wisdom: 3 gears or nothing

Pierre Jean

Age: 61
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Occupation: IT
Preoccupation: progressing
People don’t know this about me: my first name is Pierre
Number of years unicycling: 2
Why? Philosophy
The thing I most want to do in Cambodia: enjoy
Words of wisdom: “A man can’t just sit around.” (Lawnchair Larry)

Tom LaValley

Age: 58
Location: East Longmeadow, Massachusetts USA (70 miles west of Boston)
Occupation: Copy editor
Preoccupation: Unicycling
People don’t know this about me: I enjoy musical theatre
Number of years unicycling: 7 years on the 36er
Why? Why not?
The thing I most want to do in Cambodia: Ride the Angkor temples
Words of wisdom: “If you tell me someone is a unicyclist, I can tell you a lot about that person without knowing anything else about them: It’s someone who is persistent. They can fall down a thousand times, yet get up and try it again without giving up.”

Vonny Armstrong

Age: 60
Location: Shenzhen China/Adelaide SA.
Occupation: ESL teacher with Education First
Preoccupation: how to get a role in EFProCycling when I retire.
People don’t know this about me: you don’t know anything about me, do you?
Number of years unicycling: never – I’m probably unbalanced
Why? Y- the letter of my first name that I rarely use in preference for Vonny.
The thing I most want to do in Cambodia: revisit some amazing places, this time with people to have a beer with.
Words of wisdom: Ride and travel with Jason and you make sound life decisions

Josef Hager

Age: 52
Location: Schlierbach, Austria
Occupation: doctor in gynecology and obstetrics
Preoccupation: world of mushrooms
People don’t know this about me: I need enough distance between dogs and my unicycle.
Number of years unicycling: 2 (“Hi Pierre, it seems that we both are the rookies”)
Why? It makes me happy.
The thing I most want to do in Cambodia: Many impressions on my first trip to Asia, interesting new people and experiences on a long unicycle trip.
Especially riding in a group and no longer as single.
Words of wisdom: Find out what makes you happy and do more of it.

Klaas Bil

Age on tour: 66
Location: Ede, Netherlands
Occupation: retired research engineer
Preoccupation: being prepared
Unicycle: 29″ Schlumpf
People don’t know this about me: and let’s keep it that way
Number of years unicycling: 19
Why? My daughter infected me
The thing I most want to do in Cambodia: enjoy the country (never been there) with a group of friendly unicyclists
Words of wisdom: “I don’t need a training wheel anymore” — my favourite response to WYOW

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Kevin Gilbertson