Downtown along the Bow River, unicyclists slide down stair rails and jump from rock to rock. Onlookers often stop to watch, but it’s not part of a performance.

Equipped with helmets, shin pads and gloves, the art of sport unicycling combines mountain biking trials with the skill of riding on one wheel. One Calgarian to take on the sport, Matt Bootsman, has been unicycling for seven years.

“Quite a lot of [people] will want to take video or pictures and watch,” he explains. “If you want to watch that’s fine, but we’re not out to please anyone.”

Atop his unicycle, Daniel Cormeau takes a plundge onto a steep hill for the sheer enjoyment and challenge of the sport.

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Photos: Mayan Freeborn/Calgary Journal

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