Like this: He's just a kid and he can do it. Why can't you?
Like this: He's just a kid and he can do it. Why can't you?
Photo: Jayne D'Arcy  It's not every day that I find myself in
Wangaratta, and certainly not every day that I find myself
sitting on a unicycle, holding on to a yarn-bombed bike rack
constructed from two reclaimed Hills Hoists. Wangaratta is the
entry point to the High Country, and Cafe Derailleur, right
opposite Wangaratta's train station, is home to unicycling
enthusiast (and barista) Eric Bittner.  He's going to be running
unicycling classes as part of the North East's inaugural Cycle
Salute program, and I'm getting in first. Riders are going to
have a difficult time choosing what to do for Cycle Salute: the
mostly free cycle-oriented activities range from Beat the Brewer
(a race to beat a Bright Brewery brewer from the brewery to the
top of Tawonga Gap, 40 kilometres away) to a more relaxing Bread
& Butter Bicycle tour around Myrtleford and “show and shine”
bike competition with prizes.