self-balancing unicycle problem

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LarryXz:
It would be really interesting to see a picture on your unicycle :slight_smile:

Here it is:

I have just started riding it, and it is very difficult. The cheap child's bicycle seat is far too narrow which makes left and right balancing very hard. I should have bought a bigger one, but I didn't feel like paying $20 as opposed to $3. Also, my PID controller stills needs some tuning. To make all of this much worse, I have never ridden a Unicycle before.

Here is a YouTube clip of some of my first attempts: