Hometown: Mandan, North Dakota

Age: 19 years old

Sponsors:  Syko Productions, Bedford Unicycles, Kris Holm Unicycles

About his riding:

Shaun has pioneered combo/tech grinds and flip tricks. He is the first person to land a double flip, triple flip, trey flip (360 unispin crankflip), fifth flip (540 unispin crankflip), and inward flip (180 unispin with reverse body varial crankflip). He rides street with a little bit of freestyle and flatland.

In October 2005, Shaun won the “What do you Freestyle?” contest put on by Target/Levis. The contest asked for participants to submit one clip of them doing something unique, creative and entertaining. Most submissions included bike and skateboard tricks, while Shaun wowed the judges with an 11 stair pedal grind. For his efforts he received an all expenses paid trip to Aspen, Colorado for the winter X-games.

Shaun's words:

When did you start unicycling and why:

March 5th 2001, saw Kris Holm on Ripley's Believe It or Not and wanted to learn, got a unicycle (24" torker) for my birthday early. Got serious winter of 2003-2004 after watching the trailer for U2.

Why do you like to ride:

It's awesome to do a sport that is in the minority. I like to ride for advancement as well. The feeling of achievement is unmatched.

Other Interests:

Weight Lifting, Dancing

Shaun’s words of wisdom:

Don’t get discouraged, practice is all it takes. Ride hard, but have fun.

Contact info:

ShaunJohanneson (at) hotmail.com

Check out Shaun's videos atYouTube and Unicycle.tv.