There are a lot of theories of how the unicycle came to be but the most common one is the idea that the unicycle evolved from the penny farthing bike. People have this theory because they found that you do not need the wheel in the back so they made a simpler version. There are many types of unicycling other then clowning these include Standard, mountain unicycling (aka Muni), street, trials, freestyle, Flatland (aka flat), and long distance.
Standard: The most popular type of unicycling is just men for short transportation. Usually done on a 20” unicycle
Muni: Riding on trials either man made or natural. Usually done a 29”-36”
Street: Done in an urban environment using stairs, rails, or whatever else you can use to set up tricks. Usually done on a 20”
Trials: Done in a natural or urban environment using what ever you want to get up on or over obstacles. Usually done on a 16”-20”
Flat: Doing tricks like street but only on a flat surface. Usually done on a 20” with a long seat post and a square fork
Freestyle: Very similar to flat but with an added performance aspect. Can be done on any unicycle
Long distance: pretty self explanatory riding long distance at a high speed. Usually done on a 29”-36”
For more info go to http://www.krisholm.com/khu/unicycling
And for videos go to http://unicycle.tv/
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