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Learn to ride a unicycle on Long Island

Ziggy Cohen, 5, practices riding his unicycle off

Photo credit: Daniel Brennan | Ziggy Cohen, 5, practices riding his unicycle off a ramp inside his parents business, Just One Wheel in Plainview. (Dec. 24, 2011)

Hailey Fener bites her tongue in concentration, then takes a deep breath. She's perched on a unicycle, that funky vehicle most people think can only be maneuvered by circus or street performers.

The 10-year-old from Plainview is determined to ride.

"I know you can do it!" encourages Renie Cohen, holding out a purple swimming-pool noodle she wants Hailey to advance toward and grab.

Hailey...

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