Unicyclist Ryan Kremsater rolls on to the set of CBC News Vancouver

If you've ever been to the North Shoremountains, you've seen how extrememountain bike trails can get.

But, when mountainunicyclerRyanKremsaterrolled on to the set of CBC News Vancouver with Andrew Chang on Friday, heshowed everyonethe next level of extreme.

Kremsater rides the mountains regularly on a single,26-inch wheel much larger thanatraditional unicycle at20 inches.The frame is madeof aluminum which keeps it light and manoeuvrable.

Mountain unicycler Ryan Kremsater in A North Shore Shred

9 years ago

Duration 0:45

An excerpt from Mountain unicycler Ryan Kremsater's video "A North Shore Shred". He goes for a "typical" one-wheeled ride on two trails in Vancouver's North Shore.

The unicyclistsaid the sport issimply good fun and says he loves that everyridepushes him further.

"That's the main reason why I think anyone does anything it's the challenge."

He also finds that unicyclinggives him space tofocus and be present in what he's doing. It's a sport where attention to detail is key and every move matters.

"There's not much room to let your mind wander because any small obstacle can take you downeven small rocks if you're not paying attention."

Despite how shocking Kremsater'svideos are and the obvious difficulty of unicycling,he maintains the sport isn't as dangerous as it seems.

"It's pretty safe.I've never had any serious injuries."

Kremsateris sponsored by one of the the pioneers of the sport, Kris Holm, another Vancouverite.

Holmhas won multipleworld championships in unicycling andheld the world record for unicycle high jump for six years.