NATHAN HOOVER 
AKA: Hey Nathan
Age: 46
Location: Los Gatos, California, USA
Occupation: Software Engineer
Contact: email
Website: www.nhoover.com
Years Unicycling: 8
Why go on tour: It's a chance to visit the amazing country of Laos with my best friends in the world. 
How could I not go?
What you expect to get out of the LUT: An education. An appreciation. And an adventure.
Claim to fame: Winner of the Ben Linder award at the Portland Juggling Festival, 2005 - essentially for uni-adventuring all over the world.
What do people say when you tell them you are unicycling through Laos: Oh, another one of those trips?
Favourite quote: Look, it's a rideable section.
If you were stuck on a desert island with 18 other unicyclists, and ran out of food, would you eat your friends? I might use parts of them to fashion fishing implements but would try hard to refrain from actually feasting on their flesh.

Family pic: Nathan and Beau in Switzerland

FLORIAN SCHLUMPF 
AKA: florian
Age: 50
Location: Vilters, Switzerland
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Contact: email
Website: www.schlumpf.ch
Years Unicycling: Started 1978, forgot it many years, restarted 2004
Why go on tour: An excited idea, and I'm eager to learn, how it is in reality.
What you expect to get out of the LUT: Some most interesting impressions about a part of the world, I haven't seen yet. And to see, how our gearing system works under tropical conditions.
Claim to fame: Maker of a unicycle gearing system, that is available in the market.
What do people say, when you tell them you are unicycling through Laos: Most people can’t imagine what long distance travelling on a uni is. So do I
Favourite quote: Nothing is impossible.
If you were stuck on a desert island with 18 other unicyclists, and ran out of food, would you eat your friends? First, I’d eat tyre and seat of my uni. Then, if I was still hungry... Well, there are still some gears and pedals left.

LARS LOTTRUP 
AKA: Draco
Age: 33
Location: Frederiksvaerk, Denmark
Occupation: Performing artist (www.MegaBalloon.dk) 
Contact: email  
Website: www.unicykel.com 
Years Unicycling: 20
Why go on tour: I love to ride my uni, and have recently been caught riding long distances. I love travelling, and have travelled in Thailand before. It must be a blast to combine the two of them.
What you expect to get out of the LUT: A LOT of fun! Some awesome photos and some crazy experiences to tell my grandchildren in 80 years.
Claim to fame: Winner of the Danish nationals more than 10 times. Gliding World Champion in 2000. Did the most famous crash at the UNICON '04 trials course = 16 stitches.
What do people say when you tell them you are unicycling through Laos: Where is that? How can you do that in such a heat?
Favourite quote: "I dont suffer from insanity. I love every minute of it."
If you were stuck on a desert island with 12 other unicyclists, and ran out of food, would you eat your friends? I would start with the seats (a unicyclist never goes to a desert island without his uni), and after that I would eat my friends.

Unfortunately Lars is unable to come on the LUT next year.  He is having a baby :o)

MIKE DILLON 
AKA: Dills 
Age: 23
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation: Office Rat – soon to be an unemployed vagrant
Contact: email
Years Unicycling: nine
Why go on tour: To find out if such a crazy idea is really true, or just a hoax
What you expect to get out of the LUT: chafing, blisters – malaria maybe?
Claim to fame: winner of the prestigious 2004 NZ 3-ball juggling competition
What do people say when you tell them you are unicycling through Laos: Through where? On a what?
Favourite quote: “I won the prestigious 2004 NZ 3-ball juggling competition…”
If you were stuck on a desert island with 12 other unicyclists, and
ran out of food, would you eat your friends? Absolutely

(Ken says: That looks suspiciously like 5 balls to me! ------------------------------>)

Unfortunately Mike is unable to make the tour :o(  He's off having adventures in other places.  Good luck Mike!

BARRY CLEARWATER 
AKA: Barry
Age: 51
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer 
Contact: email
Years Unicycling: 1
Why go on tour: to do it
What you expect to get out of the LUT: Sore legs, thighs
Claim to fame: Singlehandedly rode my road bike on the 20km journey to work this morning. When will I screw up my courage sufficiently to do it on the Coker?
What do people say when you tell them you are unicycling through Laos: Haven't told anyone
Favourite quote: The King isn't wearing any clothes
If you were stuck on a desert island with 18 other unicyclists, and ran out of food, would you eat your friends? As there may be a **doctor there, this may not be as bad as it sounds. Less used parts could be removed first, keeping the friend alive, and to a large extent complete- Yes
(** I'll make sure I bring scalpels- Dr Ken)

JASON WILLIAMS
AKA: Cycling J - Grasshopper Master
Age: 32
Location: Bangkok, Thailand or somewhere random in Asia
Occupation: Managing Director, Grasshopper Adventures
Contact: email
Website: www.grasshopperadventures.com
Years Unicycling: 2 (about 7 years ago)
Why go on tour: Because I'm organising it
What you expect to get out of the LUT: one very unique experience with a bunch a weirdo one wheelers - lots of press!
Claim to fame: I can balance just about anything on my nose
What do people say when you tell them you are unicycling through Laos: can you unicycle?
Favourite quote: "There was movement at the station for the word had passed around that the colt from Old Regret had got away and joined the wild bush horses. He was worth a thousand pounds. So all the cracks gathered at the fray.  All the tried and noted riders from stations near and far had mustered at the homestead overnight.  For the bushmen love hard riding where the wild bush horses are and the stock horse snuffs the battle with delight..."
If you were stuck on a desert island with 18 other unicyclists, and
ran out of food, would you eat your friends?  Yes