Mounting on steep uphills

If it gets super steep you have to quickly jump onto the pedals and put
downward presure on the non-dominant foot to keep from rolling
backwards, then power on. It's really one quick move. Get caught in the
dead point (crank arms vertical) and you're hosed.

JL

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Running mount! See http://tinyurl.com/1d77

Practicing the jump mount first might help you build this skill... after
awhile you can use as much forward momentum as you like. Running uphill
might sound ludicrous at first, but you may discover it will keep you
upright and help you get going once you mount uphill.

Good climbing abilities help, too. Since you don't have much time to
stabilize and get going once you mount, your uphill technique should be
practiced. Use both thigh and calf muscles; your toes should be
pointing downward at the bottom of your stroke. Don't mash the pedals,
spin them in circles... etc. (There are other threads on this topic)

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When I do this I do a rolling mount. I have one foot on the pedal in
it's lowest position, then I put the other foot on and roll back into a
hopping posistion. Then I do a few hops to get balance and press hard on
the pedal to go upwards. Hope this helps!

Rusty, Norway

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Simply mount perpendicular to the trail. Once you have mounted, hop to
the direction that you'd like to go.

The other suggestions will be foiled by lose rock or fatique. If you had
that much skill to spare, you wouldn't need to re-mount on the hill 😄

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rusty said:

When I do this I do a rolling mount. I have one foot on the pedal in
it's lowest position, then I put the other foot on and roll back into a
hopping posistion. Then I do a few hops to get balance and press hard on
the pedal to go upwards. Hope this helps!

That's one suggestion I would make too. Only I think it is a ROLLBACK
mount not a ROLLING mount. You can change the initial position of the
lowest pedal from fully down (as Rusty describes) to somewhat to the
back, depending on the steepness of the uphill and your findings at
previous attempts.

The other way, which also works for me on narrow trails, is to mount
perpendicular, or even fully downhill (in which case you can do a few
revolutions for stabilisation), and then hop in place while turning
uphill. The hard part is then to get going steeply uphill from zero
speed.

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newtouni said:

*But on a skinny trail, I can't pull that off.
*

Use a tree.

or...

Apply the brake.

or...

Why are you trying to ride up a steep hill? Uphill is for pushing the
unicycle. Downhill is for riding the unicycle. 🙂 (I'm only 50%
serious. Many people walk up the hills to save their energy for the
downhills.)

or...

Static mount, but hop really quickly and forcefully into the seat to
counteract the pedal action.

or...

Is this possible? Reverse mount (stand in front of the unicycle and
step onto the forward pedal).

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