stand? pedals? mounting?

I'm a new Unistar LX owner myself! As far as the stand goes, it's a
little tricky. Put the longer piece into the square shaped base so it
stands on its own with the hook side up. The tip of the hook should
point outward from the square base.

Then, the hook fits around one stay of the fork. Then, push the
unicycle down so that one side of the hub at the bottom of the fork fits
snugly into the little fingers. It'll help if the pedal on this side is
vertical and upward. It just takes a little fiddling and fighting with
it.

As far as freemounting, I'm having the same problem! The only advice I
can offer is hop onto the pedals and sort of stand, and ease onto the
seat. Regardless, it's hit and miss with me too.

Best of Luck!

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who needs a unicycle stand? it's ment to RIDE!

(and i have a torkerLX, my feet slip all over the place. ESPECALLY if
they're wet from rain or something)

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phlegm said:

So I've been attempting to mount with the pedals close to 12 and 6
starting from behind in a similar fashion, stepping up to the pedal
at 12 and riding off. Am I doomed to failure, or is this a common
variation?

It is completely possible to mount that way, but doing so takes even
more skill than a standard mount. Just keep trying and you'll get it.
I find it best to push the unicycle a little forward before jumpinp up
and putting weighht on the pedal.

Ken

Dont give up, keep trying. I have a torker lx 24, been doing it for 2
months. I can freemount all the time now. It took me about a month
before I could do it reliably.

The easiest way I found was to put the pedals at 12 and 6. Step on the
pedal at 6, the uni will be fairly stable, lean forward slightly and
then put the other foot on the 12, then slowly rotate 1/4 turn back, and
then you are ready to go.

Imagine stepping up and just leaning forward slightly, if you do not
lean enough, you will most likely fall back, and leaning too fast
forward will cause you to fall forward.

PRACTICE PRACTICE and you WILL get it I PROMISE

The first week, my privates got hit and sore, but after that, wearing
bike shorts, I no longer have a problem.

As far as the feet. The foot you start with can be positioned exact,
the second foot will end up in many places. You will find with time you
are able to mount regardless where the foot is and then slightly wiggle
the foot into proper position.

Have Fun. I rode two miles tonight. I will never stop riding, this is
too much fun!!!!!

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I got a stand with my now incapacitated chrome Torker. Assuming it is
the same type of stand, the best way to use it is to wedge the tire into
the hook at the top and set the frame down so that it rests on the hook
at about the same place the tire is wedged in. I tried a few other
configurations and found this to be the most stable. Unfortunately, the
stand does not fit a wider-framed unicycle like my Nimbus II

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phlegm said:

Second question. When I pedal, sometimes my feet slip into different
positions, which makes it difficult to maintain balance. Is this
something that will be remedied through more practice, or could it be
due to the lack of grip on plastic pedals?

This will keep happening. But with more experience, you will be able
to get your foot back to a good position while riding.

Quoted message said:

Third question. Free mounting.

<snip>

Quoted message said:

Am I doomed to failure, or is this a common variation?

This is sometimes called the beginner's mount. For freemounting advice
see "Learning to Unicycle", downloadable from
<http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/uni_beginners.htm>.

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phlegm said:

Second question. When I pedal, sometimes my feet slip into different
positions, which makes it difficult to maintain balance. Is this
something that will be remedied through more practice, or could it be
due to the lack of grip on plastic pedals?

This is just a practice thing - as you get better, you will move your
feet on the pedals less and move your feet back to where you want them
more.

Quoted message said:

Third question. Free mounting. Why can't I do it? 😄 I've tried the
"standard" technique of standing behind the unicycle and push down on
the pedal in the back. I don't like it much because stepping on the
pedal results in a seat moving upward toward my crotch. :eek: So I've
been attempting to mount with the pedals close to 12 and 6 starting from
behind in a similar fashion, stepping up to the pedal at 12 and riding
off. Am I doomed to failure, or is this a common variation?

I don't know if it's a common variation or not, but it definitely
doesn't doom you to failure (I actually learned this mount first for the
same reason and have only recently learned the "static" mount). It is
something that takes a while to learn; just keep at it.
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phlegm said:

*

Second question. When I pedal, sometimes my feet slip into different
positions, which makes it difficult to maintain balance. Is this
something that will be remedied through more practice, or could it be
due to the lack of grip on plastic pedals?

*

This is mostly due to the lack if grip of the pedals and more practice
will help this situation

Third question. Free mounting. So I've been attempting to mount with
the pedals close to 12 and 6 starting from behind in a similar fashion,
stepping up to the pedal at 12 and riding off.

When I first learned to freemount, I kept the pedals at 6 and 12, but
gave the uni a slight push as I hopped on. This caused my rear foot to
elevate a little and placed the front pedal at about 2 o'clock making it
easier to get that first rotation

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Thanks for the advice. I guess I need to be patient and keep
practicing! I've only been at it for a week now, so I'm nowhere near
being discouraged. However I am pretty sore with several bruises on my
legs. It's yet to be seen if that will keep me off of my uni today...
😉

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regarding the stand, i tossed mine out after it got tangled in the
spokes trying to put my Uni in it.

to practice feemounting you can either put a brick behind your tire to
keep your wheel from rolling backwards when you get on.

check unicycle.2ya.com for a video tutorial, i watched it the other day
its great!

if you dont have a brick use the curb.

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Krashin'Kenny said:

*When I first learned to freemount, I kept the pedals at 6 and 12, but
gave the uni a slight push as I hopped on. This caused my rear foot to
elevate a little and placed the front pedal at about 2 o'clock making
it easier to get that first rotation*

This evening I've practised my freemount with the extra push you
describe and this makes mounting a lot smoother and it also becomes
easier to go directly into idling. Thanks Kenny!

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phlegm said:

My Torker LX uni came with a "free" stand. How am I supposed to use it?
The best I can figure is that a pedal goes in the hook on top and the
end of the axle/crank sits in the bracket. Is the uni supposed to lay
down with the seat on the ground? Since it's called a stand, it seems
that the uni should stand... 😉

Second question. When I pedal, sometimes my feet slip into different
positions, which makes it difficult to maintain balance. Is this
something that will be remedied through more practice, or could it be
due to the lack of grip on plastic pedals?

Third question. Free mounting. Why can't I do it? 😄 I've tried the
"standard" technique of standing behind the unicycle and push down on
the pedal in the back. I don't like it much because stepping on the
pedal results in a seat moving upward toward my crotch. :eek: So I've
been attempting to mount with the pedals close to 12 and 6 starting from
behind in a similar fashion, stepping up to the pedal at 12 and riding
off. Am I doomed to failure, or is this a common variation?

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Forget 12 and 6,try 9 and 3 .To this day Ive been very sucessful,however I'm closer to 10 and 3.Twelve and six lead to deadspot city,a place you can never start fro0m until you are good at Fmounting.

cheechee said:

*
To this day Ive been very
sucessful,however I'm closer to 10 and 3. *

You probably need a new hub then.

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12 and 6 is working pretty well. The better I get at twisting my hips
to turn and balance, the easier free mounting is becoming. I stuck it
several time in a row today.

Another thing I don't like about 10 and 4 is that I tend to clip my
ankle bone with the crank.

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