Balance exercises

Try to come to a still stand and then rotate 180 on the curb and ride
the other direction.

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For real freaks wheel walking and one footed riding would be a challenge
too.

Seat out riding would be a nice skill, too.
In a German Movie you can see a guy doing a Dragseat on a skinnie, but I
have no clue how wide it is. Looks pretty impressive though.

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You could try idling and backwards riding on curbs too.

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Great ideas. I've tried a few of those by first practicing on a
straight lane line in the street (watch out for busses), then trying it
on the narrow curb. What amazes me more than anything is how strenuous
it gets once you slow the whole thing way down and try and keep it going
for 100 yards.

JL

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I have also found that balance, on the uni, is greatly improved by
slow-motion movement on a line. Once the factor of momentum is reduced,
the body learns to stabilize within a tighter envelope.

Glad to see this thread, thanks...

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I've just recently tied a short (2-3m long or so) slackrope between the
clothesline and fence to balance on. I've tried stillstanding on the
uni on it a little and plan to do more of this but first I'll have to
remove the tyre and tube...I can use my old cheap uni for that. Should
be fun.

Andrew

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vivalargo said:

*I've tried a few of those by first practicing on a straight lane line
in the street (watch out for busses), then trying it on the narrow
curb. What amazes me more than anything is how strenuous it gets once
you slow the whole thing way down and try and keep it going for 100
yards.

*

The painted lines are always easier for me even if the curb is only a
few inches high. Painted lines I can stay on at really low speeds. Much
more concentration, much more energy, and much less breathing go into
curb riding for me. My brain always tells me to drop off the curb or
ride into the grass. It rarely says relax and keep in the middle of the
curb.

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harper said:

*The painted lines are always easier for me even if the curb is only a
few inches high. Painted lines I can stay on at really low speeds.
Much more concentration, much more energy, and much less breathing go
into curb riding for me. My brain always tells me to drop off the curb
or ride into the grass. It rarely says relax and keep in the middle of
the curb. *

Yo, Harp--

What you just described is my experience exactly. They way I have
started (not there yet) to get over it was to ride that curb, slowly,
for like a half mile at a time. The only way I can keep on keeping on
is to relax my tripe and start breathing. It's fricking amazing how I
automatically clench up inside once I get on that curb. That's trying
too hard, and it don't work nohow in any sport I've ever practiced.

JL

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I've found that developing my stillstand ability has been the most
beneficial technique for riding (trials and muni). Usually, on a skinny,
more momentum means it's easier to balance. I'm starting to get to the
point where when I feel I'm losing balance to one side (on a skinny),
I'll stop and go into a stillstand, recover, then continue riding. On
trials lines, a good stillstand gives you a great sense of where your
center of balance is, whether or not you should bail to avoid falling,
and gives you MUCH more control over the uni.... the same applies to
muni, of course.

How I practice stillstands: 'video' (http://tinyurl.com/bjt7a).

Dave

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