help please

There tons of websites out there on getting started. You could try using
the search key at the bottom of the forum too. Here are some websites
that might help you get started. Coker is a 36" tire.

Basic tips and getting started:
http://www.unicycle.com/faq1.asp

Picture of a coker
http://tinyurl.com/4xbu

Unicycle Tips and tutorials
http://www.unicycle.2ya.com/

Tips on learning to ride and other skills
http://home.comcast.net/~carol.mclean/Home/handbook.htm

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The first five feet when your first learning, is always the hardest,
since you don't have any momentum yet. There are two ways to start
before you know how to free mount, first from a curb, just place the
tire against the curb, and place your foot on the back pedal,
succesfully holding the unicycle against the curb, then hop on and ride
forward, the other method, is to mount using a wall, pole, person, ect.
But when you use this method I don't recomend holding onto the object
then trying to ride forward, I recomend you lean twards the object a
little, then 'pop' yourself up, before you start to ride, because if you
try to ride from holding the object, 9 times out of ten you will fall in
the direction the object was.

As for ridding tips, pretend that seatpost goes straight through the
seat, up your [censored], and out your mouth. Yes that is how straight your
back should be, also make sure you seat is up pretty high, and your
knees don't have alot of bend, Look at an object in the distance, don't
look down, when your chin slaps against that concrete I want the last
thing you see before you black out, is the mailbox you were ridding for.
Also lean forward, and pedal quickly, its just like ridding a bike, your
not going to learn going 10ft/hr If your going to fall you should fall
forward, that means your leaning forward correctly, if the unicycle
falls infront of you, LEAN FORWARD!

Also remember unicycling is 30% balance, and 70% foot cordination, even
when your not ridding, mick the foot gestures in your head, feel
yourself pedaling smoother then you've ever pedaled in your life.

As for Cokers, Coker was a brand, but now it just means a 36" tire, or
really big unicycle, kinda like how tissue paper is called kleenex,
infact if they made a 38" tire we'd probably call them cokers too, so if
its a REALLY big tire, its probably safe to call it a coker.

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cyberpunk said:

*Look at an object in the distance, don't look down, when your chin
slaps against that concrete I want the last thing you see before you
black out, is the mailbox you were ridding for. *

lol, wow that was funny!!!

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one_man_one_wheel said:

i just got my first unicycle yesterday...i love it despite the fact
that i cant ride it worth s**t. which brings me to my first question.
does anyone have any tips on getting started and keeping ballance for
the first little while.

My page with tips for beginners is at
<http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/uni_beginners.htm>.

It includes a tutorial in Word format, and a link to a spreadsheet to
estimate how long it will take you to learn.

Have fun!

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cyberpunk said:

* when your chin slaps against that concrete I want the last thing you
see before you black out, is the mailbox you were ridding for.
*

PMSL 😄

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If you're going to ride in the kitchen, I suggest you move the
refrigerator...

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s7ev0 said:

*PMSL 😄 *

PMSL?

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GILD said:

*PMSL? *

Laughed so hard I momentarily lost control of my bladder. 😉

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ta
i'd figured (from context) that the 'L' had to be 'laugh' related
i've just never seen 'PMS' and 'L' that closely linked

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