hi

First try a thread title other than "hi" because it's completely vague.
Try something that describes what you want or what you're talking
about. People will tend to look at it then.

Next, try 'Andrew Carter's unicycle2ya site'
(http://www.unicycle.2ya.com/) for tips and tutorials.

Finally, try the search function on these fora and familiarize yourself
with its operation.

The answers to the questions you posed are all going to vary from rider
to rider. Don't be surprised if you get many conflicting responses or
no response at all. It's difficult for someone who lives 1000 miles
from you who has not seen you and doesn't know your height, weight,
inseam, unicycle, and saddle tell you with any degree of confidence how
high your seat should be for SIF riding.

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harper said:

First try a thread title other than "hi"

Seconded!

Quoted message said:

Next, try 'Andrew Carter's unicycle2ya site'

I'll fill in for Andrew who's probably sleeping at this time. It's
Andrew Carter's and Peter van Boekhout's site.

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to answer your question about hop-twists (180s and 360s and whatever
other arbitrary number of degrees you wish to turn whilst in the air),
hop whatever direction feels most comfortable. In fact, the same thing
goes for SIF hopping. Adjust until you're comfortable, then practice
practice practice.

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apadoxhr said:

i have a few questions to you

3: what is url of that page where are lot's of tutorials and videos
for all tricks

http://www.unicyclist.org/cont/freestyle.cfm

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apadoxhr said:

i have a few questions to you

3: what is url of that page where are lot's of tutorials and videos
for all tricks

http://www.unicyclist.org/cont/freestyle.cfm

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apadoxhr said:

i have a few questions to you

3: what is url of that page where are lot's of tutorials and videos
for all tricks

http://www.unicyclist.org/cont/freestyle.cfm

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flyer said:

hop whatever direction feels most comfortable. In fact, the same thing
goes for SIF hopping.

Uhh, i generally agree with statements like this, but no, that is
wrong. The direction you should hop is important, and is not something
to be chosen arbitrarily. ALWAYS make your primary sidehop be AWAY from
your hand that holds the seat. This is for later on: For pedalgrabs,
this will mean your non-holding hand will be over the obstacle, so you
can hang your body farther out. For big SIF hops, it will mean that you
can tuck higher because when you lift your uni it will be angled
towards the obstacle, rather than away. For gaps it will mean you can
reach out farther and lean better for the gap.

So, if you hold with your right hand, sidehop to the left. Trust me,
later you will be glad. Watch videos of Ryan Atkins, Jeff Groves, Zack
Baldwin, Kris Holm, Sabin Arditty, me (not to say i can compare to
them), or ANY high SIF sidehopper, and you will find that they jump
AWAY from their hand that holds the seat, regardless of which foot they
have back.

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Nick's main man.

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there yet--Not nearly."--Cold Duck Complex
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flyer said:

hop whatever direction feels most comfortable. In fact, the same thing
goes for SIF hopping.

Uhh, i generally agree with statements like this, but no, that is
wrong. The direction you should hop is important, and is not something
to be chosen arbitrarily. ALWAYS make your primary sidehop be AWAY from
your hand that holds the seat. This is for later on: For pedalgrabs,
this will mean your non-holding hand will be over the obstacle, so you
can hang your body farther out. For big SIF hops, it will mean that you
can tuck higher because when you lift your uni it will be angled
towards the obstacle, rather than away. For gaps it will mean you can
reach out farther and lean better for the gap.

So, if you hold with your right hand, sidehop to the left. Trust me,
later you will be glad. Watch videos of Ryan Atkins, Jeff Groves, Zack
Baldwin, Kris Holm, Sabin Arditty, me (not to say i can compare to
them), or ANY high SIF sidehopper, and you will find that they jump
AWAY from their hand that holds the seat, regardless of which foot they
have back.

--
gerblefranklin

http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Trials-Muni

Nick's main man.

"I love freedom dearly, ideally, in theory, but in reality we're not
there yet--Not nearly."--Cold Duck Complex
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flyer said:

hop whatever direction feels most comfortable. In fact, the same thing
goes for SIF hopping.

Uhh, i generally agree with statements like this, but no, that is
wrong. The direction you should hop is important, and is not something
to be chosen arbitrarily. ALWAYS make your primary sidehop be AWAY from
your hand that holds the seat. This is for later on: For pedalgrabs,
this will mean your non-holding hand will be over the obstacle, so you
can hang your body farther out. For big SIF hops, it will mean that you
can tuck higher because when you lift your uni it will be angled
towards the obstacle, rather than away. For gaps it will mean you can
reach out farther and lean better for the gap.

So, if you hold with your right hand, sidehop to the left. Trust me,
later you will be glad. Watch videos of Ryan Atkins, Jeff Groves, Zack
Baldwin, Kris Holm, Sabin Arditty, me (not to say i can compare to
them), or ANY high SIF sidehopper, and you will find that they jump
AWAY from their hand that holds the seat, regardless of which foot they
have back.

--
gerblefranklin

http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Trials-Muni

Nick's main man.

"I love freedom dearly, ideally, in theory, but in reality we're not
there yet--Not nearly."--Cold Duck Complex
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