skrobo said:skill levels are basically a way to tell you how good you are at
unicycling, but are highly inaccurate ... i am a level 7 (still working
on getting the seat on side perfect) but i can unispin and hop-180 ...
when i was level 5?? i could do most of the level 7 stuff
The current set of skill levels are a very bad indicator of "how good
you are" unless it is in relation only to the tricks included in the
levels. The main purpose of the levels is to present a number of
(flatland) unicycle skills in a rough order of progression, to give
people ideas of what to try next, and goals for improving their skills.
You have to pass a level test to "be" a level, otherwise you can only
estimate your level. It is normal to learn skills out of order. I can
do all of the skills in Level 9, at least a little, but I am only a
Level 7. Being a level 7 does not make me "better" than someone who has
passed level 6, unless you are only comparing those specific skills.
Many of the world's top (Freestyle/Flatland) riders may have never
taken a levels test.
How can you know you're a Level 2 without knowing what the skill levels
are? 😕
A new skills system is in the works:
http://tinyurl.com/h8nyg
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