Help on wheel walk

I'm trying to learn too. I find it better not to hold on to something
when trying new things. I guess it helps me to be less dependent on
other things and more dependent on my balance. Also, wear a helmet!

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revolution said:

I'm trying to learn too. I find it better not to hold on to something
when trying new things. I guess it helps me to be less dependent on
other things and more dependent on my balance. Also, wear a helmet!

ehhh, hold onto something and go uphill @ first, you get it in like 5
mins, then just keep going off the object and do it a bazillion times
and you will be able to do it, also it is much easier to do on a
unicycle with rounded crown and a bigger tire

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help i need more help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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why go uphill at first????

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skrobo said:

ehhh, hold onto something and go uphill @ first, you get it in like 5
mins, then just keep going off the object and do it a bazillion times
and you will be able to do it, also it is much easier to do on a
unicycle with rounded crown and a bigger tire

Why a rounded crown? And when you say bigger tire, do you mean the
width,or bigger as in 24" vs a 20"? I thought ww was easier on a 20".
Is that because of the center of gravity thing? A freind of mine and
myself will be trying to learn ww later today, on our MUNIs!

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this is what I learned doing wheelwalking. way easier on flat ground.
lean back way more than you think you should. It's way easier on a 20"
by 1.95 or simial tire. At first it seems easier on a trials tire 2.5"
wide, but once you really start doing it it's harder than on a
freestyle.

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Don't be shy to sort of slightly zig zag back and forth at first... it
makes it much easier to keep your balance.

When I started practicing it was indoors in a hallway where I could
reach out and hold the walls if I needed to.

Here's a vid I made for someone else a few months ago where you can see
what I mean by zig zag... You can also see how I put my feet and have
my arms helping balance:
http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/?g2_itemId=196316

Other than that just Practice! Practice! Practice!

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wowunigirl said:

If anybody could give me some useful tips on ww i would really like it.
I know that you have to lean back farther than usual but what else.

For more useful help, please describe your problems. You do not need to
lean back. That piece of advice is often mis-related. Like most other
tricks you need to sit up straight for best results. But when wheel
walking it feels a lot different because of your leg position. Practice
while holding onto a fence or wall to learn the foot motions. Don't let
your feet touch or overlap each other. Keep a few inches between heel
and toe. Put toe on the tire first, then middle of foot, then heel
rolling off the front. Your best grip is with the toe and heel part of
your shoe.

Other advice I don't agree with:
- Rounded crown: depends on the size of your unicycle. Your feet aren't
on the crown, but any crown that doesn't get in the way is fine. Often
a rounded one is less in the way, but generally a rounded crown is bad
for lots of other tricks.
- Not holding onto something: This will probably just waste more time
in the initial stages. First you must learn the foot motions, then
learn to speed them up. After that try doing it in the open.
- Yes, uphill makes it easier. Wondering why? Give it a try.
- 20" wheel? I prefer 24". Lots more room for your feet, but it's 2"
higher up. A wider tire will be easier for your feet to work with.

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I'm trying to learn to wheel walk at the moment, too, and I've found
that I can stay on longer and keep control when I wheel walk very
slowly. It's easier to keep your forward/backward balance when you
don't have to concentrate on making your feet go fast.

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for learning wheel walk, i recommend you dont lean back as such you want
to try be leaning like this
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with the point being the saddle. most of your weight however, you want
to be directly above the tyre. if you lean back too far, you will fall
off... just ask terrybigwheel 😉

make long pushes, from your toe to the heel of your foot and try not
too go too fast! look ahead, not at the floor of at the tyre which is
no doubt what you will be wanting to do. put your arms out for balance,
dont worry about looking daft.

like john said, hold onto something. if you can find a long wall or
fence this would be ideal. you could hold the wall/fence with one hand
and move along side it. additionaly when you progress you can try let
go of the wall, see how far you can go, then when you begin to lose
balance hold onto the wall again.

Amanda

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How about this for a ww learning tool: A long rope streched tight betwen
two points, about 10-20' long, and about 6' high, or just high enough
to reach up easily to hold onto in order to guide you forward as you
ww. Would this be a good way to learn? Seems like it might work well.

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Thanks for all your help. I can get about 20-30 feet now so i think i
will have it by next
nationals.THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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terrybigwheel said:

How about this for a ww learning tool: A long rope streched tight betwen
two points, about 10-20' long, and about 6' high, or just high enough
to reach up easily to hold onto in order to guide you forward as you
ww. Would this be a good way to learn? Seems like it might work well.

I modify the above by saying TWO ropes instead of just one, about 4'
apart and only about 5' high. You would then ww *between* these 2
ropes, using them to help balance and guide you forward, and also could
be helpful in the event of backward upds.

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terrybigwheel said:

I modify the above by saying TWO ropes instead of just one, about 4'
apart and only about 5' high. You would then ww *between* these 2
ropes, using them to help balance and guide you forward, and also could
be helpful in the event of backward upds.

umm ... the ropes will make it harder... it will be one more thing to
balance on right?

i suggest a wider tire
w/ some kind of slower tread, the main thing with wheelwalking is
keeping your speed under control, but i also found it is much easier to
mount wheelwalking
... and you sort of lose it if you don't do it often
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skrobo said:

umm ... the ropes will make it harder... it will be one more thing to
balance on right?

i suggest a wider tire
w/ some kind of slower tread, the main thing with wheelwalking is
keeping your speed under control, but i also found it is much easier to
mount wheelwalking
... and you sort of lose it if you don't do it often
🙂

a wider tyre doesnt make a difference else most freestyle riders would
be riding trials unicycles with short cranks. i cant wheel walk at all
on my trials, so obv it doesnt make it much easier.

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Now that u mentioned ropes i remember that when i first learned to ride,
my dad put up 2 sawhorses and nailed 2 2by4s in between them

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wowunigirl said:

Now that u mentioned ropes i remember that when i first learned to ride,
my dad put up 2 sawhorses and nailed 2 2by4s in between them

That's an even better idea.

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