I Suck :(

I'm 22 which is really 12 years too aware of pain. Well, on the bright
side, after starting on a 5km run 5 days a week routine, I've gotten a
hell lot stronger and more confident on my uni. But I've got weak arms
so that negates everything.

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Just hang in there and ride for fun.
You can change your definition of fun as the mood takes you.

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Yeah, just ride for fun and set small goals for the extra stuff you'd
like to do. I've been riding for 2 years now and I pretty much suck
too, if I use something like the 'Defect' video to compare myself to.
Two really useful things to know, in terms of real world riding skills,
are idling and hopping. I've been trying to get both of these down for
months and still pretty much suck at 'em. Still, when I look back a
couple of months to when I first tried, I'm MUCH better at them. Still
got a long way to go. I've decided to spend a dedicated, but short,
amount of time working on these 2 things each day and then just go out
and ride around 'cuz it's so much fun to just ride.

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I always tell my son: If it stops being fun, take a break.

Develop expectations based on yourself, not on others.

Hope that helps.

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i have riden 2 years to and i cant go backwards so you are beter off
than me

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fluxusmaximus said:

BUT I SUCK.

<snip>

So depressing...

So do I. I've been riding 5 years (well, 2.5 if you don't count
injuries and self-rehab) and there's a lot of stuff I can't do. By
this time I should be doing everything Zack Baldwin does.... backwards.

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I had a similar thought with another hobby.

The lesson that I learned was I'll get better if I put in an hour a
day.
I think most unicycle skills are doable in about 10 hours of practice.

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Hey, I used to play the keyboard for about two years!Well, not really
play, but rather fool around with it and stuff...Anyways, I had a
how-to-play-it book with 13 lessons.And I got stuck on lesson 3 for
about a few months.I asked my cousin to explain, he did and then I got
stuck on lesson 4 for a few more months.I only finished the book a few
months ago, skipping loads of lessons.Then I quit to begin riding.
I took a few months to learn, so I think I'll stick with it.I just got
turns right!As soon as I go semi-extreme('cause I know I won't go FULLY
extreme) I'll just...have more fun than I'm having already!Besides,
you're only in this for the fun, right?

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Don't worry, you're not the worst. I've got you covered there. 😉

I've been riding for 5 years (sort of), and after being able to hop for
three years I have yet to jump higher than a foot. I've been trying to
wheel walk for about 7 or 8 months now, and I can still only go about
10 feet on a good day. I've attempted unispins about 300 times and
have landed around 10 of them.

But I still ride around, because it's fun. Hey, at least you're better
than 99% of the population.

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Really, spud? I always figured you as a good rider, like up to par with
forrest and spencer.

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forget_your_life said:

not really,there were many more suppers since Jesus didnt acually die
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Heh thanks guys. Well I am putting in an hour or two daily since I am
out of work at the moment and all. And today I figured out the main
problem behind my inability to wheelwalk - I can't straighten my right
foot and hence have no control over every other stroke.

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have you tried putting your seat up a bit. it gives you more control.

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dudewithasock said:

Really, spud? I always figured you as a good rider, like up to par with
forrest and spencer.

Heh, yeah right. If I was that good I would be out riding instead of
reading this silly forum! :P

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tomtrevor said:

have you tried putting your seat up a bit. it gives you more control.

Hm. I'm riding a 24" and I'm terribly freaked out about falling
backwards so it's even worse when I have the seat higher - my legs
somehow refuse to move.

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yea i know that feeling. i ride a 24" and was pretty freaked out at
first but you just have to gain confidence. even if you do fall
backwards 95% of the time you wil land on your feet.

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would it be a good idea to raise the height just to learn to wheelwalk
then gradually lower it or would that be like learning all over again?

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