Arrrrgghhh!! Bc Wheel Help!!!!

well i dont ride BC, but i know people dont have pinned BC plates. they
put that frictiony skateboard deck tape on the plates. and how about
some ankle-bite-protectors?

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I learned by rolling on grass and jumping on, Then when I got my
confidence up I want to pavement. This worked pretty well, but now I
use the skate mount, which is much easier for me. Watch some BC videos
too, Maybe by Bryan Stevens, Evan Byrne, or Spencer (I don't know your
last name.)that might help.

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unicycleben said:

I just started to learn to ride a bc wheel (nimbus from udc) and after
about an hour and one very sore wrist from an awkward fall i managed to
roll about 4metres although it was on a slope.

It's worth wearing your wrist guards ;-)

Also, if you haven't already, you should look at some leg protection
because otherwise the wheel rubbing will become painful. Soccer
shinpads -what i use -are good (turn them to protect the inside of your
leg).

Quoted message said:

Whats the best way to learn to ride a bc? i just been jumpin on it and
hoping for the best so far. any advice would be greatly appreciated!

That's how I'm learning ;-) I bought a Nimbus BC towards the end of
last year, but I haven't had a chance to practice it for *ages*!

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Also i keep smashing my foot on the chunky nut holding my plates on the
wheel any advice for this do i need to change the position of my feet?

I think the nut is supposed to be useful when you're hopping, but I
know what you mean: it really sticks out. It also tends to poke my
foot, painfully :-(

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and my feet keep slipping off to do people add spikes to their bc
wheels? 😕 😕

Buy some grip tape from a skate shop, cut it to size, stick it on
(you'll probably want to make sure the plates are reasonably clean and
dry so the glue can work), trim the edges. This works well and looks
good.

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Griptape to stop the slippage off the plates is a very good idea. You
can get it at nearly ANY skateboard shop in many colours (CANADIAN
SPELLING!!!)

The least padding you should wear is helmet, gloves and shinpads.
Helmet is important because that one rare fall on your head will be a
really bad one without a helmet. Gloves because falling on your hands
is NOT fun cause you will get road rash. Do it once and you will never
not wear gloves again. Shinpads are to stop you from 'wheelburning'
your leg. This hurts a lot. Ive done it on my uni two weeks ago and I
can still see some redness where it was.

Skatemount is only way I have tried to get on a BC, with little success
in little time (hey, in 15 min I could get on and then fall off). The
skate mount is when you put one foot on one plate with little pressure
and then push with the other foot then get both feet on, just like on a
skateboard.

HAVE FUN! :p

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Thanks for all the advice, i would usually wear my gloves but thought
i'd be ok cz i wz just on grass, but obviously not, lol

Will get sum deck tape soon in the hope that it will stop me feet
slipping, if not then i'll try sum super glue on me shoes, lol

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unicycleben said:

Thanks for all the advice, i would usually wear my gloves but thought
i'd be ok cz i wz just on grass, but obviously not, lol

Will get sum deck tape soon in the hope that it will stop me feet
slipping, if not then i'll try sum super glue on me shoes, lol

Dont learn on grass, I have trouble riding in that stuff.

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i just got a bedford and im learning by pushing off of my garage and
coasting down my gently sloped driveway, but the only way I can get on
is by holding on to the wall. Ive kind of played with a skate mount but
I think im missing part of the technique. For a skatemount, do you just
hop on one foot to build speed or is there some weight on the bc while
you are pushing?

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there is a little weight on the BC.

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tobbogonist said:

that was neat, now i only have to put it to use.
parents banned my uni due to low school marks so if there are any nerds
out there with a kind heart, i have a psychology assignment that is a
few weeks over due, it is on intelligence.

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Can you describe how much? I played with it for a while, and with just
enough weight to keep the wheel strieght I did not get up very much
speed. If I put much more wieght on the tire grabs my leg and I trip or
it wobbles a ton.

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from watching spencer and trying it with a sucky BC I made that broke in
about 20 minutes, not a whole lot. you want to BC to be semi diagonal
though.

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tobbogonist said:

that was neat, now i only have to put it to use.
parents banned my uni due to low school marks so if there are any nerds
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Yeah, thats what I saw in Spencers vids too. I was trying to do it with
the bc in a more upright position, which could be a problem. It seems
like he builds some pretty good speed doing it though, so I'm guessing
he must have some weight on the bc... Oh well, maybe Ill go ride after
soccer today and figure it out.

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I think you have the weight going more towards the hub than down through
the plate.

I hope that made some sense:o

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tobbogonist said:

that was neat, now i only have to put it to use.
parents banned my uni due to low school marks so if there are any nerds
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THE dave said:

Yeah, thats what I saw in Spencers vids too. I was trying to do it with
the bc in a more upright position, which could be a problem. It seems
like he builds some pretty good speed doing it though, so I'm guessing
he must have some weight on the bc... Oh well, maybe Ill go ride after
soccer today and figure it out.

I put a little weight on it, but hold it so it's tilted outwards
(toward the pushing foot) so it doesn't rub. I somtimes have it as much
as a 45 degree angle or so..

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Yeah, I am the same as Forrest. I used to do it straight up and down and
only one push but it doesn't work as well. I put some weight on the bc
and tilting it allows that because if it is straight up and down and
you put weight on one side it will go right into your leg. Think about
it as just hopping on one foot really fast then when you get more
comfortable then it tends to work better😉

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while were talking abotu BC's, Spencer: why do you only where one leg
wrap/neoprene thing? Whouldn't one on each leg work better?

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that was neat, now i only have to put it to use.
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mornish said:

while were talking abotu BC's, Spencer: why do you only where one leg
wrap/neoprene thing? Whouldn't one on each leg work better?

He only rubs on his right. You only need to use one leg, he uses his
right, So do i.

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oh, thanks.

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that was neat, now i only have to put it to use.
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thanks guys, i tried it with more tilt and just a bit of weight and i
could get about 1 out of 3 skate mounts and go anywhere from 0-30
feet... im definatly pretty stoked. Im using neoprene knee braces over
my calves to help with rubbing. They work awesome.
thanks again for the help guys

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What some people don't realize is wraps arn't just to keep your leg from
being burned from the tire, but for intentional rubbing/braking on the
wheel. After time, you dont even ride down the street without rubbing,
You learn how to control your ballance, speed, turns ect with rubbing.

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