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    tjrook
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    I dont know if I'm just freaking out, and I dont know how common this
    problem is, but I'm having a problem with freemounting. I've only
    started unicycling about a week ago, so it's probably common to have a
    problem with it, but it's really weird because I was progressing very
    fast, and now it's been a few days where I've been trying to freemount,
    and am not able to do it.

    I can ride for as long as I want, and dont need any support at all, I
    just need to be able to get on the unicycle without help! I've done it
    once or twice, but it felt more like luck than anything else.

    If anybody here has some advice for me on what to do, it would be
    greatly appreciated. If all I need to do is keep practicing, then go
    ahead and yell at me, and I'll keep practicing! 🙂

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  2. The Buddy
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    I know how that feels! I can freemount 60% of the time and one thing
    that really helped me was putting a board (or a curb) right behind the
    wheel. That really helps to get the motions down. Good luck and keep
    practicing!

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  3. uni_jim
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    if you have a smallisher wheel put your first foot almost all the way
    down and step down so that your uni comes under you, then stick ure
    other foot on the other pedal an go.

    With a 24"+ you can put your pedal halfway (in the horizontal position)
    and without putting weight on it, push off of the ground w/ your other
    foot with your weight on the saddle. Then you can put Foot #2 on
    pedal#2 and ride off into the sunset🙂

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  4. uniredneck
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    Hey, I had the same problem for awhile. I learned to freemount on a 24"
    LX and the way that uni_jim described worked best for me and after
    about a month I get up about 80% of the time. Just keep up the
    practicing. Remember to lean forward if using this technique, your
    legs will follow with uni will follow.

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  5. CKCrowe
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    idk how thts like, my sis and I both learned to freemount before riding,
    she started at 8 and I got my uni at 11, but started at 14 lol.

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  6. brossman
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    uni_jim said:

    if you have a smallisher wheel put your first foot almost all the way
    down and step down so that your uni comes under you, then stick ure
    other foot on the other pedal an go.

    With a 24"+ you can put your pedal halfway (in the horizontal position)
    and without putting weight on it, push off of the ground w/ your other
    foot with your weight on the saddle. Then you can put Foot #2 on
    pedal#2 and ride off into the sunset🙂

    Let me just add, that I am a beginner, 6 weeks now, and I have found
    that the motion is almost like hopping up on the saddle, or more like
    riding the saddle to vertical. Pedals at 3 and 9.
    I watch my "bounce" foot onto the pedal, let go of the saddle
    immeadiately, and go for it.
    I'm about 33% success rate, but getting better all the time!
    BTW, are you the Uni Jim I just saw the video in Denver news?

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