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grind rail poll

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    Question: what type of rail is best for learning/progressing skills?
    (all have 0 incline)

    - square rail 1"
    - square rail 2"
    - square rail 3"
    - round rail 1"
    - round rail 2"
    - round rail 3"
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    k i will do a poll. i seemed to get some controversy in the replies and
    thats not what i wanted. i figured a rail with no incline is best to
    learn on right? oh and how high should i make it?

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  2. uni4life_13 said:

    i figured a rail with no incline is best to learn on right? oh and how
    high should i make it?

    I learned on an inclined rail.

    With a flat rail, you need momentum to grind for any distance. With an
    inclined rail, gravity will take you down the rail... no momentum is
    required... all you have to do is get on the rail.

    As for height, keep in mind the higher you make the rail the higher
    you'll have to jump to get onto the rail... and jumping tends to rob
    one of their forward momentum.

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  3. does it take along time to learn on an inclined rail? what is th best
    angle to set it at?

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  4. uni4life_13 said:

    does it take along time to learn on an inclined rail? what is th best
    angle to set it at?

    its not very hard, it's mostly just fear factor. I learned to grind ona
    ledge, then an inclined ledge, then a rail, then an inclined rail.

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    muniaddict said:

    does he have me confused with somebody who's actually good?

    Brian MacKenzie said:

    you're gonna need a flux capacitor and a shot of plutonium


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  5. I agree with maestro, a slightly inclined rail is easier than a flat
    rail...my friend learned to grind by simply setting the unicycle on an
    inclined rail, then stepping on and sliding down.

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