firstly don't hold on to the seat when your turning. secondly don't ride near a wall... find a nice open paved area and ride in that. thirdly don't lean your whole body just lean your unicycle make sure your upper body stays at a 90 degree angle to the ground (straight up and down). also you can swivel turn which is like it sounds and is all in hips. number five... practice practice practice.... ride at least an hour a day and you will have it no problem. if you need anymore advice pm me as i have been teaching people how to unicycle professionally for..... 2 to 3 years cheers bry
I am 50 years old and can ride over 50 meters and can turn around on a tenis court. I can curb mount, but not always. I have only mounted once using a small rock. I am learning on a 24" SUN. When I ride I get a burning sensation on my legs, like I am really putting a lot of effort on the legs to balance. That's what causes me to stop riding. I also read, that after you ride 30 meters you can ride as far as you want. It's not the case with me, I still feel I can fall anytime, and sometimes I do. Will it finally click one day and I will feel confortable and ride as far as I want? Will that pain in my legs go away once I learn to ride more? Thanks in advance.
I am 50 years old and can ride over 50 meters and can turn around on a tenis court. I can curb mount, but not always. I have only mounted once using a small rock. I am learning on a 24" SUN. When I ride I get a burning sensation on my legs, like I am really putting a lot of effort on the legs to balance. That's what causes me to stop riding. I also read, that after you ride 30 meters you can ride as far as you want. It's not the case with me, I still feel I can fall anytime, and sometimes I do. Will it finally click one day and I will feel confortable and ride as far as I want? Will that pain in my legs go away once I learn to ride more? Thanks in advance.
but all your weight on your seat. it sounds like you are trying to stand up while you ride.
And I can ride for miles, on 20, 24 or 36 " My advice, to relax and go far is : 1. Confidence , how can you have it without wrist wraps? I have deep gouges in mine. I have strong arms, that save my knees. If it was cooler here I might wear my leg armour. Always wear wrist wraps. You know you will fall soon ! How can you relax !:eek: 2. Choose a good place to ride, low traffic, with lots of walls and stuff to help climb up on the dahm thing. 3. Don't bother with free mounting. What's the point in learning 2 things at once ? I figured I might hurt myself. Or land strange on my crotch. I plan to learn to ride real good first. About leg pain : 1. Make sure your seat is not to low. 2. Consider getting a 24 " . It has a higher natural cruising speed, that makes it easier to pedal and balance for a beginner. 3. Just ignore leg pain. Trust me, it will soon enough be replaced with ass pain. Leg pain is better ! Count your blessing !🙂 Seriously though, for me it just went away after about a month of riding every afternoon. To turn: Wave your arms in the air and pick wide turns to start. I am still learning this one. Gradually I have learned to put some twist in it. I can turn the 36 around on small streets most of the time now. It keeps getting better. I say, find a fun place to ride and don't worry about it. Turning will just come.😉
For a sharp turn, time the turn to be with the down stroke of the pedal on the side that you're turning towards.
For a more gradual turn, lean. That's lean the unicycle, not just yourself. Don't be afraid of falling off. On a 20" you will only be going at a brisk walking pace.
I haven't ridden my 20" for a few months. With 125mm cranks, I used to practice trying to catch the pedal on the floor - the unicyclist's equivalent of a motorcyclist "getting his knee down".
