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Wheel rocks side to side going fast.

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    utemplarbond
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    I have been riding for about three months.
    It took me about 30 minutes to learn to go straight for about 200 feet,
    about 2 weeks to learn to go a mile, and about another month to really
    start to free mount consistently.
    However, when I try to ride my 24" Torker fast, the wheel rocks from
    side to side, I try to relax but it doesn't help much. I went out at
    night and rode short distances with my eyes closed to try and feel what
    is going on, but I'm not getting it? What's the deal.

    I'm up to about 3 miles off road, and feel quite comfortable, I can hop
    turn in place and sideways hop of curbs, but I feel like I am wasting
    too much energy on road.

    Thanks.

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  2. skilewis74
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    Welcome🙂

    utemplarbond said:

    I'm up to about 3 miles off road, and feel quite comfortable, I can hop
    turn in place and sideways hop of curbs,
    _but_I_feel_like_I_am_wasting_too_much_energy_on_road_.

    Thanks.

    Make sure you have most of your weight on the seat, off road too except
    when going over buomps. Also try to pedal very smoothly.

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  3. johnfoss
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    If you are describing a side-to-side motion, it's what we call wobble,
    and it's fairly normal. Some people do it more than others, but if you
    spin the unicycle with nobody on it, you'll see that the unicycle does
    it all by itself. The weight of the pedals makes the wheel not want to
    go in a straight line. Add to that the weight of your feet and legs,
    and the wobble gets more pronounced. This is why some racers try to
    minimize Q-factor, the left-to-right width between your pedals. Shorter
    cranks and more practice will help to smooth your pedal stroke.

    Some of the fastest riders have pretty bad wobble, so it's not really a
    problem for speed.

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    Thanks y'all, great 4th.

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