Freestyle Discussion Thread

What do you mean when you say Freestyle, and why do you think there are
less people doing it these days? That should start up some
discussion...

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johnfoss said:

What do you mean when you say Freestyle, and why do you think there are
less people doing it these days? That should start up some
discussion...

I think of freestyle as in doing Wheelwalks, Spins, Pirouettes, The IUF
skill levels, Stuff you do on a smooth flat surface or in a gym.

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Mikefule said:

Cross country is when you risk getting lost. Muni is when you risk
death.

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Hmm... I can do some freestyle tricks: one-footed, wheel-walking,
one-footed wheel-walking, stand-up wheel-walking(not the best, but
getting there) and I'm learning how to glide.

But I wouldn't say I "do freestyle". I just learn some of the tricks I
like from it, especially the stuff I can incorporate in my street
riding.

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surfer1024 said:

I'm also wondering why it seems like hardly anybody does freestyle
anymore.

the number of freestyle unicyclists probably outnumbers all the other
disciplines combined.

however, most freestylers aren't on the forums, so just looking at the
forum population will give you unreliable results of unicycle
population percentages.

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I wonder why Freestylers don't use these forums, and they seem mainly
the home of Street, Flat, MUni and Coker riders?

As for definitions, my definition of Freestyle is the IUF one. It's a
show. The goal of Freestyle is not only to do good tricks well, but it
is also to entertain. A show. The simpler definition given by
surfer1024 above works as a starting point, but it also describes
Flatland (which now has an IUF definition also).

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zfreak220 said:

the number of freestyle unicyclists probably outnumbers all the other
disciplines combined.

however, most freestylers aren't on the forums, so just looking at the
forum population will give you unreliable results of unicycle
population percentages.

Ok, Your probably right, I was kinda biased by just looking on the
forums.

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Mikefule said:

Cross country is when you risk getting lost. Muni is when you risk
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But there is no need for us to separate ourselves, or categorize
ourselves by specific competition events we prefer, or the end-styles
we like best. If you're practicing tricks, there's nothing wrong with
calling it "practicing tricks" or whatever. When you start stringing
them together with a finished product in mind, then it starts to matter
which type of event you're preparing for.

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I'm not sure why freestylers tend to not use this forum but for
myself(Im a freestyler) I'd rather unicycle than talk about unicycling.
So I guess I'll get out of here and unicycle.🙂

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unicycle nut said:

I'm not sure why freestylers tend to not use this forum but for
myself(Im a freestyler) I'd rather unicycle than talk about unicycling.
So I guess I'll get out of here and unicycle.🙂

That's probably why their so good.

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Mikefule said:

Cross country is when you risk getting lost. Muni is when you risk
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Yea ive been freestylin for 7 years but in the past year ive gotten into
street 2 (funny how THATS wen i got into forums) i still do frstyle
tho. My best freestyle trick is probly jumping up frh into stand up
coast, though that is sumwat inconsistent. Idk thats debatable.

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Yea ive been freestylin for 7 years but in the past year ive gotten into
street 2 (funny how THATS wen i got into forums) i still do frstyle
tho. My best freestyle trick is probly jumping up frh into stand up
coast, though that is sumwat inconsistent. Idk thats debatable.

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I now practice all kinds of riding but for the first 15 or so years I
was mainly just doing freestyle. It's fun to be able to do tons of
different tricks with no obstacles, so you can do them whenever and
wherever you want. My favorite trick is pedaling with my hands and 450
uni spins!

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unicycle6869 said:

My favorite trick is pedaling with my hands and 450 uni spins!

Wow. you must be awesome. I guess if you can pedal with your hands you
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How do you seatdrop? Whenever I try I always fall sideways.
I ride 145mm profiles.

Any tips?

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Hmmm I dont know just do it really fast, just practice its not that
hard...

And I really like freestyle....In a gym I can 1 foot WW about the whole
length....Its pretty cool...I cant spin yet unless I hold on to the
wall and spin my self like 2 rotations....But yeah I like it...

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Danni said:

How do you seatdrop? Whenever I try I always fall sideways.
I ride 145mm profiles.

Any tips?

im assuming that u r talking about bouncing the seat on the ground and
picking it up again, aka a seat BOUNCE. well for one get shorter
cranks... like 90s lol (thas wat i ride, though with this skill its not
necessary). secondly, idk if ur doing this but dont bend forward, bend
down. keep ur hand rly low on the seatpost so that u wont have 2 reach
out as much. im not sure wy u'd b falling sideways tho... id have 2 c.
if ur talking bout a completely different skill then tell me.

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Danni said:

How do you seatdrop?

I'm not very good at seat drop but how I got to were I am is.... I
start by hanging on a wall and have my feet on the s and ready to
drop the seat. I drop the seat while still hanging on to the wall.
Leave go of the wall and see how long you can balance before picking up
the seat. After you are comfortable with this try dropping the seat
without hanging on to anything. You'll soon get it! Good Luck!
By the way is seat dropping a freestyle or a flatland skill.

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peleschramm said:

im assuming that u r talking about bouncing the seat on the ground and
picking it up again,

I don't think that's what he meant. He meant to drop the seat and hold
it with your toe and then bring it up again.

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unicycle nut said:

I don't think that's what he meant. He meant to drop the seat and hold
it with your toe and then bring it up again.

im prty sure thats called a toe catch, and i would consider that a
flatland skill.its also wise to add that in order to bring the seat
back up u should snap ur feet back rly fast so that the wheel does like
a real fast 1/40 of a revolution in order to kick the seat back up to
u, if that is what he meant.

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