Issues...

What are you riding? A 20 or 24? How high is the seat compared to your
inseam? Do you have a video?

A fetal postion.. just the sound of this makes me think your seat is
way too low... or you are trying to mount something too small for you.

I have long legs but very thick calves. Unicycling off road has made
them even thicker. I also have a problem strapping on 661's.

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You should see this fella ride up kerbs. He makes it look annoyingly
easy.
Ants make me UPD.

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Your seat should be high enough that your leg is fully extended when on
the pedal at 6 o'clock, but it shouldn't be so high that you feel like
you're reaching for the pedal. Once you learn to ride, you'll be able
to ride with the seat lower, if desired, but I believe higher is better
when learning.

I'm not sure why your knees are hurting. It may just be the awkward
forces you put on your body to learn. I remember being completely worn
out physically after 30 minutes when I first started learning.

You might want to ignore freemounting until you figure out riding.
Riding is definitely more rewarding. If you don't have a wall
available, you can prop yourself up against a chair and ride away from
it.

There are some mounting videos 'here'
(http://www.unicyclist.org/cont/levels.cfm), if you're set on learning
to freemount first.

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Thanks,

My legs are almost fully extended in the 6/12 o'clock position, but
it's like too tall to mount on...I'll post a video tomorrow.

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The seat is just above my inseam. Should it be to where I put the seat
between my legs and step on it to get on like in the video's linked? I
have to hop onto the uni to get on it. Like, I have to put the uni in
between my legs and junp to get on...

I'm unable to load a video....

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Divebomber said:

The seat is just above my inseam. Should it be to where I put the seat
between my legs and step on it to get on like in the video's linked? I
have to hop onto the uni to get on it. Like, I have to put the uni in
between my legs and junp to get on...

I'm unable to load a video....

I think the best measurement is that your leg is almost extended in the
6 o'clock position. I have a hard time imagining from the ground to
the top of the uni in relation to an inseam because wheel sizes and
crank sizes vary so much.

It's too bad you can't put up a video. I've seen some people get some
wonderful advice after showing videos of their riding on this forum.
Are you riding a 20? 24? I can tell you with my 29 if I could static
mount I'd need a decent push off (hop) to get on. And still need to
jump up/ push off the ground for the 24. But I do a roll back mount
which doesn't require much of a push or jump.

I was recently in St. Augustine at Anastasia Park and then rode across
the Bridge of Lions to old town. Perhaps someday if you'd like, we
could meet for a ride/ practice session.

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If riding the unicycle seems impossible at first, that only proves
you're human. 🙂

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Thanks!

I'll post hte video I made when I get a proper USB cable for the
digital camera.

I'm leery about meeting people online...

Do you do commuting or touring? I'm assuming considering you rode to
old town...

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Divebomber said:

I'm leery about meeting people online...

Do you do commuting or touring? I'm assuming considering you rode to
old town...

Being cautious is a good thing.

I don't commute as I need to get on the interstate to get to work but I
wish I could communte. The ride from our campsite to the Castillo was
probably only a little more than 4 miles one way. On my 29 it was an
ok ride as I stayed on the sidewalks. The Bridge was a lot less steep
than I thought so I was sort of disappointed but the view was
wonderful.

I plan to get a Coker soon to start some serious distance. Maybe one
day from Jacksonville to St. Augustine. 😄

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Unibugg said:

Being cautious is a good thing.

I don't commute as I need to get on the interstate to get to work but I
wish I could communte. The ride from our campsite to the Castillo was
probably only a little more than 4 miles one way. On my 29 it was an
ok ride as I stayed on the sidewalks. The Bridge was a lot less steep
than I thought so I was sort of disappointed but the view was
wonderful.

I plan to get a Coker soon to start some serious distance. Maybe one
day from Jacksonville to St. Augustine. 😄

Wow! Would you go along US-1? Once I learn how to ride I'd like to get
a 29'er. Do you know of any uni clubs in the St. Aug area?

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Wow! Would you go along US-1? Once I learn how to ride I'd like to get a
29'er. Do you know of any uni clubs in the St. Aug area?

So far US-1 is all I can find. But there is a charity ride in the
spring (bicyclists) that starts at the Acosta Bridge in Jacksonville
and ends in St. Augustine. I'm going to find out what route they take.
But I have a feeling it will be Route 1. From south Jax to the
Castillo it's about 30 miles. But of course we know the distance is
not so much the issue as the traffic on the road. A scenic ride down
13 south and then 16 east might be fun too but would be a lot longer.

I don't know of any uni clubs in St Augustine or in the Jax area, YET.
There definately are more than a handful of unicyclists in our area.

A 29er is great. I never would have imagined I could ride one and
enjoy it this much. Thanks to some great advice on these forums last
March I bought one and love it.

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Wow, I bought my Uni from Sprokets in At. Aug off of US-1 and they say
they only get a handful of uni sales a year. I'd like to see where all
the uni riders are hiding. I thought I'd be the only one riding in this
area.

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Are there really peopole who can't ride a uni? Has anyone ever put a lot
of effort in and never have been able to ride? I've been trying to ride
since November and I'm not even able to take 2 rotations away from a
wall and am unable to make 1 after I freemount. I can stand up and hop
and all this other junk if I hold onto the wall, but am unable to
actually make any progress towards riding. It either goes too far
forward or too far back...I might be able to get a video up tomorrow,
but should I give up? Is there any way to get the balance? I'm trying
not to pedal too slow, but if I pedal too fast I UPD....Is there
anything I can do or just keep going? I feel like it's taking too
long...

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Divebomber said:

Are there really peopole who can't ride a uni? Has anyone ever put a lot
of effort in and never have been able to ride? I've been trying to ride
since November and I'm not even able to take 2 rotations away from a
wall and am unable to make 1 after I freemount. I can stand up and hop
and all this other junk if I hold onto the wall, but am unable to
actually make any progress towards riding. It either goes too far
forward or too far back...I might be able to get a video up tomorrow,
but should I give up? Is there any way to get the balance? I'm trying
not to pedal too slow, but if I pedal too fast I UPD....*Is there
anything I can do* or just keep going? I feel like it's taking too
long...

Get us a video of you trying to mount, or a grouping of pictures so we
can see what you are trying to do.

After that we will break it down a lot easier and have you progressing
faster.

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Jerrick said:

Get us a video of you trying to mount, or a grouping of pictures so we
can see what you are trying to do.

After that we will break it down a lot easier and have you progressing
faster.

I'll get to work on that right away!

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Divebomber said:

I'll get to work on that right away!

Thats good. If you you dont want to wait for people in this thread to
reply, you can PM me or just send anything to my e-mail/msn. My address
is under my avatar or in my profile.

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_Anybody_ can learn to ride _if_ they want to.

If you can walk somewhat normally walk, you can learn to ride a uni,
IMO. I'm proof. I am almost completely parrallysed below the knee, in
the glutes, and hips, it's all thigh and core muscles for me. It took
me 2 months to learn to ride using a rail and another 2 before I could
do my 2.5 mile commute.

I think you should really look for a long rail, fence, or wall over
smooth pavement (rail's best). Use that to learn to ride. I found a
90 ft. long rail along the parking lot of an elementry school two
blocks from home, I found a 25 ft rail at a tennis court a bit further
away, and I practiced on dirt w/ a fence sometimes that is behind my
housing complex.

There are three mounts people often first learn to mount w/. In order
of frequency they are: roll back, static, and jump mounts.

In the link posted above, the first mount shown is a static mount. The
second mount of the level three mounts is a reverse jump mount. You
can do the same, just have the uni in front of you.

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Divebomber said:

I've been trying to ride since November and I'm not even able to take 2
rotations away from a wall and am unable to make 1 after I freemount.

I think using a long rail would provide _much_ faster progress for
learning to ride. If you are loosing your balance just grab the rail.
No need to spend so much time trying to remount each time.

Really, look for somewhere that has a long rail. Maybe put your uni in
your car and practice there on your way to and from work.

Average learning time is two weeks. I read of one guy who it took a
year of practicing along a railing he set up in his basement for an
hour five times a week (I averaged the same for two months, I think the
_long_ rail helped). After he could ride he picked up some tricks much
more quickly.

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Videos...

'freemount' (

)

'riding on the wall 1' (

)

'riding the wall 2' (

)

Sorry about the bad quality. Hopefully you guys can still see it.

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freemounting look painfull, to me it looks like your not commiting when
you freemount. it seems like you arch your back so that you wont fall
hard...try experimenting with freemount pedal positions...and the
riding on the wall i dont recomend it, i think you should just get a
helmet and go for it...

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