Tricks to learn after basic

I would say, learn all the stuff up to level 3 or 4, if you
do trials or freestyle. If you like stuff like jumping off
picnic tables and grinding go with trials. If you like more
artsy stuff like figure skating style go with freestyle. I
perfer jumping off stuff and hopping on stairs.

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the trials unicycling is not as dangerous as it looks. in
fact, extreme unicycling (trails/muni) is very safe as far
as extreme sports go. you almost always land on your feet.
The bad falls in the videos are rare, and *usually* not as
bad as they look. they only included those crashing clips
cuz they impress the viewers. they're not everyday things. i
have yet to know of anyone that broke an arm or leg or lost
a tooth unicycling. im sure there are -some- , but its not a
reason to never try trials or muni.

if you can backwards and idle, i'd suggest to go the route
of trials or muni instead of freestyle. many will
disagree, but i find freestyle not as
instense/fun/satisfying as muni or trials. its really your
personal preference, but try all of them.

first learn to hop in place, then once you feel comfortable
with that learn to hop up a curb, then hope up a set of 3 or
4 steps, then just use your imagination. the sky is the
limit. beware, its pretty easy to get hooked.

however, if you choose the freestyle route, i would suggest
learning a kickup mount or wheel walking or one foot riding
if you already idle and go backwards.

-grant

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noclowns said:

Well as you see i just subscribed to the forum. I can ride
the unicycle well forward (and to the left/right :P), and
have tried to learn idling and riding backwards. Now I
have some questions.

I have seen these amazing unitrial videos. What I wonder
is: firstly, do u often get hurt? i mean like broken arms
or legs or a tooth falling out? Well, the falls look
terrible ...:eek: secondly, what tricks should I start
with? That is if the whole thing isn't too dangerous.

I don't have a trial unicycle (i have a normal 24 "😉, but
i know there are tricks that aren't ( or don't look ) that
dangerous, I saw the video of the Japanese woman doing
some amazing stuff in some sort of a competition. That
doesn't look as dangerous as jumping up on 1 meter high
stairs or rocks. Or even worse - grind them down :eek: .

Hop variedly.