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    Pietro Ippolito
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  2. Elmer
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    Now, this is a strange question, Pietro, seeing as to how up
    until a few minutes ago I had never heard of such a thing!

    Maybe you could explain to me how it differs in appearance
    from regular idling? Does your body have to be horizontal,
    or just your cranks? Or am I missing something?

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  3. Jjuggle
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    This has been referred to as circus idling, and yes, it is
    the cranks that are horizontal, not the rider. I can't do
    it, but here are a couple of threads on the subject.

    'Thread 1' (tinyurl.com39ghx) 'Thread 2'
    (tinyurl.com26xu7)

    Raphael Lasar Matawan, NJ

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  4. Elmer
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    There is always someone smarter than I ever am. Thank you JJuggle for
    that answer. Now I have something new to try:p

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  5. Jjuggle
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    elmer said:

    *There is always someone smarter than I ever am. Thank
    you JJuggle for that answer. Now I have something new
    to try:p *


    Smart has nothing to do with it. Spending way too much time
    on this newsgroup does. 🙂

    Good luck. I tried it half-heartedly this past
    weekend. Yikes.

    Raphael Lasar Matawan, NJ

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  6. Muniracer
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    i cant circus idle very well, but i have started to leanr
    how in a round about way. in my hopping practice i have been
    trying to get better at still stands before trying a high
    hop and a small circus idle is what evolved. i will get into
    position, stillstand a second, then do maybe three or four
    small circus idles (very small, so that the wheel only moves
    a couple inches side to side) then stillstand again before
    actually hopping. if i worked at circus idling i could
    probably get it pretty fast since i already know the motion.
    so the point is that circus idling definitely has some
    practical use that regular idling does not.

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  7. Treepotato
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    i love idling i mastered the one foot but horizontal now
    that sounds like a challenge...

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  8. John_childs
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    treepotato said:

    *i love idling i mastered the one foot but horizontal now
    that sounds like a challenge... *

    It is, and it's great fun. I'm not very good at the
    horizontal idle, but I can do it.

    Here's a little help guide on unicycling.org about the
    'Horizontal Idle'
    (unicycling.orghidle.html)

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  9. Johnfoss
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    Circus idle. Eww. What's it got to do with the circus? In
    circuses on the rare occasions when I see a unicycle, there
    usually isn't any idling involved at all. Usually it's just
    a ride through. Even in Cirque du Soleil's "O" (that was an
    ultimate wheel)!

    Horizontal idle isn't a very clever name, but it explains
    the motion pretty well. I think names like these will suit
    us better until our sport is more widespread.

    Regular idling is much easier to do one-footed!

    I was first shown the concept by Larry Steele, the promoter
    of the World Wheelers unicycle basketball team. He explained
    that this was a very flexible position from which to move
    off nearly instantly. From a regular idle, if you're at the
    wrong pedal position, you have to roll back before you can
    roll away. In a horizontal idle if you need the rollback you
    can do it real quick.

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  10. Newtouni
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    I can't idle, but when I try the horizonal position seems
    more natural to me. Which tells me I need to change that to
    the easier position (for learning) or join the circus.

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