giraffe cycle

juggleVT said:

*I have a 5-foot Torker Unistar TX giraffe-cycle, and the only way i
can mount is if i lean on a wall or grab my big brother's head. How do
i freemount my giraffe without pulling my bro's hair out?😄 *

Put a hat on him.

Or read 'these' (http://tinyurl.com/2tpc3).

Raphael Lasar
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I am sure that you will get some "expert" advice from this newsgroup,
but for starters, how about using your brother's shoulder instead of his
head for support?

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I just learned to freemount last week. In fact it was also the first
time I got to try a giraffe. I guess the first thing was to learn to
ride. For me to mount (not free) I'd stand on a counter top about three
and a half feet off the ground. From there, it was just a matter of
getting on.

After a while, I thought I'd try some free mounting. At first, it
seemed impossible, but after a few hundred tries nailed one. Then
another. Then another.

I found the secret was to start with the pedals in the horizontal
position with the right pedal further from me.
I'd take a quick two steps and jump, catching the right pedal when it is
closest to me.
Then, it's just a matter of getting myself on the seat and my left foot
on the left pedal.

The key was to time the jump and to jump as high as I could

I have a few videos of my failed attempts and one of a successful one.
There are also a few pics of the giraffe and other cool stuff. I think
you need quicktime to view the videos.

Hope that helps,
Daniel

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Have a look at Andrew Carters great tutorial site:

http://www.unicycle.2ya.com/

Look under miscellaneous, there is a video tutorial there, that probably
be helpful.

Rusty

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