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  1. Hi all, I'm hoping some of you would be ableto help me out with a few
    freestyle questions, here goes:

    When (trying!) to one foot wheel walk, does the 'spare' foot touch the
    tyre at all to act as a brake? I seem to stop the whel moving when it's
    there, but the wheel shoots out if it isn't!

    How do you do the thing where you jump 180 degrees around the unicycle
    (like a uni spin except with the rider doing the spin!)

    How do you do the Dan Heaton-esque unispin with one hand when the
    unicycle is underneath you to start off with(as opposed to being held
    out in front)

    Also, I can't get the hang of balancing on one foot on the crank without
    the wheel rolling out, any advice?

    Thanks a tonne,
    James 🙂

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  2. And... to the top with you! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

    Thanks again,
    James

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  3. No you don't put your foot on in 1foot wheel walk the spare foot go's on
    the frame it just takes practice to get your balance.Unsure on the other
    stuff but if you are learning 1foot wheel walk so you can glide it is
    well worth it although i went a slightly different route
    I learned to ww 1ft ww then got bored started coasting go so far got
    annoyed with it found i could magically glide! Amazing!😄 i am not
    perfect at coasting i have done 5 revs max but i got tried of that and
    found i could glide much easier and can do about 10 revs now sorry if
    that was no help bt it beats revision the other stuff is just strange
    the crank stand sounds easy but i never tried.
    Can any one help me with that off the wall thing that dan heaton does
    in universe 2 he go's in seat out back onto a wall holds a window sil
    and off in2 seat out front anyone can do it here?
    Ben

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  4. Thanks, anybody else?? I've tried a quick, but I don't kow what a couple
    of the things are called, so I don't kow what to type! Come on, somebody
    must be able to help me out!?

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  5. 1. For "one foot" wheel walk, the other foot has to stay off the wheel.
    Otherwise you loose all your points in a Standard Skill routine. You can
    use the other foot to help you out when learning of course.

    2. I haven't done that one. It must be tough to get the rotation of the
    body without rotating the uni the opposite way.

    3. You mean a unispin, starting without the seat in front? Same way, I'd
    expect. don't start rotating the uni until your legs are out of the way.
    the rest is the same.

    4. Not sure what you're trying to do. Does it have a name? (the names
    are in the Standard Skill List, in the USA or IUF Rulebooks)

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  6. Dan Heaton does it in Universe in the intro where he stands on the
    cranks and passes the uni out in front, around the back and back to the
    front again, stepping over the frame as it passes and Universe 2 after a
    unispin on a wall where he stands on the part of the crank that is
    attached to the hub with one foot, leans the unicycle overand puts his
    'spare' leg straight out between him and the uni.

    Not sure that makes sense, but whenever I try it, the uni always rolls
    out from under me!

    Thanks for the 1foot WW thing tho! I can't seem to spin the uni by
    holding the handle one handed, tho I must just need improved wrist
    strength!

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