Awww.. his first UPD...

aww, how cuuute!!
I remember some of my first UPD's...good times....

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Racenut said:

... and the camera really does add 20 pounds 😠
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Not to worry the unicycling takes the weight off. 🙂

You still got!

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Chrashing said:

Not to worry the unicycling takes the weight off. 🙂

You still got!

haha.. thanks.. well see how quick they come back. And I've already
noticed how much work the uni is.. muscles I forgot I had. I've been
off my bike for a couple months now, but I also race BMX with my son.
Though it feels as though the uni may work off the gut faster.

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Glad you figured out I left off 'it'. :o

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Now that's great!!

How old is he? He's on a 20" or 18"? looks like a mini coker for him! I
wanted to get a 20 inch for my son he's 48" tall but the frame necks
are all too long for even the stubbiest seat post to work for him. Did
you cut one down or is your kid just taller.

Congrats! My son got a 16" torker for Christmas. He rides around in the
house bracing on walls and chairs and dogs. Loves it!!

I learned when I was 6. My dad took the fork and front wheel off my
tricycle and put a seat of sorts on it for me. I later got a schwinn.

Have fun!

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He's 9, but a small 9. 50 inches tall. The uni is a 20" Torker LX. I
cut the frame down by about 1.5" and then cut the seat post so that the
seat would go down all the way on that. While some of the
adjustability range is gone, I could still get a new seatpost and be
able to ride the 20" myself... so no harm done really.

Maybe I should have got a 16", but once he learns to ride, I figured it
would just be too hard for him to get anywhere on it. I'd rather have
something he can grow into rather than out of I guess.

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i couldn't watch the movie cause its late and im tired, but i will

podzol said:

Now that's great!!

How old is he? He's on a 20" or 18"? looks like a mini coker for him! I
wanted to get a 20 inch for my son he's 48" tall but the frame necks
are all too long for even the stubbiest seat post to work for him. Did
you cut one down or is your kid just taller.

Congrats! My son got a 16" torker for Christmas. He rides around in the
house bracing on walls and chairs and dogs. Loves it!!

I learned when I was 6. My dad took the fork and front wheel off my
tricycle and put a seat of sorts on it for me. I later got a schwinn.

Have fun!

I would love to see a movie of that, well not now maybe later, that
woudn't be good to be a dog in his way though

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Impressive riding for not having touched one in twenty years.

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habbywall said:

I would love to see a movie of that, well not now maybe later, that
woudn't be good to be a dog in his way though

I only caught him using the dog once before I put the kaibosh on that!
I don't have a movie projector, but here's my little guy on his torker.
I don't have a video camera, but here are some pictures.

Hey, I wish I had thought of cutting the frame down on a bigger wheel.
It will probably be an easier ride for him. the wobble or Q factor? on
the little wheels is terrible!!!

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good luck to him.

now, please excuse my ignorance, but would i be right in assuming UPD
stands for un-provoked dismount?

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krring said:

good luck to him.

now, please excuse my ignorance, but would i be right in assuming UPD
stands for un-provoked dismount?

I had to ask, too!
UnPlanned dismount.

Unprovoked has its place, too. Most Unplanned dismounts are unprovoked,
but unicyclists generally tolerate a high degree of provokation, so
there is an argument for your interpretation!

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Racenut said:

He's 9, but a small 9. 50 inches tall. The uni is a 20" Torker LX.

I read this as: "He's 9, but a small 9.50 inches tall...." Man, that IS
short. Oh, now I get it. That's an important space!

But you did the right thing to go with the 20" torker. 16" is too
small. Have fun!

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David_Stone said:

I read this as: "He's 9, but a small 9.50 inches tall...." Man, that IS
short. Oh, now I get it. That's an important space!

But you did the right thing to go with the 20" torker. 16" is too
small. Have fun!

Having JUST spent the bucks for a 16" torker, can you tell me what kind
of trouble my little fellow is in for wit the smaller wheel?

Thanks 🙂
Blake

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i could replay it over and over. he'll get it. i hope he stays with it.

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chosen said:

i could replay it over and over. he'll get it. i hope he stays with it.

Yeah He'll get it. I just love hid reaction! So positive.

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podzol said:

Having JUST spent the bucks for a 16" torker, can you tell me what kind
of trouble my little fellow is in for with the smaller wheel?

It's not that there is any trouble with the smaller wheel -- it's just
easier to grow OUT of. My 9yo daughter, who is average in height, used
hers thru age 8.5 or so, and then I got her a 20" uni that she loves to
zoom around on instead. The 16" seems archaic to her now and was
actually given to her 6yo brother. He'll use it till he's about 8, too.

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David_Stone said:

It's not that there is any trouble with the smaller wheel -- it's just
easier to grow OUT of. My 9yo daughter, who is average in height, used
hers thru age 8.5 or so, and then I got her a 20" uni that she loves to
zoom around on instead. The 16" seems archaic to her now and was
actually given to her 6yo brother. He'll use it till he's about 8, too.

Great, thanks!
I have to come visit you folks. Do you meet through the winter or when
do you start up in the spring?

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podzol said:

Great, thanks!
I have to come visit you folks. Do you meet through the winter or when
do you start up in the spring?

We meet at Grant's Tomb thru the winter. Sometimes the snow can be
really fun, tho there isn't any now (in fact, it's been 45-51 degrees
this past week). The only thing that stops us is rain.. We've only
missed 5 or 6 dates in the past 5 years -- amazing luck.

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podzol said:

I don't have a movie projector, but here's my little guy on his torker.
I don't have a video camera, but here are some pictures. Having JUST
spent the bucks for a 16" torker, can you tell me what kind of trouble
my little fellow is in for wit the smaller wheel?

Those are some precious shots...and don't regret the 16" purchase. What
kid wouldn't love to learn on a cool looking bumblebee like that?

Dave's reply is right on...the only real issue with purchasing the 16
is that it won't be all that long before you'll be in the market for a
20. We started our son at age 8 on a Torker 16, and it wasn't that
many months before he was ready for more speed and I was ready to get
him something he could use for multi-mile and off-road rides. We
upgraded to a Pashley 20" muni, which has served him well. He just
turned 12, and while he's probably ready for a 24, he still loves his
20. We did a couple miles of mud together just this afternoon.

Congratulations on your new rider. One more of us, one less of them. 🙂

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