I tried skate mounting really early on, and it took a few hours. My
advice: wear shinpads (soccer shinpads turned to the inside of my legs
work great for me and don't cost much) so that you don't scrape your
leg. Then try it lots of times ;-)
You want the wheel angled so that as you hop up onto it, it just comes
vertical as your other foot lands on it. Then, as you put weight on
both feet it'll stay vertical and not touch your leg.
IMHO it's largely in getting the angle and jump right, and putting the
right amout of pressure on the second plate soon enough. And doing
that without thinking about it just takes time and trial/error
learning, like learning to ride the uni in the first place ;-) There
may be some better way of learning, but that worked for me.
--
mark williamson
Dave: Just a question. What use is a unicyle with no seat? And no
pedals!
Mark: To answer a question with a question: What use is a skateboard?
Dave: Skateboards have wheels.
Mark: My wheel has a wheel!
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