bouncing on seat...why?

If the bouncing is caused by your pedaling, focus on pedaling smoothly
all the way around, using both legs equally. Sit down firmly and relax
and practice pedaling softly, not pushing down too much on the down
strokes. You could also play with your seat height and try different
things with that. It is possible your seat is too low...

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That used to happen to me alot. Yeah, just work on getting smooth pedal
strokes then it will slowly come to a stop. Unless you are going really
fast.

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I only bounce on the seat when i'm going my avg speed. If i'm going
really slow, or really fast it stops. I don't care about bouncing up
and down though, although it probably makes me look pretty goofy
bouncing up and down to non riders.

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check your tire to be sure that its seated on the rim correctly
it may have a bulge in it and you may only feel it at higher speeds

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Derek52287 said:

I only bounce on the seat when i'm going my avg speed. If i'm going
really slow, or really fast it stops. I don't care about bouncing up
and down though, although it probably makes me look pretty goofy
bouncing up and down to non riders.

I'd say unicycling alone would make you look goofy to non-riders. haha!

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lol good point.

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im permanently single because of the whole unicycle thing....people dont
accept it.

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tomkarches said:

This is strange. Whenever I go beyond a certain speed on my uni, I start
to bounce up and down in the seat. It doesn't stop until I slow down.

This is not strange at all. It is the mass of your legs that has to
accelerate up and down during the revolution of the pedals.

To increase the speed at which this starts to happen, some things
help:

* ankling. Basically, use your ankle joint as much as possible, so
that your leg movement is reduced. Google for more info.
* move the pedals consciously around in a circle, rather than just
pushing them down on each stroke.
* What helped me, but I haven't heard it from others so I'm not sure
it is good advice: pull on the seat to stabilise yourself with respect
to the uni. The disadvantage is more (or quicker) numbness
development.

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gabetheunicycleman said:

im permanently single because of the whole unicycle thing....people dont
accept it.

Dude, your only 14, dont worry. There's hope for you yet😉

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Well I'm soon-to-be-single because the boyfriend hates my bruises. 🙁
And I'm not 14.

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gabetheunicycleman said:

im permanently single because of the whole unicycle thing....people dont
accept it.

That is funny. trust me you will find somebody. My last gf i allmost
convinced to ride and she said she would try then we broke up but it
wasn't because of unicycling.

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Back on subject, having shorter cranks help a great deal in stopping
bouncing. They will greatly decrease the distance your legs have to
accelerate up and down.

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