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  1. Original post
    trials_uni
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    Tonight I went out for a great ride...Probly the best one since i
    learned to freemount!

    I was determined to make progress some where in my trials trianing and
    man did i ever!

    I was just kinda cruisin around doin my normalwarm up trialsy stuff and
    i decided it was go time. I walked over to a particular drop that has
    been givin me problems since day 1. I call it M.O.P.E.(My Own Personal
    Everest). Its about a 2ft drop(I kno not much to you guys) to flat
    concrete. I ahd to Mount on about a 4x2ft square which for me was
    precaruious enough. But then i had to steady myslef with a few
    correctional hops(which also scared the [censored] outta me).

    So here i am balanced atop thsi little square with a few hops to keep
    me steady. Im runnign through my head all of the things you guys told
    me to do in my "How do you get the b*lls" thread, "Just do it", "Look
    before you leap", " If you break something who cares"...And so on. I
    was also thinking to myself, "well if i bail, Im goin down.If i land it
    im goin down with pride!"

    It was like i could each and everyone of you guys cheering me on in my
    head. So i went for it, the world seemed to move in slow-mo for that 2
    seconds of hang-time then "UHG!" I heard myslef say as i hit the
    ground. i rolled out and yelled my head off. I was so excited...I did
    it like 5 more times before i came in and wrote this.

    So thats my M.O.P.E. story...i dont think i could have done it without
    you guys.

    -Phil

    p.s. Sorry for such a long post about this but im still really
    excited😄!!

    --
    trials_uni

    TRIALS 4 LIFE !

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  2. JJtheunicycle
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    wooooooooooo hooooooooooooo thts awesome!!!!!!!!!! good job! high five.
    u should pat yourself on the back, thats a big step in trials riding

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  3. Jerrick
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    Great job man! Now to keep stepping it up =p

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  4. trials_uni
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    I already have tommorows challenge laid out...Its a 3 foot hight loading
    dock behind my building.😄

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  5. Jerrick
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    One of my MOPEs where bleachers, jump up the first step, jump up
    another, then the other, until I was at the top, then jump from the top
    seat, all the way down, I think it was a 6 foot drop, but it was one of
    my goals I did all not too long ago. =p

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  6. trials_uni
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    Man, 6 feet...I can barely imagine that right now...but soon enough. I
    want to be doing around 4feet consistantly by summer holidays. Plus i
    need to increase my hop hieght alot..Its only abotu 1 foot on a good
    day.

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    TRIALS 4 LIFE !

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  7. Jerrick
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    Keep practicing, you'll have it sooner than you think =p

    Specially if you get some good uni friends with ya to push you, and you
    can push them to do better, that's always a great way to try stuff.
    Even better, if you don't have any uni friends around you, then you get
    the chance to teach someone and watch them "grow-up" witch IMO is very
    kool and satisfying.

    --
    Jerrick

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  8. trials_uni
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    Well the only other avid unicyclist i kno thats even remotely in my area
    is Brian Mackenzie...and hes ussually quite a busy guy...maybe ill try
    to get a club going and convert some normies

    --
    trials_uni

    TRIALS 4 LIFE !

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  9. gerblefranklin
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    Good job, but why are you aspiring to do bigger drops? When I come upon
    a 3' drop to flat concrete on a trials ride, I dismount and walk or i
    go around it. There's no reason to damage your body or unicycle for
    this.

    Instead, why no aspire to jump UP this drop (or at elast crankgrab it)?
    Yeah, it's probably ~6 months off, but you'll do a heckuva lot less
    damage to yourself and unicycle, improve considerably more as a rider,
    and be a lot more impressive.

    Don't increase your drop height faster than your skill level. If you
    need to climb up onto the object and mount, then your probably aren't
    ready for it.

    To be fair, I've been riding trials for 4 years, and only done one 4'
    drop to flat. That was one too many, too. You'll find that being able
    to do 4' drops to flat sounds like it's a lot more satisfying than it
    actually is.

    --
    gerblefranklin

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    there yet--Not nearly."--Cold Duck Complex
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  10. trials_uni
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    Well for now atleast im really proud of myslef because not only did i
    conquer my fear of that one drop but it has opened the doors to many
    smaller drops that i never even thought of doing but now can.

    What yous saying makes alot of sense though...I think you're
    right...ill work on my hop hieght till I can get up to the top before i
    drop it.

    --
    trials_uni

    TRIALS 4 LIFE !

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  11. dan de man
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    nicely done when I did my first 2ft drop like that I was soiling my
    myself at the thought (im replacing swears w/ proper words) when I did
    it I felt so good

    --
    dan de man

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    Reminds me of Andrew Carter's blue nipples...

    forrestunifreak

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    i have never broken a nipple before

    unisteez

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    Would getting my nipples greasy be better when I twist them tight? or
    should I leave them like they are?

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  12. goldenchicken
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    trials_uni said:

    " If you break something who cares"

    This optimistic thread I must find.

    Congratulations to your drop, we all know the feeling 😄

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