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Foot/pedal movement

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    RichVoice
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    Now that I'm actually riding for some distance each time I ride (usually
    100-300 feet or so), I'm noticing something that's happening with my
    feet, and I'm wondering if it's indicating a problem.

    I always start with the balls of my feet on the pedals, pointing
    straight forward. But they seem to "creep" a bit. By the time I UPD
    (or PD, if I'm getting tired), I'm usually pedalling with my arches
    directly over the pedals, and my toes are usually pointed out
    slightly.

    I'm not moving my feet intentionally. In fact, when I try to move them
    intentionally, I usually get very wobbly and/or fall off, because I
    don't seem to have enough control yet to be able to keep the pedal
    revolutions going without pedalling forward with both feet.

    So I'm wondering a few things. Is this normal, or does it indicate a
    problem? Should I just start out with my arches on the pedals instead
    of the balls of my feet? Since I'm used to riding a two-wheeled
    vehicle, it feels wrong to be pedalling with my feet farther forward,
    but is it better/more natural/whatever when riding a one-wheeled
    vehicle?

    Thanks,
    Rich

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  2. phlegm
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    Keep practicing. You'll be able to move your feet all over eventually.
    I have a bicycling background too, so I still pedal on the balls of my
    feet when riding a uni. I think a lot of the trials riders that do a
    lot of jumps tend to ride more on their arches. I don't know that one
    way is always better than the other. It just depends on what types of
    things you're doing on your uni.

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  3. johnfoss
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    If your average ride is 100-300' it's too early to worry about the small
    stuff. Your feet aren't yet ready to relax and make circles to match
    the pedals. As the riding becomes more controlled in general, all this
    stuff will probably clear up automatically.

    If it doesn't by the time you can ride a quarter mile consistently,
    please offer your shoe tread type, pedal type and seat height in
    relation to leg extension. All of those are factors in pedal grip. Is
    your seat too low?

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  4. SET u ON fire
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    i used to ride bmx and and i have always riden with my arches on the
    pedals is feels more stable

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  5. RichVoice
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    johnfoss said:

    If your average ride is 100-300' it's too early to worry about the small
    stuff. Your feet aren't yet ready to relax and make circles to match
    the pedals. As the riding becomes more controlled in general, all this
    stuff will probably clear up automatically.

    That's good to hear. I thought that might be the case, but I didn't
    want to let a bad habit/practice/problem get out of hand.

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    If it doesn't by the time you can ride a quarter mile consistently,
    please offer your shoe tread type, pedal type and seat height in
    relation to leg extension. All of those are factors in pedal grip. Is
    your seat too low?

    I think it's about right. With my heel on the pedal, my leg is mostly
    extended. I might try it a half-inch to an inch higher, but I think
    it's about right where it is.

    I'll take a picture of the pedal. Apparently, my brother-in-law, who
    works in a bike shop and assembled the unicycle, didn't think the stock
    pedals that came with the unicycle (a Sun 24"😉 would take much abuse,
    so he swapped them out for some pedals that were on a mountain bike
    that someone had just returned. When he saw how scraped up they were
    after hundr-- er, a few UPDs, he told me that he was pretty sure he'd
    made the right decision.

    Rich

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