Free Mounting Time

It took me maybe an hour, but I had done lots of mounting with support.
Just keep doing it next to a wall/pole and use it less and less. Some
people find it helpful to pedal the uni backwards .5 rev,which sets them
up tilted forward so they can ride forwards easier. Personally I just
push off the ground a bit harder to get in my forward tilt.

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I learned while learning to ride. It took a while, I guess. It came
about a day after I learned to ride.

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i had the same problem. i eventually overcame it by switching my foot
position to right foot 3:30 or 4:00 and left foot at 9:30 or 10:00. i am
right footed, but if you're a lefty, just flip those around.

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It's times like this it would be handy to have a non digital watch,
although this is probably the only time........

I'll explain how I freemount. I put the right pedal in 9 oclock
position, sometimes a little higher. Put my right foot on the pedal, and
have my weight on my left foot. If I don't use my hands I position the
seat in my crotch where it'll be at a good place when I jump, although
you can hold the front of the seat with your hand, I use my left. The
main thing is to either hop enough that you don't put weight on the
right pedal, or try to push the uni front slightly when you jump, either
way it shouldn't go backwards. I don't think getting your weight on the
seat is as important as getting both feet on the pedals, hopefully where
you want them, I usually have to fix how i'm sitting anyways to get
comfy.

I know thats a bit long, but it takes just a second or two, the faster
you jump the more time you have to make adjustments, but after you get
it you only get more comfortable with doing it, and soon you'll be like
" hey, i'm good" : )

Andrew

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Check out the static mounting tutorial on unicycle.2ya.com
Also, make sure to keep ALL of your weight on the seat.

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James_Potter said:

*Check out the static mounting tutorial on unicycle.2ya.com
Also, make sure to keep ALL of your weight on the seat. *

i dunno, i put equal weight on seat and back pedal, and that gives me
more time to put my other foot on the front pedal.

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PopeSamXVI said:

*I learned while learning to ride. It took a while, I guess. It came
about a day after I learned to ride. *

yeah i learnt like that too. you ride along and when you fall you try
and get back on. when you have to wald to a light pole every time you
fall off you learn to freemount pretty quickly.
or if you don't want to even bother with that you could do what i did
for my first trip away from the 50m radius around my house. take your
little brother with you, while he is riding on a scooter. make sure hes
close by when you upd

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Dont try so hard - hold on to something and learnt to rock or idle -
freemounting it will come to you - you're just having a mental block
becos you've now learnt not to do it.

Leave freemounting alone for a week.

Learn to ride backwards.

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i never tried anything other than freemounting

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Sorry, saw the thread title and thought it was a special offer...

It took me about 17 years to learn to freemount well, but that was
because I was self taught,and used the 12 and 6 o'clock positions.

Try the 10 past 8 position, with the lower pedal nearer to you.

Put the seat "in place". Put your foot on the near pedal. Give the uni
a gentle push forwards until tyou feel the pedal pushing up against the
sole of your foot, then put enough back pressure on to lock the wheel,
and pivot up into position.

Mysterious levitation is a useful technique too.

Freemounting is a skill that comes with idling and reversing. The
problem isn't getting up into the riding position - it;s the transfer
from not riding to riding. You need to develop confidence at low speeds
and when "stalled".

Good luck.

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If you still cannot manage to freemount - practice these things.

1. Ride along, stop the unicycle, then ride forward; essentially you are
practicing riding off from a freemount. Do this with both left and right
foot forward.

2. Learn to ride backwards, which is in fact remarkably easy.

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fontiminal said:

2. Learn to ride backwards, which is in fact remarkably easy.

Remarkably easy? Hmm. I think backwards riding is surprisingly hard.
I've been working on it off and on for months and I'm still only 50%
at going 10 meters backwards. I'm better at riding forwards one
footed. Still, backwards seems easier than idling, another
recommended step to freemounting that seems backwards to be,

My suggestion for learning to freemount is focusing on making an
accurate jump as you mount. The goal is to hop up and balance
momentarily on the saddle before starting to fall forward then
correcting by riding off. Actually, you can carry a small amount of
forwards momentum, but finding the balance point is critical. I think
rolling back is easier because the jump can be smaller (less
physical), but it makes little difference if you have strong legs.

That's my $/50.

Ken

fontiminal said:

2. Learn to ride backwards, which is in fact remarkably easy. [/B]

It is?!?! Well, I be darn. I'll have to tell myself that next time I
try it.

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i'd have to agree with newtounie on that one. riding backwards waas one
of the hardest and most frustrating experiences of my short life.

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