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    Joseppi
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    When my friend's left crank fell off after some heavy trail riding (on
    NOT splined hubs), I thought about the Kangaroo (cranks facing the same
    direction; motion similar to one-footing, but with both feet), and I
    decided to try the cranks at a 90 degree angle, causing a sort of
    gallop motion (and yes, I DID willingly risk stripping the hub in the
    process, but no harm done in the end). After a few minutes, I could do
    a few rotations without dismounting.

    Of course, this would never be practical, but it could be a fun workout
    if you could get the motion down well enough.

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  2. AaronTrilby
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    Intriguing.... um, that's all I have to say.

    Not! That sounds....strange and.....unique. I've never seen anything
    like that before. Got any photos?

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  3. Joseppi
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    I don't have any photos yet, but I'll try to get some up if you want.

    Nice choice of words, by the way..."unique"

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  4. Matt_V
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    I have thought about trying it many times, but never acually did. You
    should try putting both cranks facing the same direction.🙂 (both at
    12:00)

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  5. Joseppi
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    Matt_V said:

    I have thought about trying it many times, but never acually did. You
    should try putting both cranks facing the same direction.🙂 (both at
    12:00)

    Yeah I've tried that one before. I think I mentioned the kangaroo in
    my first post in this thread. Yeah...seems pretty tough. Actually, I
    wonder if this 90 degree gallop could be a stepping stone to learning
    how to ride that way. It definitely gives you a taste of that motion,
    but with a little bit of a boost from the other foot. Though, it's a
    bit weird getting used to having your feet in a pattern that isn't
    symmetrical any way you look at it.

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    i have done it. i ended up putting it on every spline and rotating 1 at
    a time on my DX
    the only one i couldn't ride was kangaroo, but i could do that 1
    footed...weird?much?

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    i did the same think as skrobo when i got my first splined uni. I found
    it quite interesting. I could one foot the kangaroo and could ride it
    with only one crank. But i had trouble figuring out any of the other
    configurations, i could only manage a few revalutions at the most.

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  8. The.Mars.Volta
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    I've done that before, ages ago. It's fun as. The kangaroo style was too
    easy so I started experimenting. It's cool that way.
    But I did it the same way as you, I had to remove a crank so I just
    tried it.

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    I know why Tomsey is so good at backs and why Shaun owns at normal
    flips.
    It has to do with the gravitational pull. Like how the toilet flushes
    in the opposite direction down there. Well its easier down there to
    flip backwards then forwards


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  9. Triball
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    I tried that on my standard one. It's hard, though

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  10. brendan
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    thats pretty cool, might try different positions on my splined cranks 🙂

    but maybe you could start ur threads with a better title?

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  11. Joseppi
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    I got it! Just a few more minutes of practice with it today and I can
    ride and free mount with this set-up...it's quite a workout, especially
    in 90 degree weather.

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