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I DID IT! 50 meters, 150 ft, without a UPD!

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    Sgaterboy
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    http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51591

    that was earlier today. . . after that post I went downstairs and kept
    at it for one and a half hours. . . leaving from a wall on our garage
    and riding out into the parking lot.

    I got my first comment from a non-rider - "hey now, stop making the
    rest of us look bad for needing two wheels" . . . to which i replied "I
    can barely go twenty feet without falling. . . thats hardly making you
    look bad :-)" to which he replied "at least you're trying. . . keep it
    up!"

    so i did.

    I went 150 feet... outside the garage, over a speed bump, into the
    parking lot, and around the corner of our building.

    The biggest thing I learned was: let the unicycle swerve left and right
    like mad. I had been trying to keep it in a straight line, but as soon
    as i started letting the wheel veer left and right I improved tenfold.
    I can now consistantly mount and go at least twenty feet! I completely
    soaked every article of clothing i had on... I have been stopping when
    the sweat line reaches the bottom of my shirt, but today I was having
    so much fun I didnt even notice how wet i was until i got upstairs and
    my clothes weighed ten pounds, lol.

    Oh man, I'm pumped... this is AWESOME!!! thank you, unicyclist.com!!!

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  2. burjzyntski
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    "That's one more of us and one less of them."

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    It's no good being Polish unless you prove it once a day.

    \"every silver lining has a touch of gray.\"
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  3. U-Turn
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    Dood!!!!! 😎

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  4. Andy912912
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    Congrats! I learned in a skatepark and only went down through half a
    very flat ramp. I almost did the bleachers, but I couldn't free mount,
    hop, crank grab(hadn't heard of it, still can't) or anything. Now that
    I can hop...

    What's a UPD anyways?

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    Need for (low) speed!Level Bored!Plain Crazy!I reject your reality and
    substitute my own!(Adam, Mythbuster)I now ride for Christ(though I
    always did, now I'm in that group) but I still need my daily dose of
    (low) speed!
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  5. Sgaterboy
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    burjzyntski said:

    "That's one more of us and one less of them."

    :-D HAHAHAA this is great! I cant quite go as far as i want, the 150
    foot one was a crowning achievement and i can only go maybe 50 feet
    with any consistancy, but all my rides are now at least 20 feet! I
    need a rest cuz I am soo oworn out but i cant wait til tommorrowwhen I
    hope to go around our whole buiding (about 1000 feet circumference, its
    a 'X' shaped building) wihtout a UPD.. wish me luck! wow... I'm so
    excited! this is the coolest thing I've done for at least a year...
    thanks for all your guys' help and support!

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  6. unitoon
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    yeah, once you get past like 20' then you're pretty much golden. and
    don't worry about the swervy thing. after a little more practice it'll
    work itself out. great job!

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  7. harper
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    Congratulations. You are a rider.

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    B L U E S H I F T

    *jc is the only main man. there can be no other.*

    This is still my nth post....*AWESOME!!!*
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  8. Sgaterboy
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    Andy912912 said:

    What's a UPD anyways?

    UnPlanned Dismount!!! yaay, i knew the answer!!! hehehe I must be pro
    ;-)

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  9. Andy912912
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    I get tons of UPD's, then! Thanks!

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    substitute my own!(Adam, Mythbuster)I now ride for Christ(though I
    always did, now I'm in that group) but I still need my daily dose of
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