is it me or my uni????

uni4life_13 said:

im trying to learn some street stuff on my 20" sun that i learned to
ride on (i got it for like $100) i cant do anything with my seat out
i think i have too much weight out on the side, and i cant stay
balenced vitically. do my cranks stick too far out from the rest of my
uni? or do i just suck?

You just suck.

I can't do Seat In Front very well either.

--
Borgschulze

Torker DX on the way.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Borgschulze's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13501
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409

No, its you. Try and keep the seat close to your body to get used to it.

--
Eroick

--Eric Evenchick

My MSN: [email hidden]

Quoted message said:

but 3 degrees is like a heat wave!! woohoo.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eroick's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10884
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409

Eroick said:

No, its you. Try and keep the seat close to your body to get used to it.

Yeah, I hold my seat against my knee when I do Seat In Front, makes it
much easier, and you get used to not having the seat under you.

--
Borgschulze

Torker DX on the way.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Borgschulze's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13501
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409

Wow you guys are incouraging.
Edit: *that third one was a bit better*

You just need to practice your uni doesnt matter. The more you
practice the easier it will get.

--
timbob1907

Cheers,
___Tim
Post 110110 on MR 'My 777th post that got me into MRIS'
(http://tinyurl.com/ylckes)

forrestunifreak said:

I'm addicted to placebo's. I should stop taking them, but
it wouldn't matter anyway.

Ducttape said:

A cx? yeah..... the seat isn't really a seat it's a brick in
disguise.....

------------------------------------------------------------------------
timbob1907's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13425
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409

uni4life_13 said:

im trying to learn some street stuff on my 20" sun that i learned to
ride on (i got it for like $100) i cant do anything with my seat out
i think i have too much weight out on the side, and i cant stay
balenced vitically. do my cranks stick too far out from the rest of my
uni? or do i just suck?

You should probably just give up. Even my grandma can do that.

If you're having troubles falling to one side, try practicing standing
up (with seat in) and just holding that (without hopping). That should
help you with your balance a bit.

--
monkeyman

~Alex Brown
------------------------------------------------------------------------
monkeyman's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11455
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409

monkeyman said:

You should probably just give up. Even my grandma can do that.

Your grandma kicks ass!

--
Eroick

--Eric Evenchick

My MSN: [email hidden]

Quoted message said:

but 3 degrees is like a heat wave!! woohoo.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eroick's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10884
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409

The most important thing to remember is try to keep even weight on both
pedals, if you put too much on one, you are going to fall over. Keep
your knees bent!

--
Brian O.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brian O.'s Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10744
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409

I had the same problem with my torker lx and I wondered the same thing
but one day it just clicked and I got it after a few days of practice.
Don't worry, It'll come.

--
gordito8me
------------------------------------------------------------------------
gordito8me's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13641
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409

Whenever I learn something new, I have the biggest problem with falling
forwards. Sometimes it takes me a while to "click" and get it right,
and it can often be frustrating. It's not that anything is wrong with
my uni, it's just that I need to become more comfortable and set my
balance right. Because I fall forward, I try to do tricks with my tire
feeling more forward than usual. This really helped with my seat
wraps, and now i almost have super wraps down. You could try this
method if you want, but I'm not sure if it will help you. Just keep
practicing it, and give it some time, you'll get it eventually.

--
Blegas78

Nothing is better than than eternal happiness, and a ham sandwich is
better than nothing, therefore a ham sandwich is better than eternal
happiness.

"Rock Out Loud Yo!" -kid from Paper Bag Over the Head advertisement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Blegas78's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5293
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409

well i tried seat in front on my 24" torker DX and it seemed alot
eaisier and the cranks are alot closer to the frame, that is why i
origonaly had that idea

--
uni4life_13
------------------------------------------------------------------------
uni4life_13's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13726
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409

uni4life_13 said:

well i tried seat in front on my 24" torker DX and it seemed alot
eaisier and the cranks are alot closer to the frame, that is why i
origonaly had that idea

well
lower Q factor(Distance between pedals!!(cranks don't have Q factor,
but they do add to the Q factor))means that it is easier to ride SIF.
Utlimate wheels have almost no Q factor, so they are easier to ride w/o
a seat... its the same idea for SIF

--
skrobo

Quoted message said:

<> Unicycle For Christ <><

____________________________________________
-last edited by \"your mom\" at 8:35 pm -
------------------------------------------------------------------------
skrobo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12272
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409

It is probably just easier on the 24" because the wheel is bigger and
the faster you go the easier it is to ballance. The pedals on a 24" dx
are probably farther apart than on a 20" sun, not positive about that
though.

--
Spencer Hochberg

'Gallery.unicyclist.com/spencer'
(http://Gallery.unicyclist.com/spencer)
AIM: Litldude2
Email: Litldude2 (att) aol (dott) com
'Bedford Unicycles' (http://BedfordUnicycles.ca)

Evan said:

why are the dead burryed in the best beds?
a casket would be an awesome bed, they are fluffy

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Spencer Hochberg's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12659
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409

right, but they stick out farther from the frame and point of balence

--
uni4life_13
------------------------------------------------------------------------
uni4life_13's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13726
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409

It's freaking hard to turn sideway when your sif. That's why I always
lose my balance and fall off.

--
Tomahawk

*You can't spell slaughter without laughter.*
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tomahawk's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13442
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409

try to be as light and even on the pedals as possible and hold the seat
against your body, with both hands if possible. that should help alot.

--
+ZeroGravity+

The higher the fewer...
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ZeroGravity+'s Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14154
View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/55409