leaning left as i ride.

I dunno, but I have the same problem.

Anything bigger than 20" and I ride all squint. Get by allright tho.
I've stopped seeing it as a problem and now see it as my riding style.

I ride big wheels all squint.

I wouldn't worry to much, unless the traffic is on your left!

T.

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Same problem here. Except that I notice the difference between my 24
and my 29. Straight on the 24, crooked on the 29. I've noticed that
changing the tire on my 29 made a noticable improvement but I still
ride it a little bit crooked. I think it's a dominant leg problem but
not sure. Sucks though😠 I've brought this up in other threads and
everyone says to just keep practicing and it'll get better.

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underdog said:

I think it's a dominant leg problem but not sure.

That could be the problem. I've noticed a lean too, and I've always
had a dominant right leg. Lately I've been learning one-footed riding
and idling with my left foot to get rid of the dominance, and it seems
to be helping. My pedal stroke is much smoother than it used to be.

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I don't think I lean, but I turn about 100x better to the left than I
can to the right.

*shrug*

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Variables:

1. Tire. Some tires have a more pointed cross-section than others, and
can be hard to ride in a straight line without constant adjustment.
Compare the tires on the two cycles.

2. Riding surface. Is your surface level? Are you on the side of a
road? Try riding the same line in the opposite direction, or on various
surfaces to rule that out. The side of the road is never flat and
always tilts toward the curb.

3. Cycle build or wheel true. If the wheel is crooked, or dished to
one side, this can put the unicycle out of line. Look down from the top
of the uni. Does everything look straight? Check the rim in relation to
the axle. Is it centered? Now, even if you see something that's not
100% plumb, this may not be the problem. Some unicycles can be totally
out of whack and still ride fine.

4. Seat height/crank length. If these are different between the two
cycles, the problem could be biometric (you). Try different seat
heights, or different crank lengths.

5. Imaginary. Is it all in your mind? Try leaning the opposite way on
purpose for a while. Does this change anything?

Those were listed in rough order of importance/likelihood. Work on them
in that order.

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Sometimes I find myself leading with my right shoulder as I unicycle.
If I'm fatigued, I'm even twisted in my torso. This happened yesterday
during my long-distance training ride and I realized I was also on a
road surface that was slanted (higher on my right and lower on the
left). Felt really awkward and I couldn't get out of it. I looped
around and found that the opposite direction on the same road produced
the same effect, but left shoulder forward. After resting a bit, I
could go through with no twisting.

Also, noticed that my Nimbus 29er tire looks almost a little over an
eighth of an inch closer to the left fork than to the right. Is this a
problem with the wheel dishing? It's basically new.

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abridged said:

Also, noticed that my Nimbus 29er tire looks almost a little over an
eighth of an inch closer to the left fork than to the right. Is this a
problem with the wheel dishing? It's basically new.

It could be the wheel dish, or the tire itself could be seated
asymetrically, or the frame could be bent. The tire seating, you can
probably eyeball; does the bead look like it's seated about the same on
both sides of the tire? If so, then it's probably a wheel dish
problem; you can check that by removing the tire and then using a
dishing tool or just turning the wheel around in your unicycle frame to
see if the error moves to the other side. If it's still closer to the
left fork when you flip the wheel around, the frame is probably not
straight.

If the wheel dish is off, you can fix it by tightening all the spokes
on one side of the wheel (the right side, in your case).

If the frame is not straight, you can probably get away with bending
it. You might want to have a pro do that.

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Are your sit bones symmetrical
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http://www.nidus-corp.com/bass.html

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uniikki said:

Are your sit bones symmetrical

Think I'll check out the uni first, as I would rather not ask around
for a tool to measure the symmetry of my sit bones.

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abridged said:

uniikki said:

Are your sit bones symmetrical

Think I'll check out the uni first, as I would rather not ask around
for a tool to measure the symmetry of my sit bones.

Still less have them adjusted.🙁

Cathy

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cathwood said:

abridged said:

Still less have them adjusted.🙁

Cathy

Yikes! But then I suppose it depends on whether I'm being adjusted
for dishing or out-of-roundness.

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