Learning to Unicycle

not really its all about style.. practice thats all i got

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ive been going out for like a half hour, then coming in for like 15. I
culd get like a quarter of a revolution now.

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e39m5 said:

* Im trying to have to chairs on the side of me for help getting up,
then ijust release and go

e39m5 *

That is what I did and I'd have to say it worked for me. Maybe try
having someone walk next to you at your same speed holding onto their
shoulder for support. This will help some, but in the end you really
just have to "push off" from the two chairs and go.

Keep trying...

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Ya know, learning to ride a bike was a lot easier. But this is a lot
more fun. Hurts, but you get used to the feeling. Well, not really.

e39m5

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oh dont worry youll be used to the feeling in no time.. keep on
trucking

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Heres whaT I can do so far. I get up on my own. But cant tay up. I
use the chairs to get me balanced. Leaning on the chairs i have 2
poles. I grab the poles and start pedaling forward. I can get like 3
revolutions now. I want to get 5 then drop the poles. ITs burning hot
outside though. Have to break a lot.

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Hey I've been teach a bunch of people to unicycle lately, here's what I
tell them:
Once you get up make sure to sit up nice and straight and put some
wieght on both the peddles and the seat. Rock back and forth a bit to
get ballanced. Try not to lean to far forward or back. I usually have
people start off against a low wall, but poles could also work. Try to
put less and less wieght on them. And yeah, I takes about a million
trys. Keep going!

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lol. I tried so hard to stop the poles from hitting the ground, it
actually went up and clonked me on the head. I dont have a small wall
or fence, which is truly annoying me right now. I would be nice to have
something i can always grab onto just incase. Am I right to be
practicing on grass?

e39m5

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it took me about 4 hours to learn. i put my back to a wall and got up on
my unicycle. then i shoved off and started pedaling. it took me a couple
hundred times before i could stay on it for any lenghth of time but
persistance is the key.

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In message <[email hidden]>,
e39m5 <[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Heres whaT I can do so far. I get up on my own. But cant tay up. I
use the chairs to get me balanced. Leaning on the chairs i have 2
poles. I grab the poles and start pedaling forward. I can get like 3
revolutions now. I want to get 5 then drop the poles. ITs burning hot
outside though. Have to break a lot.

I'm starting too - have been for six weeks. I didn't get on with the
chairs - too short a distance. Founds some crutches in the garage left
over from when the wife broke her leg twenty years ago. I can now get
around a playground with them to help, using them less and less. It's
the hardest thing I've ever done physically, but **fun**.

New breakthrough today - managed to mount just using the crutches to
help!

Keep trying!
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e39m5 said:

* Am I right to be practicing on grass?
e39m5 *

The grass is a nicer surface to fall on, but, a hard smooth surface is
much easier to ride on.

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Errr. My borhter who wanted to "try" changed the height of the seat and
now im all screwed up again. I keep falling right after i leave the
chair.

e39m5

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I learned in a good few days. I did my learning with the help of a nice
pickup truck. 🙂 g/l with your learning! Its great once you can just
keep going, its worth the hard work in the beginning.

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my only tip is to lean forward just a tad to ge going in the beginning,
sit up straight once you get goin and keep your head up

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e39m5 said:

Is there a method im missing?

Yes there is! It is described in a Word document written by Andrew
Carter and myself. Not entirely coincidentally, it has /exactly/ the
same title as your thread. You can download it from
<http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/uni_beginners.htm> (towards the bottom
of the page).

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e39m5 said:

Is there a method im missing?

Yes there is! It is described in a Word document written by Andrew
Carter and myself. Not entirely coincidentally, it has /exactly/ the
same title as your thread. You can download it from
<http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/uni_beginners.htm> (towards the bottom
of the page).

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Push off and ride, thats how I learned. Also don't be scared of getting
hurt or falling off. If ur worried about it, pad up more until you just
bounce, it worked for me. I learned in a 6th form suit, in stupid
shoes...

The half turn - balance - half turn is a great way to learn, it also
means if you aren't confident about the next turn you can always
dismount without injury. For smooth riding you'll have to unlearn it, as
stu said, but for Muni you then have to re-learn it again, for rocky and
uneven slopes 🙄... the irony.

Good Luck!
Loose.

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I highly recommend not starting on grass. I have good control over my
uni now (on pavement I guess. It's also a 20" 😄), and it still takes
concentration to get over all the lumps and [censored] that is in grass to get
to my destination.

So just get out in your driveway, or better yet, the nearest tennis
court, and go from there! You'll learn to fall off onto your feet in
short order.

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