Mounting my 'raffie

get a stool, stand on it, hold the giraffe, get on..

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total uni said:

*get a stool, stand on it, hold the giraffe, get on.. *

....
that's not freemounting. duh.

Hmm, for someone who's 4'7" it might be harder. But try this anyway:
Make sure one pedal is down. Put your foot opposite of the lower pedal
on the tire right beneath the frame (i.e. right pedal down, left foot on
tire) so the wheel can't move. Then, while holding the seat, put the
foot that's still on the ground on the lower pedal, then push up with
that foot, take your other foot off the tire and put that foot on the
other pedal. Oh, and then sit on the seat.

hope this helps, even for a midget.

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for some one thats 4' 7" thats like haveing the ginger bread man get on
a elephant.

i tryed for the life of me and couldnt do it.

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This video by Andrew Carter is very helpful:

High Resolution 640x480: http://tinyurl.com/5lpa4

Low Resolution 320x240: http://tinyurl.com/6hv65

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for some one thats 4' 7" thats like haveing the ginger bread man get
on a elephant.

i tryed for the life of me and couldnt do it.

Several adults have managed to freemount nine foot giraffes. Therefore
(NOT there for) it should be possible to mount a five or six foot
giraffe, if you used the right technique.

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if you have this book- look on pg 24 of "How To Ride Your Unicycle" by
Charles Dauncey.

While were on the subject im seeling my 5ft giraffe😉

jon

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I've heard of plenty of people being able to mount nine foot giraffes
and above.
Therefore, Tyler -> 5 foot giraffe == normal person -> nine foot
giraffe.

EDT oh, poo, jsm beat me. Darn.

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For a second it thought this thread was a very naughty thread about
Rafi...

I've only mounted a giraffe once but I just ran at it and jumped up with
all my might to get on the thing and started pedaling right away, the
same with my first coker experience... But it might just be me.

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I think i have a problem because I am afraid of heights and I have a 5ft
giraffe. That means I only rode it like 25 times, and have never have
had the courage to get back on it. Should I get riding my giraffe
again? And If so how do you cure your fear of heights?

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ZebraOnAUnicycle said:

* And If so how do you cure your fear of heights? *

Pick up that Giraffe and ride liike the wind, the only way to get rid of
your phobia is to face your fear, get really comfortable riding on easy
terrain. But if you insist on not riding it ever, then give it to me as
a late Christmas present!

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ZebraOnAUnicycle said:

* And If so how do you cure your fear of heights? *

Pick up that Giraffe and ride liike the wind, the only way to get rid of
your phobia is to face your fear, get really comfortable riding on easy
terrain. But if you insist on not riding it ever, then give it to me as
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ZebraOnAUnicycle said:

* And If so how do you cure your fear of heights? *

Pick up that Giraffe and ride liike the wind, the only way to get rid of
your phobia is to face your fear, get really comfortable riding on easy
terrain. But if you insist on not riding it ever, then give it to me as
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i can't seem to do it either... on my six foot

my friend has a five foot and after about a half hour trying to just do
the normal type mount (don't kill me for not knowing stuff) and finally
doing it once, someone showed me how to do a rolling mount and i did it
the first time🙄

it just takes practice... and perhaps a different seat for me (i can
never get a good grip on it, i want to throw a viscount up there)

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i can't seem to do it either... on my six foot

my friend has a five foot and after about a half hour trying to just do
the normal type mount (don't kill me for not knowing stuff) and finally
doing it once, someone showed me how to do a rolling mount and i did it
the first time🙄

it just takes practice... and perhaps a different seat for me (i can
never get a good grip on it, i want to throw a viscount up there)

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i could swear i tried to post this already, but after refreshing several
times it didn't show up, so don't get (too) mad at me if i've already
posted this

i can't seem to do it either... on my six foot

my friend has a five foot and after about a half hour trying to just do
the normal type mount (don't kill me for not knowing stuff) and finally
doing it once, someone showed me how to do a rolling mount and i did it
the first time🙄

it just takes practice... and perhaps a different seat for me (i can
never get a good grip on it, i want to throw a viscount up there)

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i could swear i tried to post this already, but after refreshing several
times it didn't show up, so don't get (too) mad at me if i've already
posted this

i can't seem to do it either... on my six foot

my friend has a five foot and after about a half hour trying to just do
the normal type mount (don't kill me for not knowing stuff) and finally
doing it once, someone showed me how to do a rolling mount and i did it
the first time🙄

it just takes practice... and perhaps a different seat for me (i can
never get a good grip on it, i want to throw a viscount up there)

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It's the best!
beats the rest!
cellular, modular, interactive-odular!

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Lower the seat a bit while learning to freemount.

Tyler,

Check your PM's. I got your e-mail but my reply e-mails kept getting
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