My Giraffe came in!

Wow, great job on freemounting so quickly.

Here are a few skills that should keep your Giraffe well exercised:

Idling: Standard, one foot, one foot leg crossed, leg extended, foot on
opposite pedal

One foot riding

Seat in Front, Seat in Back

Backwards

Hopping, Jump Rope, Stairs

Rolling over an obstacle

Spins

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awesome, thanks for all the suggestions. I can't wait to get out and try
them 😄

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You can throw down on most of the normal uni tricks on a giraffe, it's
just little different.

You'll be learning tricks in no time once you get more comfortable on
your tall rider

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thats dope dude. my giraffe i dont ride much. i can go backwards and
idle on it- but i tried hopping only one time and it fell out from under
me. it was a bad fall. so be careful with the hops.

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What method did you use for freemounting: climb-up or rolling? Whichever
you used, you can learn the other. My experience with giraffes is very
limited, but I have ridden the one at the local juggling club on the two
evenings I have gone. I manage the climb-up mount on the second night
after about ten minutes of practice. I found idling and backward riding
weren't too hard, but I had trouble with one-footed riding because there
was a lot of slack in the chain. Hopping wasn't any harder than on a
regular unicycle, except that the seat didn't have a handle, making it
slightly awkward to hold. I also managed a spin, which wasn't too hard,
except that it took a long time to get it going.

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Flyer Wrote:
-"The only sad part is that I don't really see any neat tricks (other
than riding it) that could be performed with a giraffe. Is there
anything I should try out?"-

Trimming the tops of trees 😄

Congrats on your new wheel.

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Tricks?

How about you come clean my gutters!
(just kidding)

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Flyer Wrote:
-"The only sad part is that I don't really see any neat tricks (other
than riding it) that could be performed with a giraffe. Is there
anything I should try out?"-

How did you learn to ride it so fast? I got mine the other day and
finally got on it today, I have lean on a fence like when I started
riding.

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Freemounting is impressive for all but the most jaded spectators. Then
you could do some spins, backwards spins, seat in front.

Learn to un-mount down to the tire, and hop on it or wheel walk it while
holding the frame. Then climb back up.

And, of course, juggle. That's always a big one in parades. If you get
real good, you can pick up your clubs without dismounting!

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johnfoss said:

*Freemounting is impressive for all but the most jaded . If you get
real good, you can pick up your clubs without dismounting! *

From the ground? How would that work?

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The only thing I can think of is by getting onto the wheel somehow, then
leaning over to pick stuff up, then climbing back to the pedals.

other than that, I don't know! :P

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congrats im getting my 6' savage in the mail real soon. Yea how do you
pick up clubs etc. off of the ground. How do you climb,(step on the
chain sprocket?)

Sorry a little off of topic when i get mine in are giraffe's easy to
assemble when i have never seen one.

Let us know how easy it is for you to mount.

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Yeah i wouldn't do too much hopping on the Torker TX, my friend bent the
axle on his running it off curbs and now the chain goes tight and loose
every rotation, wihc isn't very helpful. I've also got a TX, and agree
the seat is [censored], it seems like they put the seatpost too far back so it
feels like the seat is always trying to pull out from between your legs.
I think i'm going to shim the frame and get my KH seat on there.

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Thanks for the tip on not bending it :P
I've done a small bit of hopping, so I know it's possible. I guess I'll
leave it there.

Also, I was looking at the bottom of the seat, and it looks like you
could possibly bend out the clips underneath it that keep the cover on,
pull the foam out, put on some gel or a tube, and retighten the clips.
I'm beginning to think this is more and more what I'll be doing.

However, I think I'll be waiting until I have the cash to purchase a KH
or whatever fits on that seatpost that's more comfy before I go mangling
up the seat! 😄

The TX is a slick looking uni, and I'm also getting that pull backwards
feeling, but I'm pretty sure that's just because the wheel is pulling
forwards. If you make a concious effort to straighten the whole thing it
dissapears.

Also, ICP8456 - You mount it just like an ordinary unicycle rollback
mount, just put the pedal corresponding to your strong foot in the
lowest position, and use it as a step to jump up and onto the saddle. I
wrote about it in your thread actually 🙂

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