New Skill... Yippeeee!!!!

Congrats to both of ya'll.

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chirokid said:

*Those forward hop-off are a lot scarier. Any tips?
*

My tip. Jump far enough forward so the rear of the tire clears the
ledge you're jumping off of. 🙂

Jumping off of a drop forwards is better than jumping off the drop
sideways. When you jump off forwards your momentum is going forwards in
line with the way the wheel rolls. That makes it easier to roll out the
landing. Jumping off of big drops sideways can put nasty side loads on
your wheel when you land. Nasty side loads can result in the wheel
turning into a taco. Learn to jump off drops going forwards. It will
put less stress on your wheel, and it will be easier to roll out the
landing.

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Congrats Keith for both of you. Just when I thought you dropped off the
side of a mountain in one of those long Muni rides, you pop back in.
Good to see things are progressing! We will have to get together again
sometime this summer. My wife may be talked into a ride into the
mountains in the next month or two. We are headed to Virginia for a
Wedding tommorow, and then to Misouri in a few weeks. So it will have
to be after that sometime.

So which Uni did you take off the big drop? Was it the Summit? I think
my ankles are about ready for me to abuse them somemore.😄 Maybe I
should try a hopping off something.

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Congratulations! That's great to hear.

Andrew

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Thanks for the kind comments. I especially appreciate John's wisdom for
forward hops 🙂, thanks John! LOL

Tonight I did only forward jumps. I end did some rolling forward hops.
I didn't get too far off the ground, but I was at least getting air.

Now for the update. FWI, 20" seems much higher than 16". I never
bailed while attempting to hop off the 16" ledge. However, with the 20"
ramp (that is as high as the ramp goes), I bailed in mid-air the first 4
attempts. Then, the fifth hop was successful. Yipppeeee, I landed a
forward hop off a 20" ledge.

Now I gotta go find a 2 foot drop. 😄

Today, I installed a new KH velo seat on my daughters 16" jugglebug.
She LOVES it! She was so excited she called me at work to tell me the
Big Brown Truck had arrived. It is so nice to ride with the girls you
love.

Sign me the 20" dropper, --chirokid--

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congrats...thats cool

I have an 8 year old little sister who wants to learn, but im not sure
how to go about teaching her...any tips? thanks

collin

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You guys are so lucky. I'm the only one in my family that unis.

Oh well. That does mean I get more $$$ for unicycles instead of having
to share it.

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magicollin said:

* I have an 8 year old little sister who wants to learn, but im not
sure how to go about teaching her...any tips? thanks
collin *

Hi Collin: Do you have a unicycle her size? That would be my first
tip. To teach my girls, I had them practice riding from a curb. Once
they could go across the garage, I then would just walk beside them
while holding hands. Do this for several days in a row and my girls
were riding. My 4 year old took a long time, but the other two girls
were riding in a few days. Then, you keep improving for life.
--chirokid--

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yea i have one that fits her....thanks for the advice

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Chirokid

Looking for 2 feet to drop.... what's next? How high is the roof of
your house?

Congrats on making the big leap into drops. My best stands at 30",
just 10" higher than your best. You are catchingh up to me FAST! I
better get working on the next level. I have a 40" drop waiting for me
in my back yard trials course. I have worked a little on rolling out of
the drops in anticipation of the bigger drops.

I figure once I get comfortable with my 40" drop, I'll do a 4 footer or
two to say I've done it and stop there. Care to join me and work to the
4 foot club?

Congrats also to your daughter. Curbs and backwards... Awesome!

I'm doing the 4th of July parade this year. My 7 year old daughter may
do it with me. I hope she does. It would be really fun to see her
riding in a parade.

DROP IN sometime.... 😄

Bill

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billham said:

* I have a 40" drop waiting for me in my back yard trials course. I
have worked a little on rolling out of the drops in anticipation of
the bigger drops. *

I was feeling good about 20", but now you've went and scared me with
talks of 30", 40" and 48". 🙁

billham said:

*
I'm doing the 4th of July parade this year. My 7 year old daughter
may do it with me. I hope she does. It would be really fun to see her
riding in a parade.
Bill *

You and your daughter will love the Parade. Like you'all, my girls and
I will be doing the Gatlinburg July 4th Midnight Parade here in
Tennessee. Even my 5 year old plans to ride a few 100 foot flat and
straight stretches. We will have float support for H20 and unicycle
transport this year also. If my girls get tired, they can just hop on
the float and rest for a while. It should be GREAT!!!

Maybe I can mount on the Float, then hop off onto the street? Hummmm!!!
If I try that, I'll make sure EMS support is close by. 😄 Have a
great parade. --chirokid--

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