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NEW VIDEO-Muni At Dawn

terrybigwheel · 2006-07-22T19:28:54+00:00

This time out I decided to get up at 3:30 am! Got to the trailhead just before 5am and it was still pitch black...but not for long. The first few shots were made with my "helmet Cam". It seems this POV method is quite better than the frame-mounted camera; there's less shake and you can "aim" the camera simply by moving your head. Throughout the ride the comments I heard most were: "dude that's hardcore!" (I said thanks, but told 'em they should go this website and DL some videos of some really good riders!) Everybody's so friendly on this trail. I had a nice converation with a jogger as we paced along at the same speed for about a mile or two. At the end of the video I had a small crowd watching me as I attempted to balance on a skinny 3' high, (seemed MUCH Higher!) then ride off of it. I was nervous and the structure was quite shaky, but I felt that I had to go for it since they were expecting me to. A nice end to the vid and I was glad I didn't break any bones!😄 I think I'm improving week by week, but I obviously have a LONG way to go. But to me a big part of the fun is all the new stuff you learn as time goes by.😄 *_Linkage:_* http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/?g2_itemId=222816 -- terrybigwheel Impotence: Nature's Way Of Saying "No Hard Feelings". Uni is just a cycle I'm going through. 😎 *My Video Gallery*: http://tinyurl.com/e6wt5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ terrybigwheel's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11418 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/51378

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terrybigwheel
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22 July 2006, 19:28 UTC #1

This time out I decided to get up at 3:30 am! Got to the trailhead just
before 5am and it was still pitch black...but not for long. The first
few shots were made with my "helmet Cam". It seems this POV method is
quite better than the frame-mounted camera; there's less shake and you
can "aim" the camera simply by moving your head.
Throughout the ride the comments I heard most were: "dude that's
hardcore!" (I said thanks, but told 'em they should go this website and
DL some videos of some really good riders!) Everybody's so friendly on
this trail. I had a nice converation with a jogger as we paced along
at the same speed for about a mile or two.
At the end of the video I had a small crowd watching me as I attempted
to balance on a skinny 3' high, (seemed MUCH Higher!) then ride off of
it. I was nervous and the structure was quite shaky, but I felt that I
had to go for it since they were expecting me to. A nice end to the vid
and I was glad I didn't break any bones!😄 I think I'm improving week
by week, but I obviously have a LONG way to go. But to me a big part of
the fun is all the new stuff you learn as time goes by.😄
*_Linkage:_* http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/?g2_itemId=222816
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22 July 2006, 19:49 UTC #2

NordicUni420 said:
Mmmm... boston. that's awesome, i would love to get up early and ride
sometime. you beat the heat that way. sweet riding
Yeah, it can top 85 F by 9am! And it stays that hot at least 'till 6pm!
So the only real alternative is to hit the trails at dawn. I like to
get in at least 3 hours, and today I did almost 4, and by 9am it was
starting to bake!😄
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22 July 2006, 19:57 UTC #3

cool video terry. i loved the fence thingy at the end, it was reali
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terrybigwheel
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22 July 2006, 20:04 UTC #4

amanda.gallacher said:
cool video terry. i loved the fence thingy at the end, it was reali
good!
Thanks. Miles (Mornish) did a similar drop from that same fence thingy
a couple of weeks ago, so I had to try it!:p
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22 July 2006, 21:01 UTC #5

Dude I must confess... As you started crossing the bridge over the
stream I immediately started chanting "fall in the water, fall in the
water, fall in the water". I honestly don't know what came over me.
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terrybigwheel
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22 July 2006, 21:03 UTC #6

Trapper said:
Dude I must confess... As you started crossing the bridge over the
stream I immediately started chanting "fall in the water, fall in the
water, fall in the water". I honestly don't know what came over me.
Cool video too.
HA! I actually DID fall once but just got my shoes wet is all.😄
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22 July 2006, 21:27 UTC #7

I liked it!
Looked like you were getting some little trials lines going in there, I
bet you could easily clear those cement blocks.
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terrybigwheel
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22 July 2006, 21:35 UTC #8

Jerrick said:
I liked it!
Looked like you were getting some little trials lines going in there, I
bet you could easily clear those cement blocks.
Cement blocks? I think you mean tree stumps? Yeah, I'm increasing my
gap width a little bit at a time. 2-2.5' seems to be about my limit
right now. I also need to work harder on my rolling and static hops
which suck right now. But an old dog can still learn at least -some-
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trials_uni
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22 July 2006, 23:02 UTC #9

Great video...But id did notuce that for 5the first half you werent
wearing a helmet at all...Not like you at all Terry..Tsk, tsk...
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22 July 2006, 23:42 UTC #10

great video and nice riding! also loved hearing music I grew up with -
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terrybigwheel
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22 July 2006, 23:57 UTC #11

trials_uni said:
Great video...But id did notuce that for 5the first half you werent
wearing a helmet at all...Not like you at all Terry..Tsk, tsk...
Yeah that's because My minicam was attached to my helmet, and so it was
easier to just leave it on when I set it up for a long shot...but
you're right, that was kinda dumb!😄
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mornish
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23 July 2006, 00:12 UTC #12

was the fency thing still really wobbly?
lol on one of the muni rides with the SD uni club I fell down a muddy
ravine and then I fell in a creak. I was soaked.
great vid.
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terrybigwheel
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23 July 2006, 00:17 UTC #13

mornish said:
was the fency thing still really wobbly?
lol on one of the muni rides with the SD uni club I fell down a muddy
ravine and then I fell in a creak. I was soaked.
great vid.
ps. pm me when you go on rides. I want to come again!
Do you have a video of that!! Comon pleeeze post it if you have it!
lol
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23 July 2006, 00:33 UTC #14

unfortanently, no. however, the really downside was that I fell down the
ravine(it was muddy and very deep) I climbed up(it took like 10
minutes) and then I found out we had to go down that way. unicycling
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terrybigwheel
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23 July 2006, 00:42 UTC #15

mornish said:
unfortanently, no. however, the really downside was that I fell down the
ravine(it was muddy and very deep) I climbed up(it took like 10
minutes) and then I found out we had to go down that way. unicycling
with wet shoes sucks.😉
Wow! I didn't know it was that bad! Hope you weren't hurt.🙁
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23 July 2006, 00:54 UTC #16

nothing other than a few scratches.
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23 July 2006, 03:09 UTC #17

terrybigwheel said:
Yeah, it can top 85 F by 9am! And it stays that hot at least 'till 6pm!D
oh no 85 F It's been 105 F here this last week in tennessee. i've
hardly been able to go outside.
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terrybigwheel
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23 July 2006, 03:54 UTC #18

arsenalfc7349 said:
oh no 85 F It's been 105 F here this last week in tennessee. i've
hardly been able to go outside.
That sucks! Maybe there's something to global warming.:eek: I just
checked the current temp here last updated at 8pm (pst). 81 F! Yikes.
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23 July 2006, 04:10 UTC #19

arsenalfc7349 said:
oh no 85 F It's been 105 F here this last week in tennessee. i've
hardly been able to go outside.
oh no! 105 F? Today I was working outside all day, and it was 110 F
here in the Central Valley in California.
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23 July 2006, 07:17 UTC #20

Eh, I dont really let the weather effect me, Its been 100 something up
here now, and I still ride, when it is snowing, I am riding, when it
rains, I ride.
Think of me as a mailman, delivering mail no matter what, but on a
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