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  1. Is it possible to ride a BC Wheel one footed? My friend and I are having
    an argument on this, and I think it's possible, but he doesn't. are
    there any videos out there of someone doing it? Jeff? Ryan?

    thanks

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  2. possible for a few seconds probably. mabey if the person was weightless.
    Any pressure down on one pedal will make the wheel lean that way, right
    into the leg, making for a painful dismount.

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  3. i have done it for about 5 sec., it wasnt on porpuse but i had to do it
    for ballance.

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  4. 5 sec? I dont believe it. 5 seconds is a pretty long time when BC
    wheeling.

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  5. I'm thinking it would be possible if you're turning, like in a really
    tight circle, so the wheel is leaning over a lot. That would put more
    weight on the footless side, methinks....

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  6. its true, it may have been more like 2-3 sec., i didnt land it either,
    it was a depsret help for ballance.

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  7. I think it would be possible.... watch how jeff starts out on the BC
    wheel...... http://tinyurl.com/6pbpo

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  8. Jeff Groves does it while getting up speed before jumping an obsticle in
    a Toque video I watched. He has one foot on it and pushes with the other
    foot like a skateboarder, then puts the other foot on. I don't know how
    he does it.

    Mojoe

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  9. Josue Barreto from Puerto Rico has a BC wheel that he can ride one
    footed. It has an extension that clamps to the leg below the knee for
    support so the wheel doesn't flop over when ridden one footed. I don't
    have a picture of Josue's wheel, but it's similar in design to the
    device pictured in 'this thread' (http://tinyurl.com/3thdt) except it's
    sparkly and more BC wheelish.

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  10. thats the way i allways start my bc, i cant rolling mount.🙁

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  11. john_childs said:

    *Josue Barreto from Puerto Rico has a BC wheel that he can ride one
    footed. It has an extension that clamps to the leg below the knee for
    support so the wheel doesn't flop over when ridden one footed. I
    don't have a picture of Josue's wheel, but it's similar in design to
    the device pictured in 'this thread' (http://tinyurl.com/3thdt) except
    it's sparkly and more BC wheelish. *

    The video link in that thread was apparently dead and wouldn't work for
    me. The device shown in the still photo is the "Pedespeed," or something
    inspired by it, and is something that I've been interested in for quite
    some time. There is a charming Victorian-era picture of it here:

    http://www.jimskipper.com/victoria/2001-1/tech.html

    The photo shows the wheels mounted on the insides of the legs. The art
    image has the wheels outside, which I think would work better, as it
    would keep the wheels from colliding with each other. Someone needs to
    build a modern version of this, right now.

    Mr. Mustachio there is gonna need more than a boss hat and Michael
    Jackson moves to get in with those ladies, who've got a nice pairs
    routine of their own going on, thank you very much.

    I'm sure the date in the caption is a typo and should be 1875, not
    1975.

    I think I posted something a while back asking whether a two-sided
    version of Josue's BC would be workable. It would have a leg-brace on
    each side, so you could switch feet while riding it. I drew a picture...

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  12. 'twounicycles' (http://twounicycles.googlepages.com/)

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  13. onewheelskate said:

    'twounicycles' (http://twounicycles.googlepages.com/)

    hahaha great 😄

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  14. It would probably be possible by tilting the wheel sideways. A brace
    would be necessary to not have your weight against the side of the tire
    though. Everything has a theoretical balance point so you could lean
    your body to counteract the weight one side of the tire.

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  15. Doesnt Jeff do it in Defect? he does it for a bit im sure. I cant bc
    and Im sure its really hard but its possible.

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  16. timbob1907 said:

    Doesnt Jeff do it in Defect? he does it for a bit im sure. I cant bc
    and Im sure its really hard but its possible.

    Yeah but its really easy to do what Jeff did, he just took his foot off
    for a moment. It would be really hard to ride it fully one footed.

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  17. weeble said:

    The video link in that thread was apparently dead and wouldn't work for
    me. The device shown in the still photo is the "Pedespeed," or
    something inspired by it, and is something that I've been interested in
    for quite some time. There is a charming Victorian-era picture of it
    here:

    http://www.jimskipper.com/victoria/2001-1/tech.html

    The photo shows the wheels mounted on the insides of the legs. The art
    image has the wheels outside, which I think would work better, as it
    would keep the wheels from colliding with each other. Someone needs to
    build a modern version of this, right now.

    Mr. Mustachio there is gonna need more than a boss hat and Michael
    Jackson moves to get in with those ladies, who've got a nice pairs
    routine of their own going on, thank you very much.

    I'm sure the date in the caption is a typo and should be 1875, not
    1975.

    I think I posted something a while back asking whether a two-sided
    version of Josue's BC would be workable. It would have a leg-brace on
    each side, so you could switch feet while riding it. I drew a
    picture...

    That's a very nice design. Not sure if it's ridable though but looks
    like fun either way. 😄

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    'twounicycles' (http://twounicycles.googlepages.com/)

    Very cool except for the ski pole thingys. 😄

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