ONE freaking INCH!

im not really that suprised that when you raised it it help you

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When your seat is too low, your legs are cramped and are constantly
more tense, therefore riding is harder...it throws or your ballance, and
yes, on inch is alot!

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davis should raise his seat more

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The same happened to me, I used to ride with my seat for trials very
low, beccause I would only seat in hop. I raised my seat, and evreything
was put into a new light. Often times the rising or lowering can use
different muscles, so I bet that is what made it easier, leg extension.

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I learnt on a uni that was way too small for me... after I got a new
one, I found that having the seat too low made it more wobbly... My
theory is that the higher the seat is, the more it acts like a ships
keel or something, it keeps the wheel straighter...

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i mean i still am a very uncontrolled rider & stuff like that.
(i always keep turning right.) but seriously. i'm kicking myself for the
fact if it was raised higher 3 months ago i could probably do more
now!

*grumbles* 🙂

of course once i figure this out i have to drop the seat again so i can
learn trials stuff!

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lilfunky1 said: (i always keep turning right.)

Hey. I keep turning left. It takes all my concentration to go straight
or bare right (I usually crash if I need to make a real right turn).
Anyone know why we're going in opposite directions?

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it might be your seat is crooked

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gohfish said:

*lilfunky1 said: (i always keep turning right.)

Hey. I keep turning left. It takes all my concentration to go straight
or bare right (I usually crash if I need to make a real right turn).
Anyone know why we're going in opposite directions? *

All I can tell you regarding the uni wanting to turn right or left, is
that it has happened to a lot of us. We eventually out grow it as we
become better riders.

Do check that the seat is straight and that the tire isn't too soft or
that you are riding on a surface that leans to one side or the other.

There have been mores suggestions posted before, but more time riding
seems to be the best way to overcome this.

Good luck.

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re: me not going in a straight line

i've brought my theory down to two possibilities.
1. i mount with my left foot, and i don't know. maybe that somehow
causes me to go right.

and more noteably...
2. i can only balance myself if i had support on the RIGHT side. i'm
figuring this is causing me to go in wide right turns because i've grown
accustomed to leaning to the right

i seriously can't balance when i try to hold myself up with support
(wall etc) on the left.

my question is, how do i fix this? otherwise i'll just unicycle in
circles forever!

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The reason why your turning right is because your putting to much weight
on your right foot...try and push down with each foot with the same
pressure, and you shouldn't turn right as much...keep more weight on
youre left foot, and with the wall thing, you left foot is not used to
riding as much as you right and therefore is more unsteady. Just ride
more, and mount with your ride foot and left, and hang to stuff if you
need to with your left side jsut as much as your right, IF That makes
sense lol...but yah davic should get a new unicycle

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gohfish said:

Anyone know why we're going in opposite directions?

It may not be the answer in your case but road crown can have a
significant influence. Road crown is if the riding surface slopes
perpendicular to the riding direction. Unlike you might think, the
unicycle's tendency is to turn into the UP direction.

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lilfunky1 said:

the seat was an inch or two too short for my height.

Congrats on the breakthrough. But I really think you need to buy a new
seatpost and see what yet another inch would do for you.

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Klaas Bil said:

[Congrats on the breakthrough. But I really think you need to buy a
new
seatpost and see what yet another inch would do for you.
[/B]

well we tried that actually. my friend went as high as he possibly could
on the seat post, and when i tried to mount it and ride my foot came
right off the pedal when i tried to pedal away. that's when we lowered
it enough so i'm extended but not hyper-extended.

now i just need to practice i think!

i can't wait for the next toronto club class when we're in the gym! see
if i can go all the way down or something like that!

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One on one said:

*

All I can tell you regarding the uni wanting to turn right or left, is
that it has happened to a lot of us. We eventually out grow it as we
become better riders.

*

I used to have the tendency to want to turn a certain way, I just
practiced at turning the way I wasn't good at, and as 1on1 said, I
eventually grew out of it.

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