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    jsm
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    I've been practicing seat drag a lot lately and have now gone ten meters
    dragging the seat in front and in back. Generally, I find the seat drag
    in back easier, but I have actually gone a little farther dragging in
    front. Anyway, I am now interested in learning to pick the seat up
    again. I really have no idea how to go about it so I would like some
    advice. Specifically, I would like to know which way is easiest, as I
    have thought of several different ways to go about it. Is it best to do
    it while riding fast, or should I come to a standstill? Or would it be
    better to stop, hop in place while holding the tire and grab the seat
    that way? How about kicking the seat up with the toe or heel? Any advice
    would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks in advance,
    Jon

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  2. johnfoss
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    The coolest way to pick up the seat, when it's dragging in back, is with
    your heel. You keep pedaling, turn your heel inward, and pick up the
    fork as your foot comes by. Your hand is somewhere around your butt to
    catch the seat and put it in place. To bystanders, it looks like the
    seat just levitated off the ground!

    With the seat in front, my limited experience is with just picking it up
    while riding. Someone like Ryan Woessner could probably fill you in with
    lots of variations and more knowledgeable advice.

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  3. jsm
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    I got the pickup from seat drag in front for the first time today and
    caught it on video. Below is a frame from it. I still have to learn the
    pick up in back. Can anyone give me some advice? It seems like I'd have
    to lean down a lot farther than for the pickup in front.

    +----------------------------------------------------------------+
    | Attachment filename: pickup.jpeg |
    |Download attachment: http://www.unicyclist.com/attachment/263218|
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  4. fcwegnm0b
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    I've seen videos of people, while dragging it in back, reach back and to
    the side and lift the fork right around the crown and stand back up into
    riding seat in back/seat on the side... I've been trying to get the
    pickup too, catching it with your heel soudns awesome, but I fair a lot
    better dragging in front..

    Dave

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  5. johnfoss
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    Yes, use your heel. If the goal is to impress an audience, the no-hands
    pickup is way cooler than the regular way. The only reason to pick it up
    with your hands is to do the harder trick. I know you'll have to scrunch
    down farther, but nothing much useful beyond that. Check out World
    Champion Ryan Woessner in his NAUCC Freestyle performance. He picks it
    up by hand somewhere in there:

    http://www.unicycling.com/naucc/

    Sorry about the massive download; it's the entire 4 min. performance!

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