Re: second and third mounts

PopeSamXVI said:

*I also need the mounts for level 3. I've read directions on how to do
the side mount, and I've seen it done quickly, but I have no idea how
to learn to do it. it just seems so awkward. *

There are videos of many of the different mounts on Leo's
'Unicyclist.org Standard Skills page'
(http://www.unicyclist.org/cont/standard.cfm). Scroll down to the
bottom of the page to see the mounts. There's a video of the side mount
there that shows what it looks like.

There is a good description of how to do a side mount here: 'Side
Mount' (http://tinyurl.com/6jd9t).

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Quoted message said:

I really like the swing-up and pickup mounts. They're relatively easy,
and look good. Kickups are okay, but I don't like them as much as the
swingup.

I like the pickup mount also, but what exactly is the swing-up mount? I
read the discription on unicyclist.org, but I still can't visualize
it.

Also, I just invented a cool variation on the pickup mount. Set the
unicycle in the seat drag in back position and stand over it with the
frame between your legs, holding the wheel with one hand. Then put one
foot on the down pedal and kick the frame up with your free foot, catch
the frame, put the other foot on the correct pedal and ride of seat in
back. Is there an official name for this mount?

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Quoted message said:

the kick-up mount learn it as soon as u can it is the kewlest way of
getting on a uni

i can already do it! 7 or 8 times out of ten anyway.

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john_childs said:

The thing with the suicide mount is that you have to let go of the
unicycle *before* you start your jump.

Do you mean let go of seat, then bend legs, spring upwards, etc.?

I don't really think about it too much, but I probably let go just
before my feet leave the ground. The unicycle mounts page says "let
go AND jump" [emphasis mine], not "let go THEN jump". Am I cheating
or not?

Ken

The swing up is where you do a pickup mount except you use your toe to
life the frame. It's about as easy as the pickup.

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Ken Cline said:

*Am I cheating or not?*

i think 'cheating' is a bit strong
but unless u let go of the uni b4 u jump, u're not doing a suicide
it's easy to tell the difference, if u're not a lil' bit petrified, it's
not a suicide mount
😉

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Ken Cline said:

*

Do you mean let go of seat, then bend legs, spring upwards, etc.?

I don't really think about it too much, but I probably let go just
before my feet leave the ground. The unicycle mounts page says "let
go AND jump" [emphasis mine], not "let go THEN jump". Am I cheating
or not?

Ken *

I can't say you're cheating because that is still a legal free jump
mount. You can see a short video clip of a free jump mount at Leo's
Unicyclist.org site: 'Unicyclist.org standard mounts'
(http://www.unicyclist.org/cont/standard.cfm). Scroll down to near the
bottom of the page to see the mounts. The video shows a legal free jump
mount.

I hold the suicide mount to a higher standard even though the free jump
mount and suicide mount are considered the same. See GILD's description
for the difference. For the suicide mount I like to see the release
exaggerated to make it very very obvious that you have let go of the
unicycle before starting the jump. That means release, pause, jump.

If I was doing levels testing I would consider the mount as done in
Leo's video a legal free jump mount. If you were trying to show off and
impress me I'd have to consider it a poorly executed suicide mount and
no dice. 🙂

I don't like doing what I consider a true suicide mount. It scares me.
I usually do what I consider a free jump mount, but I'm also well aware
of the difference and that I'm wimping out.

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