rolling obstacles

I can roll stairs, if they're the right shape:
http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albuo86

Being able to roll obstacles is very tied to the exact details of the
obstacles. You really have to be there to compare.

For riding dips, you must be prepared to absorb the shock without your
body being bounced upward. Sometimes this means squishing yourself down,
so your feet can extend while the wheel pops down into the dip.

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George Pendergast and I got to see John Childs roll something remarkable
on Sunday. There was a concrete footing about 5 to 7 inches in height
and about 12 inches wide after which it dropped maybe 4 inches. The
footing had square sides so the starting angle and drop were literally
90 degrees or perpindicular.

There was a flat a few inches wide that followed the footing and the
flat was immediately followed by a partially buried, 18 inch diameter
steel pipe. The space between the two was just right to wedge your wheel
hopelessly into. My estimate is that 6 inches or slightly more of the
pipe was above the surface of the flat so the vertical starting angle
was between 70 and 75 degrees for this second object.

John likes to roll things when we MUni so George and I wanted to see if
he could roll this stunt with a trials unicycle on a 20" wheel which
would make it somewhat harder. He had to cheat and measure the rollout
but got it after about four tries.

George and I never made it over the two series stunt. I rolled to the
top of the footing once and wedged my wheel in the space. I think George
rolled the footing, too. Then we started cheating by hopping slightly.

JC rules the rolls.

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Thanks guys,
It helps to see and read about what others are doing, and how to
approach obstacles. There is tree with large roots and a drop on one of
the trails I ride that sounds similar to the concrete/drainpipe
obstacle. I have been wanting to try it and some tougher obstacles but
have not figured out how to approach them at speed.

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