Sideways Wheel Walk: Help!

i haven't a clue
i'm sure someone who does have a clue will see it sooner or later

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if you haven't figured this out yet, one helpful hint would be to keep
your weight on the seat like you do when you ride normally. so
basically all your weight is going to be in your arms pushing on the
seat. don't put any weight in your feet on the wheel, the only thing
your feet are going to do is be there to push the wheel to make you go.

it is hard to say how fast you should go, probably easier to show you,
so if you have a video of someone doing it in their routine or
something, whatever speed they are going is will probably be right about
the right speed you will want.
you can't go too slow, you do need to go fast enough so that you will
stay up. anyways, i hope that helps a little, if i think of anything
else i'll let you know.
-lindsey

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For best results with how to do skills, find somebody with a digital
camera that can do video clips. Keep making video clips until you get an
example that's typical of your problem, then post it here. Uh, or get
someone with a functioning account to post if if you can't.

For sideways wheel walk, the side-to-side balance for the unicycle works
the same way as it does when you're riding. Steer a little left, a
little right, etc. You have plenty of steering power, as your hands are
probably gripping the seat nice and tight. Now you just have to get a
feel for which way you're going over, in time to make corrections.

Speed should be walking speed or less.

Oh, and if you use existing videos for examples of how to do it, avoid
top-top experts like Ryan Woessner (I have him on my web site). He does
it great, but he's not necessarily the best example for starting out!

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There is video of two foot sideways wheel walk and one foot sideways
wheel walk on Leo's 'unicyclist.org' (http://www.unicyclist.org/)
site.

Go to "Standard" and then search for "sideways ww"

Here are direct links to the Macromedia Flash versions of the videos:
'sideways ww' (http://tinyurl.com/3kohe)
'sideways ww, 1ft' (http://tinyurl.com/5d39g)

I can't offer any tips cause I can't do it. Hopefully the videos will
give an idea on speed.

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getting a carbon fiber seat frame is a good help in learning it

http://www.unicycle.com/Shopping/shopexd.asp?id=259

you want to put soo much of your weight on the seat that normal seats
bend and crumble under the pressure. also locking your elbows/standing
up with your arms type action helps.

and also the leading foot does almost all of the work. try both feet
as your leading foot see what works best (I had more success with my
lesser one foot wheel walking foot leading)

as for speed fast enough that you don’t fall off ? probably comparable
to tipical riding speed I would say faster then wheel walking

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Thanks for all your advice. I would post a video, but I don't know how.
I have been trying to put all of my weight on the seat, but it's still a
problem. Two things which may be inhibitting me are the 24" wheel and
the KH saddle. The KH saddle is good for almost everything I have tried
except sideways wheel walk. Since I don't want to put my weight on the
lift handle and break it, I have to put my left hand in a rather awkward
position. Unfortunately, I can't afford a new saddle right now, let
alone a regular 20" freestyle unicycle, so I will continue to work with
what I have.

Has anyone found sideways wheel walk one-footed easier than the regular
version? I seem to do just as well or better this way.

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