Spinning Trouble

Doing a really, really good spin is very difficult. The main advice I
can give you is to practice it a lot over many weeks. Make sure you have
a good tire, and a good surface to practice on. (A gym floor is lots
easier than rough cement.) Short cranks are also supposed to help.

I'm working on the backward spin right now, and having a very hard time
of it. I can ride backward in little circles, but I can't properly spin
yet.

Look at the videos of Japanese riders 'here'
(http://gallery.unicyclist.com/JapaneseFreestyle) if you want to see
some really good spins and pirouettes, forward and backward.

When you start working on harder freestyle skills, you have to get used
to learning things over several weeks, or even months, rather than just
a few days. Practice as much as you can, but make sure you have fun.

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Evan Byrne said:

*Find a slick floor, and coat your tire in WD-40.

it works like a charm. *

You CHEATER!

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dude, its all about wet linoleum.😄

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Try increasing your tire pressure. Less surface area may help. (it
helps in flatland, and it is the same princible)

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Are you trying to learn to do a spin or a pirouette? A spin is a bunch
of tiny circles in a row. A pirouette is spinning in place like a top
for a couple revolutions without pedaling.

It sounds like you may have the start of doing a spin. But then you go
on to talk about accidentally getting in to a backwards spin that
sounded like it was actually a partial pirouette. I think you've got
your terminology messed up.

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john_childs said:

*Are you trying to learn to do a spin or a pirouette? A spin is a
bunch of tiny circles in a row. A pirouette is spinning in place like
a top for a couple revolutions without pedaling.

It sounds like you may have the start of doing a spin. But then you
go on to talk about accidentally getting in to a backwards spin that
sounded like it was actually a partial pirouette. I think you've got
your terminology messed up. *

That would be it then. My trouble is pirouettes. I've been doing it at
the boat house at city park where there is very slick concrete. If I get
desperate, I might try armoral on the tire. Thank you for your input.

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