A word for all you spineless yellow-bellied chicken livers out there who can't get up the courage to do a jump mount:p ...it's not nearly as hard as it looks😄 My son tried it first and succeeded on his own, having never actually seen one done:eek: Then he let me in on the big secret. You don't actually have to land on both pedals at exactly the same time! Close, yes but perfection is not required to achieve success! There, now you know too.
-- elmer - uniimpaired
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I can do a jump mount (not suicide). I landed it on my first try I think. I have never seriously hurt myself. I land it most of the time. It still scares the heck out of me to do it though.
I did it on a whim one day, and could not believe how easy it is. The best part is even a non unicyclist looks at you when you do it and think you are doing the hardest thing that can be done.
For me it was far easier than learning to idle, or even ride for that matter. I actually nailed the suicide mount first time I tried it. I rarely miss. The first time I tried to show some family members was on an unlevel surface in the dark. I missed many times that night, but very rarely since.
It's funny, the things that don't look that impressive are hard to learn, while something as easy as a suicide mount is impressive to just about anyone who sees it.
-- bugman - Equilibrium Challenged
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