*Is it possible to grind (or slide) solely on your pedal?
David *
yes, and to grind hand rails you have to. yes, the side of your crank will slide agaist what you are grinding. When I am pedal grinding, I always find myself dragging my heel. some people say that heel drag helps balence.
yes, and to grind hand rails you have to. yes, the side of your crank will slide agaist what you are grinding. When I am pedal grinding, I always find myself dragging my heel. some people say that heel drag helps balence.
mike *
To grind rails you can also just slide crank it works. i heard you get further with pedal slide but have more stability with crank grinds. Brian
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To grind rails you can also just slide crank it works. i heard you get further with pedal slide but have more stability with crank grinds. Brian *
true, the problem I have with crank grinds is that it is really hard to do without having the tire rub against the ledge or rail and stopping foreward progress.
To grind rails you can also just slide crank it works. i heard you get further with pedal slide but have more stability with crank grinds. Brian *
true. the problem I have with crank grinds is that it is hard to not hsve your tire rub against the ledge or rail, bringing the uni to a halt. when I try to crank grind on rails, my wheel roatates so the rail ends up between the crank and the wheel. I believe that crank grinding will lead to cooler tricks (dropkick grind).
Well I started trying to ride one-footed today, I got in one revolution on my first try before I fell to the side.
Also, for the life of me I cannot keep my pedals in one position while hopping. I just land the first one and start rolling. I've tried applying equal pressure, but it just rolls forward.
i agree w/ robbie. i think it should be called a pedal slide, too. pedal slide just kinda rolls off the tongue, while pedal grind sounds kinda crude. but, i guess it'll end up like rocking, (having multiple titles for the same thing.)
After 45 minutes of trying I got from an average three revolutions of backwards to a full 35 feet. Granted, I was wobbling left and right, but my course was generally straight. Soon enough I'll have it nailed.
*i agree w/ robbie. i think it should be called a pedal slide, too. pedal slide just kinda rolls off the tongue, while pedal grind sounds kinda crude. but, i guess it'll end up like rocking, (having multiple titles for the same thing.) *
Well... almost everyone else seems to think it should be grind, so I guess it's grind.
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Last weekend i put together a string of tricks. I started with one-footed idling, then to one-footed riding, then to wheel walking, and then back to one-footed riding. ... it felt awsome
-- unicycle_x - -MUni Militia-
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I learned how to pedal grab,crank grab today(its a start).I learned ww last week. i learned to tire grab(some confusion about the name)thats were you lean over grab the tire and take your feet off?
-- forrestunifreak - Aka:forrestunifreak
E Pluribus Montis,Unum Uni
You know the UPD is coming.the UPD will get you.so plan for it.and UPD anyway.
i learned how to drop of curbs, last week, and now im working on hopping and coming to full stops, i [censored] love this so much. Any tip son hopping jumping [censored] like that i would lovoovoe.
hmmmm lately...i cleared a 6 stair on my 24", and then i got my new 20" trials, and im sooo close to gliding, its not funny. am also trying a gap between to benches (same height) that is just over my head height. i can flat gap that far, but at the moment i've only had enough guts to go to my crank...
-- unicyclistjoe - Wellingtons 2nd Best
Well a MOPED or whatever you call it...yeah good one security
yes,oldandmoldy,hold the front of the seat with one hand,if your not already,at first it might be easier with two hands. and bend your knees,flex your ankles.
like oldandmoldy I've just nailed hopping and riding down 10 inch drops - and up much smaller kerbs. in the same session managed some very short idles, stand-stills and a couple of revolutions backwards.
2 months of very gradual progress and then wham - so much in 45 minutes!
