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I've seen a few people learn in less than 2 hours, an old school friend
did it in about half an hour and a few people at Ox uni hockey have
learnt in 2 slightly-less-than-an-hour sessions. It's pretty rare
though.

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My friend Eric could freemount and ride about 2 revs after about 20
minutes but he was stuck on that for some time.

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I learnt to ride the length of a sports hall in exactly two hours. I was
11 though, which I think is the relevant factor.

I've seen quite a few children learn pretty fast at our juggling club,
I don't know if it's quicker learning skills or just that they go for
it more without worrying about people watching or hurting themselves.
But just as they start to get interested in different mounts or
wheel-walking someone bloody teaches them to juggle and they're lost to
all hope of acheiving anything worthwhile.

What we need is children with no arms. Or at least no hands.

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... you forgot that someone might introduce them to contact juggling,
head rolls. Then there is all the balancing stuff 😉

I remember seeing a one armed juggler at BUC in Exeter in 1990 doing 4
Balls and 3 clubs, not at the same time though ...

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a couple of the kids on the block got unicycles for christmas, one of
them was able to ride the thing half decently in a matter of a few
hours. I was impressed. They keep coming to my door to ask if I can
come out and ride with them. Before they got their unis, anytime they
saw me out riding they'd be out there in a matter of minutes to watch.

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newtouni said:

Which brings me to a question that I am sure has been asked before:
- Anyone learn in under 2 hours?

Vivalargo's daughter! :eek: 'She learned in 3 minutes . . . '
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45159)

Man, it took me forever to learn to ride.

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newtouni said:

...But... I must be a decent uni rider teacher....

isn't it a great feeling when the ones you are teaching finally "get
it".

tell us your teaching method? are most of the ones you have taught
children or adults?

-eric

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I could ride in about 3 hours.. it was at a unicycle club, each meet was
l2 hours. i couldnt ride very well. i have my arms going crazy. an i
taught 1 person to ride.. but i dont know why this sport isnt more
popular cuz everyone that learns LOVES it...

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I gave my 21 y.o. stepson a 20" Torker about a year ago. After about 2
hours of practice he could ride all the way down our block. Rotten
kids 😠 It took me at least 80 hours🙁

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It is a really great feeling!

I taught 2 adults; the rest where kids. Kids are easy because they are
not smart enough to be afraid of getting hurt.

Here's is what I do:
- Pole or fence on one side and me on the other.
- slight (very slight) dowhill run
- Get them on the uni with level pedals and rock back and forth a few
dozens times.
- while they rock, remind them to look up - back straight - weight on
seat.
- tell then to launch when they are ready and DON'T STOP PEDALING
because I will run along side and keep you from falling.
- They fall and we repeat (forever)

It seems to work well. For me, the biggest problem I had with learning
was 'learning to pedal' on the uni. I know it sounds crazy, but I
thought if I had somebody (something) to hold me up I could learn.
But, since I was a lone wolf I didn't have the option.

Personally, I think amost any method would work with any person that
really wanted to learn.

To me, teaching somebody to ride is more fun than learning myself.

onefiftyfour said:

isn't it a great feeling when the ones you are teaching finally "get
it".

tell us your teaching method? are most of the ones you have taught
children or adults?

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kington99 said:

I've seen a few people learn in less than 2 hours, an old school friend
did it in about half an hour and a few people at Ox uni hockey have
learnt in 2 slightly-less-than-an-hour sessions. It's pretty rare
though.

i learned in 30-45 min top! i have witnesses also. i could ride forward
and almost mount on my own, but not quite

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