What is a UPD?

unplanned dismount (falling)

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unibikeling said:

unplanned dismount (falling)

...
falling by accident, not because you failed at a trick or something.

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I tell u wat they would have to be a very commited pedo to learn to ride
a unicycle in order to mingle with us, steel one of us and rape us in a
bush.

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Ha ha, I get it. Thanks.

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We're trying to popularize the more specific term LAD: Lame-Ass
Dismount. That's when you UPD for no apparent reason. Or you clean
the gnarly downhill MUni section and then come off rolling over a
pebble.

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jamessd said:

...
falling by accident, not because you failed at a trick or something.

You plan to not land tricks. Last time I checked failing tricks is
unplanned. There is however the occasional ditch the uni and flail to
the ground, which is a bit more planned than the typical fall.

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agentQ said:

You plan to not land tricks. Last time I checked failing tricks is
unplanned. There is however the occasional ditch the uni and flail to
the ground, which is a bit more planned than the typical fall.

I think failing a trick counts as a UPD, if you don't fall to the
ground.

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un pregnant donkeys

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if we can somehow get a fairy down to where im planning, we can run
upstream inland

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I think the big distinction between an UPD and a fall is with a UPD you
stay on your feet, If you don't stay on your feet you fell, good and
proper.

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The best way to overcome a mental block is to do a mental rolling hop
over it. :p

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saskatchewanian said:

I think the big distinction between an UPD and a fall is with a UPD you
stay on your feet, If you don't stay on your feet you fell, good and
proper.

I dont know about this.

"I UPD'd going 15 mph and tumbled onto the ground." Is that not proper
to say?

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agentQ said:

I dont know about this.

"I UPD'd going 15 mph and tumbled onto the ground." Is that not proper
to say?

to me that sounds more like a crash

I don't think it was a UPD that ended up with me needing major
reconstructive surgery on my shoulder, I definitely crashed going
30km/h.

But it's all semantics and doesn't really matter.

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phlegm said:

The best way to overcome a mental block is to do a mental rolling hop
over it. :p

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Think of it like this: a dismount is when you get off the unicycle into
a standing or slightly walking/jogging position. A planned dismount is
when you do this on purpose. A UPD is when you do this accidentally.
The difference between a dismount (planned or unplanned) and a fall is
the position you are in after the action. Dismount =
standing/walking/jogging whereas a fall = rolling, breaking, knocking
down trees, uncontrolled running, etc.

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yeah I agree, the whole point of the term UPD is that 'falling off'
doesn't make sense if you didn't actually fall over.

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I agree with the D meaning landing on your feet bit. If you don't land
on your feet, it's certainly a fall.

However, I think a USD is required too. An Un-Scheduled Dismount will
occasionally happen when I'm riding and not planning to dismount,
however, something unexpected happens (ie car pulls out in front of
me), and my immediate reaction is to dismount without any notice. It's
intentional, hence not a UPD, but not exactly part of the agenda.

STM

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A UPD is a controlled dismount, just one that you didn't choose to
make. That is, you realise you've lost control before any bystander
would, and gracefully dismount. A non-rider, at least, wouldn't know
it wasn't intentional.

If you are thrown off and have to stagger ten paces but manage to stay
on your feet, it ain't a UPD.

What's with all these Junior Websters' in here? I suppose if we want to
track down a real, definitive definition of UPD we'd need to go back to
the newsgroup postings of the late 90s or so and read the original
ones.

In my mind UPD is a nerd's way of saying "fell off." It is two things:
1. A way of saying you came off the unicycle while suggesting you
didn't lose your footing on the ground
2. A way of masking your clumsiness with a TLA (three-letter acronym).

If you stack up at the bottom of a hill with your feet in the air, it's
still a UPD. The only thing that would make it *not* a UPD is if you
did it on purpose.

I rarely use it myself. I usually say "fell off" or "dismounted"
depending which is appropriate. These work better, especially away from
these forums, as I don't have to then explain what I just said.

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unibeast009 said:

This is a dumb question that I have, and I have thought long and hard
about this Abbr. but I can't figuare it out. 😠 (If you read it
after someone has already answerd it, don't write anything.)

Thanks for the polite (and immediately ignored) request that people not
post to this thread and soon as you received an answer. You received an
adequate response in the first reply. I will continue to bog this
thread down with redundant replies. In the link below, David Stone, who
is frequently credited with coining the term UPD, comes to an agreement
with Sarah Miller as to its meaning. They seem to agree that the rider
does not plan to dismount however does land on their feet and runs out
without falling down.

The most thorough discussion of the term 'UPD is here.'
(http://tinyurl.com/3dn6pl)

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gotta chime in ... I concur, the term dismount seems to denote a sense
of control so I agree with the "land on feet" part". Now on a personal
level.. I fall, crash, wipeout and basically give blood when not at the
red cross!

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I correct myself, based on Harper's post above. UPD assumes the meaning
of "dismount" is to come off the unicycle without falling down.

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