world record attempt

digigal1 said:

*speaking of world records I was at the Guinness world records museum
in Las Vegas, this tiny little cheapo place with outdated old exhibits
with dust on them. But they did have the worlds tiniest unicycle on
display. *

Which world's smallest unicycle? That record has changed many times over
the last 20 years or so. Do you remember any details, such as wheel
size, was there a chain, was it owned by Charlie Charles, Peter
Rosendahl, or somebody else? Or what year the record was from?

I saw Steve McPeak's 41' unicycle (which he rode on a 40' high wire) on
display at the Guinness Museum at the Empire State Building. They had
the poor unicycle up on the ceiling, and I didn't see a sign on it
anywhere. It was just up there. It was in two pieces next to each other,
because it woudn't have fit in one piece. I only knew which unicycle it
was from reading old issues of the USA Newsletter. The Empire State
Building no longer has a Guinness Museum.

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Damn, I don't remember particulars. But it looked to be a roller skate
wheel, tiny pedals, and if it didn't have an almost normal sized seat
(to fit an adult-sized butt,) I would have thought it was just a toy.

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todd1814 said:

*

Ever run a 30'? A bad landing can break your neck, back or just plain
knock you out. Especially in the wrong boat. I agree that technical
rapids are usually more dangerous and I've seen my share of people
who've gotten their face cut up by rolling in just a III. But I
wouldn't discount the danger of a big drop... Whenever I do one over
about 8ft or so (rarely), I just about sh!t myself on the way
down...smiling all the way...

But this is the wrong forum for that huh??

? Is that an S-3 your paddling in your moniker ? *

First let me address unicycling. I wasn't trying to "get on his back".
I just put forth my 2 cents. I chose to use sarcasm. Sometime's that
escapes people. Some my thing my kayaking is even less thought out, but
I use TONS of protective gear compared to unicycling. anyway.......

Now to answer Todd's questions.

My biggest vertical falls was Big Wood Falls on Daisy Creek. About 15
feet with an immediate 20 foot slide. But this is a technical drop. A
moderate sized log jam creates the landing pool that is only about 3
feet deep. You have to land flat! Then start river-right, go down the
slate rock slide with a slight left curve and carve left at the bottom
to wait for you buddies. There is another 30 foot slide two-level slide
directly after. Repeat several smaller falls and larger and smaller
slides for 1 mile till you dump into Slate Creek, repeat for 2 more
miles. 🙂 🙂

I agree that a bad landing can be bad, but there are lots of 30+ falls
that a class III boater can just let the water pull them down and that
will offer the purfect entry into a 20 foot+ deep pool. Those are the
type I was referring to. Most in Colorado are the rocky/wood type with
class VI consequences if you land wrong.

I did run a 35+ Low-head dam on Lower South Boulder Creek that was idiot
proof, Although it was very close to verticle, it's not really a true
falls. Just a giant slippery slide into foam. Talk about "pucker"
factor when floating off the lip.

As far as danger, yeah, people die in flat water too.

I have hurt myself after dragging my boat up a 5 foot cliff and dropped
into flat water in the Royal Gorge. Got it right the first 2 times,
but the 3rd I entered at about 75 degrees verticel. My boat has a high
degree of rocker (Wavesport Big EZ) so I scalloped back up really quick
and I had whiplash for a few weeks. Last time I did that stunt.

The boat in the avatar is my first BIG EZ.

here's a pic of Big Wood Falls on Daidy Creek. It's up near Crested
Butte, CO. [image:
http://community.webshots.com/s/image3/6/83/29/14868329hjAxIMnsqv_ph.jpg]

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ur said:

*
Or, you could set up a tight rope between two cliffs suspended 40ft
over water and then see how far you can get, that would be skillful
and fun as well,
*

I like that idea. I wonder if I could find a good place to try it.

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north said:

*spins and flips i can and will try... setting your tyre on fire
doesnt work, it goes out too quick, ive tried it... any other
suggestions? *

Start with a pedal grab or a seat grab on the edge of the divingboard.

Wear a helmet 😉

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helmet?! pffft! i like the underwater filming bit tho... i can do
that..

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Quoted message said:

helmet?! pffft!

Cos wearing no helmet would make you seem real hard..and dead.
Is that for attention or you really wanna kill yourself?

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north said:

*but whether you guys like silly stunts or not (which is more than
probably related to how much balls you yourselves have) i do... so ill
do it and film it anyway, and we'll see who laughs... *

Hehe. After that drop your the one who doesn't have balls. Hmm.. OK
sorry for that.

But I'd rather see someone landing a big drop on harder surface than on
water.

And about helmet. I don't know if a helmet really matters too much when
jumping into water. Might actually get on the way.

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pluto said:

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Cos wearing no helmet would make you seem real hard..and dead.
Is that for attention or you really wanna kill yourself? *

Doing big drops into water a helmet might not help, especially a
mountain bike one. It almost certainly couldn't do any good because
you're going in feet first. If you're doing a big dive and landing feet
first, you want your body to be as smooth as possible, the helmet would
make it less so, especially a bike one. Probably doesn't make a
difference for a 40 foot dive though.

If you can film underwater, that'd be super cool.

Joe

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joes right on the helmet thing, but while we're on the subject of skill
and helmets... if you lot are all so skill full to rag on my big
drops... why do you need to wear helmets? isnt it skillfull not to land
on your head? cos ive never managed it...

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Those are more than one biker's last words...

As for big drops with or without helmets, there are many great riders
who wouldn't be with us today had they not worn their helmets. Many of
them are far better than you or I will ever be, yet they were saved by a
helmet. Does it mean they lacked skill? No. I meant they had sense, and
wished to retain it, or mabey they didn't want to spend the rest of
their lives in a state named after a plant food.

I've heard about many riders being knocked out after falling and hitting
their head with a helmet on. That'd be a death or comatose shot without
the helmet.

As for the drop into water, don't wear the helmet. I think he was
referring to the pedalgrab part. You could get whiplash from the puill
of the helmet on your neck as you hit the water. Best is just not to
jump, though.

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Couldn't have said it better myself.

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"north" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Joe is right on the helmet thing, but while we're on the subject of skill
and helmets... if you lot are all so skill full to rag on my big
drops... why do you need to wear helmets? isn't it skillful not to land
on your head? cos I've never managed it...

Well, if it's because you're a god of ukemi like me, yeah, it's skillful. If
it's because you never try anything hard, no, it's not skillful. If it's
because you've been lucky, no, it's not skillful.