Trials competition rules

fexnix · 2008-01-29, 01:28 PM

I have a question about the rules in a uni trials comp.
Sometimes when I do a crank/pedal grab on an object and get a little too much weight forward I put the handle of the seat down on the object, to save me from falling off. Is this ok in a competition? Or will I have to practice my pedal grabs more? :P

Probailer2 · 2008-01-29, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fexnix

I have a question about the rules in a uni trials comp.
Sometimes when I do a crank/pedal grab on an object and get a little too much weight forward I put the handle of the seat down on the object, to save me from falling off. Is this ok in a competition? Or will I have to practice my pedal grabs more? :P

That is not ok in competitions.
Even in daily life, if I do a line and somewere I touch the handle or my hand on a object I just bail out and try again.
I just hait doing line not the right way, feels cheating.

Peter M

Smilymarco · 2008-01-29, 06:50 PM

Why should the handle not be ok? its a part of the unicycle...

Lutz · 2008-01-29, 07:34 PM

Allowing any part of the cycle except the tire, rim, spokes, crank arms, pedals, bottom bracket, bashguard or
bearing housings to touch the ground.

only this parts are allowed to touch the obstacles or the floor (iuf 2008 rules but it was the same before)

Smilymarco · 2008-01-29, 07:46 PM

What part of the unicycle is supposed to be the bashguard?

fexnix · 2008-01-29, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Lutz

Allowing any part of the cycle except the tire, rim, spokes, crank arms, pedals, bottom bracket, bashguard or
bearing housings to touch the ground.

only this parts are allowed to touch the obstacles or the floor (iuf 2008 rules but it was the same before)

I shall hereby put a bashguard in the front of my saddle

fexnix · 2008-01-29, 07:55 PM

haha

forrestunifreak · 2008-01-29, 10:14 PM

I believe it's okay as long as no part of your body touches the object or the ground.

johnfoss · 2008-01-30, 02:19 AM

Lutz quoted the relevant passage above. The term bashguard is meant to cover any unicycle that has a protective bumper system under the bearings to prevent damage to them. Touching any part of the seat to the ground (or an obstacle) would constitute a dab.

If Trials rules allowed using the seat as a second point of balance, it sure would change the strategy of the game! Might be interesting, but as soon as you have more than one weight-bearing point of contact with the ground it stops being unicycling. We use a similar definition for Freestyle judging, to determine what's a "unicycle trick" and what's otherwise just "style points."

The IUF rules are here. The 2008 edition is still under review but any changes to the Trials rules are fairly minor and don't affect that section.

2008-01-29, 01:28 PM	#1
fexnix I got infinite skillz Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Stockholm Sweden Age: 23 Posts: 2,330	Trials competition rules I have a question about the rules in a uni trials comp. Sometimes when I do a crank/pedal grab on an object and get a little too much weight forward I put the handle of the seat down on the object, to save me from falling off. Is this ok in a competition? Or will I have to practice my pedal grabs more? :P __________________ My 29er page My fresh album Last edited by fexnix; 2008-01-29 at 01:29 PM.

2008-01-29, 06:50 PM	#3
Smilymarco just call me similymarco Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mörlach, Bavaria, Germany Age: 25 Posts: 3,365	Why should the handle not be ok? its a part of the unicycle... __________________ Riding for Triton Sponsored by HARTKOR FAKKER Supported by Municycle.com Protected by Better for your body

2008-01-29, 07:34 PM	#4
Lutz einradshows.de Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ruhrgebiet/Kaiserslautern Germany Age: 26 Posts: 2,420	Allowing any part of the cycle except the tire, rim, spokes, crank arms, pedals, bottom bracket, bashguard or bearing housings to touch the ground. only this parts are allowed to touch the obstacles or the floor (iuf 2008 rules but it was the same before) __________________ Sponsors: Adidas Outdoor AJATA Einradversand Kris Holm Unicycles Slackline-Tools lutzeichholz.de Last edited by Lutz; 2008-01-29 at 07:37 PM.

2008-01-29, 07:46 PM	#5
Smilymarco just call me similymarco Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mörlach, Bavaria, Germany Age: 25 Posts: 3,365	What part of the unicycle is supposed to be the bashguard? __________________ Riding for Triton Sponsored by HARTKOR FAKKER Supported by Municycle.com Protected by Better for your body

2008-01-29, 07:55 PM	#7
fexnix I got infinite skillz Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Stockholm Sweden Age: 23 Posts: 2,330	haha Attached Images __________________ My 29er page My fresh album

2008-01-29, 10:14 PM	#8
forrestunifreak is in college. and on magazines. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Montana, USA Age: 23 Posts: 8,071	I believe it's okay as long as no part of your body touches the object or the ground. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

2008-01-30, 02:19 AM	#9
johnfoss North Shore ridin' Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 14,927	Lutz quoted the relevant passage above. The term bashguard is meant to cover any unicycle that has a protective bumper system under the bearings to prevent damage to them. Touching any part of the seat to the ground (or an obstacle) would constitute a dab. If Trials rules allowed using the seat as a second point of balance, it sure would change the strategy of the game! Might be interesting, but as soon as you have more than one weight-bearing point of contact with the ground it stops being unicycling. We use a similar definition for Freestyle judging, to determine what's a "unicycle trick" and what's otherwise just "style points." The IUF rules are here. The 2008 edition is still under review but any changes to the Trials rules are fairly minor and don't affect that section. __________________ John Foss "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" www.unicycling.com "Unicycling is a way of looking at the world, making a choice to slow down, finish what you start, doing things not because they're easy, but because they're a challenge." -- Nurse Ben

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