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JugglingUnicyclist
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Northwestern Ohio
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How long does it usually take to learn to ride a unicycle?
I am just wondering how long it takes to learn to ride and free mount a unicycle. I have only had mine roughly 6 hours and can already free mount and ride with extreme ease. I am just curious if thats normal?
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Unicyclist
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Longmont, Colorado
Age: 50
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Welcome to the forum. I know this has been asked and answered much in the past so you could do well to search the forum for the answer. I'll try to help if I can, but a little searching could probably get you the answers you need without relying on my ability to recall information.
If memory serves the number is around 15 hours. So, If you are riding and mounting easily with only a third of that time I would say you are doing well.
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Names Jesse :P
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I also learnt all that in about 6 hours
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EmPad Spice
Join Date: Nov 2009
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Dang dude! I learned how to free mount after roughly a month.
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Unicyclist
Join Date: Jul 2009
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I've multiple theories like between10-16 hours or a week for everyday it took for you to learn to ride a bike.
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late-night rider
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my pocket answer is 6-10 hours of practice : ) took me about 6 over the course of a week, during IJA : ) and I learned on carpet ; )
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Reed Breuer
Join Date: Apr 2010
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it depends on if you learn with a wall or not. i learned w/out a wall and it took weeks to be able to go 20 ft
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ERIC P
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Klaas Bil has a database somewhere that shows how long it took various people to learn with info on age and wheel size. I think the overall average was around 10 hours.
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Unicyclist
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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I cannot give a precise answer in hours, but on the first day my biggest success was riding ~20m freely. I estimate I practised for 5 or 6 hours that day...
On the 2nd day, it went far better. Hundreds of metres, and sometimes about a kilometre, before I had to dismount. And I did my first freemount quite early that day. So I think, at least in the early phase, I learned about as quickly as you... I still haven't managed to idle or ride backwards though.
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JugglingUnicyclist
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Northwestern Ohio
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Thanks for all the help and I learned without a wall or anything thanks! Does anyone know of anything to help me learn to idle?
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Registurd Loser
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Southern Indiana
Age: 29
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6 hours seems to be pretty quick. It took me about a week before I could ride over 20 feet. I would learn to hop up curbs next so you can go exploring. Welcome to unicycling.
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Is it June yet?
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: San Jose, CA
Age: 58
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I agree. I've been riding over a year and still can't hop up a curb. It can be limiting (though I find ways around it).
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UniGeezer - Not "2" Tired
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Really depends on you, your devotion to practice and determination. I'm sure there are some who will tell you that they learned, not only to ride in just a couple hours, but that were doing ww, crank flips and unispins in the first few days, lol! That may be true in rare cases, but that's definitely the exception, not the rule.
Bottom line is, if you can ride a bike and have an average sense of balance, you should be able to acquire the basics of mounting and riding in a straight line, on smooth, even ground, within a week or two. I would strongly suggest learning to freemount asap, rather than use a wall, poles, or someone's shoulder. Initially it's ok, but once you can freemonut, everything else will come from that. ![]()
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