Beginners progress

hugo · 2008-04-18, 01:11 PM

I've been recording a few videos since I started unicycling on 25. Dec 2007.

Here is what I have so far, in chronological order. Don't expect any fancy stuff. I'm just trying to show other potential 40+ aged unicyclist that it is not as difficult as they may think.

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=BQAMujGclVI
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=6YQa3lr9tNI
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=4o15dHSDRf4
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=867Qv7_N5a0
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx6nRiA9SAg

More to come as skills improve

Unibugg · 2008-04-19, 12:50 AM

Congratulations and thanks for sharing. I hope you don't mind if I take the liberty of adding a few words to each link.

It's important to watch them in order.

Mounts... long.. but truly shows what we go through.

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=BQAMujGclVI
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=6YQa3lr9tNI

More beginning skills
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=4o15dHSDRf4

Hopping and Turning
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=867Qv7_N5a0

Watch.. after you view the others.

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx6nRiA9SAg

I'm calling Burnerdave over to see these.

hugo · 2008-04-19, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unibugg

Congratulations and thanks for sharing. I hope you don't mind if I take the liberty of adding a few words to each link.

Thanks for your comments. I'm impressed when I see how many people already watched my newest video, after only one day. When I started, I thought that it might be embarrasing to share videos without all that fancy stuff like jumping high or balancing on rails or doing spins.

But then I thought that this first part of unicycling - learing how to ride and mount - was not shown anywhere (at least I did not find anything) and that it may help others to see that they are not alone with their problems.

Cheers,
Marcus (Hugo)

BurnerDave · 2008-04-19, 08:08 PM

Hi Hugo, wow, that is nice video.

hugo · 2008-04-19, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BurnerDave

Hi Hugo, wow, that is nice video.

Hi Dave, interestingly, I already watched your video some time ago, I think it was 6 weeks ago

And it was very encouraging!

Unibugg · 2008-04-19, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hugo

When I started, I thought that it might be embarrasing to share videos without all that fancy stuff like jumping high or balancing on rails or doing spins.

But then I thought that this first part of unicycling - learing how to ride and mount - was not shown anywhere (at least I did not find anything) and that it may help others to see that they are not alone with their problems.

Yes, to steal one wise man's words, this kind of stuff is "uni for real people".

daretodream · 2008-04-20, 10:29 AM

Hugo, its great that you have taken the time to record these videos to encourage other beginners.There is nothing embarressing in sharing the process of learning to unicycle.Unicycling has brought such joy into my life, I hope I will be able to pass this on to other people.And I have to thank every person who has contributed to this site ,your advise and help is an invaluable source of support. Most of all I thank my uni buddy (you know who you are) for your advise,help,encouragement,sharing and caring.It is a great gift to be able to teach and inspire and I hope that noone ever feels that they are not good enough to make a valuable contribution;there will always be someone out there who will appreciate what you have to share.

skilewis74 · 2008-04-23, 12:50 AM

Good to have you w/ us and one less than them

IMO it would be much more entertaining if you edited them down into one 2-4 minute vid and labeled the parts 1 hour, 3, 5, 10, etc. or day 1, 2, wk 2, 3, etc. like Dave's. (some music would be nice too).

hugo · 2008-04-29, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skilewis74

IMO it would be much more entertaining if you edited them down into one 2-4 minute vid and labeled the parts 1 hour, 3, 5, 10, etc. or day 1, 2, wk 2, 3, etc. like Dave's. (some music would be nice too).

I'll see what I can do in the future ...

But I won't change the old ones.

augustdreamt · 2008-04-29, 03:57 PM

Very nice!

hugo · 2008-05-15, 01:08 PM

New short video from a beginner:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=fL5p3MsG1FE

BurnerDave · 2008-05-15, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hugo

New short video from a beginner:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=fL5p3MsG1FE

I love it!

1wheelwonder · 2008-05-17, 06:35 AM

i'm pretty sure this isn't normal, because every time i go out to unicycle, i get frustrated and annoyed because i've had this uni for 5 months AND STILL CAN ONLY RIDE 62m!!!!!!!!!!!!

BurnerDave · 2008-05-18, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1wheelwonder

i'm pretty sure this isn't normal, because every time i go out to unicycle, i get frustrated and annoyed because i've had this uni for 5 months AND STILL CAN ONLY RIDE 62m!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't sweat it! 62m isn't so bad. Are you using a 20" uni? How much real time have you been practicing in those 5 months? At your age I expect you'll be at level 4 within a year!

hugo · 2008-05-18, 08:18 PM

Had some time today to record a new video. Hope you like it.

Or watch it on unicycle.tv with 2.1 Mbit/s

2008-04-18, 01:11 PM	#1
hugo always slightly damaged Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Eur-Ger-Köln-Sürth Age: 48 Posts: 7,385	Beginners progress I've been recording a few videos since I started unicycling on 25. Dec 2007. Here is what I have so far, in chronological order. Don't expect any fancy stuff. I'm just trying to show other potential 40+ aged unicyclist that it is not as difficult as they may think. http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=BQAMujGclVI http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=6YQa3lr9tNI http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=4o15dHSDRf4 http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=867Qv7_N5a0 http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx6nRiA9SAg More to come as skills improve __________________ Marcus \| youtube \| municycle.com I ride for fun

2008-04-23, 12:50 AM	#8
skilewis74 Stupidity gets you 2 of these: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Santa Rosa, Ca. Age: 38 Posts: 3,863	Good to have you w/ us and one less than them IMO it would be much more entertaining if you edited them down into one 2-4 minute vid and labeled the parts 1 hour, 3, 5, 10, etc. or day 1, 2, wk 2, 3, etc. like Dave's. (some music would be nice too). __________________ Ride everywhere and never just ride anywhere. If you can ride where you are going within a hour, do it, and if you can do a trick 50-75% of the time do it along the way.- Bob Burnquist What's next? Learn2Ride&doTricks TrialsClasses&Building

2008-04-29, 03:57 PM	#10
augustdreamt Proofreadah! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Baltimore Posts: 161	Very nice! __________________ Of whom did August dream? Nimbus Muni - The Distance - Nimbus 29er - The First Day My To-Do List: Idle * Side mount * Hops * Rolling mount * Backwards riding * One-foot riding * Jump mount * 12-inch drops * One-foot idling * Kick-up mount * Walk the wheel * Ride down stairs

2008-05-15, 01:08 PM	#11
hugo always slightly damaged Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Eur-Ger-Köln-Sürth Age: 48 Posts: 7,385	New short video from a beginner: http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=fL5p3MsG1FE __________________ Marcus \| youtube \| municycle.com I ride for fun

2008-05-17, 06:35 AM	#13
1wheelwonder Me Gusta Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Australia NSW Posts: 1,538	i'm pretty sure this isn't normal, because every time i go out to unicycle, i get frustrated and annoyed because i've had this uni for 5 months AND STILL CAN ONLY RIDE 62m!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ You know it.

2008-04-19, 12:50 AM	#2
Unibugg Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Age: 48 Posts: 813	Congratulations and thanks for sharing. I hope you don't mind if I take the liberty of adding a few words to each link. It's important to watch them in order. Mounts... long.. but truly shows what we go through. http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=BQAMujGclVI http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=6YQa3lr9tNI More beginning skills http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=4o15dHSDRf4 Hopping and Turning http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=867Qv7_N5a0 Watch.. after you view the others. http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx6nRiA9SAg I'm calling Burnerdave over to see these.

2008-04-19, 08:08 PM	#4
BurnerDave Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Age: 59 Posts: 416	Hi Hugo, wow, that is nice video.

2008-04-20, 10:29 AM	#7
daretodream Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sydney,Australia Age: 50 Posts: 154	Hugo, its great that you have taken the time to record these videos to encourage other beginners.There is nothing embarressing in sharing the process of learning to unicycle.Unicycling has brought such joy into my life, I hope I will be able to pass this on to other people.And I have to thank every person who has contributed to this site ,your advise and help is an invaluable source of support. Most of all I thank my uni buddy (you know who you are) for your advise,help,encouragement,sharing and caring.It is a great gift to be able to teach and inspire and I hope that noone ever feels that they are not good enough to make a valuable contribution;there will always be someone out there who will appreciate what you have to share.

2008-05-18, 08:18 PM	#15
hugo always slightly damaged Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Eur-Ger-Köln-Sürth Age: 48 Posts: 7,385	Had some time today to record a new video. Hope you like it. Or watch it on unicycle.tv with 2.1 Mbit/s __________________ Marcus \| youtube \| municycle.com I ride for fun Last edited by hugo; 2008-05-18 at 08:24 PM.

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