The Beginners "Today I..." Thread - Page 5

tapeman · 2009-04-16, 09:03 PM

Don't reply to the message above this. I just got 17 revs. your way.

cbs · 2009-04-16, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by tapeman

Don't reply to the message above this. I just got 17 revs. your way.

Awesome! Now maybe someone will help me with a cure to mounting lol?

mbalmer · 2009-04-16, 09:06 PM

^^^...and to help me jump high enough to clear a crummy curb.

vinnya42 · 2009-04-16, 09:43 PM

I'll take some help with building my legs up...and lets throw in freemounting too

tapeman · 2009-04-16, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cbs

Awesome! Now maybe someone will help me with a cure to mounting lol?

I think tomorrow I am going to try freemounting or maybe later today. If I find something that is helpful I'll tell you.... but it probably won't happen.

scott ttocs · 2009-04-16, 10:31 PM

To one and all:

PRACTICE!

tapeman · 2009-04-16, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by tapeman

I think tomorrow I am going to try freemounting or maybe later today. If I find something that is helpful I'll tell you.... but it probably won't happen.

I went out to practice again for about 30 min and went down to a long stretch of blacktop to try to ride longer since I was running out of room on my sidewalk. I was thinking as I went down there that there wasn't any good place to mount. So I tried to free mount on the way down. I was on a slight hill. It was a grassy hill. Anyway I made the free mount and rode away. If you were having the same problems as I was having on the occasional freemount I would try(not being able to ride away) I think this helped because you could half roll away. When I got down to the black top stretch, I tried to free mount again and got it two times out of a couple tries. Then when I went back to my house, I freemounted 6 more times. Anyway, I don't know if this will help but, you might want to try it on a slight hill.

P.S. I got 26 revs on the blacktop!

Tyler 258 · 2009-04-16, 11:57 PM

I have been M.I.A over spring break. Damnn girls.
But today i rode my A$$ off.
1)I figured out how easy 1 foot riding was
2)I fell hard 1 foot riding
3)Got 5 revolutions in thirty minutes of trying.
4)Working of SIF hopps getting more confortable with them.
5)Figured out rolling hopps.

Dane M · 2009-04-17, 12:01 AM

My ankle is almost perfect again, I landed on my leg fulyl extended when I fell off the back of my uni riding backwards, and it almost hyper-extended. I've injured it in the past pretty badly, but I wasn't able to ride today either, maybe tomorrow.

trickcyclist · 2009-04-17, 12:47 AM

I want an 8 year old to watch learning to freemount. Come on, where's the vid?

Today I made my own vid of my trials and tribulations.

YouTube - Susan learns to Uni M

scott ttocs · 2009-04-17, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Tyler 258

I have been M.I.A over spring break. Damnn girls.
But today i rode my A$$ off.
1)I figured out how easy 1 foot riding was
2)I fell hard 1 foot riding

Tyler,

How do you learn to ride with 1-foot?

At this point when I take my other foot off the pedal I fall. It works very well.

cbs · 2009-04-17, 01:33 AM

Nice vid Susan! Now I know why I'm learning slow. I've had zero bad falls except jamming my ankle. I only fell 4 times since I've been riding and all have been a gentle onto the knee or roll onto the butt. My hands never touched the ground. So guess I'm just a wus and thats why I dont mount more successfully.

cbs · 2009-04-17, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by scott ttocs

Tyler,

How do you learn to ride with 1-foot?

At this point when I take my other foot off the pedal I fall. It works very well.

We def. need a vid of this!!

trickcyclist · 2009-04-17, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by cbs

Nice vid Susan! Now I know why I'm learning slow. I've had zero bad falls except jamming my ankle. I only fell 4 times since I've been riding and all have been a gentle onto the knee or roll onto the butt. My hands never touched the ground. So guess I'm just a wus and thats why I dont mount more successfully.

To be honest, I made the vid over the weekend and tried to act out the falls. I ended up taking some spectacular crashes and it left me with more bruises than I experienced when I was really learning. Despite that, it was fun doing the video, and my friends, colleagues, and neighbours have all had a laugh at my expense.
Susan

scott ttocs · 2009-04-17, 04:07 AM

Hi Susan,

Great video! I liked the uplifting music towards the end. All the falls at the beginning were fun to watch--we have all been there.

What is the white stuff on your driveway? Is it sand from a nearby beach?

2009-04-16, 09:03 PM	#61
tapeman Unicycling since 4/13/09 Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 284	Never mind Don't reply to the message above this. I just got 17 revs. your way.

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vinnya42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Longmont, Colorado Age: 42 Posts: 133	I'll take some help with building my legs up...and lets throw in freemounting too __________________ Ride On... Vince

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2009-04-16, 09:06 PM	#63
mbalmer Is it June yet? Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 53 Posts: 1,105	^^^...and to help me jump high enough to clear a crummy curb.

2009-04-16, 10:31 PM	#66
scott ttocs Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Irvine, CA Age: 54 Posts: 1,126	To one and all: PRACTICE!

2009-04-16, 11:57 PM	#68
Tyler 258 Winter Hibernation Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: DC Age: 20 Posts: 374	I have been M.I.A over spring break. Damnn girls. But today i rode my A$$ off. 1)I figured out how easy 1 foot riding was 2)I fell hard 1 foot riding 3)Got 5 revolutions in thirty minutes of trying. 4)Working of SIF hopps getting more confortable with them. 5)Figured out rolling hopps.

2009-04-17, 12:01 AM	#69
Dane M Muni Crash Test Dummy Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: US - Santa Barbara, CA Age: 23 Posts: 2,552	My ankle is almost perfect again, I landed on my leg fulyl extended when I fell off the back of my uni riding backwards, and it almost hyper-extended. I've injured it in the past pretty badly, but I wasn't able to ride today either, maybe tomorrow.

2009-04-17, 01:33 AM	#72
cbs Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gaithersburg Age: 43 Posts: 851	Nice vid Susan! Now I know why I'm learning slow. I've had zero bad falls except jamming my ankle. I only fell 4 times since I've been riding and all have been a gentle onto the knee or roll onto the butt. My hands never touched the ground. So guess I'm just a wus and thats why I dont mount more successfully.

2009-04-17, 04:07 AM	#75
scott ttocs Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Irvine, CA Age: 54 Posts: 1,126	Hi Susan, Great video! I liked the uplifting music towards the end. All the falls at the beginning were fun to watch--we have all been there. What is the white stuff on your driveway? Is it sand from a nearby beach?

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