EASY freemount for Newbies really works!

unatic · 2009-05-16, 02:33 AM

I am 57 and just last month bought my first uni. After the required 15 hours I could "ride" and dismount, but could not freemount. I had tried and tried but could not EVER get it. Searching the internet, I found a video showing a slightly different method which worked on the second try, 7 out of the next 10 tries, and after practicing, will work every time. It is sooooo easy, I dont know why it is never posted anywhere. Just search on "Megan Rouch Expert Village". She has several videos on unicycle operation, but the "mounting" and "turning" videos show very clearly the very very easy mount. It is based on the method where you are not to put any weight down on your right (dominant) pedal. You do NOT need to lower the seat, you do NOT need a curb, you do not need to put a rock behind the wheel, you do not need to be going downhill, you do not need any of those. AND you are allowed to put as much weight on the right pedal as you want, which actually helps to mount more easily.

This is how it works. Follow the same instructions found here and elsewhere as far as how to position your feet and get the seat in position. While positioned with your right foot on the pedal, seat positioned, left foot ready to push/hop, you simply reach up with your right hand and grab the tire to keep it from rolling. Hop up with your left foot, and while holding the tire so that it will NOT roll, put as much pressure as you want on the right pedal to help lift you up. As you gain your balance, put your left foot on its pedal, let loose of the tire, off you go. Please see the video for an extremely easy "freemount". It works every time and is VERY VERY easy, even for this 57 year old unatic.

scott ttocs · 2009-05-16, 05:04 AM

I have been using the same type of mount to get on a 36" unicycle. Here is a post from a previous thread:

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/sho...3&postcount=54

SirSkillz · 2009-05-16, 05:06 AM

I couldn't find the video... Could you post a link? It also sounds like a complex way of mounting...

EDIT: I saw scott ttocs's vid, and now I get it! It's a big wheel!

blueharmony · 2009-05-17, 04:49 AM

We at PPUT had a new rider this year that learned to freemount the same way (by grabbing the tire). None of us had ever seen it done that way before but it worked for her. Once she got it that way and was comfortable riding we weened her off of it. Now she can freemount just fine.

Thanks for the tip, though. I never though of teaching it that way. I'll have to try that with one of the new riders next year.

EamonPartos · 2009-06-14, 09:54 PM

Great...I just got a 28 inch, and I did not think I would ever be able to freemount it. I can freemount by 16' and my 20', but the 28' is just so big...I will have to try this.

samwii · 2009-06-15, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EamonPartos

Great...I just got a 28 inch, and I did not think I would ever be able to freemount it. I can freemount by 16' and my 20', but the 28' is just so big...I will have to try this.

I don't know about you, but I would class a 16 foot unicycle as pretty darn big...

I think you mean 16" and 20" and 28"

cbs · 2009-06-16, 09:36 PM

I need to try this mount on my bigger uni. But what type of crashes can I expect? I'm chicken on jumping up/forward on it lol.

scott ttocs · 2009-06-17, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbs

I need to try this mount on my bigger uni. But what type of crashes can I expect? I'm chicken on jumping up/forward on it lol.

cbs,

You could try a roll-back mount.

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/sho...t=71632&page=2

cbs · 2009-06-18, 01:14 AM

I did try the roll back mount on the trials uni without success. I got the static one so I want to learn something similiar. Its been so long since I've mounted so I might need to relearn on the small uni again lol. I just enjoy the bigger uni A LOT more.

aklyatne · 2009-06-18, 07:03 PM

That sounds a lot like the method I use to freemount my 36''. I learned it from one of Terry's vids - I just watched it a few times and then tried it going downhill. Now I can get it about 2/3 of the time when I'm on a downhill slope, and 1/4 of the time on flat/uphill. It's great for larger unicycles.

Nomadic · 2009-07-16, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirSkillz

I couldn't find the video... Could you post a link? It also sounds like a complex way of mounting...

Well, there are actual multiple vids of her explaining off-road unicycling on YouTube and in each of them you can get a glimpse of how she free mounts.

Here is one on how to mount a unicycle (skip to :45) →

YouTube - Beginning to Unicycle : Mounting a...

And one on idling (skip to 1:00) →

YouTube - Off-Road Unicycle Riding : Idling on...

Biggestbtc · 2009-07-16, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nomadic

you can get a glimpse of how she free mounts.

Here is one on how to mount a unicycle (skip to :45)

Ah...that's not really freemounting, but the mount in the second vid is.

Nomadic · 2009-07-16, 02:45 AM

Did I say free mount... no. lol I chose that vid because it was one of the only ones where you could see her movements slower. It gives you the basic idea--- just subtract the rail!

proaging · 2009-08-14, 02:45 PM

thanks so much for this post. I had seen this video a few weeks ago, and tried this mount but kind of gave up on it. After reading your post I decided to try it again with your tips and nailed it in less than 10 minutes. I agree that this way of freemounting needs to be promoted more, someone should do a YouTube on the technique!

tmoyer · 2009-08-14, 05:10 PM

This how I learned to freemount as well, and I second the recommendation.

Once you get the hang of freemounting with a hand on the tire, it's very easy to learn to do it without using your hand.

2009-05-16, 02:33 AM	#1
unatic Joe and Zethar the unicycle Join Date: May 2009 Location: SC Posts: 3	EASY freemount for Newbies really works! I am 57 and just last month bought my first uni. After the required 15 hours I could "ride" and dismount, but could not freemount. I had tried and tried but could not EVER get it. Searching the internet, I found a video showing a slightly different method which worked on the second try, 7 out of the next 10 tries, and after practicing, will work every time. It is sooooo easy, I dont know why it is never posted anywhere. Just search on "Megan Rouch Expert Village". She has several videos on unicycle operation, but the "mounting" and "turning" videos show very clearly the very very easy mount. It is based on the method where you are not to put any weight down on your right (dominant) pedal. You do NOT need to lower the seat, you do NOT need a curb, you do not need to put a rock behind the wheel, you do not need to be going downhill, you do not need any of those. AND you are allowed to put as much weight on the right pedal as you want, which actually helps to mount more easily. This is how it works. Follow the same instructions found here and elsewhere as far as how to position your feet and get the seat in position. While positioned with your right foot on the pedal, seat positioned, left foot ready to push/hop, you simply reach up with your right hand and grab the tire to keep it from rolling. Hop up with your left foot, and while holding the tire so that it will NOT roll, put as much pressure as you want on the right pedal to help lift you up. As you gain your balance, put your left foot on its pedal, let loose of the tire, off you go. Please see the video for an extremely easy "freemount". It works every time and is VERY VERY easy, even for this 57 year old unatic.

2009-05-16, 05:06 AM	#3
SirSkillz phlhatt Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: B.C. Canada Age: 19 Posts: 982	I couldn't find the video... Could you post a link? It also sounds like a complex way of mounting... EDIT: I saw scott ttocs's vid, and now I get it! It's a big wheel! __________________ "My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world." -Jack Layton ^3rd - 540 Unispin Comp^ Last edited by SirSkillz; 2009-05-16 at 05:08 AM. Reason: idiocy

2009-05-17, 04:49 AM	#4
blueharmony Kenny Cason Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Snoqualmie, WA USA Age: 53 Posts: 478	We at PPUT had a new rider this year that learned to freemount the same way (by grabbing the tire). None of us had ever seen it done that way before but it worked for her. Once she got it that way and was comfortable riding we weened her off of it. Now she can freemount just fine. Thanks for the tip, though. I never though of teaching it that way. I'll have to try that with one of the new riders next year. __________________ - Kenny

2009-06-14, 09:54 PM	#5
EamonPartos Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 9	Yay Great...I just got a 28 inch, and I did not think I would ever be able to freemount it. I can freemount by 16' and my 20', but the 28' is just so big...I will have to try this.

2009-07-16, 02:45 AM	#13
Nomadic MUni Extremeist Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 125	Did I say free mount... no. lol I chose that vid because it was one of the only ones where you could see her movements slower. It gives you the basic idea--- just subtract the rail! Last edited by Nomadic; 2009-07-16 at 02:46 AM.

2009-05-16, 05:04 AM	#2
scott ttocs Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Irvine, CA Age: 54 Posts: 1,128	I have been using the same type of mount to get on a 36" unicycle. Here is a post from a previous thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/sho...3&postcount=54

2009-06-16, 09:36 PM	#7
cbs Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gaithersburg Age: 43 Posts: 851	I need to try this mount on my bigger uni. But what type of crashes can I expect? I'm chicken on jumping up/forward on it lol.

2009-06-18, 01:14 AM	#9
cbs Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gaithersburg Age: 43 Posts: 851	I did try the roll back mount on the trials uni without success. I got the static one so I want to learn something similiar. Its been so long since I've mounted so I might need to relearn on the small uni again lol. I just enjoy the bigger uni A LOT more.

2009-06-18, 07:03 PM	#10
aklyatne Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Round Hill, VA Posts: 95	That sounds a lot like the method I use to freemount my 36''. I learned it from one of Terry's vids - I just watched it a few times and then tried it going downhill. Now I can get it about 2/3 of the time when I'm on a downhill slope, and 1/4 of the time on flat/uphill. It's great for larger unicycles.

2009-08-14, 02:45 PM	#14
proaging Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Reston, VA Posts: 6	thanks so much for this post. I had seen this video a few weeks ago, and tried this mount but kind of gave up on it. After reading your post I decided to try it again with your tips and nailed it in less than 10 minutes. I agree that this way of freemounting needs to be promoted more, someone should do a YouTube on the technique!

2009-08-14, 05:10 PM	#15
tmoyer slc uni Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Age: 47 Posts: 778	This how I learned to freemount as well, and I second the recommendation. Once you get the hang of freemounting with a hand on the tire, it's very easy to learn to do it without using your hand. __________________ )-OTGTrials- )--360unispin08--O

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