wheel walking?

stotty1991 · 2012-01-14, 01:43 AM

where to start to learn to wheel walk? 1 foot? 2 foot?

btw i can quite easily i foot peddle with both feet with no problem if that helps

cheers

MP Uni · 2012-01-15, 01:18 AM

If you search for "wheel walking tutorials" on the home page you'll get a lot of stuff.
What helps me is to sit really straight up in the seat.

Obtusellama · 2012-01-15, 08:19 AM

The search function is pretty grand. Just sayin'

But anyway, I found it helpful to start the wheel up against a gutter or brick. That way you can mount into the wheel walking position without the uni rolling out from beneath you.

Shippy · 2012-01-15, 09:47 AM

when i learned how to wheel walk i held onto a lamppost and put my feet into position. when i felt comfortable doing that then just pushed off, keep practising and it wont take long!

MP Uni · 2012-01-19, 04:29 PM

Some may say to not look at your feet but I think it helps. Like if you just glace down with your eyes it makes you "foot acuracy" better.

Obtusellama · 2012-01-21, 05:02 AM

^ fixing your eyes on an object or the horizon always helps with balance, but I always glance down at my feet when wheelwalking. I guess it's how I learned

Ducttape · 2012-01-28, 06:40 PM

I've got a nice tutorial on YouTube. I think the link to my videos is still in my sig.

kamikaze · 2012-01-28, 08:36 PM

I've been to the point where I think I'm close to doing it very often. I often managed 7 steps, but not once 8.

Thanks to your tutorial I think it might be the leaning back thing.

wheewalk tutorial - YouTube

Next time I'll put on a helmet and back protector, which will make it easier for me to lean back.

Ducttape · 2012-01-29, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kamikaze

I've been to the point where I think I'm close to doing it very often. I often managed 7 steps, but not once 8.

Thanks to your tutorial I think it might be the leaning back thing.

wheewalk tutorial - YouTube

Next time I'll put on a helmet and back protector, which will make it easier for me to lean back.

glad to help. Thanks for posting the video again haha I was going to post it just now if no one else had yet. When i replied to this thread I was posting from my phone so I couldn't then.

2012-01-14, 01:43 AM	#1
stotty1991 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Washington, UK Posts: 36	wheel walking? where to start to learn to wheel walk? 1 foot? 2 foot? btw i can quite easily i foot peddle with both feet with no problem if that helps cheers

2012-01-15, 01:18 AM	#2
MP Uni UnRegistered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 492	If you search for "wheel walking tutorials" on the home page you'll get a lot of stuff. What helps me is to sit really straight up in the seat. __________________ It's called a Muni ride, not a Muni walk ... If you're not tired at the end of a MUni ride, you're doing something wrong. - Tholub - Unicycles: 19" Koxx One Black Domina II, 29" Nimbus Drak equipped with custom center-pull brake system

2012-01-15, 08:19 AM	#3
Obtusellama Hand me my unicycle, sir. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wollongong NSW Age: 22 Posts: 743	The search function is pretty grand. Just sayin' But anyway, I found it helpful to start the wheel up against a gutter or brick. That way you can mount into the wheel walking position without the uni rolling out from beneath you. __________________ Facebook Youtube Channel Fastest 20" rider - Uninats 2010

2012-01-19, 04:29 PM	#5
MP Uni UnRegistered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 492	Some may say to not look at your feet but I think it helps. Like if you just glace down with your eyes it makes you "foot acuracy" better. __________________ It's called a Muni ride, not a Muni walk ... If you're not tired at the end of a MUni ride, you're doing something wrong. - Tholub - Unicycles: 19" Koxx One Black Domina II, 29" Nimbus Drak equipped with custom center-pull brake system

2012-01-21, 05:02 AM	#6
Obtusellama Hand me my unicycle, sir. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wollongong NSW Age: 22 Posts: 743	^ fixing your eyes on an object or the horizon always helps with balance, but I always glance down at my feet when wheelwalking. I guess it's how I learned __________________ Facebook Youtube Channel Fastest 20" rider - Uninats 2010

2012-01-15, 09:47 AM	#4
Shippy I couldn't afford a whole bike..... Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 120	when i learned how to wheel walk i held onto a lamppost and put my feet into position. when i felt comfortable doing that then just pushed off, keep practising and it wont take long!

2012-01-28, 06:40 PM	#7
Ducttape I unicycle for Donuts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In a Box behind Taco Bell in Portland Oregon Age: 22 Posts: 5,015	I've got a nice tutorial on YouTube. I think the link to my videos is still in my sig. __________________ BUY MY SHIRTS AND STUFF WATCH MY VIDEOS Uniman Comics Original Thread for Uniman Sigged Quotes

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