1-footed

Riding Advice
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I am just barely learning to do 1-footed riding. Does anybody have some words of wisdom?

2

I learned it this way:
I started riding with medium speed and then always took more and more weight on the foot , with whom i wanted to drive.
then i took of the other foot and tried to pedal as normal.
It’s important to keep the ,uhmm… pedaling as round as possible.

3

How are you starting out? Are you puting the foot on the fork or are you sticking it out? I learned by just taking it off a little more every time. Then one day I decided to try to put it on the fork and it worked. I didn’t start off by a wall I just rode and tried it but becareful because it hurts when you fall. :stuck_out_tongue: But thats how I did it. If anyone else has a better solution go for it.

4

I found learning to 1 ft idle first helpful.

5

I also, gradually took more and more weight off one foot. I t worked well. Remember that you’ll need enough speed to keep the pedal coming back up on the other side.

David

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Try not to punch the power peddle too hard–just learn to let the wheel roll with an easy stroke, even when you’re peddling 1-footed up hill. Once you get it, you’ll find you will get much more fluid and consistant (not falling off) over the next few months, to where you can peddle 1-footed on trails et al. Every time out, whenever you have a straight stretch, bust out the 1-footed riding. This is a great trick so stick with it.

JL

7

bending at the waist a little instead of sitting too upright seemed to be helpful to me.

-eric

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I also learned 1ft idling first.
When i idle i put my foot on the fork and when i ride 1 footed i just remove it from the area where the free pedal rotates.

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I learned how to 1-foote on a small hill, more painfull whipouts, but a lot faster than learning on flat ground. If you do learn on a small hill remember to wear a helmet and gloves!

10

I spent some time trying to learn to ride one footed on blacktop parking lots. I wasn’t making much progress. Then I went to a local unicycle meet and got the opportunity to ride indoors in a gym on a nice smooth floor. In a few hours I was riding around one footed and even idling one footed. The smooth gym floor made all the difference.

My advice, go find a gym to practice in. The smooth floor makes it much easier to keep the wheel rolling through the dead spot.