# About freewheel unicycle **URL:** https://unicyclist.com/t/about-freewheel-unicycle/279815 **Category:** Riding Advice **Created:** [August 25, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/about-freewheel-unicycle/279815 "2023-08-25T10:32:32Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6
### Author: ![finnspin](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/finnspin/32/97649_2.png) [@finnspin](https://unicyclist.com/u/finnspin) #### Post date: [August 25, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/about-freewheel-unicycle/279815/6 "2023-08-25T13:43:48Z")
This is probably the best place for that discussion: (maybe an admin can move?) > [@Freewheel Unicycling Megathread](https://unicyclist.com/t/freewheel-unicycling-megathread/267800): > > This post now contains a table of contents to make it easier to navigate. Please post in this thread anything freewheel-related, especially anything informational that’s missing from this post so that it can be updated. General Freewheel FAQ Terminology - What do we mean by a freewheel unicycle? A freewheel (or freewheeling) unicycle, as the name suggests, is a unicycle that freewheels. These typically use a hub with a clutch, which only engages when you’re pedaling forwards. This means that… I agree with @Maxence hopping with the brake engaged is the way to go. It will probably feel like you are hopping mostly on your front foot. You can also do (small) stillstands, again with the brake locked, similar to a fixed uni, save energy by doing short stillstands between your hops. Anything resembling idling is likely impractical. I think small hops in place will be fine on any hub, at least to me it seems like they don’t produce all that much stress on any parts. --- _[View the full topic](https://unicyclist.com/t/about-freewheel-unicycle/279815)._