Well, the doc says 2-3 more weeks till my collarbone is healed, but I just
couldn’t stay away from my uni. I figure I had better stay away from any thing
like jumping, etc. so I don’t end up falling and injuring myself again.
Anyway, I figure this would be a good time to learn how to idle. I started to
try today by holding on to my garage door with one hand and just rocking back
and forth with my right foot down. But as soon as I let go, my feet didn’t
work right and I slipped off? Any advice or tips for learning how to idle? I’m
riding a 24" Cylepro right now…
This is something I’m learning at the moment. Try riding extra slowly to
imporove balance. Then try riding along, stopping for a moment, and riding off
again. Then try riding along, back-pedalling a half turn and riding off again.
You know where this is going…
I can currently rock back and forth for a few cycles before losing my balance.
It’s not graceful though - expect to make some wild turns while trying to
recover your balance. I figure wild turns are better than dismounts. And they’re
bound to improve.
IT takes a lot of physical strength with your unicycle muscles to do the 1 foot
idle. The best practice is to ride forward, then hit the brakes and start
backwards… You need to learn to feel the sweet spot.
Chris Carey Anaheim, California Coker 8 miles to work daily!
<glenhillco@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:80858o$41d$1@nnrp1.deja.com… > Well, the doc says 2-3 more weeks till my collarbone is healed, but I just > couldn’t stay away from my uni. I figure I had better stay away from any > thing like jumping, etc. so I don’t end up falling and injuring myself > again. Anyway, I figure this would be a good time to learn how to idle. I > started to try today by holding on to my garage door with one hand and just > rocking back and forth with my right foot down. But as soon as I let go, my > feet didn’t work right and I slipped off? Any advice or tips for learning > how to idle? I’m riding a 24" Cylepro right now… > > -Josh glenhillco@iname.com (Can’t wait till I get a giraffe!) > > > Sent via Deja.comhttp://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
In article <80858o$41d$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, glenhillco@my-deja.com wrote: > Well, the doc says 2-3 more weeks till my collarbone is healed, but
I > just couldn’t stay away from my uni. I figure I had better stay away from any > thing like jumping, etc. so I don’t end up falling and injuring myself again. > Anyway, I figure this would be a good time to learn how to idle. I started to > try today by holding on to my garage door with one hand and just rocking back > and forth with my right foot down. But as soon as I let go, my feet didn’t > work right and I
slipped > off? Any advice or tips for learning how to idle? I’m riding a 24" Cylepro > right now…
I personally found that I had absolutely no feel for idling until I
starting getting comfortable with going backwards. As with anything
unicycle related, YMMV.
In message “Re: Any tips for idling?”, Chris Carey wrote… >IT takes a lot of physical strength with your unicycle muscles to do the 1
No, it takes little energy to idle one-foot. You must put (almost) all your
weight on the seat, then it is not much different from idling with both fee. I
and Craig Rogers once wrote a good description of how to learn to idle, whcih
should be on the unicycling website.
>foot idle. The best practice is to ride forward, then hit the brakes and start >backwards… You need to learn to feel the sweet spot.
>Chris Carey Anaheim, California Coker 8 miles to work daily! > ><glenhillco@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:80858o$41d$1@nnrp1.deja.com… >> Well, the doc says 2-3 more weeks till my collarbone is healed, but I just >> couldn’t stay away from my uni. I figure I had better stay away from any >> thing like jumping, etc. so I don’t end up falling and injuring myself >> again. Anyway, I figure this would be a good time to learn how to idle. I >> started to try today by holding on to my garage door with one hand and >> just rocking back and forth with my right foot down. But as soon as I let >> go, my feet didn’t work right and I slipped off? Any advice or tips for >> learning how to idle? I’m riding a 24" Cylepro right now… >> >> -Josh glenhillco@iname.com (Can’t wait till I get a giraffe!) >> >> >> Sent via Deja.comhttp://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. > > > > >
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> IT takes a lot of physical strength with your unicycle muscles to do the 1 > foot idle. The best practice is to ride forward, then hit the brakes and start > backwards… You need to learn to feel the sweet spot.
One footed riding should be less effort than 2. The main effort is not on the
foot but is done with the hips. Try a more smooth action using your hips to
transfer the load forward and backwards while leaving your pedal foot relatively
still. When I am tired, or idling for a long time talking to someone, I will
lift one foot.