I was just curious as to see which was more difficult to learn the
unicycle or the walking globe?? And any tips you guys may have on the use
of a walking globe.
Tim M.
Hi Tim
Hmm…I don’t know just how much the walking globe and unis relate. The
balance learned on a uni will certainly help, as will a general level of
fitness you are likely to have picked up if you uni regularly. However
they are very different things, which require different techniques to
learn. If you are interested in learning how to walking globe I would
recommend that you get yourself a rola-bola and learn that first. If you
don’t know what a rola-bola is let me know and I will go through it for
you. Rola-Bola skills pass over to globe pretty well, and it serves as a
good grounding in the kind of actions you will need to master to walk on a
globe. They are also easy to make! Unlike a globe which can cost hundreds.
David Straitjacket www.straitjacketcircus.co.uk
Tymm <timmcken@netscape.net> wrote in message
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> I was just curious as to see which was more difficult to learn the
unicycle
> or the walking globe?? And any tips you guys may have on the use of a
> walking globe.
>
> Tim M.
> They are also easy to make! Unlike a globe which can cost hundreds.
How would you go about makeing a Rola-Bola. I’ve been wanting to get one
of those also. And if it’s an easy thing to build it, well that just makes
things sweeter.
Hi Tim
Easy peasy mate…get your self a nice solid piece of plywood, It should
be about 15mm think and 10-12 inches wide. The length is dictated by you.
You should stand on the Rola-Bola with your legs a little past shoulder
width apart, measure that, then add 6 to 8 inches to get the length. The
extra length is to give you some room just in case you find you would like
your legs wider.
Once you have your piece, and sanded off any spurs and rough edges, you
then will need to add rails to each end, this is to stop the board rolling
all the way over the hoop it stands on. Just get 2 pieces of wood, about
half an inch square, and the same length as the width of your board (I.e.
about 10 inches) and attach one to each end, underneath and along the
edge, so that your board looks like this from the side.
I I
You will then need a hoop. The inch thick plastic piping used on building
sites and roadwork’s is perfect, and you can usually pick up an offcut
from a waste bin, or just ask. Get one about 8 inches in diameter, and as
close to the width of your board (longer is ok but not shorter).
You might also want to paint the surface of you Rola-Bola board. Paints
designed for external brickwork are good. Get a rough textured one, that
way it will be hard wearing and help your feet to grip the board.
Finally, put board on hoop, get someone to hold onto you, and go for it!
David Straitjacket www.straitjacketcircus.co.uk
Tymm <timmcken@netscape.net> wrote in message
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> > They are also easy to make! Unlike a globe which can cost hundreds.
>
> How would you go about makeing a Rola-Bola. I’ve been wanting to get one
of
> those also. And if it’s an easy thing to build it, well that just makes
> things sweeter.
Thanks…
“David Straitjacket” <straitjacketcircus@'DELETETHIS’totalise.co.uk> wrote
in message news:tqut8o3tl6i60c@corp.supernews.com…
> Hi Tim
>
> Easy peasy mate…get your self a nice solid piece of plywood, It should
be
> about 15mm think and 10-12 inches wide. The length is dictated by you.
> You should stand on the Rola-Bola with your legs a little past shoulder
> width apart, measure that, then add 6 to 8 inches to get the length. The
> extra length is to give you some room just in case you find you would
> like your legs wider.
>
> Once you have your piece, and sanded off any spurs and rough edges, you
then
> will need to add rails to each end, this is to stop the board rolling
> all the way over the hoop it stands on. Just get 2 pieces of wood,
> about half
an
> inch square, and the same length as the width of your board (I.e. about
> 10 inches) and attach one to each end, underneath and along the edge, so
> that your board looks like this from the side.
>
> ___________________________
> I I
>
>
> You will then need a hoop. The inch thick plastic piping used on
> building sites and roadwork’s is perfect, and you can usually pick up
> an offcut
from
> a waste bin, or just ask. Get one about 8 inches in diameter, and as
> close to the width of your board (longer is ok but not shorter).
>
> You might also want to paint the surface of you Rola-Bola board. Paints
> designed for external brickwork are good. Get a rough textured one, that
way
> it will be hard wearing and help your feet to grip the board.
>
> Finally, put board on hoop, get someone to hold onto you, and go for it!
>
> David Straitjacket www.straitjacketcircus.co.uk
>
>
>
> Tymm <timmcken@netscape.net> wrote in message
> news:9onqp5$6ms$1@pyrite.mv.net…
> > > They are also easy to make! Unlike a globe which can cost hundreds.
> >
> > How would you go about makeing a Rola-Bola. I’ve been wanting to
> > get one
> of
> > those also. And if it’s an easy thing to build it, well that just
> > makes things sweeter.
> >
> >
>
> I was just curious as to see which was more difficult to learn the
> unicycle or the walking globe?? And any tips you guys may have on the
> use of a walking globe.
I would guess that a rolling globe (as I’ve heard them called) would
be quite a bit easier. To control it you use your feet, which you
already know how to do. To control a unicycle you must translate your
wanted motion into pedal power, plus twist to make the wheel go where
you want it to.
Rolling globes have their inherent dangers though. The main one is of
falling on it. If you lose your footing there is a tendency to land
sideways on top of the globe. Be careful.
Rolling globes are fun but they are also heavy, and hard to transport. My
friend used to use one in shows, a little one, but it still took up 1/4
the cargo space in his station wagon…
Stay on top, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone jfoss@unicycling.com
www.unicycling.com
If you’re a terrorist, God is not on your side.
P.S. Neither is Allah.
A walking globe is substantially easier to learn. You just stand on it,
and rock the globe around to balance. Most people can learn to use one in
under an hour, easily.
When you get into tricks, though, go unicycle. Jumping rope, or making
under-the-leg throws while juggling are both much easier on a unicycle :-
) … and I can’t really think of many other tricks worth doing on a
walking globe.
jefflutkus
> I was just curious as to see which was more difficult to learn the
> unicycle or the walking globe?? And any tips you guys may have on the
> use of a walking globe.
>
> Tim M.
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I saw a television special on Cirque Du Soleil’s ‘Dralion’ on the weekend.
They had three people on three walking globes, two of which were the
‘standard’ ~1m diameter, the third was huge, about 1.5 m. They were doing
things like standing backflips on them, cartwheel as they were rolling,
flip mounts (i.e. run at it and flip before landing on it) and something
else impressive. They ended up getting two human dragons (like a pantomime
horse, with a guy holding a head and a guy in the tail) on the large ball.
Four people on one globe was pretty impressive!
nic
On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Jeff Lutkus wrote:
> A walking globe is substantially easier to learn. You just stand on it,
> and rock the globe around to balance. Most people can learn to use one
> in under an hour, easily.
>
> When you get into tricks, though, go unicycle. Jumping rope, or making
> under-the-leg throws while juggling are both much easier on a unicycle
> :- ) … and I can’t really think of many other tricks worth doing on a
> walking globe.
>
> jefflutkus
>
> > I was just curious as to see which was more difficult to learn the
> > unicycle or the walking globe?? And any tips you guys may have on the
> > use of a walking globe.
> >
> > Tim M.
>
>
> Sent via the Unicyclist Community - http://Unicyclist.com
globes are fairly easy to learn if you have decent balance. Easier than a
uni to learn IMHO. I’ve seen many kids get on and move about pretty well
in as little as 15 mins. Good idea to start on a padded or carpeted
surface. The globe doesn’t roll or move as fast or easily then.
go slow though, falls onto the globe or to the ground, even padded, can be
very painful. I speak from experience!!!
also, bigger globes are slightly easier than smaller ones. I have a 28 in.
made of fiberglass and heavily textured. 28 in. is hard to transport in an
automobile. The popular plastic ones I’ve seen are 24 in. and smoother
surfaced. Can be transported much easier.
peace - AUThanks for the instructions! The rola bola always looked pretty neat. I
think I’ll try it!
David Straitjacket wrote:
>
> Hi Tim
>
> Easy peasy mate…get your self a nice solid piece of plywood, It should
> be about 15mm think and 10-12 inches wide. The length is dictated by
> you. You should stand on the Rola-Bola with your legs a little past
> shoulder width apart, measure that, then add 6 to 8 inches to get the
> length. The extra length is to give you some room just in case you find
> you would like your legs wider.
>
> Once you have your piece, and sanded off any spurs and rough edges, you
> then will need to add rails to each end, this is to stop the board
> rolling all the way over the hoop it stands on. Just get 2 pieces of
> wood, about half an inch square, and the same length as the width of
> your board (I.e. about 10 inches) and attach one to each end, underneath
> and along the edge, so that your board looks like this from the side.
>
> ___________________________
> I I
>
> You will then need a hoop. The inch thick plastic piping used on
> building sites and roadwork’s is perfect, and you can usually pick up an
> offcut from a waste bin, or just ask. Get one about 8 inches in
> diameter, and as close to the width of your board (longer is ok but not
> shorter).
>
> You might also want to paint the surface of you Rola-Bola board. Paints
> designed for external brickwork are good. Get a rough textured one, that
> way it will be hard wearing and help your feet to grip the board.
>
> Finally, put board on hoop, get someone to hold onto you, and go for it!
>
> David Straitjacket www.straitjacketcircus.co.uk
>
> Tymm <timmcken@netscape.net> wrote in message
> news:9onqp5$6ms$1@pyrite.mv.net…
> > > They are also easy to make! Unlike a globe which can cost hundreds.
> >
> > How would you go about makeing a Rola-Bola. I’ve been wanting to
> > get one
> of
> > those also. And if it’s an easy thing to build it, well that just
> > makes things sweeter.
> >
> >