i just bought a torker unistar lx (20 inch) b/c i saw a clip of universe II and thought this looked like a kickin thing to get into, so could somebody tell me how i get started like trying to ride it… b/c ive never even seen a unicycle in real life so i have no idea what im doing. all help is greatly appreciated
Re: brand new, havent even ridden yet…
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Pull the seat into place, with the saddle beteen your legs right under your… crotch.
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Spin in the wheel so that one pedal is in the 3:00 (like a clock) position, as shown in the next picture.
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Put both(or one) hands on the handrail, fence, or a wall
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Step on the pedal closest to you. You want the wheel to rotate 1/4-turn backwards. Step on the pedal and pull yourself up, and place your oter foot on your pedal. You should now be on the seat with the wheel underneath you.
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Hold onto the handrail/wall tightly and lean forward slightly while pedaling slowly.
Keep doing that until you are very comfortable doing so, then try riding away from a wall. At first you may not be able to go very far but slowly and sure ly you will get better. Eventually riding will click, and there will be no end to how far you can go. The you learn to fre mount.
-Excerpted from Unicycle.com, with my own modifications from how I learned to ride.
Re: brand new, havent even ridden yet…
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:46:01 -0600, “themeatballking7” wrote:
>somebody tell me how i get started like trying to ride it…
Go to <http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/uni_beginners.htm>, and then
download the Word doc “Learning to Unicycle” by Andrew Carter and
myself.
Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
Today (31 December) is the last day this year. Happy Old Year!
and let us know how it goes
good luck
Me too! same deal all the way down to the 20" LX. It is due to arrive on the 6th. I wish it would hurry up, Im going crazy. Let us know how it goes for you & wish me luck.
~Emily
Keep most of your weight on the saddle, it’s a whole lot easier on the legs by doing so. For some people, the learning curve can be steep. Practice, practice and then practice some more.
Good luck to both of you 
Re: brand new, havent even ridden yet…
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 07:14:37 -0600, “Krashin’Kenny” wrote:
>For some people, the learning curve can be steep.
Those are the lucky ones!
Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
Today (1 January) is the first day this year. Happy New Year!
I’m new too
Hey, I’m new too, I’d really like someone to talk/study with, about learning specific things, I can now ride pretty well, and freemount, but It only has taken me five days now to get there, email me if you’d like to talk about learning to uni, I’d really apretiate someone learning along side me, even if its just through corispondence.
Re: I’m new too
Word of the wise…Not recommending you post your email address with the @ in it… Do something like cyberpunk(at)gmail.com…It just helps prevent your email from getting out to unwanted spammers.