doing tricks on a Coker

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skurland@juggler.net writes:
>On the other hand, once I can ride*, turn*, free mount, stop*, dismount*,
>figure ride, climb hills, slalom, idle, ride long distance, ride
>backwards,
>pick up objects, and spin, I’ll be out of Halpern advice and back to
>trying
>to figure stuff out on my own, which, as you can see from step 2 above,
>doesn’t work that well. Maybe I can nag him into writing another book…
>though learning to juggle or walk dogs or triathlon on a Coker should
>absorb
>more practice time.
>
>Picking up objects, by the way, seems to be the most serious challenge, at
>least on a Coker; maybe impossible.
Not if you have a long pointed stick on hand…

But at least I have heard of people doing these on a Coker:
one foot (I did it on uni.5 but don’t want to try on my Coker)
backwards (ditto)
spin (I can do this)
wheel walk (not me!)
slalom (not too hard if you have 60 psi or so)

David
Co-founder, Unatics of NY
1st Sunday / 3rd Saturday
@ Central Park Bandshell
1:30 start time after 11/1/01

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Re: doing tricks on a Coker

> >On the other hand, once I can ride*, turn*, free mount, stop*, dismount*,
> >figure ride, climb hills, slalom, idle, ride long distance, ride
backwards,
> >pick up objects, and spin, I’ll be out of Halpern advice and back to
trying
> >to figure stuff out on my own, which, as you can see from step 2 above,
> >doesn’t work that well. Maybe I can nag him into writing another book…
> >though learning to juggle or walk dogs or triathlon on a Coker should
> >absorb more practice time.
> >
> >Picking up objects, by the way, seems to be the most serious challenge,
at
> >least on a Coker; maybe impossible.

> Not if you have a long pointed stick on hand…

Oh, yeah; riding around the neighborhood with my grandfather’s sword in my
hand, there’s a good idea. :wink:
>
> But at least I have heard of people doing these on a Coker:

> one foot (I did it on uni.5 but don’t want to try on my Coker)
Me neither.

> backwards (ditto)
Backwards is an actual useful commuting skill, I think I gotta learn it.
First idle, then double idle, then…

> spin (I can do this)
Yikes. (My new favorite interjection, since learning to ride a yike)

> wheel walk (not me!)
Me neither.

> slalom (not too hard if you have 60 psi or so)

Hmm. Coker tire says 32 psi. I’m 240# or so, so I pumped it up to 35 psi,
where it’s seems abundantly firm. 60?!
>
> David
> Co-founder, Unatics of NY
> 1st Sunday / 3rd Saturday
> @ Central Park Bandshell
> 1:30 start time

Ever do the New York Critical Mass ride on a yike?

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Re: doing tricks on a Coker

One footed on a Coker is easy you should try it David, the momentum of the
wheel just keeps on going. Lot easier on 150mm cranks than 110.
Wheel walking is hard but possible, what I fail on almost every time is
recovering my feet.
One footed wheel walking is hard but not impossible, recovery problems as
with 2 though.
The only one you don’t have on your list is gliding, I can do this only as a
pull glide but it is fun having a Coker pulling a Coker. It helps if you
have some rope or a pole as it is a long way to stretch.

Roger

The UK’s Unicycle Source

----- Original Message -----
From: “David Stone” <dstone@packer.edu>
To: <skurland@juggler.net>
Cc: <rsu@unicycling.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 11:18 PM
Subject: doing tricks on a Coker

> skurland@juggler.net writes:
> >On the other hand, once I can ride*, turn*, free mount, stop*, dismount*,
> >figure ride, climb hills, slalom, idle, ride long distance, ride
> >backwards,
> >pick up objects, and spin, I’ll be out of Halpern advice and back to
> >trying
> >to figure stuff out on my own, which, as you can see from step 2 above,
> >doesn’t work that well. Maybe I can nag him into writing another book…
> >though learning to juggle or walk dogs or triathlon on a Coker should
> >absorb
> >more practice time.
> >
> >Picking up objects, by the way, seems to be the most serious challenge,
at
> >least on a Coker; maybe impossible.
> Not if you have a long pointed stick on hand…
>
> But at least I have heard of people doing these on a Coker:
> one foot (I did it on uni.5 but don’t want to try on my Coker)
> backwards (ditto)
> spin (I can do this)
> wheel walk (not me!)
> slalom (not too hard if you have 60 psi or so)
>
> David
> Co-founder, Unatics of NY
> 1st Sunday / 3rd Saturday
> @ Central Park Bandshell
> 1:30 start time after 11/1/01
>
>

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>
>

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For me so far 0-idling at least, also slaloming. If slaloming is what I think it is, it’s a real blast! For me, it is basically swooping back and forth as though you were skiing down a hill, pedalling madly all the while. Your shoulders essentially stay straight ahead as they should in skiing, although for bigger swoops they have to turn as well. Is that what y’all mean by slaloming?

When I can transfer one-foot idling to the 26" MUni I’ll try it on the 36".

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Re: doing tricks on a Coker

> The only one you don’t have on your list is gliding, I can do this only as
a
> pull glide but it is fun having a Coker pulling a Coker. It helps if you
> have some rope or a pole as it is a long way to stretch.

It may be even more fun having a trio of Siberian huskies in harness pull
me.

Depending, of course, on your definition of ‘fun’.

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Re: doing tricks on a Coker

Roger.Davies@octacon.co.uk writes:
>One footed on a Coker is easy you should try it David, the momentum of the
>wheel just keeps on going. Lot easier on 150mm cranks than 110.
>Wheel walking is hard but possible, what I fail on almost every time is
>recovering my feet.
>One footed wheel walking is hard but not impossible, recovery problems as
>with 2 though.
>The only one you don’t have on your list is gliding, I can do this only
>as a
>pull glide but it is fun having a Coker pulling a Coker. It helps if you
>have some rope or a pole as it is a long way to stretch.
>
>Roger

You are mad!

Are you going to UNICON? I just hope I can see someone pulling those
tricks off on a Coker. Amazing!

David

Co-founder, Unatics of NY
1st Sunday / 3rd Saturday
@ Central Park Bandshell
1:30 start time after 11/1/01

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U-Turn.613za@timelimit.unicyclist.com writes:
>
>For me so far 0-idling at least, also slaloming. If slaloming is what I
>think it is, it’s a real blast! For me, it is basically swooping back
>and forth as though you were skiing down a hill, pedalling madly all the
>while. Your shoulders essentially stay straight ahead as they should in
>skiing, although for bigger swoops they have to turn as well. Is that
>what y’all mean by slaloming?
>
>When I can transfer one-foot idling to the 26" MUni I’ll try it on the
>36".

take it easy, big fella!

To me, slaloming is what you describe. Maybe others have different takes
on that, but I like your description. My shoulders tend to lean L and R as
I turn, but they face forward.

Co-founder, Unatics of NY
1st Sunday / 3rd Saturday
@ Central Park Bandshell
1:30 start time after 11/1/01

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Re: doing tricks on a Coker

— Scott Kurland <skurland@juggler.net> wrote:
> > The only one you don’t have on your list is gliding, I can do this only as
> a
> > pull glide but it is fun having a Coker pulling a Coker. It helps if you
> > have some rope or a pole as it is a long way to stretch.

Do you use an extra-long seatpost when you do this so you don’t have to bend your legs so much?

-Kris.

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