Flat Discussion Thread

[surfer1024]

@Jerrick

I cant wait for something special to come out. I hope they arent too expensive.

Spencer knows what im talking about.

I cant wait either

[uniethan]

@Spoonthumb

+1 I think flat out of all unicycling has the most room to grow. I think that different variations of flat will emerge.

True there’s different styles with in flat or any type of riding. Like in fmx.

[isaac_steiner]

@Jerrick

I cant wait for something special to come out. I hope they arent too expensive.

Spencer knows what im talking about.

Me too. I think I might want some…Depending on the price.

[zfreak220]

@Jerrick

I cant wait for something special to come out. I hope they arent too expensive.

Spencer knows what im talking about.

KH/Onza Style ISIS Cranks?

[isaac_steiner]

@zfreak220

KH/Onza Style ISIS Cranks?

That’d be awesome:)

[zfreak220]

@isaac steiner

That’d be awesome:)

well, there already is a pair in 165mm owned by Justin Kohse. So 125s or 140s shouldn’t be too far off.

look at bottom right:

[for sale] Torker Stuff

hey guys, ive got a bunch of old torker parts sitting around, if you want it then let me know shoot my a price and ill tell you yay or nay. thanks justin [stuff.jpg]

[SkierAlex]

Hey I’ve got a question about rolling wraps.

I hop with my right foot forward but my right foot is also the foot that feels more natural to push the tyre with. So do I hop with left foot forward to learn rolling wraps or do I push the tyre with my left foot and put my left leg infront of the seat (which feels really unnatural to me).

Thanks

[Spencer_Hochberg]

@SkierAlex

Hey I’ve got a question about rolling wraps.

I hop with my right foot forward but my right foot is also the foot that feels more natural to push the tyre with. So do I hop with left foot forward to learn rolling wraps or do I push the tyre with my left foot and put my left leg infront of the seat (which feels really unnatural to me).

Thanks

Just push the tire with your left foot. If you learn more flat tricks you will probably be using both feet to kick the wheel.
I also hop right foot forward and for rolling wraps I kick with my left foot but if I do an inside or outside roll I kick with my right foot (it works that way for everyone because if you are moving forward you need to kick with your back foot and if you move backwards you need to kick with your front foot).

[Any_Terrain]

For wraps and rolling wraps I cannot seem to keep the seat behind me when I switch feet(I put it SI position). Is this a problem? I have only done the first half of rolling wraps (because of this?) and three static wraps (but i put seat SI, in the middle of the trick)…

I have recently tried doing them with the uni backwards and it seems easier but I kind of throw the seat from 1 hand to the other while the seat is behind me…

[Spencer_Hochberg]

@Emile.m

Even if I’m never practicing flatland (I didn’t since this winter) I felt like doing some while taking a break for my studying.

Take a look:
http://zenithpro.blogspot.com/
(Direc link to the post: here )

Cool, I actually landed that before a normal varial roll.

[Unisykolist]

can someone name heeps of tricks in flatland unicycling?
What flat tricks should a begnnier learn first?

[Spencer_Hochberg]

@Emile.m

backroll
inside roll

Same thing:)

[peleschramm]

@Spencer Hochberg

Same thing:)

Essentially yes.

But I always like to think of the body position being the only real difference. If you are really going backwards, then I call it a backroll. If you are going more sideways, I would call it an inside roll.

Then again, you know way more about flat than I do haha.

[Spencer_Hochberg]

@peleschramm

Essentially yes.

But I always like to think of the body position being the only real difference. If you are really going backwards, then I call it a backroll. If you are going more sideways, I would call it an inside roll.

I don’t really think the angle of your body should justify a new name for the trick. And I’m sure its not always clear if you are going backwards or sideways, it could be in between. There is no change in difficulty either (for me at least).

[peleschramm]

It’s less of a change of trick and more of a description in my view. It really is the same trick, but more detailed.

[Unisykolist]

@Emile.m

The ones you want to.

Basicly there’s

Rolling wrap
outside roll
backroll
inside roll
Varial Roll
Inward Varial roll

Then you do them in combos, you add leg arounds, spins, flip, etc.

arnt they more expert tricks? isnt that like getting a new unicycle, never done street before and strait away by learning a crankflip?

I think beginner flat tricks are leg wrap and… i dont know?

[hobo_chuck]

@Unisykolist

arnt they more expert tricks? isnt that like getting a new unicycle, never done street before and strait away by learning a crankflip?

I think beginner flat tricks are leg wrap and… i dont know?

those are the actual tricks, leg wrap, varials, wheelwalk stuff and all that are prequisites and handy transitions, things to add, etc

and crankflips are beginner street imo

[Spencer_Hochberg]

@Emile.m

It depends for me. When I do a rolling wrap to backroll I just backroll at the end of my rolling wrap and when I do rolling wrap to inside roll I do a 90 unispin then I inside roll.

It’s basicly the same thing, but I think it’s a bit different. It’s like 360 unispin and in in 360 unispin, same trick, done in different ways.

Right, but an in to in 360 doesn’t have its own name, you can say “in to in” if you want to be more specific but its not necessary.
You could also do a rolling wrap then 90 into a “backroll”, or a rolling wrap straight into an inside roll, its just that its more comfortable in those situations to have your body turned the other way a little bit.

[Jan_Hulshagen]

Spencer can you tell us how you rebuild(the nubs) your kh moments cranks?
and what do use the most flatlanders a low, medium or high saddle?

Jan H

[adjuggler]

@hobo_chuck

those are the actual tricks, leg wrap, varials, wheelwalk stuff and all that are prequisites and handy transitions, things to add, etc

and crankflips are beginner street imo

Hey with the leg wrap once you bring your leg from behind the seat do you go right to sitting down on the seat as you leg moves back to the pedal/ crank?