# Getting bored **URL:** https://unicyclist.com/t/getting-bored/283698 **Category:** Riding Advice **Created:** [June 25, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/getting-bored/283698 "2024-06-25T11:54:29Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 15
### Author: ![PedalSprell](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/pedalsprell/32/106923_2.png) [@PedalSprell](https://unicyclist.com/u/PedalSprell) #### Post date: [March 16, 2025, 8:59am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/getting-bored/283698/15 "2025-03-16T08:59:13Z")
> [@Wheelou](#): > > I learned to ride seat in front by simply moving the seat forward while riding. It‘s a bit of a hassle because the wide rear part of the seat has a hard time to pass between the thighs, Ha! This is exactly what has firmly stopped any attempts at trying SIF. In the mean time I have been reading the advice at the [advance idling coarse](https://unicyclist.com/t/advance-idling-2025/287605) (even though Slam kicked me out for no obvious reason), and have been focusing on equal pressure on both feet. Not that it has helped much: I steel keep falling off at the top foot side and idling is frankly so _incredibly boring to practice_ that I want to take my unicycle and just do some awesome riding on it instead. However, this approach, and mentions of SIF idling and stuff made me want to just freemount into SIF (I am _allergic_ against practicing on a wall or railing). And it took me just two attempts to commit and maybe 10 attempts to figure out the _riding_. Thank you @slamdance ! The key was indeed equal weight on both pedals _all the time_. I am a firm believer of doing things intuitively, trying them out how I expect them to be, and then adjusting the approach, before seeking advice. It is a very fun and sometimes frustrating approach. But my grip on the saddle is two handed and just weird. But this is how I end up when going into SIF from riding, which I then managed after indeed lowering my seat ridiculously low. I can’t do SIF far, and this is tremendous work. I need to both ride and hold back on the same time, while wrestling my seat into a stable position. I will check out the tips stated in this thread to see if this can improve things a bit. A one hand grip would be awesome. I would probably hold the middle of the saddle with my left arm, but the front grip would give me more flexibility and ability to remount maybe 🤔 > [@slamdance](#): > > 3.) Did you an instant “bail out” when something went wrong? > 4.) Any injuries? 4: No injuries, no falls. 3: I jumped off when things felt wrong, but also tried to wrestle with the SIF the best I could even when things felt sketchy. I always ride with a really high seat position, and doubt I will ever be able to do the transition into SIF while doing actual riding. The seat will just get stuck in my thighs or pants 😂 --- _[View the full topic](https://unicyclist.com/t/getting-bored/283698)._