Yes, finally, after making it a goal 13 years ago, I have mounted my
giraffe uni in the open (I had done it before with a stop, but that
doesn’t count). This is probably something that I’ll be able to do only
1 in 10 or 20 or 50 tries now, but if I stick with it, I’m confident
that I’ll develop more consistency. In the meantime, John Foss’ record
of 135 (or a similar number of) consecutive giraffe free mounts is safe.
This is probably a trite question, but does a giraffe free mount count
as a separate type of mount in the IUF/USA skill levels? I’m not strong
on mounts, and any advantage I could attain here might allow me to
advance beyond levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 (if I ever test). Thanks for taking
this question into consideration.
> This is probably a trite question, but does a giraffe free mount count > as a separate type of mount in the IUF/USA skill levels? I’m not strong > on mounts, and any advantage I could attain here might allow me to > advance beyond levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 (if I ever test).
I would allow it, as long as the crank arms are not immediately above the tire.
Especially if you did the rest of the subsequent level on said giraffe!
>of 135 (or a similar number of) consecutive giraffe free mounts is safe. This >is probably a trite question, but does a giraffe free mount count as a separate >type of mount in the IUF/USA skill levels? I’m not strong on mounts, and any >advantage I could attain here might allow me to advance beyond levels 1, 2, 3, >and 4 (if I ever test). Thanks for taking this question into consideration. >
Congradulations on learning to freemount a giraffe. At TCUC when we test for
levels all the skills have to be done on the same unicycle so you wouldn’t be
able to use a giraffe for your mounts.
Congradulations on learning to freemount a giraffe. At TCUC when we test for
levels all the skills have to be done on the same unicycle so you wouldn’t be
able to use a giraffe for your mounts.
Unless of course you sit the entire level on a giraffe <grin>. I think it would
be possible to pass level 1,2,3 and 4 on a giraffe. Any one think 5 is possible?
Wheel walking would be darn difficult.
o o Peter Bier o O o Juggler, unicyclist and mathematician.
o/|\o peter_bier@usa.net
> I am not taking a position, just pointing out that the question here is > whether we start accepting skills in unicycles that are not standard.
I read through the Skill Level front matter on the IUF Web site
(http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/levels/). There is no mention of limitations of
the type of unicycle to be used.
Remember when we talk about the Standard Skill competition event and the Skill
Levels, each is a separate entity though they borrow from each other. For
Standard Skill competition, a “standard”, direct drive unicycle must be used.
> Yes, finally, after making it a goal 13 years ago, I have mounted my giraffe > uni in the open (I had done it before with a stop, but that doesn’t count). > This is probably something that I’ll be able to do only 1 in 10 or 20 or 50 > tries now, but if I stick with it, I’m confident that I’ll develop more > consistency. In the meantime, John Foss’ record of 135 (or a similar number > of) consecutive giraffe free mounts is safe. This is probably a trite > question, but does a giraffe free mount count as a separate type of mount in > the IUF/USA skill levels? I’m not strong on mounts, and any advantage I could > attain here might allow me to advance beyond levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 (if I ever > test). Thanks for taking this question into consideration. > > Carl Trachte Morenci, Arizona
Congrats Carl!!
I got my 6 footer a year ago, and I still can’t mount the damn thing. It’s
just too scary! I hope I hope I hope I hope I’m in your shoes in a year or
two. Way to go!
> > This is probably a trite question, but does a giraffe free mount count as a > > separate type of mount in the IUF/USA skill levels? I’m not strong on > > mounts, and any advantage I could attain here might allow me to advance > > beyond levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 (if I ever test). >
I am not taking a position, just pointing out that the question here is whether
we start accepting skills in unicycles that are not standard.
Alberto Ruiz > > I would allow it, as long as the crank arms are not immediately above the > tire. Especially if you did the rest of the subsequent level on said > giraffe! > > John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone (130 and holding) >
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> > I am not taking a position, just pointing out that the question here is > > whether we start accepting skills in unicycles that are not standard. > > I read through the Skill Level front matter on the IUF Web site > (http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/levels/). There is no mention of
limitations > of the type of unicycle to be used.
Like I said, I have no position against it. In PR we have never yaken advantage
of the Skill levels as much as other places. I just wanted to point out the
precedent, so that we all know what we are doing.
We may have to include ultimates, BC, Two-eheelers, three wheelers, and some
other non-standard uni in the future.
Alberto Ruiz
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Judging from the subject headers "Giraffe Mount: I did it!), we missed a posting
on this subject last week when we’d temporarily unsubscribed while away over
Thanksgiving. Does anyone have a back copy archived that they could send us?
We’re still trying to get this Giraffe Mounting to work.
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