I give up! I need help, Is there anybody on the Washington DC area who can show me how to freemount a coker. In exchange I will give a one hour tennis lesson to the
person who helps me.
You can do a normal put-your-foot-on-and-jump-up rollback type mount, but it’s hard - on a Coker. I’ve been doing a moving mount that U-Turn showed me:
- Have your chocolate pedal slightly lower than horizontal
- Start walking/running with the other, non-chocolate, foot
- When the chocolate pedal comes up from the bottom, (you should be supported by the other, non-chocolate, foot at that time) place your chocolate foot on the pedal as [b]part[/b] of a jump/leap up.
It helped, incredibly, to be able to see U-Turn do it, especially since he and I are about t he same height.
Some days I can hit three or four in a row 
, some days not one in ten. 
:o
Having a short inseam also, This is how I learned to freemount my Coker:
I put the left (weak side) pedal at 6 o’clock with my foot on the pedal. I would then reach over the Coker with my left hand and grab hold of the tire and pull myself up onto the saddle as I push off with my right foot. This starts the wheel rolling and as I jump up onto the saddle, the right pedal is at about 2 o’clock making it easier to push down and get some momentum going.
After using this method for a while and getting a little more comfortable with the Big One, I now can sometimes just jump up on the pedals and ride away
I naturally idle a unicycle with my left foot down. I naturally mount with my left foot on the near pedal. Adopt or adapt this accordingly.
Mounting a Coker is surprisingly easy. I use a semi static mount as follows:
Position left pedal slightly below horizontal.
Place left foot on left pedal. Place seat between legs.
Hold front of seat with right hand.
Lean the Coker ever so slightly to the right.
Give the slightest of pushes with the right foot. This will make the left pedal push up against the sole of your left foot.
Continue in one smooth movement to pivot up into position.
It’s that tiny little push that helps, it means that your left foot sort of “locks” the wheel for a moment, and you effectively use the left pedal as a step.
Roll back mounts are possible, but I find them unwieldy, or possibly unweildy.
Running mounts look spectacular. I’ve never tried one.
Just step up onto it, really. The leverage issuch that the wheel takes a moment to accelerate, and that gives you long enough to step up using the back pedal for support.
I use the same method as Krashin Kenney, except I am right handed/footed, and I use the opposite hand/foot than him. One think I have learned recently, is that I need to jump higher to mount. Since I started doing that, my mount success has been much better. The thing I learned before that is to get the right lean. For me, my left foot is the one that starts the motion, and I want the Coker to lean slightly to the left so that the first motion straightens out the Coker more toward verticle.
Brian,
While I would not be at all surprised if U-Turn gave you some amazingly good unicycling advice and demonstration (because that’s what he does), are you sure it wasn’t me that showed you the walking mount?! 
On a chilly day in November in eastern Connecticut?
In any event, I either grab the wheel or do a walking mount. I do the walking mount when I’m tired because you just sort of walk up onto the unicycle. It doesn’t take much energy at all. And for mounting uphill, it’s the only way to do it.
For a walking mount, first you have to determine the timing of the cranks/pedals versus your walking. Once you work out the timing, you start walking and bam! The cranks are in the exact position for a static mount. You just sort of walk/hop on. It’s a static mount with momentum.
Decide how many steps to take. Two, three, or four is a good number. I usually do two steps. I do one or three for fun. I do a running four steps if mounting up a steep hill.
Next, pick a crank position and take your two steps (or however many) while rolling the Coker forward. Put your foot out as if you were going to step on the back pedal. Is is there? Or is it half-way around the world? Experiment to find the starting crank position that brings the pedal into position based on your walking.
Now, start with the cranks/pedals in that position. Take your steps. Step onto the back pedal with a slight hop. Hit the seat and the pedal at the same time. It will be much like a static mount at that point.
It’s better to have the back pedal too low than too high. If too high, the pedal can carry your foot up over the top before you are on the unicycle. This can land you on your butt or your back. Don’t break your butt or hit your head.
Dave
I would have to say that the single easiest way to mount a coker is the jump mount. Just hold the seat with pedals horizantle and jump right on…easy as cheese.