Hey hey! I was wondering, aside from going down a hill, or pushing the wheel along with your hands, or using 2 ski sticks…
Is it possible to accelerate on a BC wheel?
I’ve been trying to do it by making short turns left and right, and pushing on my legs every turn, but no luck so far (I mostly just fall off, or slow down).
But, I meen, it SHOULD be possible, people do it when rollerblading on 1 wheel… Has anyone in history ever managed?
Merci!!! (btw if you come to Brussels, tell me!!!, I love to bc with new people)
I think most people push with their feet as if it were a skateboard.
For example this video at 0:45 seconds
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Rockets!
Yup, in a group of nerds like this one, of course somebody has already tried it!
As for “pumping” speed with skating-type motions, it definitely is theoretically possible. But probably extremely hard due to the amount of power you probably lose by making imperfect “strokes”. And how perfect are they going to be, with a BC Wheel being hard enough to control in a straight line? I’ll stick to the ski poles with bits of old tire on the ends that I used to have.
wow thanks for the vid it’s really inspiring!! well I guess i’ll just keep trying
can many people ride like this guy?
I sort of did it!!! I take a big jump to the side and make a 90deg angle at the same time I don’t go much faster but it keeps me going :)))
(cool pix by the way, I think I saw a video of yours :))