I want to buy a giraffe but don't know where to start.

[Mike_Hout]

Hello Boz Man. I am new on this forum.

Glad you are working on your giraffe. Your video looks good and it looks like you are having a great time. I am nearly 60 and have been riding a giraffe for thirty years. I am not sure that I would still be riding if it were not for that tall thing and the thrill I still get from it.

Keep up the good work. I think it took me eight or nine years before I could freemount. I know you can learn faster than that!

[Shmolagin]

I spent about half of an hour learning to freemount my giraffe. I still have to try several times, but it is at least doable for me.

[4umfreak]

@wrapmaster

I learned to freemount the giraffe in a 45 minute period. I found it easier to put the toe of your one foot in between the bar above the wheel and the wheel for stability. Then put the pedal opposite to the foot on the tire at it’s lowest point, and step up. It is much easier to get on if you don’t have a baggy shirt or pant’s because they can kind of get caught in front of the seat. I can mount a 6 foot about every other try and I’m only 5-7. Maybe it would help if you found a branch or something of that nature that you can’t reach when standing on the ground, but can easily grab after standing on the tire.

This is how I mount my giraffe as well but I can’t get it really consistent. I find that tire pressure is critical to reduce ‘scrubbing’ in those first few adjustments. I do a bit of a roll-back mount to help get the seat under me. It seems a little odd to me 'cause I never roll-back mount anything else.

[Boz_Mon]

@Mike Hout

Hello Boz Man. I am new on this forum.

Glad you are working on your giraffe. Your video looks good and it looks like you are having a great time. I am nearly 60 and have been riding a giraffe for thirty years. I am not sure that I would still be riding if it were not for that tall thing and the thrill I still get from it.

Keep up the good work. I think it took me eight or nine years before I could freemount. I know you can learn faster than that!

I sure hope I can learn faster than that! I learned to freemount my 24 inch in about 20 minutes one summer night. Once the weather breaks, I’m gonna be hard at work!