Does one normally learn to idle or ride backwards first?
Thanks, Raphael
RE: Idle or Backwards
I learned 'em at the same time.
Stay on top,
John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone http://www.unicycling.com
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> Does one normally learn to idle or ride backwards first?
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> Thanks, Raphael
Re: Idle or Backwards
My approach was to learn how to idle first. After I could idle a bit I started
working on a super idle where I would do a full revolution forward and a full
revolution backward. Then I started to add other variations like riding half a
revolution forward and a full revolution backward until I could do several
revolutions backwards. Keep adding more backward revolutions until you go as far
as you want to go.
The advantage to this approach is that you learn to ride backwards while staying
in control. Most importantly is that you learn how to stop without falling flat
on your back.
John “taking 1 step forward and 2 steps back” Childs john_childs@hotmail.com
>From: Raphael Lasar <rlasar@lucent.com> Reply-To: Raphael Lasar
><rlasar@lucent.com> To: unicycling@winternet.com Subject: Idle or Backwards
>Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 13:24:12 -0400
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>Does one normally learn to idle or ride backwards first?
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>Thanks, Raphael
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Re: Idle or Backwards
> Does one normally learn to idle or ride backwards first?
I tried learning to ride backwards first. I did it in a big open area where I
didn’t have to worry about running into anything.
It wasn’t super-hard to learn, but I didn’t have great control over my speed and
direction riding backwards and I was always worried I’d run into something if I
did it where there were other things around.
But when I later learned to idle (which took me longer to learn) I gained a lot
more control over riding backwards.
It’s probably good to try to learn both at the same time.
Robert Bernstein Santa Barbara, CA rdb@silcom.com http://www.silcom.com/~rdb