I’ve been trying the kickup mount for a few days now and i cant seem to
get it. I’d appreciate any advice on this mount.
One problem ive been having is that the frame never stays where its
supposed to. it twists and swings around the wheel as i try to kick up,
sometimes resulting in an upright wheel with the seat hitting the ground,
like a seat drag.
thanks for anything you can tell me.
Nick Cegelka
NickLikesFire AIM
Try doing everything in 45 degree angles.
i.e. put your crank at 45 degrees to the uni frame put your foot at a 45
degree angle between the crank arm and pedal
Your other foot should fit snuggly under the seat, and guide the seat
about 1/2 way up towards your bum. You don’t want to flick it to hard or
it will fly off. Keep contact with the seat for as long as possible.
nic
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Nick Cegelka wrote:
> I’ve been trying the kickup mount for a few days now and i cant seem to
> get it. I’d appreciate any advice on this mount.
>
> One problem ive been having is that the frame never stays where its
> supposed to. it twists and swings around the wheel as i try to kick up,
> sometimes resulting in an upright wheel with the seat hitting the
> ground, like a seat drag.
>
> thanks for anything you can tell me.
>
> Nick Cegelka
>
> Pyrotechnick13@yahoo.com
>
> NickLikesFire AIM
Greetings
In message “Re: kickup mount”, Nicholas Price wrote…
>Try doing everything in 45 degree angles.
>i.e. put your crank at 45 degrees to the uni frame put your foot at a 45
> degree angle between the crank arm and pedal
Hmmmm… I think the 45 degree angle is a personal thing. I find it much
easier to do at an angle of 30 or even 20, and I believe many unicyclists
are the same.
>Your other foot should fit snuggly under the seat, and guide the seat
>about 1/2 way up towards your bum. You don’t want to flick it to hard or
>it will fly off. Keep contact with the seat for as long as possible.
It’s important NOT to put too much weight on the pedal. I just did some
kickup mounts at a public square in Nanking (China), and people love
it. This led to the beginning of the Nanking Unicycle Club… more on
this later
>nic
>
>
>On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Nick Cegelka wrote:
>
>> I’ve been trying the kickup mount for a few days now and i cant seem
>> to get it. I’d appreciate any advice on this mount.
>>
>> One problem ive been having is that the frame never stays where its
>> supposed to. it twists and swings around the wheel as i try to kick
>> up, sometimes resulting in an upright wheel with the seat hitting the
>> ground, like a seat drag.
>>
>> thanks for anything you can tell me.
>>
>> Nick Cegelka
>>
>> Pyrotechnick13@yahoo.com
>>
>> NickLikesFire AIM
>>
>
Regards, Jack Halpern President, The CJK Dictionary Institute, Inc.
http://www.cjk.org Phone: +81-48-473-3508
One tip, you might want to try one step at a time. When I first started, I
kicked the seat up, and caught it with my hand, rather then going right
into sitting and riding. Though aiming for your hand makes things a bit
off, it allows you to work on a single aspect of the mount before putting
everything together.
Jeff Lutkus
— Nick Cegelka <pyrotechnick13@yahoo.com>
> wrote: I’ve been trying the kickup mount for a few days now and i cant
> seem to get it. I’d appreciate any advice on this mount.
>
>One problem ive been having is that the frame never stays where its
>supposed to. it twists and swings around the wheel as i try to kick up,
>sometimes resulting in an upright wheel with the seat hitting the ground,
>like a seat drag.
>
>thanks for anything you can tell me.
>
>Nick Cegelka
>
>Pyrotechnick13@yahoo.com
>
>NickLikesFire AIM
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pyrotechnick13@yahoo.com writes:
>I’ve been trying the kickup mount for a few days now and i cant seem to
>get it. I’d appreciate any advice on this mount.
>
>One problem ive been having is that the frame never stays where its
>supposed to. it twists and swings around the wheel as i try to kick up,
>sometimes resulting in an upright wheel with the seat hitting the ground,
>like a seat drag.
I have found that you actually have to lean back more than you’d expect.
Another consideration is the type of crank (if they angle out, it’s
harder than if they’re straight) and type of seat (Torker seats are
harder to kickup with bc of the higher friction, causing the uni to get
stuck on the thigh).
David