well, ive had my 20" savage for about a month now…and id say ive progressed
rather well. i can comftorably ride to work on it…i can freemount, and
travel for quite a while now…
i plan on moving on and getting a coker (or other larger wheel) and a
giraffe… funds being limited, which should i go for first? is riding a
giraffe harder then a standard uni… i figured a coker 30" or something might
suit me…or a 5 footer giraffe…
im also working on idling, does anyone have some input for mastering it? i saw a
guy at BJC2k idling in the parade on a giraffe for quite a while before the
parade actually started…
Giraffes are not really harder to ride than normal unicycles just scarier. When
it comes to idling a giraffe I think it is easier if any thing. Pointers for
idling are:
look ahead
pedal for 9.0 to 3.0 o’clock through the bottom
leave your shoulders in the same position (so you lean back when you pedal
forward and lean forward when you pedal backwards)
use your hips
sit on the seat
A good way to learn is to ride forward and do a single idle then carry on,
repeat this until you are confident with one idle. Then try the same process
with 2 then 3 etc.
Good luck
Roger
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> well, ive had my 20" savage for about a month now…and id say ive progressed > rather well. i can comftorably ride to work on it…i can freemount, and > travel for quite a while now… > > i plan on moving on and getting a coker (or other larger wheel) and a > giraffe… funds being limited, which should i go for first? is riding a > giraffe harder then a standard uni… i figured a coker 30" or something > might suit me…or a 5 footer giraffe… > > im also working on idling, does anyone have some input for mastering it? i saw > a guy at BJC2k idling in the parade on a giraffe for quite a while before the > parade actually started… > > > any help is greatly appreciated… > > cheers, > > - J > >
> i plan on moving on and getting a coker (or other larger wheel) and a > giraffe… funds being limited, which should i go for first? is riding a > giraffe harder then a standard uni… i figured a coker 30" or something > might suit me…or a 5 footer giraffe…
Giraffe is easier than big wheel. Big wheel will get you places, and giraffe
will get more people to ask “how’s the weather?”.
> im also working on idling, does anyone have some input for mastering it?
Good advice from Roger. I would add that though your general pedaling pattern is
between 3:00 and 9:00, those are the maximums of your pedal stroke. You don’t
have to pedal all the way up to those positions (and try not to go past them),
and a smaller pedal motion may be more comfortable for you, as long as you pass
through the bottom position each time.
“I’m not into pain. I’m into juggling.” - A grandpa with small child at the
Davis Picnic Day, walking away from the free unicycle lessons toward the free
juggling lessons (and already able to juggle!)