Hi all, I have successfully been able to get to the point were I can do a pedal
grab pretty consistently, but I am having a hard time doing anything once I get
there. Once I am sitting on the object I can only hop off, but I can’t get onto
the top. What do I do from there (the ledge of the object)? I have read the
article from muniac.com but I still can’t get
it.
Jeff
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One thing that hasn’t been mentioned much in the articles I’ve read, is that
you actually have to JUMP with the leg that is resting on the ledge. The
unicycle’s momentum alone will not carry you. For the longest time I couldn’t
get them at all because I was still standing on my left leg! Seems pretty
obvious in hindsight, but…
Chris
jeff d tuttle wrote: > > Hi all, I have successfully been able to get to the point were I can do a > pedal grab pretty consistently, but I am having a hard time doing anything > once I get there. Once I am sitting on the object I can only hop off, but I > can’t get onto the top. What do I do from there (the ledge of the object)? I > have read the article from muniac.com but I still can’t get > it. > > Jeff > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for > less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
Joe, Look through the video clips at www.muniac.com There is one with
Scott Bridgeman on a picnic table and he actually pedal grabs twice. Let
me know what works for you; I’ve been trying for off and on (mostly off)
for months with no success.
Jeff
On Mon, 24 Sep 2001 13:39:56 GMT “Joe Marshall”
<joe_marshall@bigfoot.com> writes: > I’ve just been reading Kris Holms thingy on pedal grabs at > http://www.muniac.com/tipstext.htm but I’m still not quite sure > how to do > it. > > What I’ve been trying is I think pretty much the second method on there, > catching the pedal and then swinging up onto the obstacle (the wall at > the edge of a little flowerbed thingy). > > I wasn’t taking the bottom foot off though, using that to help swing the > wheel up and just leaning into the wall more, maybe that’s where I’m > going wrong? > > I also had an idea that if I can swing the wheel round with a bit of > speed and twist a little I might be able to get the tyre to catch onto > the top of the wall and roll it up, like going up a smallish kerb, kind > of avoiding the little hop up bit. Can anyone do this? Is it much > harder? It seems to me it’d look pretty cool being able to pedal grab up > to a wall and just swing the uni and ride straight off along the wall. > > Anyone got any other tips on this one? > > Also is there a good video of a pedal grab somewhere on the net? > > I’m practicing quite a bit at the moment because one of the neighbours > borrowed my unicycle for half an hour and learnt to ride pretty well, > looks like I’m gonna have to work to keep ahead of him! > > cheers, > > joe > > > >
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