I can cycle quite far now, but always looping slightly to the left. Going
straight is incredibly difficult, and trying to turn right results in the wheel
wobbling a lot, and a general slowing down.
Does this sound like it’s down to balance, or maybe due to my right foot being
stronger and thus forcing the wheel to the left?
How do you turn a unicycle, anyway?
T.
RE: Right turn, Clyde
> How do you turn a unicycle, anyway?
You might start by checking it to make sure all the components are lined up. If
the wheel is crooked or one side of the fork is not lined up with the other, the
cycle may be stuck in a left turn.
But mostly it’s practice. If you’ve eliminated any mechanical issues, the only
thing left is you. Make sure you are sitting straight, not tilted to one side.
Look at how your shoulders are oriented. They should be perpindicular to the
direction you want to go. In other words, face forward to go forward, etc.
Concentrate on right turns. Most people start out with one way being easier than
the other, so just practice the other one till it works.
Stay on top, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone (reply to jfoss@unicycling.com)
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Re: Right turn, Clyde
Four mechanical possibilities:
You have a tire with a raised center ridge or a “V” profile. It is nearly
impossible to ride straight and turn easily when you have a tire with a
raised center ridge. You will always end up riding on one side of the ridge
or the other and never right on top of the center of the tire. For
unicycling you want a tire with a round profile and no center ridge.
One or both of your bearings is slipping side to side on the axle. Watch
where the bearings are as you ride. If they move at all you will need to
take it to a bike shop and have them loctite them in place. Both my Coker
and my muni have undergone this operation. The loctite will keep the bearing
in place on the axle and the unicycle will work much better. I’m not sure
what my bike shop used to fix the bearing in place. I think it was something
from Phil Wood rather than regular old Loctite.
Your wheel has some very loose spokes and is out of true. Check each of the
spokes by plucking them. They should all ring at the same pitch. If they are
so loose that they don’t ring they are too loose. Take it to a bike shop and
have them true it up and tighten all of the spokes.
Your seat is not aligned properly with your wheel. Just having your seat
a little bit out of alignment makes it difficult to ride straight and
turn. Align the seat and tighten the seat post bolt or clamp so the seat
doesn’t move.
john_childs
>I can cycle quite far now, but always looping slightly to the left. Going
>straight is incredibly difficult, and trying to turn right results in the wheel
>wobbling a lot, and a general slowing down.
>
>Does this sound like it’s down to balance, or maybe due to my right foot being
>stronger and thus forcing the wheel to the left?
>
>How do you turn a unicycle, anyway?
>
>
>T.
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Re: Right turn, Clyde
In a previous article, < tonywilkes@hotmail.com> writes:
>
>I can cycle quite far now, but always looping slightly to the left. Going
>straight is incredibly difficult, and trying to turn right results in the wheel
>wobbling a lot, and a general slowing down.
>
Two wrongs don’t make a right but three lefts do.
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Re: Right turn, Clyde
----- Original Message ----- From: <tonywilkes@hotmail.com> To:
<unicycling@winternet.com> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 6:27 PM Subject:
Right turn, Clyde
>
> I can cycle quite far now, but always looping slightly to the left. Going
> straight is incredibly difficult, and trying to turn right results in the
> wheel wobbling a lot, and a general slowing down.
>
> Does this sound like it’s down to balance, or maybe due to my right foot being
> stronger and thus forcing the wheel to the left?
Sounds like too much weight on the pedals. the weight should be in the seat.
Also, learn now too relax. I bet that you are sweating a lot. While riding, just
keep telling yourself, “relax, relax, relax”,
>
> How do you turn a unicycle, anyway?
That will be the next lesson. Just keep your weight on the seat, and relax,
turning will be easy then.
Alberto Ruiz
>
>
> T.
>