# S.O.B down a 10 stair.

**URL:** <https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [February 23, 2004, 2:31pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825 "2004-02-23T14:31:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![forget\_your\_life](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/forget_your_life/32/48_2.png) [@forget\_your\_life](https://unicyclist.com/u/forget_your_life)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:31pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/1 "2004-02-23T14:31:58Z")

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darn i almost made it!

[Seat Out Back 10 stair vid.](http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albuv38)

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**Author:** ![john\_childs](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/john_childs/32/44_2.png) [@john\_childs](https://unicyclist.com/u/john_childs)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:47pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/2 "2004-02-23T14:47:47Z")

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[The Capitol Steps](http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/capitol-steps.htm) on video singing about the SOBs. 🙂

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**Author:** ![andrew\_carter](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/andrew_carter/32/115_2.png) [@andrew\_carter](https://unicyclist.com/u/andrew_carter)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 4:43pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/3 "2004-02-23T16:43:44Z")

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Very cool. Do you find that it’s the lack of speed control or lack or side ot side balance that makes it difficult? Or something else maybe?

Andrew

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**Author:** ![U-Turn](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/u-turn/32/71_2.png) [@U-Turn](https://unicyclist.com/u/U-Turn)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/4 "2004-02-23T17:54:55Z")

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Nice, Jag.

Don’t forget to recover and do 3 revs, then gracefully dismount to the rear of the unicycle. 😃

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**Author:** ![Catboy](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/catboy/32/151_2.png) [@Catboy](https://unicyclist.com/u/Catboy)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/5 "2004-02-23T18:27:55Z")

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For a second i thought this post was going to be about S.O.B!(not seat out back) 10 stairs but i see you got it in control. Nice, i never really thought about s.o.b.ing dow or on stuff before.

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**Author:** ![UniBrier](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/unibrier/32/86324_2.png) [@UniBrier](https://unicyclist.com/u/UniBrier)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 9:44pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/6 "2004-02-23T21:44:12Z")

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Re: S.O.B down a 10 stair.

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> Originally posted by forget\_your\_life   
> darn i almost made it!

But we know you’ve done [S.S.S.O.B.O.A.S.](http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/Jagur061103/PICT1229)

Six Stairs Seat Out Back On A Summit

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**Author:** ![kristopher\_peck](https://unicyclist.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@kristopher\_peck](https://unicyclist.com/u/kristopher_peck)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 10:18pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/7 "2004-02-23T22:18:09Z")

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i can’t ride down stairs “one at a time” like my dad does in RTU–i dont get it.

just hafta just bomb it.

I honestly think stairs are easier to ride down on the UW. the seat is just scary

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**Author:** ![U-Turn](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/u-turn/32/71_2.png) [@U-Turn](https://unicyclist.com/u/U-Turn)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 1:00am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/8 "2004-02-24T01:00:56Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by kristopher\_peck   
> [B]i can’t ride down stairs “one at a time” like my dad does in RTU–i dont get it.
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> just hafta just bomb it.
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> I honestly think stairs are easier to ride down on the UW. the seat is just scary [/B]

Pics, man! - apologies to Harper.

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**Author:** ![kristopher\_peck](https://unicyclist.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@kristopher\_peck](https://unicyclist.com/u/kristopher_peck)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 2:25am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/9 "2004-02-24T02:25:51Z")

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SOB

damn! i thought you really did mean “son of a bitch.”

i just watched the video clip

wow gnarly

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**Author:** ![andrew\_carter](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/andrew_carter/32/115_2.png) [@andrew\_carter](https://unicyclist.com/u/andrew_carter)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 4:09am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/10 "2004-02-24T04:09:34Z")

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Yeh, I’d love to see photos and videos of stair riding on an UW!

Andrew

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**Author:** ![U-Turn](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/u-turn/32/71_2.png) [@U-Turn](https://unicyclist.com/u/U-Turn)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 5:10am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/11 "2004-02-24T05:10:42Z")

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Re: SOB

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> Originally posted by kristopher\_peck   
> damn! i thought you really did mean “son of a bitch.”

He does. The “seat out back” is just a cover.

Apologies again to Harper.

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**Author:** ![kristopher\_peck](https://unicyclist.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@kristopher\_peck](https://unicyclist.com/u/kristopher_peck)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 5:15am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/12 "2004-02-24T05:15:15Z")

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who’s harper?

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**Author:** ![U-Turn](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/u-turn/32/71_2.png) [@U-Turn](https://unicyclist.com/u/U-Turn)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 6:32am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/13 "2004-02-24T06:32:47Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by kristopher\_peck   
> who’s harper?

A really nice unicyclist who posts regularly. I was imitating his style. He’s developing a two-speed hub.

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**Author:** ![forget\_your\_life](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/forget_your_life/32/48_2.png) [@forget\_your\_life](https://unicyclist.com/u/forget_your_life)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 2:42am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/14 "2004-02-26T02:42:28Z")

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> Originally posted by andrew\_carter   
> Do you find that it’s the lack of speed control or lack of side to side balance that makes it difficult?

i feel that its the stairs that generally make it difficult…

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**Author:** ![andrew\_carter](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/andrew_carter/32/115_2.png) [@andrew\_carter](https://unicyclist.com/u/andrew_carter)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/s-o-b-down-a-10-stair/61825/15 "2004-02-26T05:03:37Z")

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🙂 I guess I should’ve seen that one coming.

Andrew
