I really like seat-out tricks. One thing I’ve always wondered is if it
was possible to do a backwards wheel walk with the seat out in front.
(This seems easier than a forwards wheel walk with the seat out in back.)
Unlike a sideways wheel walk, this puts all your weight on the tire and
raises major stability issues. At any rate, once I master this trick, I
figure I’ll be about half way towards walking my ultimate wheel! (That
was a joke…)
--JasonI think you need to meet Julian Money! He wheel walks seat out his
ambition is to WW an ultimate.
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----- Original Message ----- From: “Jason Stetten” <jason@crosstor.com>
To: <unicycling@winternet.com> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 5:29 PM
Subject: Seat-out wheel walking
> I really like seat-out tricks. One thing I’ve always wondered is if it
> was possible to do a backwards wheel walk with the seat out in front.
> (This seems easier than a forwards wheel walk with the seat out in
> back.) Unlike a sideways wheel walk, this puts all your weight on the
> tire and raises major stability issues. At any rate, once I master this
> trick, I figure I’ll be about half way towards walking my ultimate
> wheel! (That was a joke…)
>
> --Jason
>
On Thu, 26 Apr 2001 10:29:08 -0600, “Jason Stetten”
<jason@crosstor.com> wrote:
>At any rate, once I master this trick, I figure I’ll be about half way
>towards walking my ultimate wheel! (That was a joke…)
It may have been a joke and we may never see someone do it, but
theoretically I think it should be possible. What I think you would need
is grippy shoes (or a relatively slippery floor) so that if you twist your
foot you can steer the wheel to wherever balance requires.
To make it sound simple: it’s just a variation on walking a sphere!
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> I really like seat-out tricks. One thing I’ve always wondered is if
> it was possible to do a backwards wheel walk with the seat out in
> front. (This
This can be done a little more easily than you described by putting one
foot on the fork crown and using the other foot to push the wheel. I’ve
been dabbling with this trick for years, and I think I used it the last
time I competed in Freestyle…
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