# Still can't ride

**URL:** <https://unicyclist.com/t/still-cant-ride/112234>\
**Category:** Riding Advice\
**Created:** [September 9, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/still-cant-ride/112234 "2010-09-09T20:28:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Klaus](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/klaus/32/2887_2.png) [@Klaus](https://unicyclist.com/u/Klaus)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/still-cant-ride/112234/6 "2010-09-10T15:35:44Z")

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My advice is similar to the two previous posts. I found it easier to mount and ride off using a solid object (rail or fence) rather than holding on to someone.

Use a rail or fence to get comfortable with the uni. I used a homemade rail:

> [@54 year old](https://unicyclist.com/t/54-year-old/111638/16):
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> (My first training area)

When you can ride along the rail with very little support, it is time to ride out in the open - or at least to try… 😉 Do this repeatedly and you will gradually get farther and farther. At this stage I sometimes got tangled up in the pedals and especially my right calf got quite bruised - but most of the times I just stepped off the uni when I couldn’t keep the balance any more.

Just stick to it - you will feel very happy about yourself the first time you ride 10 revolutions or more! 🙂

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