Stoked!

[unihopper]

@"MadFurai

Warning, this is a meaningless post…

Just remember, learning a new trick is always great, no matter what level you’re at. Today I was able to ride down a 4-6 inch vertical drop (curb) and keep going for the first time. Just to make sure it wasn’t a fluke, I did it 3 more times. I’m also learning to hop from both a standing and a riding start, but riding off after the hops is still tricky. I’m getting better at idling, which seems to be the most difficult “trick” I’ve tried so far. I’ve done as many as 11 rocks on occasion, but normally I only get 5-8 rocks (counting the “back and forth” motion as 1 rock). I’ve nearly “mastered” free mounting with either foot and tight figure eight turns, too.

Anyway, since I don’t know anybody else that Unicycles in my area, figured I would post here amongst people who can relate to the small successes in life. It’s been 9 months since I learned to ride and I haven’t gone back to a 2-wheeler yet!

Congratulations on the progress!

@aracer

Not meaningless at all, well done.

I felt very proud when I managed my first kerb drop last week, and wanted to post on here, but all the threads celebrating achievement seem to have people doing 540s, one footed wheel walking or landing 3ft drops. We need a “beginners” achievement thread, where beginner isn’t defined as somebody who can only jump up one stair.

This thread sounds like exactly what you’re looking for.