the official rola bola thread!!!

ok so i doubt this thread will be to big a hit, but i figured i’d start it anyway. so here we have a place to discuss rola bola and all the fun that can be had on one. post questions, vids, tips, tricks, etc. and we’ll see what happens. i’ll start with the first question.

i’m very good at doing rola bola, and i can even do the double-stack (one rola on top of the other perpendicular to one another with the board on top) my only issue with this is i can’t seem to freemount it. i can sit on the bed and mount by holding on to stuff, but not just out in the open. does anyone have any tips that would potentially make freemounting this easier?

indo board is actually a brand name. rola bola is the general term

I have a homemade rola bola. I can ride it and crouch on it, but that’s all for now. I recently got another “pipe”, so I might try double-stacked someday. But it scares me to think about it :smiley:

I thought you ran off to join the circus?

I do also. :slight_smile:

Im not great, can only balance and purposely through myself of balance before a sudden correction.

Have yet to try 2.

At DJC i saw a lad balance on one taking of a jumper, tshirt, shoes and trousers (dont worry he was wearing shorts underneath) and then re-dress.

I also was talking to someone who had seen someone else at EJC on a rola bola, juggling knives and spinning a hula hoop at the same time :astonished: . He kept this up for almost a minute apparently!!!

Warning to more agged or those who would go at it like a bull at a ditch - Be carefull at first or, like my dad the pipe may fly from under you and cause you to damage you hip. If you do make a homemade one please do be sure to add small walls on the bottom to help prevent this.:wink:

would DJC be durham juggling convention?

I suppose it could:D

No, realy, i was going for Dublin:)

Years before I got into unicycling, I was inspired to home-make a rola-bola after seeing an old film clip of Hugh Hefner on one. :slight_smile:

Safety note: When someone’s learning to use one, make sure you’re not standing to either side of them!

ahh ok camrocl i was just wondering, durham juggling convention was where i learnt to ride, and i dont havea rola bola but my friend does, its pretty fun, never tried 2 stacked but i can juggle 5 balls on it easily and do tricks and stuff, never tried to uni on it :slight_smile:

actually, i decided to stay in richmond for a little while longer and perfect all of my skills. right now i’m working on my cirque du soleil audition video. the only part i’m having an issue with is the 30 sec. improvisational dance routine. other than that it’s a very simple video. trials/street unicycling is my main focus, but the auditions require you to prove that you can do a lot of other skills so they know that they will be able to use you in other parts of the show. i think i stand a really good chance at getting in.

on a rola bola related note…i landed a few shuv-its today(jump and kick the board so it spins 180 on top of the roller then land back on) hopefully more flip tricks will follow