Not only did my Muni nearly get run over a few days ago, but I fell
off my Muni last night and cracked a rib.
I was thinking back on how I could have avoided this and I came up with the following conclusion.
When you’re out there trying new moves, keep it simple, and learn new elements one at a time.
I am somewhere between a level 2 and 3 rider. I was practicing riding off a 10" curb. That was okay by itself.
Then I thought I would try to hop up to it turn 90 degrees to the left and hop off while leaning to the right. Okay, that was possible by itself, and it would have been okay.
However, this curb was backfilled with dirt to just 1" below the curb, so if you can’t stay on the top of the curb, your tire catches on the 1" difference in height and can push you back onto the dirt side where I approached the curb.
That was my mistake, I combined learning to deal with both the 1"
height difference and hopping off the curb to the side.
Yep, that did it. I got the tire caught and the Muni turned 180 degrees to where I came crashing down on the right rear part of my body just above the kidneys. Landed square on top of the edge of the curb. It’s surprising how the body gives.
I think I was pretty lucky.
So for you guys starting out, keep it simple and take things one at a time.
teachndad wrote: > > Hey, > > Not only did my Muni nearly get run over a few days ago, but I fell off > my Muni last night and cracked a rib.
You’re a “teachndad” right!?
I assume you teach your kid how to unicycle do you?
Do you have your kid right there saying “Sit right there on the safe porch
and I’ll be at that dangerous curbside where I nearly killed myself the
other day and teach you how NOT to hop up and down curbs… okay?”
Christopher
“Be Bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.” -Basil King (Anyone who
can give me more info on THIS Basil King please email
me.)
You’re being too hard on yourself. Learning, particularly on a uni,
requires one to challenge oneself, to take chances and some small amount
of risk. This probability, even in the situation you described, was quite
small, yet it still exists.
I’d say you had bad luck and had an accident. Get yourself healed and
learn it again.
Part of uni-ing is to overcome small obstacles in order to ride. This
challenge, over time, builds character. I’d say your 1" curb obstacle can
and will be overcome.
If you want to lower your risk sit on the couch, watch tv and eat junk
food. But then you’ll die of a heart attack or clogging of the arteries.
I’d rather die riding on my uni.
teachndad wrote: > > Hey, > > Not only did my Muni nearly get run over a few days ago, but I fell off > my Muni last night and cracked a rib. > > I was thinking back on how I could have avoided this and I came up with > the following conclusion. > > When you’re out there trying new moves, keep it simple, and learn new > elements one at a time. > > I am somewhere between a level 2 and 3 rider. I was practicing riding > off a 10" curb. That was okay by itself. Then I thought I would try > to hop up to it turn 90 degrees to the left and hop off while leaning > to the right. Okay, that was possible by itself, and it would have > been okay. > > However, this curb was backfilled with dirt to just 1" below the curb, > so if you can’t stay on the top of the curb, your tire catches on the 1" > difference in height and can push you back onto the dirt side where I > approached the curb. > > That was my mistake, I combined learning to deal with both the 1" height > difference and hopping off the curb to the side. > > Yep, that did it. I got the tire caught and the Muni turned 180 degrees > to where I came crashing down on the right rear part of my body just > above the kidneys. Landed square on top of the edge of the curb. It’s > surprising how the body gives. > > I think I was pretty lucky. > > So for you guys starting out, keep it simple and take things one > at a time. > > Ride Safe > > – > teachndad Posted via the Unicyclist Community - > http://unicyclist.com/forums
> If you want to lower your risk sit on the couch, watch tv and eat junk > food. But then you’ll die of a heart attack or clogging of the arteries. > I’d rather die riding on my uni.
I’ve decided that when I die, I want to make sure I have a really cool
photo in my obituary. Don’t get me wrong, I plan to live to be 100, and
the photo does not necessarily have to be of me dying – I just want to
make sure that I have enough fun to say that I’ve lived.
Jeff Lutkus
> You just gave me a motto for life. And I am totally getting a custom > bumper sticker that says that. > > >> > I’d rather die riding on my uni. > > > >
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In message “Re: This week sucked and advice for novices”, Jeff
Lutkus wrote… >I’ve decided that when I die, I want to make sure I have a really cool >photo in my obituary. Don’t get me wrong, I plan to live to be 100, and
For those unicyclists, like you, that plan to live to 100, there is a big
surprise coming soon. Stay tuned.
>the photo does not necessarily have to be of me dying – I just want to >make sure that I have enough fun to say that I’ve lived. > >Jeff Lutkus > >> You just gave me a motto for life. And I am totally getting a custom >> bumper sticker that says that. >> >> >>> > I’d rather die riding on my uni. >> >> >> >> >__________________________________________________________________- >_________ >> rec.sport.unicycling mailing list - >> www.unicycling.org/mailman/listinfo/rsu > >
I am seriously going to write in my will that someone at my funeral should
scream, “LOOK! HE’S MOVING!” I am going to leave a sizable amount of my
fortune to him/her for doing that.
I want a video of that, too.
Graham W. Boyes
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> I’ve decided that when I die, I want to make sure I have a really
cool > photo in my obituary. Don’t get me wrong, I plan to live to be 100,
and > the photo does not necessarily have to be of me dying – I just want
to > make sure that I have enough fun to say that I’ve lived.
I am seriously going to write in my will that someone at my funeral should
scream, “LOOK! HE’S MOVING!” I am going to leave a sizable amount of my
fortune to him/her for doing that.
I want a video of that, too.
Graham W. Boyes
Health warning: diet soft drinks, Equal sweetener and NutraSweet contain
the artificial sweetener Aspartame WHICH CAN CAUSE CANCER, DIABETES,
OBESITY, EYE DISEASE, PARKINSON’S AND MORE. Read more here: http://www.dorway.com/
> I’ve decided that when I die, I want to make sure I have a really
cool > photo in my obituary. Don’t get me wrong, I plan to live to be 100,
and > the photo does not necessarily have to be of me dying – I just want
to > make sure that I have enough fun to say that I’ve lived.
> For me, they will have to pry it from my dead and dying hands. > > > At my funeral I would like a group of unicyclists riding along with a > uni and no rider, but how will they do this? > > > > > > > > – > teachndad Posted via the Unicyclist Community - > http://unicyclist.com/forums
>I am seriously going to write in my will that someone at my funeral >should scream, “LOOK! HE’S MOVING!” I am going to leave a sizable amount >of my fortune to him/her for doing that. > >I want a video of that, too.
You mean you want to HAVE the video? Or you just want the video to be
MADE? If it’s the former you have to fake your funeral before your death.
Makes the “Look, he’s moving” a lot more credible too.
Klaas
“To trigger/fool/saturate/overload Echelon, the following has been picked
automagically from a database:” “NIOG, Cipro, El Shifa (Sudan)”
>At my funeral I would like a group of unicyclists riding along with a uni >and no rider, but how will they do this?
Here is a role to be played by Gilby’s infamous autobalance unicycle! www.gilby.com/unicycling/AutoBalance.htm
Klaas Bil
“To trigger/fool/saturate/overload Echelon, the following has been picked
automagically from a database:” “NIOG, Cipro, El Shifa (Sudan)”
