Well yesterday I landed big spins, pretty shit ones but they’ll get better now I know how it feels to 360 unispin and turn at the same time. Also got tyre step body varials reasonably easily, first time I committed I got them. I’m not sure exactly what the name is but you start seat in, step on the tyre and crown of the frame and then swing your other leg round and jump down to the pedals.
O and I found a great online NZ BMX store. 02project.co.nz. They sell most stuff for half the price unicycle.co.nz do :P. I finally bought odyssey twisted plastics, $25, whereas they would’ve been $45 on UDC lol. I’m really pleased I’ll finally get to try them out, they look like such awesome pedals. They should arrive tomorrow.
EDIT: learn to rev. first.
When learning try flipping it behind you, you wont land but you can see how fast you flip it and then when doing this gradually flip it less behind you until that isn’t possible. I then learned how to semi-flip then 3/4 flip and then static semi flip (this IMO helps a lot with the “appling pressure” part). I then did crankflips (same day as static semi-flips)!
Oh… and I failed to mention I didn’t do it on flat. I did it off a objext about 1.25 inches (3.175cm)
Wow nice job! We are looking at a good up and coming Chicago Street Crew!
Also I could only do half revs (switch and reg) for the longest time, even after I learned crankflips and all the basic flip tricks. I just got them one day. I think its different with everyone.
… managed to uni to work and back - 2 miles each way.
Actually I did this return trip AFTER I had done my day’s work and cycled home by b*ke, AND before my supper. So, it was effectively a 4 mile trip on an empty stomach all of which is WAY over my previous distance record.
I was trying to see if (a) I could do the distance and (b) how long it would take when I actually started commuting by uni.
Stats:
Out - 23mins, UPDs 1, PDs 4
Back - 25mins, UPDs 1, PDs 3
Uni - 24"
The UPDs were both at a pub on the way where the path is pretty bad, and traffic comes and goes into the car park.
The PDs were where I had to cross main roads, or go through a little alley with a sharp bend half way down it.
One real highlight was that I managed to cope with a curve on a hill going both down and up (when very tired). Previously, before I had done some “training” on holiday with a steeper hill and a sharper curve, I had bottled out just as the slope got off horizontal!
I am well pleased with the result, and not too shattered! A shower, 2 pts of tea and a pizza and I’m fine.
I am probably like 3/4 done my sponsorship request video