is it possible to do a flip on one of these things? is so what is the best
style uni to use for the trick?
Blake Riley BALLOON BUDDIES
> is it possible to do a flip on one of these things? is so what is the
> best style uni to use for the trick?
A reeeeeely strong one! 
I will contend that anything is possible. I have not heard of anyone doing
a “flip,” though there are many possible variations on how that might be
accomplished. The hard part would be starting and stopping the rotational
momentum you would need to get around. When done with the body only, you
curl into a ball so you can spin fast. You can’t do this with a unicycle,
which makes it difficult even to do a head-first dive off a diving board
(I speak from experience).
We have recently seen skaters do loops on TV. A unicyclist is very
unlikely to be able to ride a loop like that one, because we have to
pedal. To pedal fast enough, your legs have to move really fast, which
makes it hard to go in a straight line, and so on, and so on. The first
person to ride a unicycle through a loop will probably be either on a big
wheel, or on something geared up so it can go fast!
Stay on top, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone jfoss@unicycling.com
www.unicycling.com
There can be a fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” – scary
reality-check for unicyclists
I saw the unicyclist with the Great China Circus several years ago do
aflip using another performer as a box horse. I am not sure but I think he
used toe clips to keep control of the pedals.
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----- Original Message ----- From: “John Foss” <john_foss@asinet.com> To:
“‘Blake Riley’” <balloonbuddies4@webtv.net>; <unicycling@winternet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 2:38 AM Subject: RE: trick???
> > is it possible to do a flip on one of these things? is so what is the
> > best style uni to use for the trick?
>
> A reeeeeely strong one!
>
> I will contend that anything is possible. I have not heard of
> anyone doing
a
> “flip,” though there are many possible variations on how that might be
> accomplished. The hard part would be starting and stopping the
> rotational momentum you would need to get around. When done with the
> body only, you curl into a ball so you can spin fast. You can’t do this
> with a unicycle, which makes it difficult even to do a head-first dive
> off a diving board
(I
> speak from experience).
>
> We have recently seen skaters do loops on TV. A unicyclist is *very
> unlikely* to be able to ride a loop like that one, because we have to
pedal.
> To pedal fast enough, your legs have to move really fast, which makes
> it hard to go in a straight line, and so on, and so on. The first
> person to ride a unicycle through a loop will probably be either on a
> big wheel, or
on
> something geared up so it can go fast!
>
> Stay on top, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone jfoss@unicycling.com
> www.unicycling.com
>
>
> There can be a fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” – scary
> reality-check for unicyclists
Greetings
In message “RE: trick???”, John Foss wrote…
>> is it possible to do a flip on one of these things? is so what is the
>> best style uni to use for the trick?
>
>A reeeeeely strong one!
>
>I will contend that anything is possible. I have not heard of anyone
>doing a “flip,” though there are many possible variations on how that
>might be accomplished. The hard part would be starting and stopping the
>rotational momentum you would need to get around. When done with the
>body only, you curl into a ball so you can spin fast. You can’t do this
>with a unicycle, which makes it difficult even to do a head-first dive
>off a diving board (I speak from experience).
>
>We have recently seen skaters do loops on TV. A unicyclist is *very
>unlikely* to be able to ride a loop like that one, because we have to
>pedal. To pedal fast enough, your legs have to move really fast, which
>makes it hard to go in a straight line, and so on, and so on. The first
>person to ride a unicycle through a loop will probably be either on a
>big wheel, or on something geared up so it can go fast!
Yes, a geared unicycle or one with an engine? I once rode a geared
uincycle with a 2 to 1 grear ratio and you can easily achieve great speed.
Regards, Jack Halpern President, The CJK Dictionary Institute, Inc.
http://www.cjk.org Phone: +81-48-473-3508
The Chinese Acrobats, a touring circus that regularly does shows in
Australia, featured a pair of unicyclists who did a lot of really cool
tricks. One of these was effectively a flip similar to a common acrobatics
move. If I remember correctly, there was a person standing on the ground,
with their head tilted down towards the ground. The rider then rode
straight at their back, and tilted their head down so that the two people
were bowing towards each other. Their heads fitted into the other person’s
shoulder and then the standing person stood up, keeping their back against
the back of the other rider, who had to clamp onto the uni seat somehow.
Obviously once the base had stood up, the rider’s momentum would carry the
uni up and over them and they could ride off in the same direction they
were originally coming from.
My other personal favourite trick by this duo involved a very large
umbrella. A man with a waist harness held up an umbrella with a diameter
of about 1.5 m. On top of this there was a girl riding forwards, but going
nowhere because the umbrella was spinning underneath her!
nic
On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, John Foss wrote:
> > is it possible to do a flip on one of these things? is so what is the
> > best style uni to use for the trick?
>
> A reeeeeely strong one!
>
> I will contend that anything is possible. I have not heard of anyone
> doing a “flip,” though there are many possible variations on how that
> might be accomplished. The hard part would be starting and stopping the
> rotational momentum you would need to get around. When done with the
> body only, you curl into a ball so you can spin fast. You can’t do this
> with a unicycle, which makes it difficult even to do a head-first dive
> off a diving board (I speak from experience).
>
> We have recently seen skaters do loops on TV. A unicyclist is *very
> unlikely* to be able to ride a loop like that one, because we have to
> pedal. To pedal fast enough, your legs have to move really fast, which
> makes it hard to go in a straight line, and so on, and so on. The first
> person to ride a unicycle through a loop will probably be either on a
> big wheel, or on something geared up so it can go fast!
>
> Stay on top, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone jfoss@unicycling.com
> www.unicycling.com
>
>
> There can be a fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” – scary
> reality-check for unicyclists
i’ve seen a tv clip of a parachutist that jumped whilst on a unicycle,
when he landed he just cutaway his parachute and started riding across
the field.
as both a skydiver and a unicyclist myself i know how hard this must
have been!!
i’ve seen a tv clip of a parachutist that jumped whilst on a unicycle,
when he landed he just cutaway his parachute and started riding across
the field.
as both a skydiver and a unicyclist myself i know how hard this must
have been!!
>From: adams_russell@hotmail.com (russ) Reply-To:
>adams_russell@hotmail.com (russ) To: unicycling@winternet.com Subject:
>Re: trick??? Date: 16 Jul 2001 04:07:35 -0700
>
>i’ve seen a tv clip of a parachutist that jumped whilst on a unicycle,
>when he landed he just cutaway his parachute and started riding across
>the field.
>
>as both a skydiver and a unicyclist myself i know how hard this must
>have been!!
I’m surprised you don’t already know each other. 
jon.
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