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Is trackstanding a tranferrable skill to unicycling?

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Old 29-11.-2007, 02:33 PM   #1
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Default Is trackstanding a tranferrable skill to unicycling?

I've never ridden or attempted to ride a unicycle. Lately I've been thinking about it though.

I often ride a fixed gear and recently learned to trackstand.

Does my ability to trackstand make any easier to learn to unicycle?
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Old 01-12.-2007, 08:56 AM   #2
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Default Re: Is trackstanding a tranferrable skill to unicycling?

To be honest with you, I have never heard the term trackstand. What is it?
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Default Re: Is trackstanding a transferable skill to unicycling?

I found out what trackstanding is. I have done it myself, just did not know what it was called.

Learning the trackstanding may give you some benefits to riding a unicycle, but to me personally trackstanding is more of a side to side balance where riding the unicycle is more of a front to back balance.


End result though, if you are able to trackstand good, it probably will not take you long to learn who to ride a unicycle.
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