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  1. Hi all. This is just a real quickie video that shows the new stuff I
    _just_ learned...Yesterday. It's _TOTALLY_ child's play to most of
    you, but for an *old* guy like me, I'm pretty jazzed about it, so I
    thought I'd share it with you all.

    Also, if you watch it I'd really appreciate tips and advice if I'm
    doing this stuff the wrong way, or how maybe I can improve upon it.

    This vid also "re-introduces" me to my 20" summit trials, since for the
    last several months I've been riding muni exclusively. It's also a
    pretty short vid (only 8 megs at full res.) so if you hate it at least
    you didn't watse that much time! Lol.😄🙂:p😎

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  2. If it makes an old man like you feel any better, you're better than I
    am! 🙂 Congrats on both of your newfound skills!

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    trials_uni said:

    Ha Quebec...Is that place still there?


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  3. dudewithasock said:

    If it makes an old man like you feel any better, you're better than I
    am! 🙂

    I seriously doubt that! I know it's the other way around, but thanks for
    lying to make me feel better! Lol!😄

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  4. dudewithasock said:

    Nah man, I'm seriously one of the slowest learners of my age group. Been
    riding for almost 9 months, and still haven't messed with crank grabs
    or kickup mounts. I just like riding (plus I hate heat).

    I hear ya. I hate hot weather riding too! AndI also like simply getting
    on my muni and simply rollin' down a non-tecky single track for miles
    and miles while taking in the views!🙂

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  5. hey nice job. The kick up mount is alot of fun and looks very impressive
    to non riders.

    That crank grab with going to rubber, will let you do ALOT more trials
    lines that have high jumps. I am looking forward to seeing some in your
    next video😉 .

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  6. hey nice lil vid, I still can't do eiether of those skills, but I know
    by the end of the week I should have crank grab🙂

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  7. Radical Reed said:

    hey nice lil vid, I still can't do either of those skills, but I know by
    the end of the week I should have crank grab🙂

    Awsome! Please post a vid of it if you can.

    skate4flip said:

    hey nice job. The kick up mount is alot of fun and looks very impressive
    to non riders.

    That crank grab with going to rubber, will let you do ALOT more trials
    lines that have high jumps. I am looking forward to seeing some in your
    next video😉 .

    I still can't keep my balance well enough to do a *pedal* grab to
    rubber; the crank grab is way more stable for me at this point, but I
    really want to learn the pedal grab next.😄

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  8. nice little vid. I still can't do a crank/pedal grab. i haven't really
    tried but when i get my new uni I will be doing alot more. even though
    i can't crank or pedal grab i think pedal is easy for me

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  9. public property damage = punk

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  10. jones law said:

    public property damage = punk

    😕😕😕 Please clarify.

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  11. MuniAddict said:

    😕😕😕 Please clarify.

    See this thread:
    http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52204

    Roak

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  12. He's just mad because someone scratched his handrails.

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  13. roakey said:

    See this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52204

    Roak

    I already read it. Look at my reply.

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  14. Nice progress Terry. My only wish is that I lived closer to you so that
    I could ride with you sometime. I'm going to have to try both of these
    the next time I'm out riding. If one old dog can learn these tricks,
    this dog should be able to learn them also. Really enjoy your videos.

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  15. Nice going!

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  16. One on one said:

    Nice progress Terry. My only wish is that I lived closer to you so that
    I could ride with you sometime. I'm going to have to try both of these
    the next time I'm out riding. If one old dog can learn these tricks,
    this dog should be able to learn them also. Really enjoy your videos.

    Thanks! Yeah, I'll bet you could learn *both* of those things after a
    little practice. For me, it was mostly thinking that I couldn't do it
    so why try! Then I just decided to go for it. That kick up took me
    waaaaay more than four attempts (as in the video's subtitle, "fourth
    time's the charm!) to land it. Probably more like 50! That I couldn't
    do the crank grab to rubber was also all in my head. I thought that
    since I couldn't compress the tire, how could I jump up! The hard part
    was learning to keep my balance once I landed on the object, by keeping
    most of my weight on my left side. Also, I'm old so part of it was that
    I was afraid to fall and get hurt! Again, I just went for it.😄 Now go
    out there and try it!:p And then post a video! Good luck...you can do
    it!

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  17. MuniAddict said:

    .... Also, I'm old so part of it was that I was afraid to fall and get
    hurt! !....

    don't think of it as being old, think of it as being 'well matured' or
    'wise' compared to geological time you're probly less then a
    millasecond! any ways you should make a longer trials vid now that
    you've mastered the force.

    EDIT: sorry I ment crank grab

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  18. Radical Reed said:

    don't think of it as being old, think of it as being 'well matured' or
    'wise' compared to geological time you're probly less then a
    millasecond! any ways you should make a longer trials vid now that
    you've mastered the force.

    EDIT: sorry I ment crank grab

    That's a cool way spin it!😄 I gotta remember that!🙂 I'm gonna put
    together a trialsy type course in my backyard-that way I can, (and no
    doubt _will_) make tons of mistakes that (hopefully) nobody else will
    have the misfortune to witness!

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  19. dang that movie wants me to learn crankgrab to rubber since i can do
    kickup mounts and your right.. kickup mounts in front of camera takes
    forever. when i did it once it tooke me 14 tries😎

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  20. I can't do a kickup mount either 🙁

    I can go from pedal/crank to rubber though.

    Nice job on mastering *-both-*, Terry!

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