hungry4uni said:isn't free-mount when you have the uni in front of you with pedals in 3
and 9 o'clock positions, then (assuming you're right legged) but your
left foot on three and push down. Bring the uni under you.
Free-mounting is when you don't pay someone to help you get on. 🙂
Seriously, a free mount is any type of mount out in the open, where you
don't hold onto something or use a curb or similar to hold the wheel in
place. Beyond that it's variations. What you described above is what I
would call a "beginner mount," where you generally end up in a
precarious position with the pedals at 6 and 12 o'clock and no forward
lean to help you get going.
It's better to do one of two things:
- Rollback mount: Same as above but after pushing down the rear pedal,
pull back on the top pedal. This brings the wheel back to set you up
with a forward lean, and at the same time moves the pedals into a
position where you have plenty of leverage to ride away.
- Static mount: Instead of pushing down on the rear pedal, hold it in
place while giving your body a push up and over the wheel; waiting
until you're in front of it (off balance to the front) before starting
to pedal forward. This gets you going quicker.
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