BC wheel action

I'm not part of the 'scientific community', but I believe speed wobble
has alot to do with the moon being in the seventh house, Jupiter
aligning with Mars, and the gravitational pull of the sun all having an
effect on your Karma.

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ok i am planing on investing in a b.c wheel very soon. How the hell do
you learn?
The only way i can see is to be pulled along then once more confedent
letting go..... how long does it take to learn to b.c?
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the lean against the wall method?
Any tips well welcome
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Quoted message said:

How the hell do you learn?

Well...it took me a good week to learn.. I'm able to ride it for about 5
blocks. When you are trying to learn the bc wheel, what ever you do, DO
NOT LEAN BACK!. My friend tried it and he leaned back, he just about
broke his tail bone. Start up against a wall. When you are ready to roll
it and jump on, MAKE SURE YOUR MOMENTUM WHEN YOU ARE JUMPING ON, IS
GOING AS FAST OR FASTER THAN THE WHEEL. Thats about all the tips I can
give you.

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thinuniking said:

*the lean against the wall method?
*

I didn't learn by leaning on the wall, I was just using that as a figure
of speech:

Leaning on the wall is the easy way to learn how to unicycle,
freemounting is the hard way.

I found standing with the BC wheel on top of a hill to be a lot easier
than throwing it and leaping onto it, like I would be leaning on the
wall if I were on a uni

Tips? Keep your weight low and stay very loose.

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So how did you get on the sofa? in the video you seem to do a sort of
kick up mount in a way. I gotta say that b.c wheeling looks as though
it's gona rock!
5 blocks i have no idea how big a block is i am from the uk?
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you can either roll it and jump onto or do what i did...

stand on one platform with the wheel very angled.

Lift your other foot up before the other foot has a chance to get the
ground...picture a side view of a teeter totter

You can also kind of skateboard push the BC wheel to get some momentum
going, kicking your other foot on the ground while you have your other
leg at an odd enough angle to keep the wheel angled

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Silly question: How do you slow down on a BC? Can you wear gloves and
hand brake it?

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In my still early stages, I have discovered that you can lean the wheel
into your leg armour to slow down

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Wasn't able to really see your speed wobble in the video. There is very
little in a BC wheel to wobble, unlike a regular unicycle. You might get
some uneven rotation due to a heavy valve stem or valve cap, but that's
about it.

It's also possible the wobble is in you. As the speed (and stress, fear,
adrenaline) increases, your body might lose its smooth power delivery,
leaving you with a little jerkiness in your movements.

A third possibility is ground features. This would be easy to rule out
by riding different pieces of road.

LEARNING:
The easiest way to start is to push the tire with your hands a bit, then
stand up. A lot less scary than trying to jump on, but a little more
"hands on" than using a wall. Starting out on a wall, I find, gets
people scraped up a lot. A fence is better, or something you can grip
onto.

You stop a BC wheel by falling off, mostly. Or you can rub against your
legs (pads or armor highly recommended). Or you could grab the tire, but
this would be a more advanced skill due to the required body position.
Or you could use a pair of ski poles, like I used to have. They solved
the problem of how you go uphill.

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It was like the speed wobble of a skateboard that is going to fast,
which I think is caused by constant over corrections at the hips and
grows increaslingly wobbly

With the wider stance this corrects the side to side wobble of the body,
and there isn't much movement for/aft once you get going

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I found it helped me learn by having someone to pull me, and grabbing
onto them with both hands. Maybe that's just me.

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yeah thats how i think i might try and learn if i have some1 around to
help other wise it's down to the beach and on the prom and go along the
railing there depending on how many people are below.I have had a uni
fall off before on to the beach!
Ben
still how far is a block?

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A city block is like,uh the length of a bunch of buildings in
between crossroads.........i guess like the square or block were there
are houses or buildings and the roads go in a square around it.

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i know what a block is but distance roughly i guess most are different
but how far would 5 blocks be????? like 1/4 of a mile 1km what?
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I think 5 blocks would be mORE LIKE HALF A MILE OR MAYBE A LITTLE
LESS.THEY ARE DIFFERENT BUT ITS KINDA ROHG ESTIMEnt.
whoops. Stupid caps lock. thats what i think but i live like 20 miles
away from thje nearest block. 🙂

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lol thanks for the help!
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nobody knows how long a block is... i think it's somewhere between a
furlong and a fathom.

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