A few beginner questions

First of all, learn to ride both ways next to the wall. So you can ride
with the wall on your left and with the wall on your right. Then start
letting go of the wall while riding. Then start starting by holding on
to something like a stop sign or the good old wall and riding off into
the open from it. When you can ride about 10m on average, start
freemounting.

Don't know about idling, I've been riding for one and a half years, I
can do a 360 unispin, jump a five-set, up four pallets, but I still
can't idle properly. I can do it, but I go all over the place when I do
it. Not very cool. Then again, I've never practiced it.

Basically, just learn to ride and freemount and take it from there.

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If you have to hold onto the seat to keep it from slipping out it sounds
as if you are putting too much weight on the pedals and not enough on
the seat. It sounds as if you're trying to stand on the pedals. Try to
keep as much weight on the seat as possible at all times. Remind
yourself to do this because the natural tendency when learning is to
stand on the pedals.

You may also want to check your seat height. If it's easy to stand on
the pedals it may be because your seat is too low. Your leg should be
fully extended with your heel on the down pedal. That way it will be
slightly bent at the knee when the ball of your foot is on the pedal.
It's just like adjusting seat height on a bicycle.

I'm an advocate of no-support learning. That doesn't make it right,
that's just my philosophy. I think it is detrimental to train yourself
to depend on some form of support while learning. I recommend getting
on, letting go, and riding away. Do this on a smooth, flat surface, not
grass. Try to look into the distance, keep your weight on the seat, and
make smooth, round pedal strokes. Try to ride until you fall. Don't
chicken out and step off because you think you're going to fall.

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Does anyone knows the Roger Sanchez song "Here we go again" ?

Peter M

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Jerrick said:

I wonder if more people will start putting some themes into their uni
design. Except Koxx, they already have the drug theme covered.

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I agree with everything that Harper said but would like to add "let go
of that seat and flail your arms like a mad-man." The more limbs you
have swinging about the easier it is for you to correct your balance.
Don't worry about looking stupid, You're learning to ride a unicycle🙂

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john_childs said:

The difference between 1.5 meters and 6 feet is just to do with the
exchange rate. 1.5 Canadian meters are now worth 6 US feet.

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saskatchewanian said:

Don't worry about looking stupid, You're learning to ride a unicycle.

Preach it, brother.

Also, try to familiarize yourself with the SEARCH feature. You should
be able to dig up lots of past threads about learning to ride, seat
height, service, and a variety of skills.

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If you can get a friend or sibling to help you by walking next to you
while you use their shoulder for support it would help. I would also
say leave the wall and just go for it, mostly because that's the way I
managed to do it.

Relax, concentrate on putting your weight on the seat, look forward
(not down), and as saskatchewanian said, flail your arms around it will
help you balance.

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Tips for beginners, including a downloadable 'booklet' -Learning to
Unicycle-, can be found on

http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/uni_beginners.htm

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Quoted message said:

When you can ride about 10m on average, start freemounting.

I don't recommend trying to freemount too early. I had been riding a
year before I was able to freemount, but it didn't slow me down as long
as I had something nearby to assist me in mounting again. However, I
wouldn't wait a year either, if I had to do it over again. I think it
is best to get rolling and then focus on getting better at making some
distance before trying much else, but that is just my perspective.

-Aaron

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FlyByTire said:

I don't recommend trying to freemount too early. I had been riding a
year before I was able to freemount, but it didn't slow me down as long
as I had something nearby to assist me in mounting again. However, I
wouldn't wait a year either, if I had to do it over again. I think it
is best to get rolling and then focus on getting better at making some
distance before trying much else, but that is just my perspective.

-Aaron

Ive also heard the oppesite, where people learn as the first thing.

What I would recommend is to learn early. When you can ride a few feet,
try and free mount (Preferably the static mount, or the rolling mount.
I don't like the rollback mount at all) randomly when trying to ride.

The sooner you can rely on yourself to get on your uni, and to ride it,
the better.

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Practice, practice, practice.

Stick with it.

It gets to be a rewarding experience.

Later on it becomes a drug addiction to new life.

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Jerrick said:

Ive also heard the oppesite, where people learn as the first thing.

What I would recommend is to learn early. When you can ride a few feet,
try and free mount (Preferably the static mount, or the rolling mount.
I don't like the rollback mount at all) randomly when trying to ride.

The sooner you can rely on yourself to get on your uni, and to ride it,
the better.

i learned to freemount before i could ride, it made it loads easier

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monkeyman said:

I'm going to apologize in advance for calling you a freakin' idiot...You
freakin' idiot!

tugboat said:

You won't get hurt if you land it...

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I think I waited till about my 6th month. Unless there is a shortage of
stuff to hold onto, there is little advantage in learning to free
mount. What is the point if you can't ride once you get there
?😕

Also, I find it easier to arrange my stuff comfortably on the seat if I
use a support. It's not embarrassing because I am the only uni rider
around usually.🙂

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