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    p1choco
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    I am still fairly new to the sport of unicycling and after grasping the
    basic concepts, I figured it was time to move on to bigger and better
    things. Thus far all my attempts to make a custom unicycle have been
    thwarted mostly by the lack of resources and shop services. So I went
    out and bought a DX. I figured more bang for the buck until my custom
    is ready.

    So off to the park I went to play with my new toy. I first noticed
    that unassisted mounting was easier, as was general riding. I don't
    know if it was all in my head but it just felt that way.

    So with some protective gear on I try and turn it up a notch. I
    attempted a lot of new things that I've never tried before. I don't
    know what kind of mount it's called but it the one where you just jump
    right on top and hope you don't smash the twig and berries. After
    getting over the fear landing "wrong" I managed to land it a few
    times. My balance is improving. Am am now able to hop a little and
    also attempted a few static 180's SIF. I still need work on that and
    idling but I'm getting way better.

    I figure now I'll reserve some more time unicycling. I don't get
    enough. I work too hard and have less time on the weekends because
    there is always something for me to do. It feels nice to vent all this
    because nobody cares, other than the few neighborhood kids that watch
    me practice on my "circus bike" and my girlfriend.

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  2. kington99
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    If you're holding the saddle it's a jump mount, if you fully let the
    unicycle go before you jump it's known as the suicide mount.

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  3. zfreak220
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    its called a suicide mount. yea, unicycling is like biking, once you get
    off the learner bike you can do bigger and better stuff.

    beat me to it kington

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    iridemymuni said:

    i think everybody agrees when i say you lucky son of a [censored]


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  4. creag44
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    zfreak220 said:

    its called a suicide mount. yea, unicycling is like biking, once you get
    off the learner bike you can do bigger and better stuff.

    beat me to it kington

    Thats the truth. I had a [censored] uni that I bought awhile ago and really
    couldnt do much but ride it and a some mounts and what not. I just
    bought a Summit a few weeks ago, and just riding it a couple of times,
    i have hopped over everything I can find, went up stairs and down.
    Thrown unispins, 180's up on curbs and off. It is just a whole new
    world with this uni. I could never land any of that stuff on my old one
    thats for sure.

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  5. dan de man
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    p1choco said:

    few neighborhood kids that watch me practice on my "circus bike" and my
    girlfriend.

    practice what with your GF exactly?😉

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    ice_cold_uni6 said:

    not only can life be a pie, it can also be a sponge made entirely from
    deodorant soap and alligator skin.

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  6. brendan
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    dan de man said:

    practice what with your GF exactly?😉

    couldnt resist now could you?

    well nice one m8, i agree ever since i got my koxx red devil.... i just
    found my hopping is easier.. and uhm... suicide mount is it really
    called that? Cuase its really not that hard.... LOL

    The second day i got my koxx1 i decided to learn to jump mount, the
    first time i landed it no problem... so i got bored of that and did
    some variations i could think of, firstly one handed.... then
    jumpmounting straight to hopping, then jump mounting to SIF, then
    unispin 180 jumpounting (that one i can only land 1 in 2.... even with
    lots of practice... looks well cool though 😄) and then the suicide
    mount just came when i got bored and realised i really wasnt using my
    hands anyways they were just to reassure me...

    Just keep hopping onto stuff... today i suprised myself by hopping at
    least onto a bench... never done it before... i just concentrated, went
    for a little prehop, and next thing i know i'm on the bench with some
    idiot shouting "now how your gonna get down?"

    I mean wot the hell ? I got up there duh, its pretty obvious i'm gonna
    jump off !🙄

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