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  1. Are you afraid of going big because the falls could be treacherous? Do
    you fall and get hurt? Well, today I'll show you how to acheive falls
    from a nearly 1meter sidehop and completely eat s***. It's easy, and
    soon you'll be hopping like this without fear in no time:
    [image: http://img223.echo.cx/img223/3206/almostonemeter5jd.jpg]

    I've made a simple diagram to explain how it's done.

    Step1: After reaching the peak of your highop(in this case, nearly 85cm)
    be relaxed and prepared, Don't tighten up or you could hurt yourself.

    Step 2: Begin decent and let your body relax into a natural position
    holding, on, while allowing your feet to move freely.

    Step 3: Just before the tire touches shove your back foo between the
    frame and your crenk, while pushing down with your front foot, jamming
    your back foot into a position where it can't move.

    (Diagram)
    [image: http://img292.echo.cx/img292/6127/16fall2xw.jpg]

    Step 4: Fall backwards because your foot is stuck.

    Step 5: Realise you arent wearing a hemot, unstead, an Interpol hat, and
    let your skull rebound.

    Step 6: Flail your legs and let the uni nail you in the crotch.

    If you do these properly, you can end up witht he unicycle flipping
    wildy about, or having your body do the same:
    [image: http://img160.echo.cx/img160/769/dooga8il.jpg]

    I hope you've enjoyed this presentation of "How to fall, like a PRO!"

    All stuntwork, unicycle riding was doen by: Catboy

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    'I have the amazing power to talk to cats! =^.^='
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  2. cool thats a stylish fall

    good job!

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    kapoute - Street/Trial unicyclist

    « Don't try it, do it » - Yoda

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  3. Thanks for the tips! I try that next time.

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  4. Hey, Catboy, I don't remember ever seeing you fall at Cali MUni weekend
    last year. Why start now?

    --
    harper - TANKED at GASWORKS

    -Greg Harper

    B L U E S H I F T

    "We played dodge ball, and sometimes, the ball would really hurt. We
    fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were
    no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. No one was to
    blame but us. Remember accidents? " -David "GILD" Walters
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  5. thats a funny post

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    dude, unicycling is awesome
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  6. harper said:

    *Hey, Catboy, I don't remember ever seeing you fall at Cali MUni
    weekend last year. Why start now? *

    Well, I do love the taste of dirt, but nothing quenches my thirst like a
    good noggin crackin'.

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    'I have the amazing power to talk to cats! =^.^='
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  7. how'd u flip after falling?
    was it a front flip? looks like it

    cool stufff, i thought u were serious for a second.. haha

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    ColDawG - Your friendly, neighborhood MuniMan

    "Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"
    -G. Dubya
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  8. haha nice 😄
    Good advice and style. I've not really tried that much, but from what I
    have jumping on a unicycle on a trampoline is hard.

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    munimanpete - the unicycling kiwi

    WWW.MUNIMAN.2YA.COM

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  9. You look like a cat in the last picture. 😄 Nice post, man!

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    mango - unity - as 1 stand together

    *Neener, neener, neener. *-harper
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  10. ColDawG said:

    *how'd u flip after falling?
    was it a front flip? looks like it

    cool stufff, i thought u were serious for a second.. haha *

    It's a backflip, off the uni, the uni got kicked forwards and out of the
    way.

    I am serious!!!:p

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    'I have the amazing power to talk to cats! =^.^='
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    I like my women like I like I like my programming... Logical? No. C++ 😄
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  11. i clicked on and read this thread.

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    jagur - Random Unicyclist

    smoke me a kipper, i'll be back for breakfast.
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  12. jagur said:

    *i clicked on and read this thread. *

    Hah! I win... Harper was betting that you would have no part of this
    thread whatsoever. But I knew, as a pro yourself, you would not be able
    to resist.

    Me, I fall like an amatuer. And often like an elephant. And, come to
    think of it, just often.

    --
    tomblackwood - Registered Nurtz

    Tailgate at your own risk.....

    "By George! The man's a genius!"
    Murde Mental

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  13. LMAO!

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    totally_hooked - U

    Unicycling is better than Prozac 🙂
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  14. So far my best fall was when I was up at Whiteface, i got riding to
    fast, my feet slipped off, I glided for a good ten feet and was launched
    more than 10 feet through the air and into the dirt. It didn't hurt one
    bit, but it was sure fun!

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    'I have the amazing power to talk to cats! =^.^='
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    I like my women like I like I like my programming... Logical? No. C++ 😄
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  15. Crashes are fun, unless you get hurt. Theres nothing like flying through
    the air and getting the wind knocked out of you. I love a good crash.

    --
    forrestunifreak - The buck stops here.

    warning: the above statement is usually not intended to offend anyone.

    it has been known to the state of california to cause warts, toe jam,
    ring-around-the-collar, compulsive twitching, and in some severe cases,
    diaper rash.
    it may contain logic, poltical incorrectyness, pshycological nudity, and
    traces of peanuts.

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  16. oh yeah, I agree with that one.

    I had a great couple of crashes this weekend at the MUni weekend. You
    know, the ones where you fall off dramatically w/ 30 people watching,
    and get up saying "That was FUN!". This cements into the minds of
    everyone that you're crazy.

    my best crash this weekend was one where I cleaned a somewhat technical
    MUni line with a huge hill on one side. the line was in a bend of the
    trail, so that after coming out of the line I couldn't turn in time to
    keep up with the trail. I bailed down an almost-cliff, and ended up
    landing on my butt with my uni still between my legs. I think I flew
    about 7 feet down the cliff before I landed and slid to a stop thanks to
    a rock.

    oh yeah, it was fun.

    --
    Fuego - Definetely no brain.

    "Unicycling is more about the center of concentration than the center of
    balance."
    -Me

    "Get off my Property before you sue me!"
    -Morons everywhere.

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  17. I also must agree...crashes are fun, especially the ones where your just
    going along and unexpectedly get flipped onto you back and then slide
    along for ages etc etc
    or when your going to fast and your feet just slip off the pedals and
    you coast for a bit then go flying, as long as they dont hurt crashes
    are almost the best part! :p

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  18. yeah, they're fun until you get hurt

    i was uniing in a fundraiser (walk/run) and i was going way too fast,
    got launched off (wearing no pads, it was a 3-mile thing on roads) and
    landed in a super-duper roll, but my elbow that i rolled on was
    realllllly sore for a few daysj

    a falling question:
    i was doing pull gliding w/ my friend about a month and a half ago, and
    i fell off the back onto my unprotected elbow
    it still hurts to the touch in a 1 square centimeter spot (this is 1.5
    months after the fall) and it hurts almost as much as when i initially
    canged it
    could the tip of my elbow have a little chip or something?

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    "Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"
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  19. I doubt it, probally just bruised. I did the same thing hitting the tip
    of my elbow on a doorknob 2 months ago, it still hurts when I push on
    it.

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    forrestunifreak - A fine and pleasant misery

    warning: the above statement is usually not intended to offend anyone.

    it has been known to the state of california to cause warts, toe jam,
    ring-around-the-collar, compulsive twitching, and in some severe cases,
    diaper rash.
    it may contain logic, poltical incorrectyness, pshycological nudity, and
    traces of peanuts.

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  20. I have a silver-dollar hole on my palm and a heel bruise so grevious I
    gotta walk on my freaking toes. Muni falls onto rocks and shale are no
    more fun than big rock climbing "screamers."
    JL

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