Launch ramps...

I have tried on a 20" Devil going over a plastic skate ramp about 16"
high or so....and it slid from under me and i wiped out.I suppose if it
was rooted it may have worked but you would need alot of speed to get
any 'air' off it.

Joe

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forrestunifreak said:

I pulled it out today and was messing around....

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Rodgeriego said:

I have tried on a 20" Devil going over a plastic skate ramp about 16"
high or so....and it slid from under me and i wiped out.I suppose if it
was rooted it may have worked but you would need alot of speed to get
any 'air' off it.

Joe

Oh ok, yeah,i thought the speed factor may be an issue.
Thanks for the response😎
I better not try it... i dont wanna whipe out too hardcore.

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i think you'd need to be going really fast to translate the tiny
vertical component of your velocity into any kind of distance.

i'd suggest learning to do a rolling hop instead. you don't need a
ramp, and i think you would be able to go further than if you had a
ramp anyhow.

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56880

... not that i can actually do this yet. i only managed to do a
non-rolling hop for the first time today 😉

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the only types of ramps that work for this, are the wood ones, and then
its only fun if you are on a coker.

its really awkward to land though, because your pedals are always in
weird places.

you can't really do a hop off them either.

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well, at least I'm not drinking my own blood, I only drink other
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if the ramp is too steep your legs can turn with the pedals fast enough
and you just kinda plop off unless you do a rolling hop at the end

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welll... rolling hops are the easier option, but speed is not the major
issue. lining up your cranks is. I have a friend who launches off of
small banks/bumps/curbs all the time, but it took him 6 months or so to
get it down(on a24...on a 20 its pointless) it doesn't help get
distance or air, it just feels cool.

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We've got dirt ramps on Belle Isle that can be a lot of fun with a 29er,
24", not so much.

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Someone who could air out ramps on a bc wheel with pedal clips.:eek:

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feel the light said:

Someone who could air out ramps on a bc wheel with pedal clips.:eek:

Like Bryan does in that picture? 20537

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i've tried and it never works. if u could get more speed and coast from
it and in the air it would work but with direct drive it doenst

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ride fast, launch, get a little distance, land oddly, ride away. - its
not the great

roll hopping is fun though

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why are koxx one unicycles so costly???

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They are expensive because they use only the finest soft drink cans.

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That's what I meant! Not that I want to do it myself, just looking at
that makes my bones feel weak.:eek:
But big air has lot's of spectator appeal. I think the bc might be
the only way to get enough speed with a small wheel. Come on you brave
rubber boned (you hope) heros! You tube glory awaits !😄

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Thanks people,
If its not that fun i wont bother then, i just thought it may have been
a bit of fun and coulda looked cool launching off the top of some
stairs😉

I think i should REALLY learn to do swell rolling hops, i can do small
ones (only a few inches high) but these are at random times so i cant
really 'time' a rolling hop yet🙁
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