Most frusterating trick to learn.

gkmac said:

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Here is a 'picture of him riding and playing'
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Lots of violin and banjo player/riders. We ought to start a unicycling
bluegrass band.

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for me its gotta be freemounting the giraffe...

i still cant do it, and im gonna need to grow another foot or so before
i can, so itll take about 2 years 🙁

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Turning in smooth circles has been very frustrating for me. I was doing
pretty well on a 20" uni almost to the point where I thought that I had
it.

Then I bought a new 24" Torker Cruiser. It's like learning to turn all
over again. When I try to turn. my side to side balance is horrible and
I either, almost make a very jerky turn, or most
often, UPD.

I know that it's just more practice, but it is very frustrating.

On the positive side, my riding straight is much smoother, balance seems
better on the 24" and I like the added speed that I've picked up riding
the larger wheel.

Regarding the 20" vs 24" controversy about which is easier to learn on,
I have to say the 20" is much easier.

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backspin (also frontspin) -riding forwards then pivot 180 degrees and
continue backward. I can't do this according to the description for the
skill level:

The goal is a continuous, linear flow of motion by the body while the
wheel changes direction. Frontspins and backspins must be performed
within two lines 30 cm apart. The proper path looks like a cusp.

I've never seen anyone perform this according to this description,
although I've seen close to it in freestyle routines where the rider is
allowed to perform the move along an arc.

I've tried to do this correctly for 18 months, not much success.

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One on one said:

*Then I bought a new 24" Torker Cruiser. It's like learning to turn
all over again. When I try to turn. my side to side balance is
horrible and I either, almost make a very jerky turn, or most
often, UPD.*

Sounds like you need more air in your tire. How much is in there?
Depending on your weight, it should be a minimum of 45 pounds, though
for outdoor spnny-type riding, we used to use around 60.

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iunicycle said:

*I've never seen anyone perform this according to this description,
although I've seen close to it in freestyle routines where the rider
is allowed to perform the move along an arc. *

The USA Skill Levels requirement for the 30 cm width puts in a bias
toward smaller wheels. But I'm sure the folks in the Twin Cities, who
came up with that, are familiar with how much room is needed for those
skills.

To narrow your path, you probably need to concentrate on doing the spin
part quicker. This should make your cusp smaller. Practice the quickness
part, and then later go back and see how the width is doing.

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johnfoss said:

*Sounds like you need more air in your tire. How much is in there?
Depending on your weight, it should be a minimum of 45 pounds, though
for outdoor spnny-type riding, we used to use around 60. *

My tire pressure is somewhere around 60- 65 PSI MSRP (Maximum suggested
rated pressure)

My weight is 145.

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