New here

not at all. youll be a nice addition to the old farts we already have
here. 😉

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Welcome to the forum!! I'm one of the old farts, it's a good bunch of
people you've come across. Have you tried putting a brick behind the
wheel while mounting? That sort of forces you into a static mount
which feels easier (in my opinion). Then you just learn the feel of
that and get rid of the brick. There are lots of resources available
here for learning every conceivable skill. Good luck.

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wheeliemaster said:

Hey all,

Welcome to the forum.

Quoted message said:

I am still trying to learn to freemount as well as
learn other basic skills such as idling and riding backwards.

Some tips for you in the pdf document downloadable from
<http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/uni_beginners.htm>.

Quoted message said:

I built a Schwinn Stingray specifically for doing wheelies
and used to ride for many miles on the rear wheel without stopping.

We have had someone in this forum called Jeff Baker, nicknamed
"unibiker". He used to ride wheelie-only on an adapted mountain bike,
usually for many miles, and wrote quite nicely about it. Do a "search"
and you will find. Sadly, he passed away, maybe about a year ago.

Quoted message said:

Well, thats me, hope you don't mind an old fart like me hangin out

Old fart? I'm 52.

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As well as the PDF document Klaas mentioned (that he and I wrote) there
are some other tutorial tips, pictures, and videos available for free
at www.unicycle.2ya.com . There's a freemounting video that may help
you.

Good luck!
Andrew

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Well thanks for the warm welcome guys!🙂 I have been practicing static
mounts with my wheel against a curb, that seems like a good idea.
Without it, my wheel just rolls back real fast and the crank winds up
vertical and I just fall sideways.🙁 But I will keep practicing, I
will get it pretty soon! I can actually freemount the unicycle with it
behind me. With the unicycle leaning forward, I just put my butt on
the seat and one foot on the forward pedal and hop up and quickly put
my other foot on the back pedal. Works every time for me, but I would
rather know how to mount with the uni in front of me. I just hope my
butt gets used to the abuse of riding this thing! I am skilled enough
to ride for as long as I wish, but my butt is beggin for mercy after
about a mile! Any suggestions for a better seat? Or do I just need to
get used to it?
I remember seeing something about that unibike fellow a while back, I
wonder how he had the bike set up? The only modifications I had on
that old Stingray of mine was to install 175mm cranks (the pedals would
hit the ground unless you rode a wheelie) and I adjusted the banana
seat to be level when riding a wheelie. I simply maintained balance by
feathering the coaster brake when I started to fall backwards and using
my butt on the curved banana seat to help hold the bike up instead of
using my hands all the time. I used to ride around without the front
wheel sometimes but for some reason it was easier to maintain balance
with the wheel in place. I do have one really cool picture of me
carrying the front wheel in my hand while riding a wheelie. If I ever
get my scanner fixed, I'll post it.

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I always had a little help with my learning to unicycle (my brother
could do it before me :p ) but what he told me to do was just [in the
middle of nowhere] try to free-mount over and over and over again until
you get it down.
I did this and within 10 minutes i could free-mount 🙂

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and you might also want to try to get used to mounting with something to
hold onto first and make sure you can get your foot on while keeping
the cranks and pedals horizontal. that helps A LOT.

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