one footed BC Wheeling



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Is it possible to ride a BC Wheel one footed? My friend and I are having
an argument on this, and I think it's possible, but he doesn't. are
there any videos out there of someone doing it? Jeff? Ryan?

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possible for a few seconds probably. mabey if the person was weightless.
Any pressure down on one pedal will make the wheel lean that way, right
into the leg, making for a painful dismount.


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Jeff Groves does it while getting up speed before jumping an obsticle in
a Toque video I watched. He has one foot on it and pushes with the other
foot like a skateboarder, then puts the other foot on. I don't know how
he does it.

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Josue Barreto from Puerto Rico has a BC wheel that he can ride one
footed. It has an extension that clamps to the leg below the knee for
support so the wheel doesn't flop over when ridden one footed. I don't
have a picture of Josue's wheel, but it's similar in design to the
device pictured in 'this thread' (http://tinyurl.com/3thdt) except it's
sparkly and more BC wheelish.


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john_childs wrote:
> *Josue Barreto from Puerto Rico has a BC wheel that he can ride one
> footed. It has an extension that clamps to the leg below the knee for
> support so the wheel doesn't flop over when ridden one footed. I
> don't have a picture of Josue's wheel, but it's similar in design to
> the device pictured in 'this thread' (http://tinyurl.com/3thdt) except
> it's sparkly and more BC wheelish. *


The video link in that thread was apparently dead and wouldn't work for
me. The device shown in the still photo is the "Pedespeed," or something
inspired by it, and is something that I've been interested in for quite
some time. There is a charming Victorian-era picture of it here:

http://www.jimskipper.com/victoria/2001-1/tech.html

The photo shows the wheels mounted on the insides of the legs. The art
image has the wheels outside, which I think would work better, as it
would keep the wheels from colliding with each other. Someone needs to
build a modern version of this, right now.

Mr. Mustachio there is gonna need more than a boss hat and Michael
Jackson moves to get in with those ladies, who've got a nice pairs
routine of their own going on, thank you very much.

I'm sure the date in the caption is a typo and should be 1875, not
1975.

I think I posted something a while back asking whether a two-sided
version of Josue's BC would be workable. It would have a leg-brace on
each side, so you could switch feet while riding it. I drew a picture...


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It would probably be possible by tilting the wheel sideways. A brace
would be necessary to not have your weight against the side of the tire
though. Everything has a theoretical balance point so you could lean
your body to counteract the weight one side of the tire.


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Doesnt Jeff do it in Defect? he does it for a bit im sure. I cant bc
and Im sure its really hard but its possible.


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timbob1907 wrote:
> Doesnt Jeff do it in Defect? he does it for a bit im sure. I cant bc
> and Im sure its really hard but its possible.


Yeah but its really easy to do what Jeff did, he just took his foot off
for a moment. It would be really hard to ride it fully one footed.


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weeble wrote:
> The video link in that thread was apparently dead and wouldn't work for
> me. The device shown in the still photo is the "Pedespeed," or
> something inspired by it, and is something that I've been interested in
> for quite some time. There is a charming Victorian-era picture of it
> here:
>
> http://www.jimskipper.com/victoria/2001-1/tech.html
>
> The photo shows the wheels mounted on the insides of the legs. The art
> image has the wheels outside, which I think would work better, as it
> would keep the wheels from colliding with each other. Someone needs to
> build a modern version of this, right now.
>
> Mr. Mustachio there is gonna need more than a boss hat and Michael
> Jackson moves to get in with those ladies, who've got a nice pairs
> routine of their own going on, thank you very much.
>
> I'm sure the date in the caption is a typo and should be 1875, not
> 1975.
>
> I think I posted something a while back asking whether a two-sided
> version of Josue's BC would be workable. It would have a leg-brace on
> each side, so you could switch feet while riding it. I drew a
> picture...


That's a very nice design. Not sure if it's ridable though but looks
like fun either way. :D

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Very cool except for the ski pole thingys. :D


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