Re: riding one footed



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unicycle2280

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what i did was learn to hover (with two feet first) and then i went on
to learn to hover with one foot...i then took that to my driveway which
is at a medium slope and when the pedal with my foot on it was infront
i just put all my weight on that and my forward momentum kept me
going....until i got to the bottom of the driveway...then i just took
it to the top and did it again. After i had it down i took it to a flat
road and it took me about five minutes to get the hang of it and i was
riding on one foot within a day


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i just took one foot off whlie riding and after ~2 hours or so i could
do 5+ revolutions. it'll take 30-45 mins to get the feeling that you're
finally learning it. then its just a matter of practice. if you can
circle pedal on a bike that'll help.


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I can't do it myself yet, but a few people have suggested to me that it
helps to ride with as little pressure on one foot as possible. Then
start lifting the foot off at the top of each stroke. Then eventually
not have the foot on at all. This means you have your foot near (or
still touching) the pedal at first so you can easily correct a fall.


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koebwil wrote:
> I learned by going really fast, and then pulling my foot off at the top
> of a rotation and putting it on my frame. It took me a while to learn,
> but now I find it very easy.




You must be young and willing to fall repeatedly.

I am working on one-footed riding and it is going really slow because I
don't want to be throwing myself on the ground. One-footed will happen
though. I am still working on it.


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