Re: second and third mounts

Mount with left foot and mount with right foot coount as two I think.

David

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I learned them in this order:
1. Static mount (and roll-back mount) with strong foot
2. Side mount
3. Jump mount
4. Static mount (and roll-back mount) with weak foot
5. Rolling mount

They are all reasonably easy though, so you can learn them in any order.
The jump mount is a lot easier than you think it is. I'm sure it will
take you about 30 seconds to learn. If you are too scared, put the
front of the wheel against a curb so that it doesn't roll forward when
you go to jump. Make sure the pedals are horizontal and jump. Easy.

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darchibald said:

*Mount with left foot and mount with right foot coount as two I
think.*

From the USA site:

Quoted message said:

For Level 3 and above, riders may not count their dominant and
non-dominant side as different mounts.

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Aw junk, I now have to learn a new mount.

David

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The general idea for skill levels, is that the dominant foot represents
level 1, and the non-dominant foot can be used for level 2. After that
your mounts have to be significantly different variations of each other,
or completely different mounts, to count. Also, static and rollback
mounts both count as "regular" or "standard" mounts. The next one I'd
recommend learning after that is a side mount.

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But..

Are you level three, when you have made level two done?
I thought you were level two when you had made all the things in level
two untill you progressed to level three.

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lleberg said:

*But..

Are you level three, when you have made level two done?
I thought you were level two when you had made all the things in level
two untill you progressed to level three. *

You have to finish all the skills required in a level so you're not
level 3 untill you complete all the skills in level 3. So when you are
working on level 4 your are still a level 3 going on 4.

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a bit off topick but whats the one were you lie the uni on the floor and
put you foot on one of the pedals and your other foot under the saddle
and kick the saddle up and sit on it then place your foot on the pedal
that was previously on the floor?

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NOIR said:

*a bit off topick but whats the one were you lie the uni on the floor
and put you foot on one of the pedals and your other foot under the
saddle and kick the saddle up and sit on it then place your foot on
the pedal that was previously on the floor? *

the kick-up mount
learn it as soon as u can
it is the kewlest way of getting on a uni
🙂

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The side mount, reverse mount, rolling mount, jump mount, suicide mount.
Those are all pretty darned easy to do. The side mount was the one I
learned first, after the normal mount.

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Read the section about the mounts and it will tell you which mounts you
can and cant do. http://www.unicycling.org/usa/levels/

Here is a list of mounts,
http://unicycling.org/unicycling/mounts/

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GILD said:

*the kick-up mount
learn it as soon as u can
it is the kewlest way of getting on a uni
🙂 *

oh, someone agrees with me... i pwn! err... we pwn!

anyway, back on topic, i think i learned rolling mount first...side
mount next... back mount... jump and kick up around the same time (and
suicide quickly after jump but my body refuses to do it for some reason
now, some sorta reflex)

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Quoted message said:

directly into hopping on the wheel followed by recovering from that
counts as a mount as well

I don't know, but it should. Anyway, I invented a mount something like
that about a week ago. I hold the unicycle sideways, then climb up in
the hopping on wheel position, then without hopping, twist around, sit
down on the seat and put my feet on the pedals. It's fairly tricky, so I
only get it about once in three tries. I call it the climb-around mount.
Is there any official name for this one?

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From what I've heard the suicide mount is where you run holding the
unicycle, jump in the air, and land on the unicycle as it hits the
ground. That is most definitely not easy. I think what you are
describing is called the "free jump mount."

I really like the swing-up and pickup mounts. They're relatively easy,
and look good. Kickups are okay, but I don't like them as much as the
swingup. Runnning kickups look better, too. More dangerous...

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GILD said:

*the kick-up mount
learn it as soon as u can
it is the kewlest way of getting on a uni
🙂 *

It is a very cool mount. It is also a very inconsistent mount for me.
I'm far from 100% with it. I need to practice and I need to figure out
what it is that I'm doing (or not doing) that is making that mount so
inconsistent for me.

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I also need the mounts for level 3. I've read directions on how to do
the side mount, and I've seen it done quickly, but I have no idea how to
learn to do it. it just seems so awkward.

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Tim said:

You have to finish all the skills required in a level so you're not
level 3 untill you complete all the skills in level 3. So when you are
working on level 4 your are still a level 3 going on 4.

That's right. It's like a person's age. I'll still be 51 on the day
before my 52nd birthday.

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gerblefranklin said:

From what I've heard the suicide mount is where you run holding the
unicycle, jump in the air, and land on the unicycle as it hits the
ground. That is most definitely not easy. I think what you are
describing is called the "free jump mount."

That is different from how most people understand 'suicide mount'. In
my view, 'suicide mount' is the same as what you call 'free jump
mount'. The other one might be called a 'running suicide mount'. Or
'running free jump mount' if you will.

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gerblefranklin said:

*From what I've heard the suicide mount is where you run holding the
unicycle, jump in the air, and land on the unicycle as it hits the
ground. That is most definitely not easy. I think what you are
describing is called the "free jump mount." *

The free jump mount and suicide mount are the same, as described on the
'unicycle mounts page' (http://www.unicycling.org/unicycling/mounts/).

The thing with the suicide mount is that you have to let go of the
unicycle *before* you start your jump. I see some people claim they're
doing a suicide mount when they're actually doing a regular jump mount
and letting go of the seat before they land. Nope. That's not going to
cut it. To do a real suicide mount you have to let go of the unicycle
before you start the jump. The unicycle will stand there (hopefully
without falling over) and you jump on it without using your hands to
hold or guide the seat.

There is a description of the free jump mount here: 'free jump mount'
(http://tinyurl.com/6orr2). It's linked from the unicycle mounts
page.

What I think you are describing would be called a flying jump mount.
See John Foss' description of the flying jump mount in 'this thread'
(http://tinyurl.com/3txf7).

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