staying in one spot

Do you mean idleing or still stand?

Trev

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Do what I do - fall off. I stay right there sometimes for up
to a minute!

Dang, that hurts!

dark_savra

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I have been unicycling for three months and am quite
capable of hopping and riding off road but for samoe
reason I am not able to stay in one spot can anyone give
me any help?

Lengthy idling advice, aimed at beginners:

· To start learning (normal) idling, sit on the unicycle
beside a support with the cranks horizontal. Hold on to your
support with one or both hands. Lean slightly forward while
keeping the wheel stationary for a little while. Then pedal
forward for half a rotation, at the end of which you should
be leaning slightly backward. Immediately after the forward
half rotation, pedal a half rotation backwards, at the end
of which you should be slightly leaning forward again, so
you can rightaway start the next idling cycle. · Focus on
using a pendulum motion as opposed to moving your whole body
back and forth. That is, your body should ideally stay more
or less in the same place, while the wheel "swings" forward
and backward under you. Remember to keep your upper body
straight and upright and to keep your weight on the seat.
Your leading (or "strong"😉 foot should be on the bottom and
move back and forth past the 6 o'clock position. · Try to
maintain forwards/backwards balance by adjusting the timing
and power of your pedal strokes, as opposed to pushing the
support. It is OK to use the support for sideways balance
for now, but try to push and pull as lightly as possible. ·
If you idle too slowly it will be more difficult to maintain
balance. On a 20" wheel the idling frequency should be about
1 per second, on a 24" wheel it is usually somewhat less. ·
Now it's time to leave your support. Ride forwards in the
open, not too fast. Slow down while leaning back, throw in
one half revolution backwards, during which you should
regain your forward lean. Then continue riding forward.
Repeat. · If you are somewhat solid at throwing in single
idles, try inserting two idling cycles at once, then three,
etc. · The greatest difficulty is usually found in
controlling the side to side balance. Focus on keeping the
unicycle under you rather than you staying on top of the
uni. If you find yourself leaning too far to the right, you
must move the wheel to the right to keep it underneath you.
To do this, twist your lower body to the right as you move
forward and to the left as you move backward. That way, you
turn the whole unicycle by the seat.

(Taken from "Learning to Unicycle" by Andrew Carter
and myself.)

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picture of a one-wheeled vehicle he saw on RSU.

yes
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Ive been trying to teach a few people idling at the moment
and the only advice i can really give is,

When i was learning it, I learnt by doing sort of a see
saw motion?

Try not to move your hips and only use the legs and higher
part of the body.

I dont know really its kinda hard to say in words.

Trev

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thanks for the help🙂

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dark_savra said:

*I have been unicycling for three months and am quite
capable of hopping and riding off road but for samoe
reason I am not able to stay in one spot can anyone give
me any help? *

It would be useful to know what stage you were at with
idling, and the approach you were using. There's a lot of
useful tips for idling but they depend on were you are now.

For example, I spent several months intermittently
practicing whilst next to a wall, and not really
getting anywhere.

When I forced myself to practice without a wall for support
I progressed quickly.

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don't worry about it taking time. I have been riding for a
few years and am only starting to learn how to idle now,
although it was due to not even attempting it.

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Keep your weight on the seat.

Look ahead, not down at the wheel.

Slow down.

Don't chicken out and step off. Go until you fall. This is
how you learn how to make corrections.

Play music with a rhythm equal to the idling rhythm you're
trying to attain.

Try starting off alternating a full pedal revolution forward
with a full revolution backward. I think this is called
"super idle" and is much easier than idling.

It is VERY helpful to be able to do this strong foot and
weak foot down. Practice both ways.

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I just learned how this past month so it's still fresh on
the brain. I found it much easier with my seat a little
higher than usual. I think it lengthens out the pendulum
effect and slows things down a little and is easier on the
leg muscles. My son was having some trouble learning on his
uni, but when he borrowed his brothers with longer cranks he
improved immediately. He went from a best of 25 idles before
falling to a best of over 1000 on that same day. Also, while
I think it best not to spend too much time on the wall, I
did find it helpful to balance there with my finger tips
until I got that back and forth pendulum stuff going on a
little bit. Hope this helps!

P.S. I've been riding for three years. You're ahead of the
curve I'd say, so have patience and HAPPY IDLING.🙂

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