Suicide mounts

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Elmer

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2 April 2004, 13:13 UTC #1

A word for all you spineless yellow-bellied chicken livers
out there who can't get up the courage to do a jump mount:p
...it's not nearly as hard as it looks😄 My son tried it
first and succeeded on his own, having never actually seen
one done:eek: Then he let me in on the big secret. You don't
actually have to land on both pedals at exactly the same
time! Close, yes but perfection is not required to achieve
success! There, now you know too.

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Rayden

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2 April 2004, 13:13 UTC #2

I can do a jump mount (not suicide). I landed it on my first
try I think. I have never seriously hurt myself. I land it
most of the time. It still scares the heck out of me to do
it though.

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Bugman

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2 April 2004, 13:14 UTC #3

I did it on a whim one day, and could not believe how easy
it is. The best part is even a non unicyclist looks at you
when you do it and think you are doing the hardest thing
that can be done.

For me it was far easier than learning to idle, or even ride
for that matter. I actually nailed the suicide mount first
time I tried it. I rarely miss. The first time I tried to
show some family members was on an unlevel surface in the
dark. I missed many times that night, but very rarely since.

It's funny, the things that don't look that impressive are
hard to learn, while something as easy as a suicide mount is
impressive to just about anyone who sees it.

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