Taking a unicycle vert??

i said VERT ... i know that its possible to ride halfpipes w/o vert, but
I want to see some awesome rider (im probably not good enough) catch
air out of a vert ... im going to buy a helmet and try it @ the "slab"
(local skater-built skatepark)

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I have ridden in half pipes, my friend down the street has on in his
back yard. Its 4-5' I think. I have dropped in and crankflipped and
unispun (unispinned?) on the sides. Getting air is a different story
though.

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I think we could just apply the same cure we use for bread, to humans.
just scrape off the cancer with a butter knife, then put jelly on it,
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litldude2 said:

I have ridden in half pipes, my friend down the street has on in his
back yard. Its 4-5' I think. I have dropped in and crankflipped and
unispun (unispinned?) on the sides. Getting air is a different story
though.

its unispun, but did it have vert, and could you hit it if it did?

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It wasn't vert as in vertical, just a mini ramp.

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I think we could just apply the same cure we use for bread, to humans.
just scrape off the cancer with a butter knife, then put jelly on it,
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i just talked to a friend who tried it and he said that he could get to
the vert, but when he did he lost balance

i don't think he was going very fast tho, I think you would have to be
going really fast for centripital force to work on a unicycle

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Here's a 'video' (http://tinyurl.com/hhot5) of my attempts and eventual
success on the two miniramps Hardcorecokerrider mentioned (it was on a
24" gazz). edit: with 145 cranks.

Some of the shots towards the end show my body's angle on the ramp
(1:07 into the video). I think my biggest hinderance on ramps is a
fear of not being upright, though since the object on these ramps was
to simply get to the flat on top of them, I may have subconsciously
kept my torso veritcal to minimize the amount of swing necessary when
rounding the coping.

Wheel slippage was a big factor on the top 6" or so of the ramp. I'm
not sure if letting myself go more horizontal would've helped that, but
it would definately be an issue on a true vert ramp. Slippage isn't
something skateboards or bikes have to worry about since their wheels
aren't "driven" on the way up the ramp.

Anyhow, good luck, and be prepared for a lot of practice!

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i dont think its about uni's and vert as much as it is BC with vert...
with some sick practice bc would defiantley work in a vert..

Chase

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Unitik908 said:

i dont think its about uni's and vert as much as it is BC with vert...
with some sick practice bc would defiantley work in a vert..

Chase

yeah very true, but that would be a completely different story ... the
bc would be much more manuverable than a unicycle and if we could get
the vert on a unicycle we would start pulling some sick stuff , not as
awesome as the BC , but you never know ... there has to be a way to do
this, even if we have to downsize a ramp.
and make ... say a 5' ramp w/ about 6" of vert??
and i don't think slippage would be a problem because your momentum
will still be going forward (the same reason you would be
perpendicular to the vert face)

I WANT TO TRY THIS
its makin me kinda mad ... i need sum1 to go w/ me tho cuz the nearest
vert ramp is 5 miles away (i would have to ride) and it would suck if i
was the only one there

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skroboskim said:

and make ... say a 5' ramp w/ about 6" of vert??
and i don't think slippage would be a problem because your momentum
will still be going forward (the same reason you would be
perpendicular to the vert face)

after pedeling up 5' of quarter pipe, my momentum was gone. wheel
slipage is a giant problem. i think the better uni choice would be a
3' kiddy-pipe with no vert, just very sloped. (just came to me) if you
fall down you're 5' pipe with 6" vert, you're not going to slip down
the ramp like a skater, you're going to bottom out and a uni may hit
you in the head. if you get out to that ramp, wear all the pads you
can find, and maybe stuff your shirt with pillows. and do not even
attempt that if you can't film it and let us watch. same goes for all
of you. there's no reason you can't film half pipe attempts, ask some
stakers mom to hold a camera while you throw yourself off the lip, if
she asks why, tell her that your life just isn't worth living anymore.
good luck though.

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im curious now ... how fast do you have to go on a bike to catch air out
of a 5' 1/2 pipe? idk ... i need some short cranks... I have access to
some ... but one is stripped out

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joshuni said:

after pedeling up 5' of quarter pipe, my momentum was gone. wheel
slipage is a giant problem. i think the better uni choice would be a
3' kiddy-pipe with no vert, just very sloped. (just came to me) if you
fall down you're 5' pipe with 6" vert, you're not going to slip down
the ramp like a skater, you're going to bottom out and a uni may hit
you in the head. if you get out to that ramp, wear all the pads you
can find, and maybe stuff your shirt with pillows. and do not even
attempt that if you can't film it and let us watch. same goes for all
of you. there's no reason you can't film half pipe attempts, ask some
stakers mom to hold a camera while you throw yourself off the lip, if
she asks why, tell her that your life just isn't worth living anymore.
good luck though.

5' halfpipes dont have any vert (if there made a wood. some concrete
bowls might have a little bit of vert for 5'😉. the video you were
talking about at the top of the page wasnt a vert ramp.

I remember seeing a video of alex toms (tomsey) attempting to drop into
a *vert ramp* (vert ramps are usually 8+ feet) and he never even
successfully got it (on the video at least).

Im guessing alot of stuff could be done on halfpipes 4-5 feet
(mini-ramps) and under but i doubt anyone will beable to do much on
vert.

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im prity shore it was a 12ft halfpipe
and i have seen vert ramps as small as 4 feet. there size dosint make
them vert ramps wether they go vertical or not dose

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unicyclepa said:

im prity shore it was a 12ft halfpipe
and i have seen vert ramps as small as 4 feet. there size dosint make
them vert ramps wether they go vertical or not dose

i want to try on a ramp like the 4 foot one because you would be able
to do it w/ less speed ... but balancing on the way up it is a diff
story because it would be that much harder
and im going to (re??) invent a unicycle w/ a freaking motor so that
speed is no problem whatsoever

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