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  1. Rick Bissell's
    "New"
    IUF Skill Levels

    LEVEL 1
    - Purchase unicycle unassisted
    - carry unicycle 10 meters to car
    - gracefully place unicycle in car and drive home

    LEVEL 2
    - while holding onto an object or person for assistance, mount unicycle
    and allow the wheel to quickly shoot out from underneath in a forward
    or backward direction
    - ride forward with both arms flailing in 1 meter arcs
    - turn randomly in any direction by twisting
    - dismount without damaging seat

    LEVEL 3
    - ride in a figure 1
    - free mount
    - announce free mount success to all friends and post on Internet
    unicycling newsgroup
    - ride while looking to one side
    - ride alongside a 15 cm drop
    - drift to the left or right while riding

    LEVEL 4
    - demonstrate one mount, 4 times
    - ride with an empty stomach
    - come to a stop, pedal a half revolution backwards and fall off
    - open a can or bottled beverage while riding and sip 25 times
    - perform a Level 10 skill in a unicycle dream
    - ride 10 meters wearing a unicycle T-shirt
    - ride 10 meters with a unicycle T-shirt worn backwards
    - ride 10 meters with a unicycle T-shirt worn sideways

    LEVEL 5
    - create and upload a personal unicycle web page

    LEVEL 6
    - purchase a new unicycle of better quality and/or different wheel size
    - admit to your boss that you rode to work on it
    - mount in lots of different ways
    - hop in lots of different ways
    - ride backward in lots of different ways
    - idle in lots of different ways
    - ride one footed in lots of different ways
    - ride with the seat out in lots of different ways
    - get injured in lots of different ways

    LEVEL 7
    - walk the wheel while sticking out tongue from corner of mouth
    - spin on a well worn tire
    - hop with one foot caught in spokes
    - coast while grinning
    - glide while screaming
    - koosh koosh (whatever that is)

    LEVEL 8
    (secret....contact USA or IUF officials for information)

    LEVEL 9
    - perform all skills in the IUF video while whistling or humming the
    appropriate background music

    LEVEL 10
    - demonstrate 100 types of mounts
    - ride in a figure 10
    - walk the wheel one-footed backwards with the seat dragging behind
    - hop/twist 720 degrees
    - sideways wheel walk backwards
    - ride with the wheel off the ground for 10 meters.
    - fold an intermediate level origami model while riding backwards with
    eyes closed
    - ride across a state/country/province between two parallel lines 30 cm
    apart without stopping
    - ride or hop over a Level 3 rider
    - stand beside unicycle without touching it for 4 hours on a beautiful
    Autumn Saturday morning

    Written by Rick Bissell

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  2. Lol!

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  3. good lord, level 10 is freaking insane! lol

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  4. i cant even do level one

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  5. You don't have a unicycle? WTF+++ GET ONE!

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  6. Those are real old.... I saw those like years ago.

    I think.

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  7. forrestunifreak said:

    Those are real old.... I saw those like years ago.

    I think.

    yeah it was NEW FOR 2000!
    hahaha

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  8. [quote="skrobo"]Rick Bissell's
    "New"
    IUF Skill Levels


    LEVEL 1
    - PURCHASE UNICYCLE UNASSISTED
    - CARRY UNICYCLE 10 METERS TO CAR
    - GRACEFULLY PLACE UNICYCLE IN CAR AND DRIVE HOME
    LEVEL 2
    - *while holding onto an object or person for assistance, mount
    unicycle and allow the wheel to quickly shoot out from underneath in a
    forward or backward direction
    - ride forward with both arms flailing in 1 meter arcs
    - turn randomly in any direction by twisting
    - dismount without damaging seat*
    LEVEL 3
    - RIDE IN A FIGURE 1
    - FREE MOUNT[/B]- ANNOUNCE FREE MOUNT SUCCESS TO ALL FRIENDS AND POST
    ON INTERNET UNICYCLING NEWSGROUP
    *- RIDE WHILE LOOKING TO ONE SIDE
    - RIDE ALONGSIDE A 15 CM DROP
    - DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE RIDING

    LEVEL 4
    - DEMONSTRATE ONE MOUNT, 4 TIMES
    - RIDE WITH AN EMPTY STOMACH
    - COME TO A STOP, PEDAL A HALF REVOLUTION BACKWARDS AND FALL OFF
    - OPEN A CAN OR BOTTLED BEVERAGE WHILE RIDING AND SIP 25 TIMES
    - PERFORM A LEVEL 10 SKILL IN A UNICYCLE DREAM
    - RIDE 10 METERS WEARING A UNICYCLE T-SHIRT
    - RIDE 10 METERS WITH A UNICYCLE T-SHIRT WORN BACKWARDS
    - RIDE 10 METERS WITH A UNICYCLE T-SHIRT WORN SIDEWAYS
    LEVEL 5
    - create and upload a personal unicycle web page

    LEVEL 6
    - PURCHASE A NEW UNICYCLE OF BETTER QUALITY AND/OR DIFFERENT WHEEL
    SIZE
    - ADMIT TO YOUR BOSS THAT YOU RODE TO WORK ON IT
    - MOUNT IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS
    - HOP IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS
    - RIDE BACKWARD IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS
    - IDLE IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS
    - RIDE ONE FOOTED IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS
    - RIDE WITH THE SEAT OUT IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS
    - GET INJURED IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS

    LEVEL 7
    - WALK THE WHEEL WHILE STICKING OUT TONGUE FROM CORNER OF MOUTH
    - SPIN ON A WELL WORN TIRE
    - HOP WITH ONE FOOT CAUGHT IN SPOKES
    - coast while grinning
    - glide while screaming
    - koosh koosh (whatever that is)

    LEVEL 8
    (secret....contact USA or IUF officials for information)

    LEVEL 9
    - perform all skills in the IUF video while whistling or humming the
    appropriate background music

    LEVEL 10
    - demonstrate 100 types of mounts
    - RIDE IN A FIGURE 10
    - walk the wheel one-footed backwards with the seat dragging
    behind[B]**
    - hop/twist 720 degrees
    - sideways wheel walk backwards***
    - ride with the wheel off the ground for 10 meters.***
    - FOLD AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ORIGAMI MODEL WHILE RIDING BACKWARDS WITH
    EYES CLOSED
    - ride across a state/country/province between two parallel lines 30 cm
    apart without stopping
    - RIDE OR HOP OVER A LEVEL 3 RIDER
    - stand beside unicycle without touching it for 4 hours on a beautiful
    Autumn Saturday morning

    Quoted message said:

    IM-FU**ING-POSSIBLE





    Written by Rick Bissell[/quote]


    all the ones in *BOLD* i have done the ones w/ and asterix i have
    tried


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  9. seen it.
    strangely, these are probably more accurate than the present levels!

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  10. skrobo said:


    - sideways wheel walk backwards

    ive always particularly enjoyed that one 🙂

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  11. I love these skill levels...sorta. 😕 I'll write down the
    loopholes with the theories... The ones in bold I did. The italic ones
    I don't know. 🙄

    LEVEL 1
    - Purchase unicycle unassisted
    When I got my unicycle I was sleepy and therefore forgot I wanted a
    unicycle and probably what a unicycle WAS...
    - carry unicycle 10 meters to car
    I rode it(and possibly scared my parents from letting me use their
    shoulders for support until a month of PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
    later, and scared them away some more, until 2 months, when I didn't
    need them as much...)
    - gracefully place unicycle in car and drive home
    I was in a minivan, not a car, and Dad put it in the trunk for me
    later...(lack of excersice, couldn't lift it)
    LEVEL 2
    - *while holding onto an object or person for assistance, mount
    unicycle and allow the wheel to quickly shoot out from underneath in a
    forward or backward direction*
    I did this a lot...until two days of practice later I perfectioned the
    mount...nowher near the FREE mount...
    - ride forward with both arms flailing in 1 meter arcs
    Are my arms even 1 meter long put together? 😕
    - TURN RANDOMLY IN ANY DIRECTION BY TWISTING
    Did that a lot...
    - DISMOUNT WITHOUT DAMAGING SEAT
    My seat is possibly the most resistant one on the market, some guys
    that were painting saw the rust on the unicycle and probably thought no
    one ever used it...it finally broke a few days ago when Dad said
    something about running over it...not a lot, though...still easily
    rideable.

    LEVEL 3
    -- ride in a figure 1-
    1 as the stick or 1 with the little cap thing and base?
    - FREE MOUNT
    Learned to do it!
    -- announce free mount success to all friends and post on Internet
    unicycling newsgroup-
    Possibly...
    - RIDE WHILE LOOKING TO ONE SIDE
    I can't look at two sides at once!
    - RIDE ALONGSIDE A 15 CM DROP
    Hard to believe but I was a little scared of this one...It hurt!
    -- drift to the left or right while riding-
    Probably did it...not sure.

    LEVEL 4
    - DEMONSTRATE ONE MOUNT, 4 TIMES
    When I can't mount...
    - RIDE WITH AN EMPTY STOMACH
    Waiting for lunch...
    - COME TO A STOP, PEDAL A HALF REVOLUTION BACKWARDS AND FALL OFF
    Many times...
    - open a can or bottled beverage while riding and sip 25 times
    I don't drink canned stuff a lot and don't drink anything on my
    uni.(Finally, a complete sentence!Another one!I'm on a roll...rats!)
    - perform a Level 10 skill in a unicycle dream
    I 1-ft. wheelwalked and almost glided but fell backwards.
    - ride 10 meters wearing a unicycle T-shirt
    Don't have one.
    - ride 10 meters with a unicycle T-shirt worn backwards
    Don't have one.
    - ride 10 meters with a unicycle T-shirt worn sideways
    Don't have one.

    LEVEL 5
    -- create and upload a personal unicycle web page-
    I have a web page with a uni-ing section...

    LEVEL 6
    - purchase a new unicycle of better quality and/or different wheel
    size
    - admit to your boss that you rode to work on it
    - mount in lots of different ways
    - hop in lots of different ways
    - ride backward in lots of different ways
    - idle in lots of different ways
    - ride one footed in lots of different ways
    - ride with the seat out in lots of different ways
    -- get injured in lots of different ways-
    I've injured my shins in lots of different ways...

    LEVEL 7
    - walk the wheel while sticking out tongue from corner of mouth
    Can't walk it anyway.
    - spin on a well worn tire
    Can't spin, surprisingly, my tire is not worn...mostly I ride it on the
    porch which has floor paint.
    - hop with one foot caught in spokes
    Never did, hope I never will...
    - coast while grinning
    can't
    - glide while screaming
    can't
    - koosh koosh (whatever that is)
    can't, and am not sure what that is either...

    LEVEL 8
    (secret....contact USA or IUF officials for information)
    didn't

    LEVEL 9
    - perform all skills in the IUF video while whistling or humming the
    appropriate background music
    can't...won't purchase the video. Who still has a working VCR and the
    VHS's???

    LEVEL 10
    - demonstrate 100 types of mounts
    only know 2, I've almost mastered the kick up mount...who would have
    thought watching the short Team Uni 'demonstration'
    (

    ) and the Japan Artistic
    competition 'champion' (

    )
    repeatedly would have helped in any way? BTW, I like 'this one'
    (

    ) too.
    - ride in a figure 10
    can't side hop well.
    - walk the wheel one-footed backwards with the seat dragging behind
    never did, hope I will... :p
    - hop/twist 720 degrees
    Ditto.
    - sideways wheel walk backwards
    Not really...
    - ride with the wheel off the ground for 10 meters.
    REALLY want to do this!! 😄
    - fold an intermediate level origami model while riding backwards with
    eyes closed
    Wish I knew origami!:p
    - ride across a state/country/province between two parallel lines 30 cm
    apart without stopping
    Nope!
    - ride or hop over a Level 3 rider
    I don't know any riders, I'm sure they'd like to keep their...whichever
    part I decide to hop over...
    - stand beside unicycle without touching it for 4 hours on a beautiful
    Autumn Saturday morning
    Can't stand that long...don't want to either...

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