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    tambourineman10
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    While I'm waiting for a new set of cranks to replace my stripped out
    left crank I figured I'd take the lemons dealt to me and try to learn
    to ride one footed. I figured out one foot idling almost immediately,
    and from there I've been starting in an idle then when I feel balanced
    I pedal really hard and go for it. After two days of 3-4 hours of
    practice a day I've had some limited success... a four or five 7-10
    pedal rides, but I feel like I'm progressing really slowly in
    comparison to other skills I've learned (like riding backwards). Once I
    get going I can usually do at least 3-4 pedals, but I feel like nine
    times out of ten I can't even get the wheel around once before
    crashing. Is there anything in particular that helped out when you were
    learning to ride one-footed? I only have one functional crank so I
    can't use the ride normally then take a foot off method. Also,
    unfortunately the left crank is the one that stripped so I'm learning
    on my non-dominant leg.

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  2. unirox13
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    the way you'rstarting is one of the reasons your having rouble. it's
    really hard to get the needed momentum to ride one footed from a one
    footed idle. it is possible but not as easy as riding and then
    switching to one foot, but since you dont have a second crank the way
    your doing is fine. yor progress might be a lil slowe bu you'll ge it
    soon enough, another thing tht might help is starting on an incline,
    it'll help you get the momentum you need.

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  3. ivan
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    Learning one-footed with one crank must be annoying. Practice
    wheel-walking instead.

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  4. fluxusmaximus
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    I'd disagree. I learnt one-foot riding from one-foot idling because I
    couldn't for the life of me start out the 'normal' way where you lift
    up your foot mid-cycle and try to stay on the uni.

    What I did to get momentum was to start out beside a wall and when my
    pedal position's optimal, I'd go for it AND push myself from the wall
    so I can move faster. Also, you might want to push your resting foot
    against the frame and use it as leverage for your next pedal. A lot of
    times when learning, I'd lose my balance because that foot on the frame
    loses grip and causes me to sway a little and tip over.

    Good luck. And you could try wheelwalking too 🙂

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  5. Mullethunter
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    When trying to ride one footed, I get fall once my left crank (the one
    with my foot on it) reaches the dead spot, or once it is pointed down.
    I can seem to let up on the pressure enough for the crank to point up,
    then pedal downwards again to get the crank to point down.

    yeah...it's really confusing and frustrating

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    Mullethunter said:

    When trying to ride one footed, I get fall once my left crank (the one
    with my foot on it) reaches the dead spot, or once it is pointed down.
    I can seem to let up on the pressure enough for the crank to point up,
    then pedal downwards again to get the crank to point down.

    yeah...it's really confusing and frustrating

    OK, from the way i read this (i could be wrong as i cant 1foot yet)
    maybe you dont have enough speed/momentum to keep going?
    Try going a bit faster and see how you go???
    Peace
    J

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    Yeah, It's really important to have a lot of momentum, at least to
    learn. I was lucky enough that the street outside my house is a really
    slight incline, just enough to keep me going while I learned.

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  8. hobo_chuck
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    i actualy found it easier on a slight uphill!!!😄

    I would suggest learning to ride 1-footed before trying to transition
    from 1ft idling to riding.....

    hmm 2 days of 3-4 hours and you havn't gotten it??
    i learned 1 footed riding in about 2 hours......

    EDIT: (well, not really an edit..) have you gotten it yet? your post
    was yesterday.......

    EDIT EDIT: well, you've obviously gotten it by now, it was 11 days
    ago.....

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  9. tambourineman10
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    well I haven't perfected it but it's certainly going alot better than my
    original post. I also haven't been able to keep up with that amount of
    practice due, but I'm up to a max of 15 revolutions and I can
    consistantly go 5-10 revolutions. Two things really helped, trying on a
    slight incline (riding downhill) and riding on pavement as opposed to
    my dirt/gravel driveway. My cranks just arrived and 24 hours after I
    loctite the pedals tomorrow, I'll be riding again with both pedals 🙂
    On an side note, I may have at least temporarily switched dominant feet
    in my week of one footed idling, starting or idling with the left foot
    down feels really awkward now haha.

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