Trouble mounting

try freemounting but place a 2x4 behind the wheel so that you dont move
around alot, i did this for a bit and later that same day i was able to
free mount

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stop riding. Just practice mounting, continiously until you can do it.
I had the same problem when learning. After I could go about 500feet, I
decided I needed to devote all my time to mounting. After a few days I
had it. Once you can freemount 50% of the time, then start riding and
enjoy.

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Just some practice. Maybe a curb to lean the wheel on while you get
on.

Or you could just go in circles. Then you're always close to the wall
you started from.

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yea i lerd to curb mount then freemount yea and practice i think its one
of the most difucult thing to lern

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bradygreenawalt said:

Does anyone have any tips to help me with mounting. Should it be easy?

Tips are in the pdf file downloadable from here:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/uni_beginners.htm

Should it be easy? Not for everyone. I, for one, found freemounting
hard to learn.

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Spudman said:

*Or you could just go in circles. Then you're always close to the
wall you started from. *

😄

But I'm afraid for me it was just the old favourite: practice,
practice, practice.

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'SEARCH' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/search.php?s=) for terms such
as 'roll-back mount' (http://tinyurl.com/bpe3p), 'static mount'
(http://tinyurl.com/ax2bn) or the more generic 'free mount'
(http://tinyurl.com/7q454).
There's a ton of hints, advice and suggestions on these fora.
Freemounting is one of the nicest skills to learn on a unicycle as it
gives you such a wonderfull feeling of freedom. Go anywhere, ride
anywhere.

One of the best motivators to pick up a freemount really quickly is
UniHoki. You'll get so sick of running to the side of the rink to
remount, you'll pick up the free mount in no time. You also get a
truckload of practise freemounting when you start playing.

Do you kow if there's a regular game somewhere close to you?

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The quickest way to learn the freemount is to never let yourself mount
any other way, make yourself try the dozen times it might take to mount
on your own rather than grabbing hold of something to mount, youll have
it in a few days.

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It's difficult. Practice. Don't do it all the time or you will get
frustrated and fed up. But practice a lot.

Cathy

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Like everyone else said - practice!

I am still only able to static mount on about 60-80% of attempts with my
right foot first, but I learned (am learning) by forcing myself to try
to freemount at least twice even when there is a handy wall around.

You may initially find your self pointing in the wrong direction, but
this will improve.

BTW - practice - if you can ride then you will be able to static mount
eventually.

Now I just need to get on using my left foot - which feels like it
belongs to someone else! I'd better start taking my own advice and
practice some more!

Hooked

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Everybody's learns differently. I tried the curb mount and the 2x4
mount when I was learning and found it messed me up more than just
trying to freemount. One thing I still do when practicing a new skill
is to practice it hard but not all the time. I devote every other day
to working on the stuff I'm crappy at. Then on the other days, I just
go out and ride. Works for me. One bit of advice that helped me on
the freemount was to think of putting pressure on the rear pedal (right
one in my case) very lightly like if you were going to fake taking a
step on a friends stomach while he's laying down.

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And it's only going to speed-up from here. Applying the discipline to
get thru the 'sticky' bits isn't always fun, but it does always pay
off.

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