Martin Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 they either have a fixed wheel or a freewheel with a lever under the seat. i thnk that is why most peole hold the seat (also for balance) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 hi i have just cum in for a brake from riding ma uni and i was practicing "dynamic hops" and im getting on quite well i can only do it about 12-15inches but its a start and ive only been doing them about 10 mins just thought id let you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosemoose` Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 they either have a fixed wheel or a freewheel with a lever under the seat. i thnk that is why most peole hold the seat (also for balance) Unicycles have always only had fixed wheel gearing except in 2 special cases, that is the freewheeling hub unicycle which is used as a challenge to unicyclists, and the 2-ratio geared hubs. Nobody uses freewheeling hubs in recreational/competition riding, its just not controllable enough. It might appear in the future in combination with a brake, but right now the only reason a unicyclist holds the saddle handle is to keep the unicycle underneath them over rough terrain or hopping. Otherwise it would fall out. i have just cum in for a brake from riding ma uni and i was practicing "dynamic hops" and im getting on quite well i can only do it about 12-15inches but its a start and ive only been doing them about 10 mins just thought id let you know Thats good work! Rolling (or Dynamic) hops are an excellent trials skill. I still haven't got them to a decent level, I've been working on my seat out riding & grinding more recently. Loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 how the fu*k do you grind on a unicycle? i can sort of get riding with my seat out but then i fall off after about 10m! btw when i said i can do dynamic hops about 12inches i ment long i can only get about 5 inches high btw loosemoose do you have msn? if you do add me my addi is in my profile! ollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykid Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 my next door nabour carl richardson does it he has a khris holm unicycle and he is preety good he lives in north wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 your point being? thanks forletting me know! (i think) is he really good? ollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosemoose` Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 how the fu*k do you grind on a unicycle? i can sort of get riding with my seat out but then i fall off after about 10m! btw when i said i can do dynamic hops about 12inches i ment long i can only get about 5 inches high btw loosemoose do you have msn? if you do add me my addi is in my profile! ollie Grinding is fairly straightforward, you use the pedal base to grind on, sometimes in conjunction with the crank arm. It just takes a lot a balance and you have to start correctly or it will slowly go wrong, catastophically. Dynamic hops are hard to get right, but when you get good they can exceed the height of a normal hop by a long way. It takes a different kind of approach though, so you might be better off concentrating on static hopping for now, until you're comfortable you've reached your limit on static stuff. The tendancy for dynamic hops to go wrong is a lot higher than static, so if you concentrate on normal stuff to start with you won't wind up hurting yourself. I'll add you to msn asap. Loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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