Re: I could use a little reassurance (the woes of the n00b)


Well I'm not really sure how much free time you have, and what the
terrain is like where you live, but I'll take a shot.

When I first started it was on my friends dad's old 1970 shwinn. We
started in an alley, which is a perfect place so long as its not a busy
time. The thing that makes alleys so great is that about every 10-12
feet there are little black lines, and thats how we would set goals. I
must admit, when I first tried to ride I was soooo soooo bad, I pretty
much couldn't even go 1 rotation. But since I'm on topic I'll share
with you the "secrets to unicycling".

First of all unicycling requires delicate balance of serveral different
techniques all working together to do the same thing...unicycle.
Here are the basics:
1. Keep your back straight (very important)
2. Grip the unicycle with your legs (this should be easy since your a
girl so just straddle the uni somewhat with your legs to keep it in
place, its hard to explain but you'll get what I'm talking about when
you do it.)
3. Use your hands (use both your hands right when you push off, you may
look like a flailing monkey, but keep doing it)
4. Whenever pushing off of the object your starting from, get the
motion of going a half crank forward, and then a half crank back.
(cradling will help you get the feel for the balance you need)
5. Remember to pedal at the same speed, nice, easy and smooth.
6. Correct with you upper body/ hips (whenever you feel like your
falling, just adjust your hips and you'll turn the unicycle in a
different direction, thus correcting yourself. This is the key to
unicycling and might take you a while but once you understand
correcting, then you'll be riding:) )

It's differnt for everyone but those are the general basics for trying
to learn.


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