Thursday, September 11, 2008

How to Unicycle

How to unicycle first you need to buy a unicycle I suggest http://www.unicycle.com/ but you might be able to buy one from your local bike store. Unicycle prices range from $1500 to $70 I would suggest you buy a cheap unicycle for learning on then once you are better you can buy another one. My first and only unicycle is the Torker Unistar CX it cost a bit less then $90 including shipping.
Once you have a unicycle you need to learn how to ride it. First you need to get used to it to do this hold on to a rail of a fence and get on the unicycle at first this will be hard but you will get used to it. Once you can stay still on your unicycle holding on to a rail you should try to ride well holding on to a rail this may seem hard but keep practicing no matter what.
One of the final steps to learn to unicycle is to be able to ride around unassisted when you do this start by holding on to something the push on and ride and remember these things its okay to flail your arms around to balance yourself, try to keep your body over the seat so you wont start to lean and an keep your weight on the seat because if its on the pedals the unicycle will swerve, remember one last thing a unicycle is not like a bike you need to peddle at all times you can not coast.
The final thing is to free mount free mounting is a way to get on the unicycle unassisted. To do this you will put the pedal that is on your less dominate foot close to you. For example I’m right footed so I will put the left pedal close to me. Once you know what peddle you start with you put seat between your legs then push down on the pedal close to you so the unicycle will role under you. Then put your other foot on the other pedal and go remember try to stay over the wheel but if you lean to far forward pedal faster and if you lean back to much pedal slower.
Another simple thing you can do is to static hop. That is an easy trick you even out you peddles and so your good foot is in front and then hop like a pogo stick once you can do this try to hop up curbs and stairs.

1 comments:

you really like unicycle's huh said...

I can tell you like the unicycle a lot you should really tell more about unicycle so it really inspired me to ride a unicycle i think it's really hard but i can learn