Subject: RE: How to ride a unicycle?Probably the best way to learn would be to start at a fence or some other support to help you get up into position. Then just try to start pedalling forward with a slight, SLIGHT!!!! forward lean. Make sure you don't have long shoe laces as it is not happy when you get one caught in the pedal. Your upper body controls the lean front and back and your shoulders and hips control the side to side with some arm flailing for small adjustments. Lean forward to go faster, backwards to slow down. Avoid hills until you are quite good at it. Also avoid steps and dirt hills until you are more comfortable. You will get better at catching the seat when you crash, but you will probably destroy the back of the seat when learning. The speed that you pedal also affects your position front to back. So pedaling faster moves your body back and slower moves your body forward. If you need to slow your speed you need to lean back and slow your pedally to counterbalance the effort, otherwise you go face plant. To start without any support you have your butt on the seat and one foot on one pedal at about half way up in back. You then step down on the pedal (say with your left foot ) while catching the right pedal with your right foot as it comes up. You are then in a stall position where you need to lean slightly forward and get a bit of momentum forward or you will crash. Don't try pedally backwards..... probably ever unless you are a real glutton for punishment 8 ). Edited by Baowolf 2010-05-05 6:56 PM
|