..., for i have sinned

[GILD]

i went out for a bit of retail-therapy on saturday morning and ended up at a flea-market
while walking around minding my own bussiness, a young man, dressed as a clown, rode past on a unicycle
i fought it, really i did
i tried to keep quiet but i couldn't resist the temptation
eventually i called out :"hey, where's your other wheel?"
and got the snappy 'it fell off' as a response

ended up having a nice chat and found out that he's involved in some sircus school, been riding for about 4 months and has tried some off-road stuff despite the fact that he's riding the same no-name brand 24" that i have

what is a fitting penance for making that comment?

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by GILD
i went out for a bit of retail-therapy on saturday morning and ended up at a flea-market
while walking around minding my own bussiness, a young man, dressed as a clown, rode past on a unicycle
i fought it, really i did
i tried to keep quiet but i couldn't resist the temptation
eventually i called out :"hey, where's your other wheel?"
and got the snappy 'it fell off' as a response

ended up having a nice chat and found out that he's involved in some sircus school, been riding for about 4 months and has tried some off-road stuff despite the fact that he's riding the same no-name brand 24" that i have

what is a fitting penance for making that comment?

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Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

[bagpiperboy]

I usually ask what their skill level is, after I ask if I can ride, they suddenly think, and then turn and realize that I really can ride, though this has not happened many a time.
-Jonathan Ware-

I think I answered the question right...

[brokenframe]

man, the skill lvls are stupid, u dont need to do skill lvl to show how good u are, just go out there and do ur stuff.

[rhysling]

Originally posted by brokenframe
man, the skill lvls are stupid, u dont need to do skill lvl to show how good u are, just go out there and do ur stuff.

Basic truth; still, it is also true that skill levels reflect a certain level of familliarity and competence. After seeing some of the UniCon Videos, I'd say a Level Skilled rider could very easyly make the transition to Trials, MUni, Uni Streat Punk Mojo. The opposite isn't neccessarly so...

-C

[Max_Dingemans]

Originally posted by rhysling


I'd say a Level Skilled rider could very easyly make the transition to Trials, MUni, Uni Streat Punk Mojo. -C

Im going to agree, mostly with this here (draws arrow Upwards). I unicycled for almost 2 years of stritly freestyle, attaining lvl 7, before I tried Trials or Muni. My trials skills picked up quickly, and im assuming that the freestyle helped quite a bit.

[Checkernuts]

I'm gonna go with SKill Lvls are Stupid WHAT NOW!??!

Having a proper order to learn tricks is stupid. Go out there and have fun. Ride on things way to hard for you untell you can ride them with out fail, then move on to something way harder. Try to wheel walk when you cant idle. And of course the first free mount learned by all should be a suicide. If you ride and pratice stuff thats way harder than your skill level you will just get better intill you can do the hard stuff, and then the easy things just fall in place. Thats not saying dont work at the basics, but rather, do everything!

I'll agree with that if you can do solid level 5 tricks that your a good rider. But if your not putting on a show does that matter?

Of course the only true test of 2 Unicyclers skill levels is the Joust.

Chex

[Graeme]

Originally posted by Checkernuts
I'm gonna go with SKill Lvls are Stupid WHAT NOW!??!

Having a proper order to learn tricks is stupid. Go out there and have fun.

I pretty much agree with you there, but remember that some people's idea of fun includes having something to test themselves against, i.e. the skill levels. I'd much rather just go out there and cycle, I've had enough of being told what I should be doing and in what order. Maybe I would improve faster if I followed the skill level progression, but it's not like one of my other hobbies, kayaking, where you really should build on the basics a step at a time for safety reasons. With unicycling it is generally just extra neat tricks.

Have fun!

Graeme

[GILD]

"I'm gonna go with SKill Lvls are Stupid WHAT NOW!??!
Having a proper order to learn tricks is stupid. "

i'm going to disagree because this seems to be the month for me and checkernuts to disagree

actually, i'm not really disagreeing, i'm suggesting another way to view the skill-levels
for the novice unicyclist, they can be a very handy answer to the 'what next' question
while u r figuring out what u can or cannot (yet) do on your uni, it's kinda handy to have a list of skills in (more or less - this is subjective) ascending order of difficulty to offer some suggestions of skills u may want to learn next
thrown into the bargain is also a handy way of comparing (at least freestyle-based) individual uni'ing ability
and a good excuse to wear badges on your uni-jacket


:)

if it's not your thing, kewl
doesn't quite justify calling it stupid tho

[phil]

Originally posted by Checkernuts
Try to wheel walk when you cant idle. And of course the first free mount learned by all should be a suicide.

If I'd done that I'd have given up ages ago; the immense frustration and groinal injuries just wouldn't have been worth it...

Although I am practising unispins, which I think are a good few levels above me. So... forget I said anything...

Phil, just me

[Checkernuts]

Originally posted by Graeme


I pretty much agree with you there, but remember that some people's idea of fun includes having something to test themselves against

Thats what Jousts are for! :D

[peterbb]

I enjoy having a goal, and bragging rights when I pass a level, as well as comparing skill levels with other uni-ists. I did learn a few level 2 skills before I passed level 1, but that just makes it more fun.