Richard Allen
1993-04-26, 11:08 AM
marshall@Software.ORG (Eric Marshall) writes.....
> Cute diagram deleted.. Stand on the crank, next to the pedal, that is on top
> of the unicycle and place the top of your other foot under the seat post. Now
> here's the hard part :-). Bend your knees and jump a little to get some of
> your weight off of the foot on the crank and at the same time pull up with
> your other foot to bring the seat to its normal position. Hopefully the seat
> is close enough to your butt that you can just sit on the seat. The leg whose
> foot started on the crank should be fully extended at this point allowing
> normal control of the unicycle. If you're doing a show and you can "plant"
> this unicycle somewhere, you can just walk up to the unicycle nonchalantly and
> just ride away. Ought just blow 'em away :-)
If it's any help, this is a lot easier on an ultimate wheel, no saddle to get in
the way. Of course, you need to be able to ride an ultimate anyway.
Has anyone out there experimented with obscure ways of riding the uni, for
example lying on the saddle and using your hands on the wheel or pedals to rock?
I'm looking for ideas to use in a 'straight man/stooge' set up where I do a
suicide or floor start (as described above, I wish) and my stooge (Paul Allen,
who also writes here) tries it but ends up tangled in his uni. If he could end
up riding in a completely unnatural position (if there is anything much less
natural than balancing on one wheel anyway), it could be quite amusing.
The worse the tricks for Paul to learn, the better :@).
Rik
(1/2 of the Arcturan Stunt Apples...)
Any opinions refered to above are the wise and sage-like views of my little
bunny, Mr. Floppsy, and do not necessarily reflect the feelings of the people
that provide the equipment I play with.
> Cute diagram deleted.. Stand on the crank, next to the pedal, that is on top
> of the unicycle and place the top of your other foot under the seat post. Now
> here's the hard part :-). Bend your knees and jump a little to get some of
> your weight off of the foot on the crank and at the same time pull up with
> your other foot to bring the seat to its normal position. Hopefully the seat
> is close enough to your butt that you can just sit on the seat. The leg whose
> foot started on the crank should be fully extended at this point allowing
> normal control of the unicycle. If you're doing a show and you can "plant"
> this unicycle somewhere, you can just walk up to the unicycle nonchalantly and
> just ride away. Ought just blow 'em away :-)
If it's any help, this is a lot easier on an ultimate wheel, no saddle to get in
the way. Of course, you need to be able to ride an ultimate anyway.
Has anyone out there experimented with obscure ways of riding the uni, for
example lying on the saddle and using your hands on the wheel or pedals to rock?
I'm looking for ideas to use in a 'straight man/stooge' set up where I do a
suicide or floor start (as described above, I wish) and my stooge (Paul Allen,
who also writes here) tries it but ends up tangled in his uni. If he could end
up riding in a completely unnatural position (if there is anything much less
natural than balancing on one wheel anyway), it could be quite amusing.
The worse the tricks for Paul to learn, the better :@).
Rik
(1/2 of the Arcturan Stunt Apples...)
Any opinions refered to above are the wise and sage-like views of my little
bunny, Mr. Floppsy, and do not necessarily reflect the feelings of the people
that provide the equipment I play with.