Unicycle@aol.com
1996-02-18, 03:13 AM
-02-17 09:25:09 EST, Andy Cotter wrote:
> If a rider hits the string dead on, the stands will fall inwards. This was
> found to be the safest way to handle falls. Nobody got hurt doing this event
> during the 1995 NUC.
But a string was not used, it was a dowell, about 1/2". If a rider trys to jump
over the string and takes the string with him, the stands will be pulled toward
the rider, possibly giving him a nasty whack.
I though the dowell worked very well (is that what Andy means by "string?"), and
the only worry Bill had was that a rider might land off balance and fall against
one of the stands and get hurt on the nails. Nails were set at 1" increments to
hold the dowell.
Hope this information is useful.
John Foss unicycle@aol.com
> If a rider hits the string dead on, the stands will fall inwards. This was
> found to be the safest way to handle falls. Nobody got hurt doing this event
> during the 1995 NUC.
But a string was not used, it was a dowell, about 1/2". If a rider trys to jump
over the string and takes the string with him, the stands will be pulled toward
the rider, possibly giving him a nasty whack.
I though the dowell worked very well (is that what Andy means by "string?"), and
the only worry Bill had was that a rider might land off balance and fall against
one of the stands and get hurt on the nails. Nails were set at 1" increments to
hold the dowell.
Hope this information is useful.
John Foss unicycle@aol.com