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On the toe of Scandinavia
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How to train UPDs?
I ride my 36er every other day and for months I have not had an upd. I don't go as fast as my legs permit because I am unsure if I can run out a high speed fall. Is there a way to train this ability?
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2008-06-09, 10:19 PM
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unicycling to feel gay
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Ride fast, jump off the front, and see if you don't fall.
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2008-06-09, 10:20 PM
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Coker MUni.
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2008-06-09, 10:31 PM
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Not running out of a UPD is not that big of a deal. You may get a bit scraped up. At the very least, make sure to wear wrist guards (and a helmet!) when riding faster.
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2008-06-09, 11:32 PM
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add knee guards if you're really worried about it. stay sharp when riding fast and roll if gravity really gets the best of you. avoid direct blows to the knees.
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2008-06-10, 01:52 AM
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Wear gloves and a helmet at the very least.
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2008-06-10, 02:17 AM
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get good at accelerating into a sprint instantly...perhaps jump off a small drop and start running
also get good at jump stops and not tripping over unicycles and get pads if you're going to be going over 20mph shin guards if your pedals have metal pins yay for line-by-line posts ok by instantly I mean very quickly ok also, remember that if you are going max speed you have little room to adjust to small bumps by accelerating the wheel maybe learn to ride a bc wheel to help that bye |
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2008-06-10, 05:58 AM
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Ride, ride like the wind...
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Maybe I'm stating the obvious, but when necessary don't forget to "tuck and roll" rather than landing face first with arms splayed.
Here's an old thread on a similar subject... THREAD
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Just because you can, doesn't mean you should Last edited by FlyByTire; 2008-06-10 at 06:05 AM. |
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2008-06-10, 10:29 AM
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Also someone suggested running – this could at least make me feel more confident when speed increases. |
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2008-06-10, 12:23 PM
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I was doing muni on 102s not to long ago.
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2008-06-10, 01:47 PM
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2008-06-10, 05:44 PM
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I wouldn't waste your time training your UPDs, just give them rare candies so they level up.
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2008-06-10, 06:35 PM
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just call me similymarco
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How can you train something called "unplanned" dismount?
On topic: You could learn the basics of parcour, it makes the landing of a UPD way easier, just because you know how to roll out of the landing and transform the force into movement rather then crashing into the pavement. Just as FlybyTire said: Tuck and roll |
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2008-06-12, 02:30 AM
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Madison(Ducttape on the forums) was in my health class at school and we had to make a 'how to survive pamphlet' he made his as a joke for unicyclists, I guess it will actually be usefull here so I had him email it to me. Here you go! it's supposed to be a brochure so the first page is printed on one side and the second page on the other side and folded accordion style. Hope it helps a little.
surviving_a_high_speed_unicycle_crash.pdf -Justin(All from the forums)
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2008-06-12, 02:39 AM
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this box is to short
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What does UPD mean?
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