Muni: Uphill?

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Originally Posted by tholub

Here's a video of Beau Hoover tackling an uphill that's right on the edge of what's possible:

http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Unicyclin...884_QmSCc-A-LB

That's a pretty crazy looking uphill. It didn't look too bad until Beau comes past the camera and you can see the angle, and the rocky surface. Awesome climbing.

There is a lot of advantage in having excellent still-stand balance skills, as you can have a bit of a rest between rotations, even on angled surfaces.

And of course, given the Unicon 14 uphill race results - where Beau was not top of the list - there are people like Tony Melton and Seisuke Kobayashi who make it look even easier. There seemed to be a certain step-change in those results between people who could make it all the way 'clean', or almost clean; and those who took twice as long with many dismounts. I was definitely in the second batch, and was lucky to make it to the finish at all!

Sam