Just now learning - learn idle before riding forward?

murderouslyrics · 2012-07-25, 07:02 AM

I have a really cheap unicycle and I'm just now learning. Most sites tell me to ride against a wall till I can keep balance without it. I was considering holding a flagpole while I idle till I can idle on my own and then learn to free mount and ride forward. Thoughts?

MadFurai · 2012-07-25, 11:38 AM

Learn how to ride first. Idling takes a lot longer.

onewheeldave · 2012-07-25, 11:40 AM

Most people find idling to be considerably harder than riding forwards.

The other problem is that it's unlikely you'll learn to idle by holding onto a flagpole.

I spent weeks trying to learn idling by holding onto things and getting nowhere- when I forced myself to do it in the open with nothing to hold on to, I quickly (few days) started to progress with idling.

But, as idling is so hard to learn, I'd stick to just learning to ride for now, if I were you.

hunterthompson · 2012-07-25, 02:01 PM

Idling is wayyyyy harder than riding. You need way more balance to idle than to ride straight. My progression was riding then free mounting then idling.

2012-07-25, 07:02 AM	#1
murderouslyrics Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1	Just now learning - learn idle before riding forward? I have a really cheap unicycle and I'm just now learning. Most sites tell me to ride against a wall till I can keep balance without it. I was considering holding a flagpole while I idle till I can idle on my own and then learn to free mount and ride forward. Thoughts?

2012-07-25, 11:38 AM	#2
MadFurai Skateboarder to Marine to Unicycler Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Central Virginia Age: 42 Posts: 536	Learn how to ride first. Idling takes a lot longer. __________________ MadFurai's YouTube channel

2012-07-25, 11:40 AM	#3
onewheeldave Semi Skilled Unicyclist Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 1,188	Most people find idling to be considerably harder than riding forwards. The other problem is that it's unlikely you'll learn to idle by holding onto a flagpole. I spent weeks trying to learn idling by holding onto things and getting nowhere- when I forced myself to do it in the open with nothing to hold on to, I quickly (few days) started to progress with idling. But, as idling is so hard to learn, I'd stick to just learning to ride for now, if I were you. __________________ "You can't outrun Death forever. But you can make the Bastard work for it." --MAJOR KORGO KORGAR, "Last of The Lancers" AFC 32

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2012-07-25, 02:01 PM	#4
hunterthompson Jake Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United States Posts: 265	Idling is wayyyyy harder than riding. You need way more balance to idle than to ride straight. My progression was riding then free mounting then idling.

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