wrong way to learn?

[zfreak220]

speaking of school, within about a month of learning, i rode(2.5ish miles) my uni to school on the last day.

[Andy912912]

More advice, it would've worked for me(every skateboarder should know this one, but they don't) after putting your unicycle together, use the "butt pad!" Tie a cheap-o pillow you don't mind ripping open to pieces...until you land on your feet in almost every UPD! I doubt it, but it would've worked for me.

I said (typed) nothing!!!

[cyclenoobie]

what i did and it works well is find a hall (or two cars next to each other) and ride in between em and then when you come the end start to ride off.

On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:23:02 -0500, Sgaterboy wrote:

>I feel like I was pretty much on track in the hallway; whats a
>reasonable estimate for how long it will take to be able to balance in
>the open? five hours of practice?
>
>EDIT: additionally, which would be better, five hours in one day, or
>one hour a day for five days?

Sgaterboy, there is some information right for you on my website:

Tips for learning to ride, freemount, idle etc:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/uni_beginners.htm
(Specifically the pdf download towards the bottom)

How long will it take to learn:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/agelearn_short.htm

How much time per day is better?
http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/agelearn.htm
(That's just the long version of the above, it basically says: shorter
per day is better in that it requires less training time - but worse
in that you spend more calendar time).

Practicing on carpet: don't do it unless you want something difficult.
Most carpets have some direction in the taft (weave) and this pushes
your wheel to one side. As a beginner: practice on a smooth semi-hard
surface, a gym floor is ideal. Do not practice on grass.

Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
--
"I'm slowly but surely stealing Wales and bringing it back to my house on the wheel, frame and cranks of my muni. - phil"

On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:23:02 -0500, Sgaterboy wrote:

>I feel like I was pretty much on track in the hallway; whats a
>reasonable estimate for how long it will take to be able to balance in
>the open? five hours of practice?
>
>EDIT: additionally, which would be better, five hours in one day, or
>one hour a day for five days?

Sgaterboy, there is some information right for you on my website:

Tips for learning to ride, freemount, idle etc:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/uni_beginners.htm
(Specifically the pdf download towards the bottom)

How long will it take to learn:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/agelearn_short.htm

How much time per day is better?
http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/agelearn.htm
(That's just the long version of the above, it basically says: shorter
per day is better in that it requires less training time - but worse
in that you spend more calendar time).

Practicing on carpet: don't do it unless you want something difficult.
Most carpets have some direction in the taft (weave) and this pushes
your wheel to one side. As a beginner: practice on a smooth semi-hard
surface, a gym floor is ideal. Do not practice on grass.

Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
--
"I'm slowly but surely stealing Wales and bringing it back to my house on the wheel, frame and cranks of my muni. - phil"

[Sgaterboy]

well... I put in about three days with one hour a day practice since my last post. . . today i rode for twelve minutes nonstop - no upds! I got five freemounts, and even fished my cell phone out of my pocket and had a 2:37 minute conversation while on the unicycle and traveling down the street. time to perfect freemounting , idling, and riding backwards. thanks for all your kind words, encouragement, and advice!!!