I DID IT! 50 meters, 150 ft, without a UPD!

Sgaterboy · 2006-07-31, 01:07 AM

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51591

that was earlier today. . . after that post I went downstairs and kept at it for one and a half hours. . . leaving from a wall on our garage and riding out into the parking lot.

I got my first comment from a non-rider - "hey now, stop making the rest of us look bad for needing two wheels" . . . to which i replied "I can barely go twenty feet without falling. . . thats hardly making you look bad :-)" to which he replied "at least you're trying. . . keep it up!"

so i did.

I went 150 feet... outside the garage, over a speed bump, into the parking lot, and around the corner of our building.

The biggest thing I learned was: let the unicycle swerve left and right like mad. I had been trying to keep it in a straight line, but as soon as i started letting the wheel veer left and right I improved tenfold. I can now consistantly mount and go at least twenty feet! I completely soaked every article of clothing i had on... I have been stopping when the sweat line reaches the bottom of my shirt, but today I was having so much fun I didnt even notice how wet i was until i got upstairs and my clothes weighed ten pounds, lol.

Oh man, I'm pumped... this is AWESOME!!! thank you, unicyclist.com!!!

dudewithasock · 2006-07-31, 01:18 AM

Heh, good job man! =D

mornish · 2006-07-31, 01:24 AM

now you will probably be able to ride as far as you want!

burjzyntski · 2006-07-31, 01:28 AM

"That's one more of us and one less of them."

U-Turn · 2006-07-31, 01:33 AM

Dood!!!!!

Andy912912 · 2006-07-31, 01:46 AM

Congrats! I learned in a skatepark and only went down through half a very flat ramp. I almost did the bleachers, but I couldn't free mount, hop, crank grab(hadn't heard of it, still can't) or anything. Now that I can hop...

What's a UPD anyways?

Sgaterboy · 2006-07-31, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by burjzyntski

"That's one more of us and one less of them."

:-D HAHAHAA this is great! I cant quite go as far as i want, the 150 foot one was a crowning achievement and i can only go maybe 50 feet with any consistancy, but all my rides are now at least 20 feet! I need a rest cuz I am soo oworn out but i cant wait til tommorrowwhen I hope to go around our whole buiding (about 1000 feet circumference, its a 'X' shaped building) wihtout a UPD.. wish me luck! wow... I'm so excited! this is the coolest thing I've done for at least a year... thanks for all your guys' help and support!

unitoon · 2006-07-31, 01:48 AM

yeah, once you get past like 20' then you're pretty much golden. and don't worry about the swervy thing. after a little more practice it'll work itself out. great job!

harper · 2006-07-31, 01:50 AM

Congratulations. You are a rider.

Sgaterboy · 2006-07-31, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy912912

What's a UPD anyways?

UnPlanned Dismount!!! yaay, i knew the answer!!! hehehe I must be pro ;-)

Andy912912 · 2006-07-31, 02:29 AM

I get tons of UPD's, then! Thanks!

2006-07-31, 01:07 AM	#1
Sgaterboy LITTLE PUNK Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Key West, FL Posts: 140	I DID IT! 50 meters, 150 ft, without a UPD! http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51591 that was earlier today. . . after that post I went downstairs and kept at it for one and a half hours. . . leaving from a wall on our garage and riding out into the parking lot. I got my first comment from a non-rider - "hey now, stop making the rest of us look bad for needing two wheels" . . . to which i replied "I can barely go twenty feet without falling. . . thats hardly making you look bad :-)" to which he replied "at least you're trying. . . keep it up!" so i did. I went 150 feet... outside the garage, over a speed bump, into the parking lot, and around the corner of our building. The biggest thing I learned was: let the unicycle swerve left and right like mad. I had been trying to keep it in a straight line, but as soon as i started letting the wheel veer left and right I improved tenfold. I can now consistantly mount and go at least twenty feet! I completely soaked every article of clothing i had on... I have been stopping when the sweat line reaches the bottom of my shirt, but today I was having so much fun I didnt even notice how wet i was until i got upstairs and my clothes weighed ten pounds, lol. Oh man, I'm pumped... this is AWESOME!!! thank you, unicyclist.com!!!

2006-07-31, 01:28 AM	#4
burjzyntski be norml Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hobe Sound, Florida (HSL) Age: 24 Posts: 1,731	"That's one more of us and one less of them." __________________ It's no good being Polish unless you prove it once a day. "Every silver lining's got a touch of gray." -Nude & Proud-

2006-07-31, 01:33 AM	#5
U-Turn Small fish, small pond Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Age: 54 Posts: 3,420	Dood!!!!! __________________ Weep in the dojo... laugh on the battlefield. -- Dave Stockton

2006-07-31, 01:46 AM	#6
Andy912912 Trying to do the impossible!Or not! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Age: 18 Posts: 299	Congrats! I learned in a skatepark and only went down through half a very flat ramp. I almost did the bleachers, but I couldn't free mount, hop, crank grab(hadn't heard of it, still can't) or anything. Now that I can hop... What's a UPD anyways? __________________ What's up with really long signatures?

2006-07-31, 01:50 AM	#9
harper 768 - It's in your DNA Join Date: Sep 2001 Age: 60 Posts: 8,556	Congratulations. You are a rider. __________________ -Greg Harper Destroying the climate by shutting down nuclear power plants, one by one, since 1979. JC is the only main man. There can be no other. "A fool on a unicycle is redundant" - J.D. Miller

2006-07-31, 01:24 AM	#3
mornish magic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: tomorrow. Age: 19 Posts: 5,895	now you will probably be able to ride as far as you want!

2006-07-31, 01:48 AM	#8
unitoon Pedal Bite Queen Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Maine Age: 19 Posts: 252	yeah, once you get past like 20' then you're pretty much golden. and don't worry about the swervy thing. after a little more practice it'll work itself out. great job!

2006-07-31, 02:29 AM	#11
Andy912912 Trying to do the impossible!Or not! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Age: 18 Posts: 299	I get tons of UPD's, then! Thanks! __________________ What's up with really long signatures?

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