Riding the 8 foot and 8 foot zigzag for the first time! fun...fun...fun

LiLpunk2012 · 2007-01-29, 01:59 AM

WHOOOOOOooooo!! today i rode the 8 foot and the 8 foot zigzag for the first time

it was so much fun.....it was hard to get up and it was scary cause i had to hold on to somthing dusty so it was slippery...lol....so when i got up...someone held up a pole and offered it to me(this was one the 8 foot)and i said no i got it and rode off....

then i got up on the 8 foot zigzag....wow....i got up and it wasnt as bad as getting up on the regular 8 foot.....then i rode off on that one too!!

I am such a natural at heights.........

I had so much fun today and i engourage other people to try these cool thingy-ma-bobs

WHOOOOOOO!

SNES350 · 2007-01-29, 02:51 AM

What is this 8 foot zigzag?

uni_jim · 2007-01-29, 03:06 AM

yeah, never heard of one. do you have a photo?

wowunigirl · 2007-01-30, 01:39 AM

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It looks sorta like that ..... i will try to get a picture by sunday

Basically it is an eight foot giraffe that is zigzaged it is F~U~N!

skilewis74 · 2007-01-30, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by wowunigirl

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It looks sorta like that ..... i will try to get a picture by sunday

Basically it is an eight foot giraffe that is zigzaged it is F~U~N!

I've seen one it goes seat, down, cranks, down, left 3-4 ft, down, wheel

johnfoss · 2007-01-30, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by skilewis74

I've seen one it goes seat, down, cranks, down, left 3-4 ft, down, wheel

Sounds like Peter Rosendahl's "sideways giraffe." That's what I call it, not sure what he calls it. Never seen it in person, but it would be cool, especially in a spin!

Please post pictures of your zig-zag. Where are you?

SNES350 · 2007-01-30, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by johnfoss

Sounds like Peter Rosendahl's "sideways giraffe." That's what I call it, not sure what he calls it. Never seen it in person, but it would be cool, especially in a spin!

Please post pictures of your zig-zag. Where are you?

I believe I've seen that, or at least something just like that. I saw it on someone's website, don't remember who's. Must be a massive pain to make them.

mornish · 2007-01-30, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by johnfoss

Sounds like Peter Rosendahl's "sideways giraffe." That's what I call it, not sure what he calls it. Never seen it in person, but it would be cool, especially in a spin!

Please post pictures of your zig-zag. Where are you?

the crab cycle?

johnfoss · 2007-01-30, 05:49 AM

The crab cycle doesn't have any zig-zag. It's just a gearbox on an otherwise fairly ordinary giraffe. Peter Rosendahl's frame goes down a little below the pedals, makes a hard right turn for a couple of feet, then a hard left again taking it down to the wheel. "Normal" zig-zag giraffes are bent to the front & rear, like that piece of ASCII art above.

http://www.peter-rosendahl.eu/de-start.htm
I taught him the kick-up mount.

The.Mars.Volta · 2007-01-30, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnfoss

The crab cycle doesn't have any zig-zag. It's just a gearbox on an otherwise fairly ordinary giraffe. Peter Rosendahl's frame goes down a little below the pedals, makes a hard right turn for a couple of feet, then a hard left again taking it down to the wheel. "Normal" zig-zag giraffes are bent to the front & rear, like that piece of ASCII art above.

http://www.peter-rosendahl.eu/de-start.htm
I taught him the kick-up mount.

i think he means thats what the sideways giraffe is, a crabcycle. but i could be wrong

David_Stone · 2007-01-30, 06:32 AM

In our club, we call Dave Bagley's uni the Crabcycle. He had it built by Tommi Miller. It has a gearbox that converts his pedaling 90 degrees so that he pedals forward but it rides sideways. The wheel is set 90 perpendicular to the seat.

In great detail (plus photos): http://www.tux.org/~bagleyd/crab.html

one wheely · 2007-01-30, 07:11 AM

3 months is a fair while to learn...
Looks pretty cool...very confusing

Hazmat · 2007-01-30, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by one wheely

3 months is a fair while to learn...
Looks pretty cool...very confusing

You think that's confusing....

Try riding these..

LiLpunk2012 · 2007-01-30, 04:04 PM

Yeah im still looking for a real picture....

And John i live in Bowling Green Ohio and i am part of the Wow one wheelers group(Wow)

Our club is falling apart right now and we only have 3 people that are past level five.....but there are only like 10 people that actually try to pass levels...... Jan our club leader is getting cranky and we are loosing people also the only advertisement we have for our club is a one by one ad in the newspaper in December .....sad huh

Well my friend April is borrowing the eight foot and eight foor zigzag from a past wow member that does not use them anymore.......

I hope someday one of us can but them off of the person

And if anybody has any way to help our club please tell me!

It is sad how we are falling apart....i read somewhere that we used to be the best around and that we had 150+ members and i dont want to let the club fall apart anymore.............thankz

Jethro · 2007-01-30, 05:25 PM

Here is another example of a zigzag:

link

2007-01-29, 01:59 AM	#1
LiLpunk2012 Registered Loser Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ohio Age: 18 Posts: 187	Riding the 8 foot and 8 foot zigzag for the first time! fun...fun...fun WHOOOOOOooooo!! today i rode the 8 foot and the 8 foot zigzag for the first time it was so much fun.....it was hard to get up and it was scary cause i had to hold on to somthing dusty so it was slippery...lol....so when i got up...someone held up a pole and offered it to me(this was one the 8 foot)and i said no i got it and rode off.... then i got up on the 8 foot zigzag....wow....i got up and it wasnt as bad as getting up on the regular 8 foot.....then i rode off on that one too!! I am such a natural at heights......... I had so much fun today and i engourage other people to try these cool thingy-ma-bobs WHOOOOOOO! __________________ Check out my blog!

2007-01-29, 02:51 AM	#2
SNES350 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 192	What is this 8 foot zigzag? Last edited by SNES350; 2007-01-29 at 02:52 AM.

2007-01-30, 01:39 AM	#4
wowunigirl 5 year uni rider Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northwest Ohio Age: 18 Posts: 34	_ / \ / o It looks sorta like that ..... i will try to get a picture by sunday Basically it is an eight foot giraffe that is zigzaged it is F~U~N! __________________ i i i SARAH ! ! ! Last edited by wowunigirl; 2007-01-30 at 01:39 AM.

2007-01-30, 05:49 AM	#9
johnfoss North Shore ridin' Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 14,929	The crab cycle doesn't have any zig-zag. It's just a gearbox on an otherwise fairly ordinary giraffe. Peter Rosendahl's frame goes down a little below the pedals, makes a hard right turn for a couple of feet, then a hard left again taking it down to the wheel. "Normal" zig-zag giraffes are bent to the front & rear, like that piece of ASCII art above. http://www.peter-rosendahl.eu/de-start.htm I taught him the kick-up mount. __________________ John Foss "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" www.unicycling.com "Unicycling is a way of looking at the world, making a choice to slow down, finish what you start, doing things not because they're easy, but because they're a challenge." -- Nurse Ben

2007-01-30, 06:32 AM	#11
David_Stone New York Unicycle Club Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Paltz Posts: 602	Crabcycle In our club, we call Dave Bagley's uni the Crabcycle. He had it built by Tommi Miller. It has a gearbox that converts his pedaling 90 degrees so that he pedals forward but it rides sideways. The wheel is set 90 perpendicular to the seat. In great detail (plus photos): http://www.tux.org/~bagleyd/crab.html Attached Images __________________ Dictator for Life, NYUC Check out my blog (or else): http://newyorkunicycle.blogspot.com/

2007-01-30, 07:11 AM	#12
one wheely increase the peace Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brisbane Age: 22 Posts: 454	3 months is a fair while to learn... Looks pretty cool...very confusing __________________ Q: Why did the bike suddenly collapse from exhaustion? A: Because it was two tired. Why stroll...when you can... roll?

2007-01-30, 04:04 PM	#14
LiLpunk2012 Registered Loser Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ohio Age: 18 Posts: 187	...... Yeah im still looking for a real picture.... And John i live in Bowling Green Ohio and i am part of the Wow one wheelers group(Wow) Our club is falling apart right now and we only have 3 people that are past level five.....but there are only like 10 people that actually try to pass levels...... Jan our club leader is getting cranky and we are loosing people also the only advertisement we have for our club is a one by one ad in the newspaper in December .....sad huh Well my friend April is borrowing the eight foot and eight foor zigzag from a past wow member that does not use them anymore....... I hope someday one of us can but them off of the person And if anybody has any way to help our club please tell me! It is sad how we are falling apart....i read somewhere that we used to be the best around and that we had 150+ members and i dont want to let the club fall apart anymore.............thankz __________________ Check out my blog!

2007-01-30, 05:25 PM	#15
Jethro Bill Hugo Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minneapolis Age: 51 Posts: 1,072	Here is another example of a zigzag: link __________________ New Blog:Unicycle Nation What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy? ~Mahatma Gandhi

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