Today I... (brag thread)

fuolornis · 2007-03-25, 03:05 PM

So, I think it would be pretty cool if there was a thread here for people to brag about the tricks they've just learned or the height/length they've just hopped without having to make a new thread. I'll start.

Yesterday, I transitioned from one-foot riding to one-foot idling and back again for the first time, I seat-out hopped up a curb and rode off for the first time, I came closer to a suicide mount than ever before (I can do the jump onto the pedals, but only if I hold onto the seat), and I went in a backwards circle with a smaller radius than ever before.

So, did you pick up a new trick today? Finally make that six-foot static side hop? UPD for a stupid reason? Post here!

Chrashing · 2007-03-25, 03:26 PM

Those skills are worth bragging about. cool!

Me, after a few months of little riding due to winter weather, I've been getting out again. My brag is that although I've lost some endurance, my skills from last year are still intact. I know it's not much of a brag, but I'm glad not to be losing ground.

fuolornis · 2007-03-25, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Chrashing

Those skills are worth bragging about. cool!

Well, at my skill level they are...not at the level of anyone else on this board!

ivan · 2007-03-25, 04:50 PM

Today I sideways wheelwalked one and a half revolutions, which is over two metres on a 24".

Go Ivan!

UniTyler · 2007-03-25, 07:04 PM

Just a few days ago I did a fun little stunt:

I wheelwalked up a short yet super steep driveway, 1ft wheelwalked a quick U-turn, and glided back down with my unused foot off the frame. Very fun. The tough part is preventing shoe slippage on the way up.

Ooooh! And I can almost indefinitely seat drag in front. I even fabricated a neat little polyethylene (cutting-board) block onto my freestyle seat as not to kill the nice handle on the concrete.

Freestyle FTW!

Det-riot · 2007-03-25, 07:06 PM

today i learned how to grind!!

saskatchewanian · 2007-03-25, 07:18 PM

OK so this isn't really an accomplishment but i had a spectacular UPD this morning. I was going a fair clip when i hit a pothole, got thrown from the uni, smacked my knee on the touring handle, ripped my pants, and got a bit of road-rash on my shoulder from the roll. I walked back to the uni and the handle was partially broke, my right petal now moves a little bit on the spindle and my wheel was bent enough that it was rubbing the breaks.

I trued the wheel on the side of the road then rode home a little bit slower.

I guess the accomplishment could be: right before the UPD was the fastest I have ever gone on a uni

smcmorrow · 2007-03-25, 08:20 PM

I rode down my first 4 set backwards the other day!!

I've gotten better at hands off hopping too. i went up a curb, and 180'd down hands off the same day as the 4 set!!YAY!!!

Chris.James · 2007-03-25, 08:20 PM

Quote:

I guess the accomplishment could be: right before the UPD was the fastest I have ever gone on a uni

and after was the fastest youve gone off the uni!

steveyo · 2007-03-25, 08:25 PM

Today I got a new personal record riding backwards - 4.5 revolutions.

joemarshall · 2007-03-25, 08:50 PM

I rode 12km in 32:44, meaning 22km/h (13.6 mph) average.

Including a big crash, and some bumpy bits that you couldn't ride flat out. The rest I rode at 24 km/h pretty consistently.

I was quite happy with that, although it would have been nice to not have crashed.

Joe

fuolornis · 2007-03-25, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joemarshall

I rode 12km in 32:44, meaning 22km/h (13.6 mph) average.

Including a big crash, and some bumpy bits that you couldn't ride flat out. The rest I rode at 24 km/h pretty consistently.

I was quite happy with that, although it would have been nice to not have crashed.

Joe

Yikes. On a 36", or did you have gears? I can't even imagine doing that without one or the other.

joemarshall · 2007-03-25, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuolornis

Yikes. On a 36", or did you have gears? I can't even imagine doing that without one or the other.

29" Schlumpf.

I was pleasantly surprised, as I don't use a speedometer, so I've got no idea how fast I go. I printed out time sheets for which streets on the course I had to pass at particular times for 20,21 and 22 km/h, thinking I'd probably do 20km/h, in the end I came in exactly on the 22km/h time, to the second, which was a weird coincidence.

Joe

CKCrowe · 2007-03-25, 09:04 PM

yea, check out my threads, whenever I get a new trick on video, I put it on, right now, ive been doing mainly trials this week, and practicing old skills.

I learned I have a nice verticle jump, i can get my pedal on top of a very high picnick bench, about 30 inches high. (nice for me)

sparrowhawk · 2007-03-25, 09:04 PM

line i landed just today:

-pedalgrabbed a thin 4 ft wall, to rubber <clean as funk>
-rode along fast
-180'd off
-rode backwards for a bit
-180'd to normal
-i was about to 180'd the curb buuut i thought in the middle ..'why not 360' so i did <clean-first time>
-rode for a bit
-i saw a stopsign used it to spin 180
-rode towardes the curb i just 360'd onto
-and rolling hopped this line painted on the road which was about 1 m nd 3/4

haha
i was well pleased...it jus flowed soo well i jus jumped off the uni and did that snappy fingers thing ppl do alot in wales

hahaha

my brag for tody

2007-03-25, 03:05 PM	#1
fuolornis Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 115	Today I... (brag thread) So, I think it would be pretty cool if there was a thread here for people to brag about the tricks they've just learned or the height/length they've just hopped without having to make a new thread. I'll start. Yesterday, I transitioned from one-foot riding to one-foot idling and back again for the first time, I seat-out hopped up a curb and rode off for the first time, I came closer to a suicide mount than ever before (I can do the jump onto the pedals, but only if I hold onto the seat), and I went in a backwards circle with a smaller radius than ever before. So, did you pick up a new trick today? Finally make that six-foot static side hop? UPD for a stupid reason? Post here! Last edited by fuolornis; 2007-03-25 at 03:08 PM.

2007-03-25, 03:26 PM	#2
Chrashing O>OO Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Age: 58 Posts: 1,706	Those skills are worth bragging about. cool! Me, after a few months of little riding due to winter weather, I've been getting out again. My brag is that although I've lost some endurance, my skills from last year are still intact. I know it's not much of a brag, but I'm glad not to be losing ground. __________________ Regards, Ken Unicycles are flying machines! 24", 28", 32", and 36" KH frame based mutts. 26" inexpensive travel.

2007-03-25, 04:50 PM	#4
ivan Non-Danish Girl Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Age: 25 Posts: 7,210	Today I sideways wheelwalked one and a half revolutions, which is over two metres on a 24". Go Ivan! __________________ Did you know that lighter flame smells like burnt nose hair? Entropy isn't what it used to be.

2007-03-25, 07:18 PM	#7
saskatchewanian ERIC P Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denare Beach, Saskatchewan, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 5,244	spectacular UPD OK so this isn't really an accomplishment but i had a spectacular UPD this morning. I was going a fair clip when i hit a pothole, got thrown from the uni, smacked my knee on the touring handle, ripped my pants, and got a bit of road-rash on my shoulder from the roll. I walked back to the uni and the handle was partially broke, my right petal now moves a little bit on the spindle and my wheel was bent enough that it was rubbing the breaks. I trued the wheel on the side of the road then rode home a little bit slower. I guess the accomplishment could be: right before the UPD was the fastest I have ever gone on a uni __________________ My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. - Jack Layton

2007-03-25, 08:20 PM	#8
smcmorrow Tyler took that picture I think... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Freeport, Maine Age: 23 Posts: 581	I rode down my first 4 set backwards the other day!! I've gotten better at hands off hopping too. i went up a curb, and 180'd down hands off the same day as the 4 set!!YAY!!! __________________ "It's knot gonna make it!" -threeinchtire

2007-03-25, 07:04 PM	#5
UniTyler Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,931	Just a few days ago I did a fun little stunt: I wheelwalked up a short yet super steep driveway, 1ft wheelwalked a quick U-turn, and glided back down with my unused foot off the frame. Very fun. The tough part is preventing shoe slippage on the way up. Ooooh! And I can almost indefinitely seat drag in front. I even fabricated a neat little polyethylene (cutting-board) block onto my freestyle seat as not to kill the nice handle on the concrete. Freestyle FTW!

2007-03-25, 08:25 PM	#10
steveyo ...feeding the machine... Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Albany NY, US Age: 50 Posts: 3,399	Today I got a new personal record riding backwards - 4.5 revolutions. __________________ steveyo ...like having your own personal rollercoaster... - a few uni race write-ups - muni and kokopelli uni t-shirts, mugs and stickers

2007-03-25, 08:50 PM	#11
joemarshall dumb blonde Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Belper, Derbyshire, UK Posts: 2,983	I rode 12km in 32:44, meaning 22km/h (13.6 mph) average. Including a big crash, and some bumpy bits that you couldn't ride flat out. The rest I rode at 24 km/h pretty consistently. I was quite happy with that, although it would have been nice to not have crashed. Joe __________________ old pics new zealand pics new pics Where have I been riding? (GPS)

2007-03-25, 09:04 PM	#14
CKCrowe Unicycle is my life 1-5 hours a day Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Papillion Ne. Age: 20 Posts: 1,074	yea, check out my threads, whenever I get a new trick on video, I put it on, right now, ive been doing mainly trials this week, and practicing old skills. I learned I have a nice verticle jump, i can get my pedal on top of a very high picnick bench, about 30 inches high. (nice for me) __________________ Stopped unicycling around 2 months ago, after all my injuries. http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=unicrankflipMy Youtube Account

2007-03-25, 09:04 PM	#15
sparrowhawk Smile! =] Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: bottom of wales Age: 21 Posts: 348	line i landed just today: -pedalgrabbed a thin 4 ft wall, to rubber <clean as funk> -rode along fast -180'd off -rode backwards for a bit -180'd to normal -i was about to 180'd the curb buuut i thought in the middle ..'why not 360' so i did <clean-first time> -rode for a bit -i saw a stopsign used it to spin 180 -rode towardes the curb i just 360'd onto -and rolling hopped this line painted on the road which was about 1 m nd 3/4 haha i was well pleased...it jus flowed soo well i jus jumped off the uni and did that snappy fingers thing ppl do alot in wales hahaha my brag for tody __________________ iUni - iFreerun yeh mate =]

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