Today I... (brag thread)

[fuolornis]

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]

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]

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]

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

Go Ivan!

[UniTyler]

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]

today i learned how to grind!!

[saskatchewanian]

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

[MuniAddict]

Originally Posted by fuolornis

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!

Nice going Eric! You'll have to show me those new tricks when we ride this Tuesday! Well I just got back from Moab Muni fest, and I kinda learned something new.

A film crew from Mountain Dew was there filming a lot of us and asked me if I could/would hop down a ledge at a skatepark that was higher than I've *ever* hopped...so naturally i said yes!

I was pretty scared but tried not to show it as I side hopped about 55" down, and landed it first try! Whew! Other than that both Eric and I learned recently to mount to one-foot pedalling both from pedal to crown and then mounting first with one foot on the crown directly to one-foot pedalling. cool!

[nickvb123]

well i only ever really practise riding skills so its not like i can ever say i did something completely new but...

i am quite happy with the way my backwards glide/coast is coming along

[mawesome]

I rode my skinniest skinny today. I put down 3 star pickets end to end and rode along them. They're about 4mm wide. I feel special.

Edit: Oh, I also hit a 6ft gap SIF for the first time without not failing at it. It was 2 concrete slabs with grass in between them.

[tomtrevor]

The other week me and Andrew Carter went to a bike trials comp. After it we both spent about 30min to an hour practising riding a really skinny cable, we both mananged to get to the end, it was about 3 or 4m long and wobbled like crazy

[steveyo]

This evening I got pasta and garlic-ginger broccoli cooked and ready. My wife got home from work and when she and the kids sat for dinner, I nipped out for a ride on the 36er.

Good thing, too. I finally broke an 11 mph avg speed for a ride. I rode 10.53 miles in 55 min 58 sec, for a avg speed of 11.29 mph. Woo-hoo!

[dan de man]

I slept on my unicycle while riding along a long road
(i dont know how and i just dont know)

[tomtrevor]

i just rode along a swinging gate, i got it on my 3rd go as well

[torkerdx]

I 360 unispun off a curb, 180 unispun down a 2 (2nd try), 180 unispun down a wide but short 3 set (2nd try), and 180unispun off a 2 foot drop

over 2 days and maybe 1-2 hours