how do you do a wheel walk

votson · 2007-04-08, 01:21 AM

ive tryed everything i can think of but i just cant figure out how to do a wheel
walk.

can anyone give me some advice to help me learn?

Victory · 2007-04-08, 02:26 AM

toe heel toe heel...
I found the best way to learn was in a hallway holding the walls until you get used to it. The problem many ppl do is that they don't lean far enough back and end up going faster and faster and lose all control.
here's a vid I made last year to show someone the foot placement.

http://www.unicyclist.com/index.php?..._itemId=196316

SAVAGE · 2007-04-08, 02:35 AM

yeah, all u do is lean back, if u think you'll fall, just jump off... that's all. also, learn to keep your balence going very slow, it helped me

unicycle-Boz · 2007-04-26, 03:19 AM

yeah, just wheel walk extremly slow or else you go too fast and fall. once you can ww slow you will eventually get it

kobold · 2007-05-14, 01:53 PM

you all make it sound like its a piece of cake!!!! arg!

CKCrowe · 2007-05-14, 04:56 PM

Yea wheel walking is hard to learn, i personally learned on a 20 inch, make the seat very very high for just learning, then make sure your arms are straight out for balance not at your side. I personally liked grippy shoes, or a grippy wheel for wheel walking, take you anywhere from 5 days to a month i would guess, took me about 2 weeks, then my friend a month, just depending how much you practice on it.

1wheelwonder · 2009-02-07, 11:38 PM

I have found the solution to my ww delema! Wear Water shoes, they are so flexible that it's like normal walking!

If you're not sure what water shoes are here is a pic.

aden00 · 2009-02-08, 02:35 AM

water shoes aye, good against rockfish, god i hate them, i can never catch a normal fish. i alwasy catch a stingray or a rockfish, its really annoying but funny.

soz for off topic. Im also trying to wheel walk, would converse shoes be apropriate footwear or something more like skate shoes?

Ducttape · 2009-02-11, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by aden00

water shoes aye, good against rockfish, god i hate them, i can never catch a normal fish. i alwasy catch a stingray or a rockfish, its really annoying but funny.

soz for off topic. Im also trying to wheel walk, would converse shoes be apropriate footwear or something more like skate shoes?

anything with a good flat tread on it would work pretty good, Converse style shoes are what a lot of freestyle riders wear so yes they'll be good for wheelwalking. Skate shoes work well too. I'm working on a few instructional type videos right now I'll try to do one for wheelwalking too.

aden00 · 2009-02-11, 05:35 AM

cant wait for it, should help a bit

Ducttape · 2009-02-11, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by aden00

cant wait for it, should help a bit

lol Just don't let me forget! Friday is supposed to be good riding weather I'll film for the video then, so PM me every time you remember that way I don't forget

Ducttape · 2009-02-15, 01:40 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNKZvleF-og

Ducttape · 2009-02-15, 06:20 AM

video now on vimeo as well

Wheel walk tutorial on Vimeo

1wheelwonder · 2009-02-20, 04:53 AM

Thanks ducttape

Ducttape · 2009-02-20, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by 1wheelwonder

Thanks ducttape

no problem lol it was kinda fun to make.

2007-04-08, 01:21 AM	#1
votson me Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: provo Utah Age: 20 Posts: 8	how do you do a wheel walk ive tryed everything i can think of but i just cant figure out how to do a wheel walk. can anyone give me some advice to help me learn?

2007-04-08, 02:26 AM	#2
Victory It's like doing a wheelie forever! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cornwall, ON, Canada Age: 34 Posts: 398	toe heel toe heel... I found the best way to learn was in a hallway holding the walls until you get used to it. The problem many ppl do is that they don't lean far enough back and end up going faster and faster and lose all control. here's a vid I made last year to show someone the foot placement. http://www.unicyclist.com/index.php?..._itemId=196316 __________________ My Gallery "I think they make unicycles with training wheels. They're called BlKES!" ~captainkrunk61

2007-05-14, 04:56 PM	#6
CKCrowe Unicycle is my life 1-5 hours a day Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Papillion Ne. Age: 20 Posts: 1,074	Yea wheel walking is hard to learn, i personally learned on a 20 inch, make the seat very very high for just learning, then make sure your arms are straight out for balance not at your side. I personally liked grippy shoes, or a grippy wheel for wheel walking, take you anywhere from 5 days to a month i would guess, took me about 2 weeks, then my friend a month, just depending how much you practice on it. __________________ Stopped unicycling around 2 months ago, after all my injuries. http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=unicrankflipMy Youtube Account

2009-02-07, 11:38 PM	#7
1wheelwonder Me Gusta Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Australia NSW Posts: 1,538	I have found the solution to my ww delema! Wear Water shoes, they are so flexible that it's like normal walking! If you're not sure what water shoes are here is a pic. Attached Images __________________ You know it. Last edited by 1wheelwonder; 2009-02-07 at 11:38 PM.

2009-02-15, 01:40 AM	#12
Ducttape I unicycle for Donuts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In a Box behind Taco Bell in Portland Oregon Age: 22 Posts: 5,015	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNKZvleF-og __________________ BUY MY SHIRTS AND STUFF WATCH MY VIDEOS Uniman Comics Original Thread for Uniman Sigged Quotes

2007-04-08, 02:35 AM	#3
SAVAGE moved to canada Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 523	yeah, all u do is lean back, if u think you'll fall, just jump off... that's all. also, learn to keep your balence going very slow, it helped me

2007-04-26, 03:19 AM	#4
unicycle-Boz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 4	yeah, just wheel walk extremly slow or else you go too fast and fall. once you can ww slow you will eventually get it

2007-05-14, 01:53 PM	#5
kobold \m/<><\m/ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Middle of nowhere in Scotland Age: 23 Posts: 33	you all make it sound like its a piece of cake!!!! arg!

2009-02-08, 02:35 AM	#8
aden00 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 25	water shoes aye, good against rockfish, god i hate them, i can never catch a normal fish. i alwasy catch a stingray or a rockfish, its really annoying but funny. soz for off topic. Im also trying to wheel walk, would converse shoes be apropriate footwear or something more like skate shoes?

2009-02-11, 05:35 AM	#10
aden00 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 25	cant wait for it, should help a bit

2009-02-20, 04:53 AM	#14
1wheelwonder Me Gusta Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Australia NSW Posts: 1,538	Thanks ducttape __________________ You know it.

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