Rulebook

The IUF rulebook defines a standard unicycle like this:

A standard unicycle has one wheel, is directly driven by
crankarms on the axle, and has no extra support devices.

This definition allows for seat dragging because although there are two
points of contact with the ground, in no way is the seat helping out with
the riders balance: i.e, it is not an additional support. This defenition
is for standard competition so tricks that DO involve two balance points
like setting the seat on the ground then balancing with one foot on the
fork, the other on the pedal, (sorry, I can't really think of a more
concise way to define it.) Back to my point; tricks like that aren't
included in the standard skill list anyway so the only time they would be
performed would be in freestyle, and in freestyle you can use any type of
unicycle you want and tricks that are done on more than one balance point
have their own area for judging so although not considered unicycle tricks,
they do have their place. I guess what i wanted to say was that the current
definition of a standard unicycle seems to work just fine. Although i can't
find the other definition for what a freestyle unicycle trick is, i know
that it too allows for almost anything, including multi wheel unicycles and
bikes that are being ridden on one wheel. (It has something to do with only
one point of balance at a time) Oh well, that's my babble for today...Karl

o Karl Frankowski, unicyclist without a club, o
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In message <9502190012.00AQV00@njackn.com> unimail@njackn.com writes:
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[color=blue]> The IUF rulebook defines a standard unicycle like this:[/color]
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[color=blue]> crankarms on the axle, and has no extra support devices.[/color]

Somebody has to say it, it might as well be me.

"What about a giraffe?"

or

"What about wheel-walking?"

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