Flat Discussion Thread

[Spoonthumb]

I searched for one of these and cant find one so why not start one, discuss

-flat
-definition of flat
-tricks you can and cant do
-were you would like to see things go
-just stuff
-unicycle's

i want flat to move to more of a crankrolly kind smooth and flowy kind of genre...also with strong freestyle unis

[mill_mobile]

I wouldnt mind some tips for flat... I wanna get into it but find it really hard.

[Jerrick]

We've had strong freestyle unis for a long time now. =p

I like flatland though, its pretty interesting to watch, and it seems to be one of the more popular styles to ride. I see much more interest in flatland the street now, when not long ago, street was what everyone was doing.

[Jon Atwell]

stuck a new type of varial roll yesterday.

nothing that impressive just a good trick to add in on combos. the trey is just totally random

http://www.unicyclist.com/index.php?..._itemId=561281

-jon A

[hungry4uni]

two questions,

1) what is flat, (I've seen videos but it all looks like street to me.)

2) can you do flat on a trials uni

[Jerrick]

Originally Posted by hungry4uni

two questions,

1) what is flat, (I've seen videos but it all looks like street to me.)

2) can you do flat on a trials uni

Street is a lot of flips and unispins, and variations of the two. Also uses obsticles like in trials, so a lot of tricks can be done onto and off objects. Also there is spining and grinds. Cant forget about those.

Flat doesnt have the cranklip variations. Flat has a lot of crankrolls and varials, and spins in it, and an combinations of those and some more stuff. Flat is very fluid and the tricks can be linked into each other and can make for one nice long line. Its like flatland biking, but on a uni, so there are some freestyle moves in there too.

And yes, you can do flat on a trials uni, if you watch the videos, aobut all of them are doing flat on a trials unicycle.

[Spoonthumb]

Originally Posted by hungry4uni

two questions,

1) what is flat, (I've seen videos but it all looks like street to me.)

2) can you do flat on a trials uni

well there are differnet deffinitions of flat, mine is basically street without the drops and sets, its more flowy and defined

and yes you can do flat on a trials uni...cept most trials cranks suck for it

-edit-jerrick hit it right on the head, i think that crankflips are flat and can look good, i am kinda into a street/flat combo i think my riding looks pretty unique

[hungry4uni]

wow sounds like a superdy-duperdy good time

[foforackard]

Originally Posted by Jon Atwell

stuck a new type of varial roll yesterday.

nothing that impressive just a good trick to add in on combos. the trey is just totally random

http://www.unicyclist.com/index.php?..._itemId=561281

-jon A

sick vid, fresh hoodie. ive got one like that.

[Spoonthumb]

i would like someone to put together a list in which order to learn flat tricks...

i can alread do full wraps and legwraps and double leg wraps...but now i dont know were to go, outside rolls, inside rolls rolling wraps? i just dont know

[Jon Atwell]

would anyone play a flatland uni tricks game if one was started?

[agentQ]

Originally Posted by Jon Atwell

would anyone play a flatland uni tricks game if one was started?

I would try, I dont know to many tricks yet. Sound like fun tho.

[Spoonthumb]

Originally Posted by Jon Atwell

would anyone play a flatland uni tricks game if one was started?

yes

[Jon Atwell]

haha so when i wrote that i had every intention of starting one.
but it snowed last night and when i went out to shovel off the drive
way there was tons of ice under the snow. ill try and start one here
sometime or if anyone else wants to start one that would be cool.

jon A

[beeper]

It would be nice to have flatland evolve into longer combos of tricks.

Like when I look at FL BMX. They dont do a small trick then start pedaling, then do another. Its a long combo.

Flat would look cooler if it could be transformed into something of the sort. I have to give props to all the flat riders out there though. One trick alone is mad hard, let alone a whole combo. Just a thought.