once again the 180 unispin

[humblbee]

visualise and attack.

[saxonuni]

Originally Posted by T.M.C.

I still can't get it. I can get into the position, but when I jump I just can't spin the unicycle or get my legs out. Also, I always fall back, like I just jump back off the uni. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kk what I did was learn suicide mount which is were you have the uni in from of you and the jump onto the unicycle just have it in front of you then let go and jump on it after that practice no footers and the just spin the uni but don't land it after that you got it so have fun and GL

[samsta002]

I've seen some really high seats in videos of 180 unispins and i'm not sure if this affects the trick?
Just wondering is a low seat a disadvantage when learning to 180 unispin?
I'm too sore and tired to go try unispins with a higher seat today..

[mill_mobile]

Originally Posted by samsta002

I've seen some really high seats in videos of 180 unispins and i'm not sure if this affects the trick?
Just wondering is a low seat a disadvantage when learning to 180 unispin?
I'm too sore and tired to go try unispins with a higher seat today..

I would say yes, a higher seat is better for unispins...
My reasoning is: You are able to keep more upright, therefore being in a more 'natural' position to land.
If your seat is down you will be crouching further and more likely to lose alignment with the uni after initiating the spin.
Try with your seat up a inch or 2, i think you'll find it'll help!
I found it did anyway

[samsta002]

I can now 180 unispin.
Ill tell you how later but ill give you some background.
I practised for hours each day with shin pads (front and back) on my 20" Qu-ax muni doing jump mounts and 180 jump mounts until they were completely solid. In between practising these I would try 180s on grass but would never get more than my right foot brushing the pedals. I'd seen all the videos and read all the tutorials and tried and tried to commit but id just never make it; i am not the type to fluke tricks. I became extremely annoyed and stopped for a while to learn to 1ft ww and glide.
In our area we have an extended group of friends that ride. One friend who i dont see often learnt to ride extremely quickly and i knew when he got his torker 16" (He's quite small). He bought it for around $200. A few weeks later i was surprised to find that he could unispin.
Today i saw the 16" for the first time and i had a go. I really liked the weight. He showed me a few unispins and i was hooked to learn. When i jumped hardish i would hit the rim on the ground so i tried to not go too hard on the uni. I had 1 or 2 spins on grass, then landed one. Landed about 5 more on the 16". It was so easy. Tried it on my 20. Failed a few times. Did a few more on the 16". Went to the 20. Got it on like my 2nd try. I did not have leg guards on all this day.
I can now consistantly 180 unispin on my quax, landing on the cranks. I will aim for the pedals tomorrow as i am too exhausted today.
I am looking into getting an ebay 16" and fitting it with a high pressure bmx tube (any recommendations) and probabaly a stronger 16" later.

Random: Does anyone know what a 180 unispin with a back crank flip is?
I have been calling it a hick-back?

This is my unispinning story. I hope it helps.

EDIT: Any idea where i can get a cheap 16" in Aus? Oz-auctions/crazysales who i got my previous learner from only sell down to 18"s. I dont want to spend a lot of money importing or buying from a bike shop atm.

[hungry4uni]

Try no-footers.

I never did this because I landed my first 180 unispin while I was goofing off.

(just goes to show things can happen while goofing off)

In my opinion, no-footers would help because they get your foot motion down, and when your foot motion is down, spinning the uni is easy.

I find when I attempt 360 unispins (I'm really close) it's not the spinning that is hard, is not being able to spin because my legs aren't far out enough.

Good luck. Dedicate 2 more hours of serious work, and I bet you get it.

[petad]

I wouldn't spend time on no-footers, I never did. At least for me, when I do no-footers, I bring my legs up, instead of out like you need to do for unispins. But if it helps, do it. And don't focus only on the angle your legs go out at, the height you hop over the uni is equally important.

And yes, a 180 unispin with a back(crannk)flip is normally called a hickback

[knighty]

i need 661 's

[T.M.C.]

I finally landed one of those evil things, you guys were right, I went out the past couple days and just practiced like non-stop for a couple hours and finally I landed one ( 3 actually) very sketchy, but I'll take it!

[votson]

its pretty easy if you learn the mount i learned it in one day just focus on spinning the uni and landing on the cranks not the peddles its so much easyer

[uni man]

Originally Posted by petad

May I suggest some 661's? (or shinguards, whatever). But I do have my fair share of bruises on the back of my left leg (calf) because mine don't have hard plastic protection on the back, just cloth. Remember: keep practicing and you will land it.

you guys should try 661 DH shin guards for uni they protect the back of your legs more.

[streetcycalist]

to leArn 180 unispins I just focused on them for about 3 days nonstop. I found the 180 jump mount was a huge help I'm learning them. I'm sick with the flu now but once I get better I will start on 360 unispins but tips for those would be appreciated