Flowing - new style?

Jeremy R · 2009-07-24, 05:32 AM

Hey, I want to start a new style of riding I call Flow.

Heres what it basically is:

on a 24 or 26
idea is to cover some distance with as much flow as possible
perform tricks cleanly along the way
not get off at any point

So essentially like street with less tricks and more focus on getting A-B.

What do you guys think?

I have a feeling Justin will enjoy this.

unicycledood · 2009-07-24, 06:06 AM

Grrrrrrrrrr, Its called street you....(holds back intense rage)....you twit

Mikefule · 2009-07-24, 06:15 AM

So that would be "riding a unicycle" then?

Isaac Conyers · 2009-07-24, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unicycledood

Grrrrrrrrrr, Its called street you....(holds back intense rage)....you twit

yea thats just street but on a bigger wheel which is harder for tricks.

unicycledood · 2009-07-24, 06:19 AM

Could be called street, trials, freestyle, anything. "Flow" is style... Not a certain type of riding that deserves a label. Sheeeeesh!

Jeremy R · 2009-07-24, 06:54 AM

you guys are missing the point.

MikeFule has the idea, just a bit less sarcasm.

Too tired to explain now.

unicycledood · 2009-07-24, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeremy R

you guys are missing the point.

MikeFule has the idea, just a bit less sarcasm.

Too tired to explain now.

Just no.

A line can have flow.... Its called a flowy line. Not a new style.

Isaac Conyers · 2009-07-24, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeremy R

you guys are missing the point.

MikeFule has the idea, just a bit less sarcasm.

Mike said: "So that would be "riding a unicycle" then?".

let me get this straight. u want to call riding a unicycle 'flow'?

sp4rky-m4rky · 2009-07-24, 08:00 AM

I hate you, I wish the ignore function worked better.

unicycledood · 2009-07-24, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sp4rky-m4rky

I hate you, I wish the ignore function worked better.

Check JC

dan de man · 2009-07-24, 01:01 PM

/Facepalm

uni57 · 2009-07-24, 04:27 PM

Andrew HardcoreCokerRider invented a new style of riding called Rolling Trials. He held the first ever Rolling Trials Competition at Ray's MTB in Cleveland (indoor mountain bike park -- think "North Shore trials in a warehouse"). Rolling Trials is designed mainly for Cokers riding raised, wooden, North Shore-type obstacles (with lots of sometimes steep ups and downs and skinnies and sharp curves). Hopping is not allowed. Trials without hopping? On Cokers? Absurd. But that's what it is. And if you are not hopping and you are not doing tricks either, isn't that just called 'riding'? "Rolling Trials" is almost an oxymoron. But it was something new. And the people who came to his competitions had a blast (the event grew -- I think he held three of them before getting his helicopter pilot's license and flying away into the sunset).

I'm pretty sure the idea wasn't out there before Andrew promoted it. It's a brave person who tries to invent something new, putting it out in the world and risking scorn and ridicule and misunderstanding.

So...

Give Jeremy's idea a bit of thought before condemning it (and him). Maybe you just don't quite get it yet. You never will with a closed mind. Maybe it's a crappy idea. Or maybe there's something good there. Brainstorm. Get creative. Or ignore. Hey, at first they laughed at Einstein's theories, too. And some people didn't quite get Andrew's Rolling Trials idea at first, either.

In any event, there's no need to be discourteous.

Michaelgoround · 2009-07-24, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unicycledood

Just no.

A line can have flow.... Its called a flowy line. Not a new style.

+1

Quote:

Originally Posted by sp4rky-m4rky

I hate you, I wish the ignore function worked better.

Thats mean.

I would just consider it big street, but whatever floats your boat man.

Mountainuni1 · 2009-07-24, 05:13 PM

I agree Dave. No offense to anyone part of this thread, but Jeremy is an accomplished rider who I've seen significant progression in his skills over the last 2 years I've ridden with him, and we've got a solid group here in Mass. Taunting from AU, UK & NZ is an awful long ways away from Boston guys. I'll bet even KH himself dealt with ridicule when Off Roading was little more than a concept.

Just an FYI, Funding is 90% complete for the largest skate park in the US being built in Boston by Grindline ( the #1 premiere design and construction company for Skateparks ) http://www.charlesriverskatepark.org/. Boston soon will be a fantastic place to showcase street, trials, Muni, guni & Flow skills on 1 wheel, so be nice. You may just see us sooner than you know!

From the Woods · 2009-07-24, 06:33 PM

In my opinion the best way to promote something new is to show it to others (do it when you are out unicycling and make videos showing it) and not by making a thread about it.

2009-07-24, 06:06 AM	#2
unicycledood Rolling or nothing. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Zealand Carbonated Beverage: Coke Cartoonist: David Firth etc Style: Ling/Bane/Muta Favourite Unit: Broodlord Age: 21 Posts: 4,378	Grrrrrrrrrr, Its called street you....(holds back intense rage)....you twit __________________ Sauron Zerg Your so noob you prehop before you prehop! Its not about the tricks you do, its how you use them. Ya'reeeee

2009-07-24, 06:15 AM	#3
Mikefule Roland Hope School of Unicycling Join Date: May 2002 Location: Long Bennington, Lincolnshire, England. Posts: 6,502	So that would be "riding a unicycle" then? __________________ "I try to avoid UPDs, not do scientific research on them." Bruce Dawson

2009-07-24, 06:19 AM	#5
unicycledood Rolling or nothing. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Zealand Carbonated Beverage: Coke Cartoonist: David Firth etc Style: Ling/Bane/Muta Favourite Unit: Broodlord Age: 21 Posts: 4,378	Could be called street, trials, freestyle, anything. "Flow" is style... Not a certain type of riding that deserves a label. Sheeeeesh! __________________ Sauron Zerg Your so noob you prehop before you prehop! Its not about the tricks you do, its how you use them. Ya'reeeee

2009-07-24, 06:54 AM	#6
Jeremy R onceuponatimetherewasaper son Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachussets Posts: 1,998	you guys are missing the point. MikeFule has the idea, just a bit less sarcasm. Too tired to explain now. __________________ 661 MountainUni or make it a dinglespeed - saskatchewanian

2009-07-24, 08:00 AM	#9
sp4rky-m4rky Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 22 Posts: 2,014	I hate you, I wish the ignore function worked better. __________________ Marcus Collings Unicycle.com )---', 1mHighJump my pure trials vid my Year in vid learning 180 or 360 unispins? watch my unispin tutorial Want to glide? watch my ww tutorial

2009-07-24, 05:32 AM	#1
Jeremy R onceuponatimetherewasaper son Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachussets Posts: 1,998	Flowing - new style? Hey, I want to start a new style of riding I call Flow. Heres what it basically is: on a 24 or 26 idea is to cover some distance with as much flow as possible perform tricks cleanly along the way not get off at any point So essentially like street with less tricks and more focus on getting A-B. What do you guys think? I have a feeling Justin will enjoy this. __________________ 661 MountainUni or make it a dinglespeed - saskatchewanian

2009-07-24, 01:01 PM	#11
dan de man Byronic hero Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ewar Woowar Age: 19 Posts: 3,962	/Facepalm __________________ [QUOTE/into the blue]Am I the only one who finds it incredibly egotistical when someone sigs themselves? [QUOTE/dan de man]yes , yes you are

2009-07-24, 04:27 PM	#12
uni57 Dave Lowell Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Here, being nice to the vegetarians Age: 48 Posts: 3,284	Andrew HardcoreCokerRider invented a new style of riding called Rolling Trials. He held the first ever Rolling Trials Competition at Ray's MTB in Cleveland (indoor mountain bike park -- think "North Shore trials in a warehouse"). Rolling Trials is designed mainly for Cokers riding raised, wooden, North Shore-type obstacles (with lots of sometimes steep ups and downs and skinnies and sharp curves). Hopping is not allowed. Trials without hopping? On Cokers? Absurd. But that's what it is. And if you are not hopping and you are not doing tricks either, isn't that just called 'riding'? "Rolling Trials" is almost an oxymoron. But it was something new. And the people who came to his competitions had a blast (the event grew -- I think he held three of them before getting his helicopter pilot's license and flying away into the sunset). I'm pretty sure the idea wasn't out there before Andrew promoted it. It's a brave person who tries to invent something new, putting it out in the world and risking scorn and ridicule and misunderstanding. So... Give Jeremy's idea a bit of thought before condemning it (and him). Maybe you just don't quite get it yet. You never will with a closed mind. Maybe it's a crappy idea. Or maybe there's something good there. Brainstorm. Get creative. Or ignore. Hey, at first they laughed at Einstein's theories, too. And some people didn't quite get Andrew's Rolling Trials idea at first, either. In any event, there's no need to be discourteous.

2009-07-24, 05:13 PM	#14
Mountainuni1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pembroke, MA & Stowe, VT Posts: 226	No offense I agree Dave. No offense to anyone part of this thread, but Jeremy is an accomplished rider who I've seen significant progression in his skills over the last 2 years I've ridden with him, and we've got a solid group here in Mass. Taunting from AU, UK & NZ is an awful long ways away from Boston guys. I'll bet even KH himself dealt with ridicule when Off Roading was little more than a concept. Just an FYI, Funding is 90% complete for the largest skate park in the US being built in Boston by Grindline ( the #1 premiere design and construction company for Skateparks ) http://www.charlesriverskatepark.org/. Boston soon will be a fantastic place to showcase street, trials, Muni, guni & Flow skills on 1 wheel, so be nice. You may just see us sooner than you know!

2009-07-24, 06:33 PM	#15
From the Woods reads trails rather than books Join Date: May 2009 Location: Österreich Age: 27 Posts: 1,222	In my opinion the best way to promote something new is to show it to others (do it when you are out unicycling and make videos showing it) and not by making a thread about it. Last edited by From the Woods; 2009-07-24 at 06:33 PM.

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