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Glide shoe: saving your soul and getting a grip
So a week ago I wore out my second shoe learning to glide. The shoe is actually still useable for other purposes, but not for gliding. I decided it was time to figure out how to wear out something that was easier to replace than my Ultimate 81's. My first thought was a replaceable surface. My first attempt was a failure, photos are he http://iunicycle.com/qp/842/?cols=2 I waited a few days and explored other ideas, but today, everyone was closed for Memorial Day. I was stuck with Home Depot. I only found a free carpet sample, and decided to give it a try. I was actually surprised to glide (downhill) a personal best. In addition the feel is more secure and comfortable. The carpet seems to provide a wider range of resistance with not much pressure. Safety was an issue. The carpet is only about 1/8" thick, to 3/16" max. it doesn't interfere at all with normal usage of your foot. It doesn't slip. I cover more details, and construction technique on my unilog: http://iunicycle.com/unilog/ , photos of the glide shoe are at http://iunicycle.com/qp/875/?cols=2 -- iunicycle - Old back, new cricks ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iunicycle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1869 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/32843 |
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Glide shoe: saving your soul and getting a grip
Your lack of color coordination is outstanding. Why the green laces? -- john_childs - Guinness Mojo john_childs (at) hotmail (dot) com Gallery: '' (http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/john_childs) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ john_childs's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/449 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/32843 |
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Glide shoe: saving your soul and getting a grip
john_childs wrote: *Why the green laces? * These were the second pair of laces which came with my Mexico '66 shoes. They are grey (sage) with green (lime) stripes and grey laces. -- iunicycle - Old back, new cricks ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iunicycle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1869 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/32843 |
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Glide shoe: saving your soul and getting a grip
Good idea. I use one of those coral reef walking shoes (the $10 ones) as my gliding shoe. I find that that way I can flex my foot and curl it around the tyre for extra grip and balance of the foot. Andrew -- andrew_carter - www.unicycles.com.au HTTP://WWW.UNICYCLIST.COM/GALLERY/ANDREW andrew_carter (at) mail (dot) com http://www.unicycles.com.au New photos added 11/04 - http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albuu61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ andrew_carter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1052 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/32843 |
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Glide shoe: saving your soul and getting a grip
ya i have found i wore out my shoe really quick i can't crank grab now because my sweet spot is were i put my foot on the pedal so i slip off all the time! i have an idea though......... Look out for some stuff called shoe goo it's designed to rebuild shoes i have some somewhere from my skateboarding days now that wrecks shoes worse then gliding!i might try it sometime if i can find it!i will post some pictures if i find it! Ben -- thinuniking - U don't be playing me cracker! Suck my elbow ------------------------------------------------------------------------ thinuniking's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4294 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/32843 |
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Glide shoe: saving your soul and getting a grip
I saw Tom Jackson actually glide 18" on his 47th attempt last night in Seattle. The 18" didn't even put any wear on the carpet sample. What a great, high-tech solution to a problem that clearly does not exist. -- harper - Statuesque -Greg Harper B L U E S H I F T "You go through life and you choose." - Greg Harper "Find weak people and take stuff from them" - Greg Harper ------------------------------------------------------------------------ harper's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/426 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/32843 |
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Glide shoe: saving your soul and getting a grip
harper wrote: *What a great, high-tech solution to a problem that clearly does not exist. * LOL -- zod - Icey Hot Stunta(z) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ zod's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3631 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/32843 |
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Glide shoe: saving your soul and getting a grip
harper wrote: *I saw Tom Jackson actually glide 18" on his 47th attempt last night in Seattle. The 18" didn't even put any wear on the carpet sample. What a great, high-tech solution to a problem that clearly does not exist. * One man's inch is another man's mile. -- iunicycle - Old back, new cricks ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iunicycle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1869 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/32843 |
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Glide shoe: saving your soul and getting a grip
Hey Harper, Just because you're under the 18" milestone, no reason to be rude. I used to wear out some shoes too: +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Attachment filename: glideshoe.jpg | |Download attachment: http://www.unicyclist.com/attachment/213654| +----------------------------------------------------------------+ -- johnfoss - Walkin' on the edge John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" www.unicycling.com "if you can do balloon animals,you can lace your own wheel." -- Jagur ------------------------------------------------------------------------ johnfoss's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/832 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/32843 |
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Glide shoe: saving your soul and getting a grip
18 feet is not that far is it?i have done 100 revs to get to that my shoe is like johns! Ben -- thinuniking - U don't be playing me cracker! Suck my elbow ------------------------------------------------------------------------ thinuniking's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4294 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/32843 |
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