Desperate for Help

Keep trying. It took me about 80 hours over 8 months to do 50 meters.
One day it just 'clicked' and I could ride. No matter how long it
takes, don't give up. It caused me a lot of frustration but it has
been so worth it. This is so much fun.


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totally_hooked wrote:
Keep practising!

It took me a couple of months, doing an hour, five days a week before
it "clicked"!

I'm still very much a beginner, but after six months, I can go out with
my son on jaunts along the seafront and other places and it's fun!.

good luck,

Hooked



Just thought I'd add some more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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One thing that helped me out when I first was able to achieve a
carlength or two:
As soon as I was underway, I would pick a pebble or blade of grass at
the opposite end of my riding space, and lock eyes on it. By intently
staring at an object, often enough it would result in my head
travelling in a straight line while the uni swerved wildly below.
Keep at it, it takes a long time to perfect falling off! Once that's
done, riding comes easy.


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Keep it up, duderideswithsocks! It took me three weeks of daily
practice to be able to ride up and down the street... turning, well,
that's another chapter in my book. Don't worry too much about all the
advice you hear, except to endure the pain and keep on practicing!

You have the ability in you, your task is to find that ability. Keep
on truckin'!


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maestro8 wrote:
Keep it up, duderideswithsocks! It took me three weeks of daily
practice to be able to ride up and down the street... turning, well,
that's another chapter in my book. Don't worry too much about all the
advice you hear, except to endure the pain and keep on practicing!

You have the ability in you, your task is to find that ability. Keep
on truckin'!

The Maestro is correct, it took me that long too; just keep at it and
don't give up!


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Klaas Bil wrote:
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 17:11:03 -0600, dudewithasock wrote:

Go to
http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/agelearn_short.htm





ok am i the only one who noticed the website??? Thats really good klass
bil. How long did the spreadsheet take you??

Mike


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Keep trying. Don't compete against others, or against an imaginary
normal level of progress. For everyone ahead of you, there is someone
behind you.

Relax. It is a game. It can be hard work and frustrating, but
anything worthwhile demands effort.

Here's a common problem: trying to remain in control at every moment of
the ride.

Try this experiment: take a long handled broom, and balance it on your
finger, so that the broom head is in the air. Now, walk 5 metres.

There are two ways to do this. You can take a step, regain your
balance, take another step, regain your balance, take a step, regain
tyour balance...

Or you can let the broom start to fall, and then keep up with it, never
quite regaining your balance.

The second is the right way.

If you get on your unicycle and go: pedal, balance, pedal, balance...
you will tiure yourself out.

If you get on your unicycle, let it start to fall, then pedal smoothly
after it, it will be easier.

The only problem then is making sure you don't fall faster than you can
pedal smoothly.

Smooooooooooooooooooooooth

Good luck.

Remember Mr. and Mrs Vere, and their son, Percy.


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Believe you can do it. And one day you will.

It took me about 6 weeks of daily practice to ride 50yards. The more
difficult it is to learn the more of an achievement it is when you get
there. If I can do it (being totally balancly challenged) then anyone
can.

Cathy


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victims may be the most oppressive - C.S.Lewis

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GILD wrote:
And that reminds me, make sure the seat is straight. Repeated UPDs can
knock it off center and that can make riding it a bit more difficult.
Just check every now and then that the seat is still straight when
compared to the wheel.
If you have a quick-release clamp on your seatpost, it makes more sense
to loosen and correct than to force it back to being straight.



I actually find myself forced to do this pretty much every fall, but
luckily I have a quick release clamp like you mentioned, and can
straighten the seat out pretty easily.

Thanks again for all the support guys


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sounds like ur doin fine to me...it took me a month to learn to ride and
a nother week to freemount. you will get it with time and practice


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You can't get up and try it again if you don't fall first.
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