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giraffe mounts help
------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27371 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: who rides a - muni - uni - giraffe - giraffe/muni or a giraffe/uni - all three ------------------------------------------------------------------------ i need help with my giraffe mounts i know how to do it as discribed in how to ride your uni by charlie dancey but i still can not do it i am trying to mount a 5 ft giraffe i know that you are suposed to put your foot on the bottom peddle but i find it easyer to use the 7ft method and use the wheel first but what ever i try it never works help!!!! i need as many tips and pointers as posible -- thinuniking - started trails unicycling unicycle it is your right ------------------------------------------------------------------------ thinuniking's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4294 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27371 |
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giraffe mounts help
thinuniking wrote: * i am trying to mount a 5 ft giraffe i know that you are suposed to put your foot on the bottom peddle but i find it easyer to use the 7ft method and use the wheel first but what ever i try it never works help!!!! i need as many tips and pointers as posible * practise, practise, practise... freemounting the giraffe is one of your nastier realisations that learning to ride a uni may or may not have been the most difficult thing u've learnt this year i also use the wheel/pedal method when mounting my 5ft remember the functions of those steps the foot on the wheel stops the wheel from rolling while u get to stand straight up on the wheel practise just that for a while until u can stand on the wheel for a couple of seconds it feels waaay out of control at first but with some practise u'll find the stability u need to continue with the mount this is also the first step to finding the correct angle of the machine if u fall forward while standing on the wheel, lean it back a fraction before u start the mount if u fall backwards, lean it forward from there, your next step is to get your (strong foot) on the pedal your weight on this pedal will (like the foot on the tyre) prevent the machine from rolling out from under u while u attempt the patently impossible ,-) practise the first two steps of the mount as a unit wheel, pedal, stand try n get your body as straight as u can, full weight on the pedal it is vital that the hand holding around the saddle post lets go as soon as u have that foot on the pedal get someone to check that u r doing this leaving that hand there for a second too long will bend your body over too far and your balance will be gone once u have that pretty stable, swing your other leg over the saddle it's important to get into/onto the seat b4 trying to get your other foot on the other pedal one hand still holds the front of the seat when u r in the seat, get the other foot onto the pedal, kick it back a 1/4 turn or so (as u would in a normal roll-back mount) and ride off screaming REALLY loudly is allowed on your first succesfull freemount now it gets weird when attempting the mount, look straight up just before u go and imagine a giant vacuum cleaner tube hovering above u, about to suck u straight up breathe out and when u r about halfway thru the breath, GO! (this prevents u from taking and holding a deep breath as we r used to doing before tackling something really difficult. this 'freezes' up the upper body making u stiff and unwieldy and not the ideal body for mounting a giraffe) breathe out, relax and go if u ever see circus performers freemount the giraffe (including that one idiot who does it on a highwire in a cirque de soleil show), note the bouncy, flowing HUP!, HUP!, HUP! rhythm it's a flowing move in three stages and it takes a lot of practise enjoy -- GILD - Waffle-tosser The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half. -- Fyodor Dostoevsky 'pleez check this out' (http://www.reuniteluna.com/) JUST SAY 'KNOW'! Namaste! Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GILD's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/657 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27371 |
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