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Wheel walking.
I'm working on two foot wheel walking and I'm holding onto a pole and going around it, then when I start by just riding and then going into a wheel walk I can get 4 or 5 pushes with my feet, the pole thing seems to be working just fine but I was wondering if there was any faster or better way to learn it. -- WHampson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WHampson's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17215 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73487 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Wheel walking.
I just learned how in the last month and it really comes down to putting in huge chunks of time. I found a wall to be more effective than a pole simply because it is a more realistic approach to how actual wheel walking happens. Something that also helped me was to start idling, and try walking from there. Stop the wheel completely with your foot and then move the other foot off the pedel and on the wheel. The biggest mistake people make when wheel walking is to try and "kick" the wheel too hard. Your steps on the wheel can be slow and should also include your whole foot from toe to heel. This is just how I learned. Don't know if this helps at all. -- SaintUni ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SaintUni's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17984 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73487 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Wheel walking.
I learned how to ww at a tennis court. I would hold onto the chain fence or the tennis net. Hold onto something while you "walk" (not kick) the wheel. Eventually, you should get use to that body position. It took me a lot of time and practice to get good. Also, lean back (but not too far)...if you find yourself dismounting forward, then your weight was too far ahead of the wheel...but be careful not to accidentally dismount backwards--you may land on your butt if you don't catch the ground in time. Another thing that helped me is to get between the two poles holding the tennis nets up (in the middle of two courts), or find a doorway and start with your feet already up on the wheel. Go for it and let go...ride as far as you can. It's pretty much like learning how to unicycle all over again! I'm doing the same thing as you but I'm working at one foot wheel walking and gliding at the moment. It's challenging to learn new uni skills, but so much fun at the same time (to see yourself progress). Good luck! -- joejumps4fun ~*Joey* www.geocities.com/jneigh4 www.youtube.com/jneigh www.vimeo.com/jneigh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ joejumps4fun's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12476 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73487 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Wheel walking.
I'd recommend not holding on to anything. If you can make 4 or 5 pushes before falling, then you have a solid enough base to practice without support. Like someone said above me, spending a huge chunk of time on it at once will help you a lot. I spent over a year trying to learn in small chunks of practice time; but after not getting much better, in the end, I learned to ww after a 3-hour practice session (when my power went out and I got determined). Even if you don't think you're making progress, just try to stay positive; you ARE making progress. Just don't get discouraged; stay at it! -- Joseppi 'Team Freestyle' (http://silentaftermath.com/) 'Team Roadshow' (http://teamroadshow.com/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joseppi's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14145 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73487 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Wheel walking.
1wheelwonder;1112169 wrote: I heard that a 24'' wheel is easier, but I can't ww either. Nah, I can go maybe a little faster and over bigger bumps on a 24", but I can wheelwalk off bigger drops and with more control on a normal trials/freestyle uni(steeper turns and straighter lines). -- hobo_chuck ------------------------------------------------------------------------ hobo_chuck's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14113 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73487 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Wheel walking.
I had to practice for two weeks, about an hour a day before I got decent at it. It definitely isn't the easiest skill to learn. -- iAmVincent The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity. ~Voltaire ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iAmVincent's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16686 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73487 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Wheel walking.
AAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH! I AM FED UP! I can't start wheel walking from riding! I know I should lean back, but when I do that, I fall off backwards!!!! -- 1wheelwonder Originally Quoted by Chexjc However, I'm not jealous of your unicycle, trust me. Posted by Borgshulze Wowzers, go go gadget sarcasm detector. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1wheelwonder's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16226 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73487 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Wheel walking.
1wheelwonder;1112169 wrote: I heard that a 24'' wheel is easier, but I can't ww either. Not at all. -- SHAY_CAM *UNICYCLE FOR _YOURSELF._ * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SHAY_CAM's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16229 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73487 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Wheel walking.
Don't practise going down hill! Even in the slightest. I spent ages practising on a slight down hill on my Road, spent hours, got no where. Then when I tried doing it going UP the same hill, i was making progress in no time. -- SamGoodburn very creative sig. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SamGoodburn's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/18016 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73487 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Wheel walking.
To me, the thing that clicked was this. When wheel walking, you're really just letting the wheel out, one foot at a time. When you lean back the wheel wants to travel forward. So what you are doing is in fact, slowly letting the wheel out, with control. As with others that said, use your full foot, ie. keep contact on the tire as much as possible. That is your control point for now. Dont panic if the wheel is going faster, and you feel you have to move your feet faster to gain control. Get that control back, push on to the tire more and LET THE WHEEL OUT slowly. Keep in mind, because you are going slower you will also need to focus on balancing side to side with your arms. So practising slow riding will help in this department. Also falling to one side can be prevented by steering towards that direction, as per normal riding. I initially started from a mount to wheel walking. But another way is to ride SLOWLY, lift the top foot to the tire at the 12/6 o'clock position and start from there. The important thing is recognising that its slower than normal riding speed. Then after wheel walking you can focus on getting your feet back on the pedals. -- Jamin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jamin's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12597 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73487 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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