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Rail riding -- "East Cliff" in Santa Cruz, CA
Hi All, here are some pics of me riding a railing on East Cliff drive in Santa Cruz: http://tinyurl.com/auwk8 Louise took them. It is along a cliff by the ocean, with a pretty long drop off down to the rocks below, but there is a good four or so feet before the cliff, so I felt pretty safe riding it. There are also some pictures of my new Coker wheel. It has a Unicyle.com (UDC) extra-wide hub, with an airfoil rim, and an Adelman wheel build (although, I did peek over his shoulder and do a tiny bit of help. I just finished putting it together last night and did a tiny bit of riding on it in the dark; it is very slick, and light!! --corbin -- corbin - Treehouse Muni Rider http://www.corbinstreehouse.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ corbin's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7561 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41184 |
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Rail riding -- "East Cliff" in Santa Cruz, CA
Nice! Can you freemount on that or did you have to use the tree? I don't consider that rail riding exactly... more like just skinny riding. Hard, but nothing like rail riding. That Coker looks awesome. I'd love to have something like that. What did it cost you? Dave -- fcwegnm0b - HammerTron "You wanna go to Denny's" "...Ahh, I'm already there....." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fcwegnm0b's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8357 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41184 |
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Rail riding -- "East Cliff" in Santa Cruz, CA
fcwegnm0b wrote: *Nice! Can you freemount on that or did you have to use the tree? I don't consider that rail riding exactly... more like just skinny riding. Hard, but nothing like rail riding. That Coker looks awesome. I'd love to have something like that. What did it cost you? Dave * Yeah, you are right, it isn't at all one of the round railings, which are much more difficult (I can't really do those). I can freemount on it; it is one of the things i learned the past few months (which I have tips for anyone else who is learning). My Coker: I bought a stock coker 3 or so months ago. Then I bought a UDC hub, airfoil rim, and the stainless steel spokes. I got everything except the spokes from Unicycle.com; the spokes, Ken Adelman ordered for me. Just check the site for prices on everything and add it up; that's what I spent! --corbin -- corbin - Treehouse Muni Rider http://www.corbinstreehouse.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ corbin's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7561 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41184 |
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Rail riding -- "East Cliff" in Santa Cruz, CA
Looing good, Corbin. I PMed you. Later, JL -- vivalargo - Santa Barbara Unicycle Club ------------------------------------------------------------------------ vivalargo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5625 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41184 |
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Rail riding -- "East Cliff" in Santa Cruz, CA
Awesome pics Corbin! -- mscalisi - Not such a newbie anymore ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mscalisi's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4961 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41184 |
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Rail riding -- "East Cliff" in Santa Cruz, CA
corbin wrote: *it is one of the things i learned the past few months (which I have tips for anyone else who is learning).* Nice photos, that looks like a really fun skinny. The corners are fun hey! If you wouldn't mind it would be nice to add your suggestions of how to learn the skill to www.unicycle.2ya.com . Cheers, Andrew -- andrew_carter - Learning to unicycle... *http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/andrew* unicycling tips and tutorials - http://www.unicycle.2ya.com *'my big movies' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/bigmovies)* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ andrew_carter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1052 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41184 |
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Rail riding -- "East Cliff" in Santa Cruz, CA
corbin wrote: *here are some pics of me riding a railing on East Cliff drive in Santa Cruz:* And also some photos of other stuff. Your gallery didn't say when you were up in Seattle, but if you happen up here again on biz (or for plez), you should let the Seattle Area Riders know either via a thread or by PM-ing one of us that's active in RSU (me, john_childs, Harper, Unibrier, Iunicycle). There's lots of good riding up here, trials, muni, and distance, and between the group we have some spare equipment as well. It would be fun to hit some of the local spots with you. -- tomblackwood - Registered Nurtz Tailgate at your own risk..... "By George! The man's a genius!" Murde Mental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomblackwood's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3762 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41184 |
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Rail riding -- "East Cliff" in Santa Cruz, CA
tomblackwood wrote: *And also some photos of other stuff. Your gallery didn't say when you were up in Seattle, * I definitely will! Those photos are from 3 or 4 years ago (which is about 2 or 3 years before I started uni'ing). Andrew: here are my tips for skinny riding. They may seem "obvious" at first, but each item was something I had to practice on. Most my pictures are at: http://www.corbinstreehouse.com/pictures.html 1. Learn to mount without your hands on the unicycle. Keep your hands out to the side and use them for balance. I heard that if you have them high (as in, above your shoulder) that sometimes helps people, but for me, it doesn't seem to matter too much. 2. When doing normal mounts (using #1), watch your tire -- make sure it doesn't move. This was key for me to practise. Everytime you mount, mount and make sure the tire doesn't move left/right. Then, begin riding straight ahead. 3. Mount with your dominate foot back. I hop right foot back, but would frequently mount left foot back. Once I always started mounting right foot back (my dominant), i got better. --corbin -- corbin - Treehouse Muni Rider http://www.corbinstreehouse.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ corbin's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7561 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41184 |
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Rail riding -- "East Cliff" in Santa Cruz, CA
Cool rail ride. It's interesting that the photo of Louise has more views than any of your unicycling photos. -- harper - TANKED at GASWORKS -Greg Harper B L U E S H I F T "My world view has come crashing down like a drunk clown on a giraffe, riding through a cactus patch..." -evil-nick on "Entry of the Gladiators" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ harper's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/426 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41184 |
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Rail riding -- "East Cliff" in Santa Cruz, CA
harper wrote: * It's interesting that the photo of Louise has more views than any of your unicycling photos. * I was noticing that too! I guess she's popular. I'll take some pictures of her on her muni, post them, and see how many people click on her. I'm sure she'd be willing to do some "betty girls" poses. -corbin -- corbin - Treehouse Muni Rider http://www.corbinstreehouse.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ corbin's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7561 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41184 |
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