Riding uni vs. biking no hands?

My Nimbus comes today, it is my first uni and tonight with be my first
attempt in riding one. I ride road bikes and fixed gears bikes mostly.
When riding the fixed I mostly ride no hands. Are there any
similarities in riding a bike no hands and a uni? I am assume left and
right control to a degree could be similar. The bikes added wheel
provides tons of the forward and backward stability though.

Thanks everyone!

(If that his been covered I am sorry. I had a hard time using search
terms that would yield good info.)


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From my experience in doing both, they are completely different.

Being able to ride from point a to point b with no hands on my bike
didnt help me at all, not even when I would stand up on the frame, and
just fly down hill. That one is a fun trick. lol


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There is not much similarity in terms of feel or technique between
riding a road bike no handed and left-right balance on a unicycle.

The closest similarity is that maintaining balance while no handed is
about moving the bike under you to correct for balance. Same on a
unicycle. It's all about moving the wheel to keep the wheel under you.
It's not at all about moving your upper body to keep your body over
the wheel. So in that sense the technique is similar but feels
completely different on a bike and unicycle.

Riding a bike or unicycle is not like walking on a tightrope. On a
tightrope you correct your balance by moving your upper body. On a
bike and unicycle you correct your balance by moving the bike
underneath you.


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Being used to learning physical stuff makes it easier to learn to ride a
unicycle, but the skills of riding a unicycle and riding a bike no
handed are pretty much unrelated. Other than that they're both fun!


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john_childs wrote:
Riding a bike or unicycle is not like walking on a tightrope. On a
tightrope you correct your balance by moving your upper body. On a
bike and unicycle you correct your balance by moving the bike
underneath you.



Upper body balance corrections can be helpful when doing trials
unicycling.


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I've been riding uni for 6 years, I can just about ride a bike no hands
in a straight line if i don't pedal. 'Nuff said.


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I could no hand a bike (not very well on the stright flat) befor
unicycling and now I can go round conreners. So I would say that there
is a small conection.


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I say NO connection at all...
I cannot ride a bike with no hands for any distance at all - i have
tried but just cant do it.
The whole '2 wheel should be easier' theory is WRONG!!!!! I feel its
the front wheel that throws me out of balance the most, along with the
thought of the handle bars out the front.
my 2 cents.
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phlegm wrote:
Upper body balance corrections can be helpful when doing trials
unicycling.


That's because in trials it's all about adding extra constraints to the
riding. If you're doing a stillstand up on a post or riding along a
rail you can when riding around in an open flat parking lot.

I will accept your correction and counter by saying that balancing on a
unicycle out on the road or in the gym is about moving the wheel so the
unicycle stays underneath you rather than moving your upper body to
stay above the unicycle. When you start doing things like trying to
ride very very slowly, do stillstands, or ride along narrow rails, then
the balance gets to be about moving the upper body to stay above the
wheel. That's quite a different beast and balance like that is a whole
different ball game.

How's that for a serious response to a sarcastic post.


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It's definitely a little easier to get into unicycling if you can ride
no-hands than if you can't. Consider yourself 1/360th of the way there.
Only 359 other degrees of motion left!

Okay to be honest, the bike gives you two (left and right). Taken in
pairs, that means you only have 179 more degrees to learn. Much better!


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