I'm having trouble riding over bumps

Whenever I attempt riding up a driveway curb or over a speed bump or any
kind of bump for that matter, I fall forward off the uni. Any advice on
how to ride over significant bumps?


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Putting all your weight on the pedals might help, and throw the uni
forwards so your center of gravity is behind you so when you hit the
bump your enertial can cary you over it and you don't fall off (hard to
explain).

Other than that Just practice.

As for riding up a curb I can't and I don't think many people do,
unless they have 24" or larger tires, we hop up them.


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I had a hard time with this too. I just worked my way up to it. Start
with little places where maybe a section of sidewalk has shifted up by
an inch or two, then do bumps a little bit bigger until you get over
them. Eventually you'll be able to ride over curbs.


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I can bash my way up 8" on my trials uni. Lean back, put one powerful
pedal stroke and hope for the best.


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Joe2005 wrote:
Putting all your weight on the pedals might help, and throw the uni
forwards so your center of gravity is behind you so when you hit the
bump your enertial can cary you over it and you don't fall off (hard to
explain).

Other than that Just practice.

As for riding up a curb I can't and I don't think many people do,
unless they have 24" or larger tires, we hop up them.


Yes you can roll curbs on a 24", but it just adds a big bumb which is
relacable by a clean hop


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Practice riding up steep hills. Get to the point that you can float on
the pedals going up steep hills rather than feeling like you're really
heavy on the uni. That technique of dancing on the pedals while
climbing and lightening the uni will help get you over curbs.


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I can bump over a square, non-mountable curb on a twenty. I do as so:
Hold on to your handle,
Put your wieght on the seat
lean back a little so your tire hits the curb before you do
let yourself be thrown forward by your own momentum
swing free arm to recover
ride away.

Note go as fast as possible and keep peddiling the whole time


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You could build 'this object'
(http://www.xs4all.nl/~klaasbil/unibeam.htm) and work your way up.


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if you can hop it helps...all i started doing was hop over small things
till i could hop on and off curbs...just start small and get bigger...


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Do it like Joe2005 said. And think about why you fell, and then change
the way you ride up it so you will not crash. Compensate, regenerate,
participate.

But mainly practice riding and all your skills will start progressing
so you can do lots of things.


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