> Cute diagram deleted.. Stand on the crank, next to the pedal,
> that is on top of the unicycle and place the top of your other
> foot under the seat post. Now here's the hard part :-). Bend
> your knees and jump a little to get some of your weight off of the
> foot on the crank and at the same time pull up with your other
> foot to bring the seat to its normal position. Hopefully the seat
> is close enough to your butt that you can just sit on the seat.
> The leg whose foot started on the crank should be fully extended
> at this point allowing normal control of the unicycle. If you're
> doing a show and you can "plant" this unicycle somewhere, you can
> just walk up to the unicycle nonchalantly and just ride away.
> Ought just blow 'em away :-)
If it's any help, this is a lot easier on an ultimate wheel, no saddle
to get in the way. Of course, you need to be able to ride an ultimate
anyway.
Has anyone out there experimented with obscure ways of riding the uni,
for example lying on the saddle and using your hands on the wheel or
pedals to rock? I'm looking for ideas to use in a 'straight
man/stooge' set up where I do a suicide or floor start (as described
above, I wish) and my stooge (Paul Allen, who also writes here) tries
it but ends up tangled in his uni. If he could end up riding in a
completely unnatural position (if there is anything much less natural
than balancing on one wheel anyway), it could be quite amusing.
The worse the tricks for Paul to learn, the better :@).
Rik
(1/2 of the Arcturan Stunt Apples...)
Any opinions refered to above are the wise and sage-like views of
my little bunny, Mr. Floppsy, and do not necessarily reflect the
feelings of the people that provide the equipment I play with.