Re: Giraffes -- any advice?
jcannon@andy.bgsu.edu
Thu, 29 Apr 1993 10:00:20 -0600
>The more adventurous (stupid?) mount involves holding the uni out in front
of
>you, saddle near groin, while you run along at an appropriate point jam
your
>foot onto a pedal near bottom dead center. This should lock the wheel
(dosnt
>work on slippery surfaces) which turns the mount into a form of pole
>vaulting, taking your weight on the saddle. I dont really like to think
about
>this too much, but it does feel as if it should work OK, and it looks
quite
>impressive. Sem junior claims its easier, but he would.
A guy name of Carl on the Circus Kingdom (college troupe) from Illinois
State used to do this mount in shows on a very rickety Schwinn of
yesteryear. Sometimes took the poor bloke four tries, but he would
doggedly try again. Slippery floors were a problem, since on the tour
everything changed daily.
Anybody know Brian Schlosser? He was on my first circus tour, with his
(beautiful) custom-built ten-foot uni, on which he would idle and juggle on
a portable 8' x 8' floor (this was a tent show).
Milo