Re: Mounts

Eric Marshall (marshall@Software.ORG)
Thu, 22 Apr 93 00:20 EDT

Here's a mount I find quite interesting. Let me know if anyone
has ever seen it before (now). This is a no-hands mount with the unicycle
starting on the ground. Lay the unicycle on the ground (no giraffes
please!) so that the pedal which touches the ground is rotated to the
top of the stroke (see clever ascii diagram below)

===== <--- the seat touches the ground
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face this direction ---> |
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/ /= \ <--- this pedal touches the ground
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\ =/ /
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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 :-)

Hands. Hands? We don't need no shtinkin' hands!

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