Bc Skate Mount

[unicycle2280]

I was wondering. When doing the skate-mount on bc is it something you
learn to keep the wheel off you leg after your done pushing and trying
to get your pushing foot on? When I try it fast, my leg hits the wheel
and it stops and I fly forward. Is it only able to be done at slow
speeds or do you have to learn to do it fast?


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[mornish]

im not sure. ive seen spencer do a skatemount at very fast speeds on his
trials bc which has a wide tire. im guessing its practise practise
practise;)


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[Evan Byrne]

mornish wrote:
> im not sure.





If your not sure, Why pollute this thread with your mindless posts?


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[Seager]

He's been more help than you just were.

For supposidly being the BC god that you claim to be, you surely don't
want to help others.


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[Brian O.]

Evan Byrne wrote:
> If your not sure, Why pollute this thread with your mindless posts?



How about you don't pollute it either, and myself as well.

You probably know the answer so why not help instead of attacking
mornish for trying to.


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[unicycle2280]

But, if anyone listened to Evan when he told them not to pollute the
threads he wouldn't have to say it; therefore, cutting pointless posts
down from Evan and others. I would assume mornish is correct on the
count of Evan didn't correct him.


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[Jeff Groves]

If your leg hits the wheel when you try and get started its because your
putting to much weight on the plate – this weight causes the wheel to
flop into your leg. You want to put just enough weight on the plate so
you can guide the BC wheel while your kicking with your other foot.


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[unicycle2280]

I can do that its when my pushing leg comes off the ground. When it is
in the air, right before I get my foot on the plate, the wheel hits my
non-pushing leg.


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[smcmorrow]

Its kind of like hopping on one foot.


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[Spudman]

Yeah, what smcmorrow said.

Getting on after kicking is kind of like hopping up onto the wheel; you
want to jump upwards a bit with your last kick and land your kicking
foot on the plate. I never put any pressure on the wheel when I'm
pushing it with my foot, it's just there to keep it under control and
going in a strait line.


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[litldude2]

Yeah, what everyone else said and it helps to angle the wheel away from
your leg.


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[Evan Byrne]

Jeff Groves wrote:
> If your leg hits the wheel when you try and get started its because your
> putting to much weight on the plate – this weight causes the wheel to
> flop into your leg. You want to put just enough weight on the plate so
> you can guide the BC wheel while your kicking with your other foot.





Im gunna have to dissagree with Jeffery here. You CAN put the full
weight of your body onto one plate and keep the tire away from your
leg, but it is very hard to do. When you learn teh skate mount you
hardly put any weight on it at all, but as you get better you add more
an dmore weight and push harder and harder, and also extend your leg
farther back for longer strides.


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[mark williamson]

I tried skate mounting really early on, and it took a few hours. My
advice: wear shinpads (soccer shinpads turned to the inside of my legs
work great for me and don't cost much) so that you don't scrape your
leg. Then try it lots of times ;-)

You want the wheel angled so that as you hop up onto it, it just comes
vertical as your other foot lands on it. Then, as you put weight on
both feet it'll stay vertical and not touch your leg.

IMHO it's largely in getting the angle and jump right, and putting the
right amout of pressure on the second plate soon enough. And doing
that without thinking about it just takes time and trial/error
learning, like learning to ride the uni in the first place ;-) There
may be some better way of learning, but that worked for me.


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[manon1wheel]

i learned how to do this on pegs.... everything takes practice... just
keep goin!


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