Video: 30-day compilation

[MuniAddict]

Five videos compressed into this one 2:28 sec video showing my progess
over a 30-day period, from 1/18/07-2/18/07. I thank everyone for their
advice and suggestions as you have really helped me to improve! :D

http://tinyurl.com/yvzq3p


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[phthoruth]

Wow... you're learning at a blistering pace! Nice variety of skills.
Whats the record for stairs? I'm guessing theres a limit and you're
approaching it.


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[MuniAddict]

phthoruth wrote:
> Wow... you're learning at a blistering pace! Nice variety of skills.
> Whats the record for stairs? I'm guessing theres a limit and you're
> approaching it.

Well, my own record is a long-ish 7-set. I'm deciding whether I will try
an 8-set! This particular 8-set I'm thinking about seems waaaay high
and waaay scarier than the 7! That is some serious s#@t!:D If I do it,
I really want to do a "tire-grab" on the way down to make it look
better.:cool:


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[skilewis74]

Great progression. You are definitely one of the riders whose ability I
aspire to match
MuniAddict wrote:
> I really want to do a "tire-grab" on the way down to make it look
> better.:cool:


It would make any drop look better, as would shifties, 180's, 360's,
etc.

I think it would be a big step to go from an air tire grab (have you
done one yet? If so I haven't seen it on any of your vids) to one down
a set of stairs, let alone an 8-set.

I think you should work on doing a wide assortment of rolling tricks
down fewer stairs, like one to four, and make them consistently and
smooth. It would look really cool and be safer. Also try to ride down
that 150 set when your KH 20 arrives.


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[skrobo]

phthoruth wrote:
> Wow... you're learning at a blistering pace! Nice variety of skills.
> Whats the record for stairs? I'm guessing theres a limit and you're
> approaching it.


lol
7 stairs the record? no offense, but people sidehop that (many people)

i have done 11 and cleared it by 3 feet or so into sand.
proof:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g143/Skroboskim/NDVD_008.jpg?t=1171689771][/url]
[image:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g143/Skroboskim/NDVD_009.jpg?t=1171750439]


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[MuniAddict]

skrobo wrote:
> lol
> 7 stairs the record? no offense, but people sidehop that (many people)
>
> i have done 11 and cleared it by 3 feet or so into sand.
> proof:
>
>

I think he was asking what was *my* record, haha! And I said a
7-set...that's *my* record. Of course I'm sure there's some who could
rolling hop a 15-set, but certainly not I! :D

It's also probably a bit easier to get more height/distance with a
*lighter* smaller 19" trials like you have, than it is for me with my
bigger, heavier 24" muni (more like a 26 with the giant Gazz!) YEah I
can side hop a 6-set, but I prefer the rolling hop and also I like to
get lots of speed! It's just a rush to be hurling through the
air!:cool:

PS: That's a super cool shot of you doing that set into the sand! At
least if you fell you'd have some good "cusion" from all that sand!


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[skrobo]

skilewis74 wrote:
> Great progression. You are definitely one of the riders whose ability I
> aspire to match
> It would make any drop look better, as would shifties, 180's, 360's,
> etc.
>
> I think it would be a big step to go from an air tire grab (have you
> done one yet? If so I haven't seen it on any of your vids) to one down
> a set of stairs, let alone an 8-set.
>
> I think you should work on doing a wide assortment of rolling tricks
> down fewer stairs, like one to four, and make them consistently and
> smooth. It would look really cool and be safer. Also try to ride down
> that 150 set when your KH 20 arrives.


uhm
stairs are way easier to ride down on a 24" uni every day of the year.


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[skrobo]

MuniAddict wrote:
> I think he was asking what was *my* record, haha! And I said a
> 7-set...that's *my* record. Of course I'm sure there's some who could
> rolling hop a 15-set, but certainly not I! :D
>
> It's also probably a bit easier to get more height/distance with a
> *lighter* smaller 19" trials like you have, than it is for me with my
> 24" muni (more like a 26 with the giant Gazz!) YEah I can side hop a
> 6-set, but I prefer the rolling hop and also I like to get lots of
> speed! It's just a rush to be hurling through the air!:cool:


yeah
i didn't direct that at you, you are one of the best if not THE best in
your age group, i was just correcting the earlier post. I think the
record is a shallowish 13 set, but that may not have been stuck.


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[Danni]

Skrobo, are you trying to **** on his parade?
He is not 17 with a huge ego. He is 51 and learning fast. I give my
respects to you UniFart!


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[MuniAddict]

skrobo wrote:
> yeah
> i didn't direct that at you, you are one of the best if not THE best in
> your age group, i was just correcting the earlier post. I think the
> record is a shallowish 13 set, but that may not have been stuck.

Whoa! That would be so cool to see on video! But again dude...your drop
down that HUGE set was amazing! Especially with that tire grab! You're
my new stairmaster idol!:D Btw, was that a 12-set???


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[MuniAddict]

Danni wrote:
> Skrobo, are you trying to **** on his parade?
> He is not 17 with a huge ego. He is 51 and learning fast. I give my
> respects to you UniFart!

Danni! Hahaha! I keep watching that jackass clip and it cracks me UP!
Did you see JA2? Me and friends went to see it when it came out and we
laughed so hard we almost got kicked out!:D:D:D


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[skilewis74]

skrobo wrote:
> uhm
> stairs are way easier to ride down on a 24" uni every day of the year.


The only set I've attempted to ride down is a very mild 3 stairs and
I've only attempted it on my DX w/ a 24X2" tire and 170 cranks. It's
easier to ride down curbs though with my 20 w/ a 2" tire and 152
cranks, so I thought it'd also be easier to ride down a set of stairs
w/ similar wheel crank sizes. Also you'd be falling from lower height
and speed, so UPD's would be safer and less scary.


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[phthoruth]

Skyro... nice photos. Cool idea doing it onto sand... less painful.

Geezer... looks like theres nothing stopping you, just yet. Try not to
break a leg.


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[MuniAddict]

skilewis74 wrote:
> The only set I've attempted to ride down is a very mild 3 stairs and
> I've only attempted it on my DX w/ a 24X2" tire and 170 cranks. It's
> easier to ride down curbs though with my 20 w/ a 2" tire and 152
> cranks, so I thought it'd also be easier to ride down a set of stairs
> w/ similar wheel crank sizes. Also you'd be falling from lower height
> and speed, so UPD's would be safer and less scary.

When I actualy *ride* down stair sets, I like to ride down them pretty
fast. If I "baby" each step and go to slow, I usually get tripped up
easier, so now I just blast down them. My next challenge is to do this
one-footed! but for that I wouldn't want to go that fast!:p


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[skrobo]

MuniAddict wrote:
> Whoa! That would be so cool to see on video! But again dude...your drop
> down that HUGE set was amazing! Especially with that tire grab! You're
> my new stairmaster idol!:D Btw, was that a 12-set???


naw
11 if you count the step almost buried in the sand.


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[skrobo]

phthoruth wrote:
> Skyro... nice photos. Cool idea doing it onto sand... less painful.
>
> Geezer... looks like theres nothing stopping you, just yet. Try not to
> break a leg.


yeah next time I go there, im going to do it onto something that I can
really land on.
like a board or something. (maybe a skimboard just to make it tough)


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[MuniAddict]

skrobo wrote:
> yeah next time I go there, im going to do it onto something that I can
> really land on.
> like a board or something. (maybe a skimboard just to make it tough)

Can't tell from the photo, but how much "lead in" did you have, and did
you need a lot of speed to get up that high and the distance?


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[skrobo]

MuniAddict wrote:
> Can't tell from the photo, but how much "lead in" did you have, and did
> you need a lot of speed to get up that high and the distance?


uhm

I didn't have too much, i came from an angle and turned like a madman
to hit the stairs right(added up to 30 feet or so). I was probably
going about 2/3 speed of my fastest comfortable rolling hop. The height
at that distance is because I did as far of a rolling hop as I possibly
could and ended up in that spot.
just-so-you-know, that picture is mirrored left to right because it is
a video frame, im going to make a short video of me rolling hopping
some things because thats all i can do 1/2 decently... i suck at
tricks. and I did it 3 times, landed exactly the same each time, but
the tire grab was the last time. I noticed that on that jump, i was in
the air for long enough that it didn't seem to change much at
all(except coolness).


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[norry]

Terry your one lean mean video producing machine!

Not only has your riding improved greatly your video editing and
filming has also gone up by a good few notches.

I aspire to be that good now let alone when I'm in my 50's!

Keep em coming.

Good work man.


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[MuniAddict]

phthoruth wrote:
> Skyro... nice photos. Cool idea doing it onto sand... less painful.
>
> Geezer... looks like theres nothing stopping you, just yet. Try not to
> break a leg.

Well, the rain stopped me and my friend from riding muni
today...although we still tried! Within literally moments after getting
started on the trail, our tires (esp.my 24x3 Gazz) became so caked with
clay-like mud, that the wheels suddenly seized because the thick clay
stuck to EVERYTHING, and the tires became like double in size and
couldn't turn, especially in my case with the brakes in the way! Bad,
bad! My Muni felt like it weighed at least 10 pounds heavier! Well,
there's always tomorrow!:D


norry wrote:
> Terry your one lean mean video producing machine!
>
> Not only has your riding improved greatly your video editing and
> filming has also gone up by a good few notches.
>
> I aspire to be that good now let alone when I'm in my 50's!
>
> Keep em coming.
>
> Good work man.

Thanks.:) I have some new ideas that I'm working on for my next vid; it
will be quite a depature from the other vids!:D


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