Wheel walking.

[WHampson]

I'm working on two foot wheel walking and I'm holding onto a pole and
going around it, then when I start by just riding and then going into a
wheel walk I can get 4 or 5 pushes with my feet, the pole thing seems to
be working just fine but I was wondering if there was any faster or
better way to learn it.:confused:


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[SaintUni]

I just learned how in the last month and it really comes down to putting
in huge chunks of time. I found a wall to be more effective than a pole
simply because it is a more realistic approach to how actual wheel
walking happens. Something that also helped me was to start idling, and
try walking from there. Stop the wheel completely with your foot and
then move the other foot off the pedel and on the wheel.

The biggest mistake people make when wheel walking is to try and "kick"
the wheel too hard. Your steps on the wheel can be slow and should also
include your whole foot from toe to heel.

This is just how I learned. Don't know if this helps at all.


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[joejumps4fun]

I learned how to ww at a tennis court. I would hold onto the chain
fence or the tennis net. Hold onto something while you "walk" (not
kick) the wheel. Eventually, you should get use to that body position.
It took me a lot of time and practice to get good. Also, lean back (but
not too far)...if you find yourself dismounting forward, then your
weight was too far ahead of the wheel...but be careful not to
accidentally dismount backwards--you may land on your butt if you don't
catch the ground in time.

Another thing that helped me is to get between the two poles holding
the tennis nets up (in the middle of two courts), or find a doorway and
start with your feet already up on the wheel. Go for it and let
go...ride as far as you can. It's pretty much like learning how to
unicycle all over again! I'm doing the same thing as you but I'm working
at one foot wheel walking and gliding at the moment. It's challenging to
learn new uni skills, but so much fun at the same time (to see yourself
progress).

Good luck!


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[Joseppi]

I'd recommend not holding on to anything. If you can make 4 or 5 pushes
before falling, then you have a solid enough base to practice without
support. Like someone said above me, spending a huge chunk of time on
it at once will help you a lot. I spent over a year trying to learn in
small chunks of practice time; but after not getting much better, in the
end, I learned to ww after a 3-hour practice session (when my power went
out and I got determined). Even if you don't think you're making
progress, just try to stay positive; you ARE making progress. Just
don't get discouraged; stay at it!


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[hobo_chuck]

1wheelwonder;1112169 wrote:
> I heard that a 24'' wheel is easier, but I can't ww either.



Nah, I can go maybe a little faster and over bigger bumps on a 24", but
I can wheelwalk off bigger drops and with more control on a normal
trials/freestyle uni(steeper turns and straighter lines).


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[iAmVincent]

I had to practice for two weeks, about an hour a day before I got decent
at it. It definitely isn't the easiest skill to learn.


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[1wheelwonder]

AAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH! I AM FED UP! I can't start wheel walking from
riding! I know I should lean back, but when I do that, I fall off
backwards!!!!


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[SHAY_CAM]

1wheelwonder;1112169 wrote:
> I heard that a 24'' wheel is easier, but I can't ww either.



Not at all.


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[SamGoodburn]

Don't practise going down hill! Even in the slightest. I spent ages
practising on a slight down hill on my Road, spent hours, got no where.
Then when I tried doing it going UP the same hill, i was making progress
in no time.


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[Jamin]

To me, the thing that clicked was this.

When wheel walking, you're really just letting the wheel out, one foot
at a time.

When you lean back the wheel wants to travel forward.

So what you are doing is in fact, slowly letting the wheel out, with
control.

As with others that said, use your full foot, ie. keep contact on the
tire as much as possible. That is your control point for now.

Dont panic if the wheel is going faster, and you feel you have to move
your feet faster to gain control. Get that control back, push on to the
tire more and LET THE WHEEL OUT slowly.

Keep in mind, because you are going slower you will also need to focus
on balancing side to side with your arms. So practising slow riding will
help in this department. Also falling to one side can be prevented by
steering towards that direction, as per normal riding.

I initially started from a mount to wheel walking. But another way is
to ride SLOWLY, lift the top foot to the tire at the 12/6 o'clock
position and start from there. The important thing is recognising that
its slower than normal riding speed.

Then after wheel walking you can focus on getting your feet back on the
pedals.


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[Wheel Rider]

Jamin;1136984 wrote:
> ... Keep in mind, because you are going slower you will also need to
> focus on balancing side to side with your arms. So practising slow
> riding will help in this department. Also falling to one side can be
> prevented by steering towards that direction, as per normal riding.
> ...


I think the problem I am having right now is that I have not figured
out how to steer and catch myself as I fall sideways. When I get that
figured out I should have it. I have spent a lot of time holding onto
walls just to practice the foot position and motion. My longest
un-assisted WW has been about 10 feet but then I fall sideways.

I gotta learn to steer.


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[rolandisimo]

I'm finally getting the hang of WW after quite a bit of practice. There
is a lot of good advice in this thread and elsewhere. However, there
are 3 things that helped me that I have not seen mentioned.
1. What exactly does 'lean back' mean? You have to stay centered over
the wheel or you will fall. I found that there are 2 basic ways to lean
back and stay centered over the wheel: you can lean your shoulders back
and then your hips forward, or you can lean your shoulders forward and
your hips back. After trying both, and watching people who already
could do it, I realized you need to angle your hips back and hunch your
shoulders forward a bit.

2. Once you get the first push or two it helps to squeeze the front of
the seat a bit with your inner thighs as you push to help limit the
wobble of the uni.

3. Its not that much more difficult to start the WW from a slow ride
than from a wall-assisted still stand. In fact, its probably easier.

ro


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[1wheelwonder]

I got my new nimbus freestyle today, and it's like learning to wheel
walk all over again!


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[Unicorn]

I just started trying to learn how to wheel walk again. I was at the
piont of doing about 3 to 5 meters before I broke my leg 7 months ago. I
have only done two hlaf hour sessions so far but am only going about 2
meters now.
When I do succeed a "longer" run it is usually when I lean more forward
and balance that lean with good solid thrusts on the wheel. I usually
mess up when my heel catches on the tire or my downward pushing foot on
the way up. Also I have just raised my saddle. I mainly do trials with
my 20" and had the saddle very low. I hope to have a serious break
through in wheel walking soon. I know that wheel walking is just going
to take practice. It actually took me more time to learn how to ride
backwards than to ride so I am patiently working on this.

Unicorn


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[uni phanatic]

i'm just learning how to wheel walk and i found it easy to sart off with
your wheel against the curb and get on the uni and just start pushing,
if u do that you will be wheel walking in no time


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[uniFREAK134]

it only took me a few days to learn. i just held onto a wal then pushed
off and saw how far i could go. eventually after many trys it just comes
to you...
kinda like learning to unicycle


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