Pecking Vs. Chipping

[jagur]

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Question: which do you like.

- Pecking
- Chipping
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lately the word chipping has been thrown around to describe hopping up
somthing sideways.I allways new this as Pecking,named so after George
Peck.

unless there is some guy named Chip out there that i dont know
about,then i say Pecking is a better choice since it adds legend and
history in this sport.

never the less,its poll time.


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[zod]

Never heard of pecking, I have always said chipping....

Might be a regional type thingy.....


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[JJuggle]

Always a fan of eponymy, I vote for "pecking", even though by either
name I can't do it. :)

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[scot]

Respectfully, it is "PECKING".

I first heard this term while attending my first Calif. MUni Weekend in
1997 to describe something I'd never seen done before. Later I saw
George's "Rough Terrain Unicycling" video and it was explained in
detail. At the time, he was DA MAN and still is in my eyes somewhat of
the grandfather of this sport Pashley Bicycles coined MUni. No offense
to Mr. Peck's age. He still rocks in his sixties. We should all be so
lucky. As awesome as KH is, George still gives me hope that I'll be
rocking into my later years.

I believe "chipping" is something I heard used by the UK folks later.
You say tomato, I say Pecking.


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[daino149]

I've always known it as Pecking, but I had no idea it had to do with
George.

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[Mikefule]

My computer doesn't interact with polls. However, I've heard of
Pecking, which is connected with george peck, and also has the
connotation of 'pecking' away at the slope in a series of small sharp
bounces.

I've never heard of chipping except in the sense of Chipping Norton and
Chipping Sodbury, neither of which has a big connection with
unicycling.

Two other techniques: the 'roll', which is a way of crossing terrain by
using the circularity of the wheel to maintain a smooth forward
movement, and the 'faceplant', named after George W. Faceplant, of
Arkansas, one of the less successful pioneers of MUni.

Early Pashley off roaders were called UMX. I still have one.


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[jagur]

nathan wrote:
> *Where/what in the world does the word "chipping" come from in this
> context? At least there is a reason to use "pecking", besides the six
> years of history.*
i first saw it 'here.' (http://tinyurl.com/kx2c) maybe its a east coast
thing..its got to be short for "chipping away"

bye the way,ive never Pecked while intoxicated but i have Chipped many
times.(T-shirt alert)


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[teachndad]

I got the term chipping the same place as from Jagur's link and then
mentioned it in the MUni article. I just wasn't aware of the word,
"pecking".


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[john_childs]

I have always called it "Pecking" because of what Scot said.

I also call it "side hopping up a hill" as a more descriptive term. For
example when talking to mountain bikers explaining how I get up steep
slopes I can say "I turn sideways and side hop up the hill similar to
how trials bikers side hop their bikes up slopes".

I have never used, and don't plan on using, the word "chipping".


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[Memphis Mud]

I think paying homage is definately appropriate.

Heck, if I ever develop some new uni skill that all you folks think is
cool, I want my name on it.

My luck, I'll get the faceplant in Arkansas named after me.


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[johnfoss]

I think I'm the one that originally promoted "pecking." Not sure if that
started in '96 or '97. But in those days, George Peck was showing us how
it was done, and much of that involved small hops (nobody knew who Kris
Holm was until MUni Weekend '98). So i figured "pecking" would be a nice
way to credit him.

Even though in his 1992 video he reminds us that if the terrain can be
"rolled" instead of hopped, that usually shows better technique and
skill.

Lastly I have to agree with John Childs that "side hopping" or just
"hopping" is the most accurate term. Those should probably used when
speaking to a general audience, while pecking can be reserved for when
we unicyclists are speaking amongst ourselves.

Still curious why the author of the post on muniac.com used "chipping."
Where did that come from? Is it a golf thing?


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