New Muni Vid w/newcomer Devin

Devin, known as "revolution" here in forums, joined me Sunday, 10/29/06,
for a muni adventure at "Stair-stepper!" Heretofore Devin had only
ridden his local dirt trails for maybe 30 minutes duration, with
nothing technical...but today he made a QUANTUM LEAP in Muni experience
with the grueling "Stair Stepper!" They should call it "Stair Steeper!"
because it's just about straight DOWN, and 100% ledgy, undulating,
trecherous ROCK! This is prolly why we didn't see ANY mtb'rs on this
trail! It's just crazy technical!

Due to another videocam malfunction, this vid is short at only about 2
minutes but it has the best "Uni-UPD" I've ever seen...or at least
captured on video!

Again, this was Devin's first time at "real" muni (nearly three hours
on the trail!) and he did great, especially given the fact that this
particular trail is extremely advanced!

***The actual stair stepper section starts at about 1 minute into the
vid, and we only did the "easier parts!***

I would give good money to see even Kris Holm clean it all! You would
really have to see it in person to appreciate its unbelievable
difficulty.
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*Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EmDTuuWK8M*


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why does everyone in the OC has 07 KH's?


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Hopping over a 7 set rail... I made it over and and cleared the set, but
the impact apparently wasn't good for the wheel...
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mornish wrote:
why does everyone in the OC has 07 KH's?

Just to make you mad! Haha!


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For those who prefer it, and may want faster viewing: Here's the Youtube
link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EmDTuuWK8M


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MuniAddict wrote:
For those who prefer it, and may want faster viewing: Here's the Youtube
link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EmDTuuWK8M


yay, i cant watch gallery vids on my mac for some reason...


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Looked like fun, sorry I missed it. Should be back in action next
weekend.


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Oh, and I really liked the music!!


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jrdugueod wrote:
Looked like fun, sorry I missed it. Should be back in action next
weekend.

Was fun, even though I was still a bit sick! Devin over extended his
ankle on a drop, just like you did, and I have done many, many times!
Lucky for him it wasn't too serious of a sprain.


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MuniAddict wrote:
Due to another videocam malfunction, this vid is short at only about 2
minutes but it has the best "Uni-UPD" I've ever seen...or at least
captured on video!


Terry,

I write because I was disappointed with the UPD on your film. Don't
take this personal, it's just the words of a caffinated, crazed young
man hell-bent on world uni-domination.

You are still young in unicycling years so I understand your definition
of "best" is still in its formative stages. The riding in your videos
is still slow and measured. You and your fellow riders tend to lean
back and as we see in your videos, you fall backwards. In time you
will be riding at the edge of control, leaning as far forward as
physics will allow, pedaling faster than your good senses would tell
you to pedal. Only in this time, you will begin to experience "good,"
"better" and "best" UPDs.

A proper "best-of" UPD should involve a forward fall. In fact, the
fall should be preceeded by a period of uncontrolled feet-out coasting.
The forward fall should propel the rider towards some dangerous
terrain, usually steep, preferably dead vertical. The fall should
result in at least one somersault, at least one bruise or scrape, and
one piece of protective gear or clothing should come flying off in the
process. The unicycle should bounce no less than three feet into the
air, and it should continue to roll for a distance of no less than 30
yards down the trail. The unicycle should come to rest in a patch of
poison oak, poison ivy, thistle, bramble, cactus or another dangerous
plant. All said and done, the ensuing cloud of dust shall not be
settled until one minute after the initial stages of the UPD.

That, my friend, is a proper "best-of" UPD. Sadly, your friend merely
bumped his hiney on a rock. I've taken worse falls walking on level
ground. Yes, your film does caputre a precious UPD, but it should be
reserved for the post-credits-bails section of your video, IMHO.

I would be more than happy to demonstrate world-class UPDs for you...
unfortunately I do not have access to a video camera. I hope to see
you at the LA muni weekend, if not just to shake your hand after
scraping myself off the trails.

Cheers!

J


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I just watched it again, mainly to hear the song and I noticed: Not a
single "niiiice!"


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