Idle 29 or 36"

Could someone point me to a link with a video of idling either a 29" or
36" wheel.

I have links to idling 20" wheel so no need to post them...

Yup I can idle my 20" no sweat. Just can't seem to do it on my 29"

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It's harder on bigger wheels, because the response is slower due to the
size of it.


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I've seen a video of Jeff Lutkus idling a Coker and Tom Blackwood took a
video of me idling a Coker. But seeing is not feeling. When you see
these bigger wheels idling what you notice is how slowly they seem to
rotate, as Triball suggests. If you're trying to go from idling on a
20" wheel to idling on a 29" wheel try slowing down a lot. Also, try a
super idle first. That's when you make full wheel revolutions forward
and backward rather than half wheel revolutions.


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I can idle my 29er but no dice on my 36er


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There is a very important difference of emphasis.

On a 20, you can dictate the rate of idle, within certain limits. The
leverage on a small wheel is such that you can stomp on the pedal and
be sure that you will be able to control the resultant usptroke a
moment later.

On a larger wheel, you have to be gentle with your input, and time your
pedal stroke to match the natural rhythm of the unicycle. Think of it
as a pendulum: it will swing at a given rate. Try to fight it and you
are doomed to lose.

Idling a Coker is like riding a short distance forwards and backwards
between two points. It is a very short journey with a start, and a
controlled stop.

A lot of it is in the head.


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Daytripper63 wrote:
I can idle my 29er but no dice on my 36er



Me too


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What Mike said.

...except that there's not much point to idling a coker. When waiting
for stoplights, I find it to be more energy efficient to practice
still-standing with small correctional hops. ...or hold on to a sign!


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mscalisi wrote:
What Mike said.

...except that there's not much point to idling a coker. When waiting
for stoplights, I find it to be more energy efficient to practice
still-standing with small correctional hops. ...or hold on to a sign!



If you can idle, it improves your mounting, your controlled stopping,
your slow speed manouevring, and your general confidence. And it's a
beautiful movement too, dancing with Newton.


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Mikefule wrote:
And it's a beautiful movement too, dancing with Newton.



That's great!


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Unibugg wrote:
That's great!



Not my own. I think the original was "Dancing with gravity in Newton's
ballroom," or something similar.


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