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Ultimate wheel
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Pedal
The word pedal comes from the Latin and relates to the foot.A pedal is a lever activated by one's foot. The term "foot pedal" is redundant, and should be avoided...
s directly connected - similar to a unicycle
Unicycle
A unicycle is a human-powered, single-track vehicle with one wheel. Unicycles resemble bicycles, but are less complex.-History:One theory of the advent of the unicycle stems from the popularity of the penny-farthing during the late 19th century...
and impossible wheel
Impossible wheel
The impossible wheel, also known as the BC wheel , represents the most basic type of unicycle, consisting of a single, spoked wheel with pegs extending from the axle...
. It has no seat or frame but offset and functional pedals. There are several different designs: the most popular involves a disk of wood fitted inside a regular small bicycle wheel rim. Pedals are attached directly to the wooden disk. This design is strong and easy to build but is relatively heavy. A less common style uses metal cross braces instead of wood.
Some mounting and riding techniques include:
- Regular mount - have one pedal lower than the other and step up to the other pedal
- Free jump mount - release the wheel then jump onto the pedals
- Standard riding - simply being able to ride without falling off
- Turning - turning by twisting your body and the wheel
- Bunny hopBunny hop (cycling)The bunny hop, or bunnyhop, is a bicycle trick that allows the rider to launch their bike into the air as if jumping off a ramp. The pedals on the bicycle seem to stick to the rider's feet as the bike becomes airborne very much like the way the skateboard seems to stick to the feet of the skater...
- grabbing on the wheel and hopping off the ground - Idling - remaining in one place with one pedal down and one pedal up, rocking the wheel back and forth to keep balance
- Reverse - riding the wheel backwards
External links
- Ultimate Wheel Tricks page in the Unicyclopedia.
- Ultimate Wheel page on unicycling.org
- Ultimate Wheels on unicycling.com