Riding no hands improved after unicycling!

[John Dorlon]

Hi all,

Long time Cruzbike owner, first time poster in quite a while.

I have one of the first Hydroformed Vendettas (the yellow ones) and I ride it a lot, maybe 4 times a week or so.

I have always been "kind of" able to ride no hands, meaning for a short distance, in a mostly straight line. But then something interesting happened. I got a unicycle, and spent a few weeks off the Cruzbike while trying to learn the unicycle. I am still working on it - it takes longer to learn than a Cruzbike, that's for sure.

Anyway, I got on the Vendetta today and I can now ride no-hands indefinitely. I can turn corners and everything. And I can pedal a lot harder no hands than I ever could before. It makes sense, but I wasn't expecting it.

-John

 

[benphyr]

Unicycle sales just went up... They have been added to the Cruzbike product page under training aids.

 

[billyk]

it takes longer to learn than a Cruzbike, that's for sure.

A cruzbike is like a unicycle with a training wheel.

 

[benphyr]

A cruzbike is like a unicycle with a training wheel.

Or a Ferrari with automatic transmission. Now I’ve gotten off topic. Analogies made me do it - it’s all their fault.

 

[John Dorlon]

Unicycle sales just went up... They have been added to the Cruzbike product page under training aids.

It’s funny, they’ve actually gone up due to Covid! There is apparently a lot of demand for them these days.

 

[ak-tux]

A cruzbike is like a unicycle with a training wheel.

The best training aid similar to a unicycle I once saw (but not tried ), is a cruzbike on a trainer with the back wheel suspended freely off the ground. With a little thought and creativity this can be made as a sellable product by cruzbike. Maybe a little flexible back wheel suspender. Possibly even a tripod with a swinging quick release attachment to replace that rear wheel. Alternatively a sliding base(with limits) to place the rear wheel on and allow the horizontal swinging motion.

It will force upper body involvement on a stationary trainer. You can practice hands-free technique/reflexes on it.

It was demonstrated by the original cruzbike designer John Tolhurst

 

[Kufman]

The best training aid similar to a unicycle I once saw (but not tried ), is a cruzbike on a trainer with the back wheel suspended freely off the ground. With a little thought and creativity this can be made as a sellable product by cruzbike. Maybe a little flexible back wheel suspender. Possibly even a tripod with a swinging quick release attachment to replace that rear wheel. Alternatively a sliding base(with limits) to place the rear wheel on and allow the horizontal swinging motion.

It will force upper body involvement on a stationary trainer. You can practice hands-free technique/reflexes on it.

It was demonstrated by the original cruzbike designer John Tolhurst

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Ya, don't try that with a skateboard under the back wheel, it ends badly. Ask me how I know, lol!