Ultimate wheel
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An ultimate wheel of wooden construction
An ultimate wheel is a wheel with two pedals directly connected – similar to a unicycle and impossible wheel. It has no seat or frame but offset and functional pedals. There are several different designs: the most popular involves a solid or semi-solid disk inside a regular small bicycle wheel rim with the pedals are attached directly to the disk. 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 hop – 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
See also
External links
- Ultimate Wheel Tricks page in the Unicyclopedia.
- Ultimate Wheel page on unicycling.org
- Ultimate Wheels on unicycling.com
