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Unicycle Pole Vaulting

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:37 pm

This is the first time I have ever seen someone attempt this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuSpZvZqt4I
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Re: Unicycle Pole Vaulting

Unread postby nitro » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:30 pm

im glad he was trying to straight vault and not bend the pole because when i saw the title awful endings came to mind
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Re: Unicycle Pole Vaulting

Unread postby powerplant42 » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:06 pm

Not like you could even bend a piece of pvc at those speeds though...

I'll have to get my friend to try this! He's a pretty good unicyclist! I'll post the video when (if) I get it. :yes:
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Re: Unicycle Pole Vaulting

Unread postby nitro » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:34 pm

powerplant42 wrote:Not like you could even bend a piece of pvc at those speeds though...


thats the problem the pole would either brake and he would land on his butt in box or stalling out and landing in the box
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Re: Unicycle Pole Vaulting

Unread postby powerplant42 » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:54 pm

Yeah... and there's an incoming unicycle if you do so! AHHH! :D If only I could unicycle... I will definitely try to get my friend to try this though.
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Re: Unicycle Pole Vaulting

Unread postby KirkB » Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:08 pm

Speaking of "extreme pole-vaulting", this reminded me of this thread ...

http://polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=1466&start=24&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=smith+skateboard

... about Steve Smith vaulting 17' from a skateboard.

I tried to find a pic of it, and this is all I found elsewhere ...

Pole Vault On 3/23/2005 Jack wrote in from United States (66.82.nnn.nnn)
Yep, former world-record holder Steve Smith (he is a friend of Jim O'Mahoney) was towed up to speed on a skateboard and vaulted somewhere around 16'. This was done in the late 70's.


There's a big difference (well, about 12") :) between 16' and 17', so I wonder which is correct?

And was he really towed? Or how did he do it? :confused:

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