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 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 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
Famous quotes containing the words ultimate and/or wheel:
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“The wheel that squeaks the loudest
Is the one that gets the grease.”
—Josh Billings [Henry Wheeler Shaw] (1818–1885)