Free-Wheel Unicycle Skill Quest

Charter

Grades are cumulative riding under freewheel constraints. Still sitting with the brake locked against a wall is a setup drill, not a seal. Every grade after the gate mixes scrubbing (brake) and floating (coast). Posture passes when the back and shoulders stay straight and the lean lives in the hips.

Pass prior grades before claiming the next seal.
Declare wheel size, hub, brake, and surface when attesting.
Checks stay on this device (localStorage). Export a certificate when a grade completes.
Fail reasons belong in your notes: rounded back on stop, late lever on the down, upright release into a backward dump.

GATE Entry gate Fixed-gear prerequisites and freewheel setup drill 0/5

Fixed gear

G0.1 Solid fixed-gear mount, dismount, flat and gentle hills until looking around is boring.
G0.2 Hand-brake feathering on fixed while pedaling feels ordinary.
G0.3 Gliding attempt on fixed (feet on frame or pegs, wheel rolling).
G0.4 Brake-assisted coast attempt on fixed (feet off pedals; soft downhill OK).

Setup drill (not a riding grade)

G0.5 Mount with support; brake held; sit tall long enough to find pedals and lever without staring at the tire; clean dismount.

Fail G0.1–G0.4 and stay on fixed. Use G0.5 as warm-up every freewheel session.

FW1 Start Hip-tip start, assisted coast, first free float 0/6

FW1.1 Forward lean from the hips/butt; release brake into the first revolution (support OK for the mount).
FW1.2 Ride 25–50 m on flat or slight downhill; back and shoulders stay straight.
FW1.3 Controlled stop; clean step-off or dismount.
FW1.4 Coast ≥10 m hands off the lever. A short light brake-coast may bridge while free-coast forms; free-coast ≥10 m must land before the seal.
FW1.5 Assisted acceleration into coast: wall push, partner shove, or short run-up, then free coast without panicking the first metres.
FW1.6 Practiced clear throw-exit once if a backward tip wins (safe exit).

Pass when starts no longer dump backward from upright release, and a short free coast exists.

FW2 Brake–coast Scrub, float, free pedals, crank positions 0/7

FW2.1 Unassisted mount on flat (no wall).
FW2.2 Pulse-brake stretch, then coast ≥20 m with lever quiet.
FW2.3 Full stop without dismounting; regain balance; continue (≥3 linked cycles).
FW2.4 Continuous ride ≥100 m flat, alternating pedal and coast.
FW2.5 Tall posture held through the stop–start cycles.
FW2.6 Pedal cranks backward while the wheel rolls forward (clutch free); keep balance and line.
FW2.7 Hold at least three crank clock positions (e.g. horizontal, near-vertical, mid-angle) for a few metres each while coasting or light-pedaling.

Pass when brake, coast, and free-crank feel belong to the same ride.

FW3 Continuous Distance, crank flip under brake, uphill restore 0/6

FW3.1 Outing ≥500 m with honest coast segments.
FW3.2 Stand-jump or rolling-jump mount.
FW3.3 Gentle uphill and downhill; feathering early on the down.
FW3.4 Firm stop from moderate speed, stay mounted, remount cadence.
FW3.5 Crank flip while braking: scrub with the lever, flip cranks ~180° to a new foot position, keep the stop or slow-roll controlled.
FW3.6 Uphill restore: on a gentle climb, let forward drive fade into roll-back or stall, then re-engage forward pedaling and resume without a panic step-off.

Pass when the brake hand is boring and uphill fade does not end the outing.

FW4 Terrain & options Undulation, hop, long float, electives 0/4 req

Required

FW4.1 Undulating path or pumptrack-style transitions without stepping off every crest.
FW4.2 Intentional small hop or hop-stop.
FW4.3 Coast ≥50 m in one float (declare surface).
FW4.4 Remount after a chosen tip or step-off without walking the uni home as the default.

Electives (at least one)

FW4.E1 Extreme stop, stay mounted, continue.
FW4.E2 Trail freewheel segment with a declared brake plan.
FW4.E3 Uphill backward attempt, then restore clean forward travel (advanced).

Seal FW4 when all required tasks are checked and at least one elective is logged.