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, and seals begin when the freewheel is in motion. Early mounts stay static with the brake on (one pedal down, one up). Every grade after the gate mixes scrubbing with the brake and floating in a coast. Posture passes when the back stays straight, the torso stays long and open, forward tip into motion and brake work means the shoulders commit over the wheel—often more boldly than feels natural after confident fixed riding—and rearward correction under scrub lives in the butt and seat. Braking practice starts already tipped forward into the first release, then shifts weight farther back in the seat as each pulse hardens; if mass ends up behind the contact patch, gravity accelerates a heavy, hard-to-control dump. Early grades may keep the lever busy; later grades lengthen brakeless coast and pedal stretches as the hand relaxes. Stand-jump and rolling-jump mounts belong in FW3.

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.
Think through why you fell and remember it.

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 (warm-up)

G0.5 Supported static mount with the brake fully engaged: settle weight into the seat, locate the raised pedal and lever by feel, then dismount cleanly.

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

FW1 Start Shoulders-forward start, assisted coast, first free float 0/6

FW1.1 Static brake-on mount (down pedal / up pedal); tall open torso with a slight forward tip set before motion; release brake into the first revolution with that tip held (support OK for the mount).
FW1.2 Ride 25–50 m on flat or slight downhill; back straight, torso stays long.
FW1.3 Controlled stop with a long torso through the scrub; rearward seat shift through the butt as the lever hardens; clean step-off or dismount.
FW1.4 Coast ≥10 m without the brake. While learning, a short coast with light braking is allowed; the seal needs ≥10 m of coast without the brake.
FW1.5 Assisted acceleration into coast: wall push or partner support, 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 and early stops keep mass over the wheel with a long torso (when mass sits behind the contact patch, gravity accelerates the backward tip into a heavy dump) and a short free coast exists.

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

FW2.1 Same static brake-on mount unassisted on flat (down pedal / up pedal; no wall).
FW2.2 Pulse-brake stretch with the seat answering each pulse, then coast ≥20 m with lever quiet.
FW2.3 Full stop without dismounting, long torso into the scrub (rearward seat shift through the butt); regain balance; continue (≥3 linked cycles).
FW2.4 Continuous ride ≥100 m flat, alternating pedal and coast.
FW2.5 Tall posture and long torso 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, braking keeps the torso long with an honest seat shift, and the lever may stay busy early then quiet into longer coasts.

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

FW3.1 Outing ≥500 m with honest coast segments.
FW3.2 First stand-jump or rolling-jump mount, after the static brake-on mount is already boring.
FW3.3 Gentle uphill and downhill; feathering early on the down.
FW3.4 Firm stop from moderate speed, stay mounted, then find remount cadence.
FW3.5 Crank-flip with the brake held: roll the pedals backward only—feet on or off—into a new position, and keep the stop or slow-roll controlled. With the brake on, the flip only goes backward.
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. That is recovery from roll-back, not controlled reverse riding—freewheel has no pedal drive for reverse travel.

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 Soft-rope tow-coast behind a bicycle or another unicycle once free coast is already solid (the rope passes light pull; advanced gag).

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

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