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Did you find this thread?
I did come across that one, yes. It was the only post of any substance on kunstradfahren.
Thanks.
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Oliver,
Hallo.
Thanks for your helpful response.
I'll take your advice and drop Google Translate. I suspected the translations would be awful, but I thought it would be arrogant to jump in there with English messages written to Germans.
As to kunstradfahren, I'm sad to hear that no one in the UK is doing it. Still, I will soldier on 'til I find some receptive clubs in Germany or Switzerland. Of course I'm not going over there to join them, but if I ask nicely, I can't imagine they would decline to at least tell me where to find a used kunstrad. I just want to find a used bike and experiment with some basic moves. You're right; I've missed my window of opportunity to be an expert, but even beginning to crack some of those tricks would be gnarly!
Thanks for the link to your club in Mainz/Finthen. Look at the kunstradfahren group! They're all of ten years old! My goodness! As you say, they start early and remain committed, not unlike gymnasts I guess. It's far more rare in the U.S. to meet children who are that disciplined. In Asia, sure.
Lastly, are you riding a kunstrad at all these days? Is that what you focused on in your club? If you're not riding a kunstrad any longer, what do you like to ride instead? Do you ride a fixed road bike and bring your kunstradfahren to the street?
Danke!
-Jason
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Thanks for your input. I've found two kunstrad manufacturers - Langenberg and Walther. I also found a German organization dedicated to radball (cycle ball) and kunstradfahren, called TrickCycler. Yours is my first reply in response to any of what I've written, so either my German is unintelligible, or - well, I have no idea.
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Hi.
I want to connect with people who are doing artistic cycling.
I live in the U.S., where no one has even heard of this kind of riding. And despite looking online with some care, I can't find any orginizations here that promote or even recognize kunstradfahren. I know it's going on predominantly in Germany and Switzerland, and perhaps a little in China, but since I speak only English, it's been hard to learn very much on my own. I reached out to the indoor cycling division of the UCI, but I haven't heard back. I don't have any expectations of becoming an expert on a kunstrad. I just want to find a used bike and begin learning some basic movies, like no-handed wheelies and, if I'm lucky, fakie wheelies. I don't speak German, but I did find a Germanic forum (Hallenradsport-Forum) that does have a kunstradfahren section, so I cobbled together an intro (Thank you, Google Translate!) and posted it there. Nothing.
So, my initial questions are...
Is there an artistic cycling club or organization in England (or any Anglo-phonic nation) that I could connect with?
Are Otoupaliks some of the only kunstrads made? I can't find even one other current manufacturer. I can't afford any of these new bikes.
I see a few used, vintage kunstrads for sale on a Germanic eBay, some of which weren't even 200 Euros. Is that going to be my best bet, given the much higher prices for the new bikes?
I found one relevant thread on this forum, from a poster who just wanted to lay hands on a bike to begin trying things, etc. He hoped to build a kunstrad from a conventional bike, but he was advised against it. Please refer me to others I might have missed.
Thanks for reading!
Jason in Minneapolis
Tallest bike ever. Longest legs ever? Like, is that a 70cm? I've never seen so much headtube!