The purpose of the skill levels is to provide objective standards by which a unicyclist can measure achievement as he/she increases in proficiency at unicycle riding. The levels set progressive goals
for riders to aspire to and thus challenge riders to improve their skills. For more information please
refer to the official rules as documented at:
http://www.unicyclingusa.org/levels/
Level 1
Mount unicycle unassisted
Ride 50 meters
Dismount gracefully with unicycle in front
Level 2
Mount with left foot.
Mount with right foot.
Ride 10 meters between two parallel lines 30 cm apart
Ride a figure eight with circle diameters smaller than 3 meters
Ride down a 15 cm vertical drop.
Make a 90 degree turn to the left inside a 1 meter circle
Make a 90 degree turn to the right inside a 1 meter circle
Level 3
Demonstrate 3 types of mounts.
Ride a figure eight with circle diameters smaller than 1.5 meters.
Come to a stop, pedal half a revolution backward and continue forward.
Ride with the stomach on the seat for 10 meters.
Make a 180 degree turn to the left within a 1 meter circle.
Make a 180 degree turn to the right within a 1 meter circle.
Hop 5 times.
Ride or hop over a 10 x 10 cm. obstacle.
Level 4
Demonstrate 4 types of mounts.
Ride backward for 10 meters.
Ride one footed for 10 meters.
Idle with left foot down 25 times.
Idle with right foot down 25 times.
Ride with seat out in front for 10 meters.
Ride with the seat out in back for 10 meters.
Make a 360 degree turn to the left inside a 1 meter circle.
Make a 360 degree turn to the right inside a 1 meter circle.
Level 5
Demonstrate 5 types of mounts.
Ride backward in a circle.
Ride one footed in a figure eight.
Idle one footed with the left foot 25 times.
Idle one footed with the right foot 25 times.
Ride with seat out in front in a circle.
Ride with the seat out in back in a circle.
Ride with the seat on the side in a circle.
Hop-twist 90 degrees to the left.
Hop-twist 90 degrees to the right.
Walk the wheel for 10 meters.
Level 6
Demonstrate 6 types of mounts.
Ride backward in a figure eight.
Ride with the seat out in front in a figure eight.
Ride with the seat out in back in a figure eight.
Ride backward with the seat out in front for 10 meters.
Hop standing on wheel 5 times.
Ride with the seat on the side in a circle to the left.
Ride with the seat on the side in a circle to the right.
Ride one footed with the left foot for 10 meters.
Ride one footed with the right foot for 10 meters.
Backspin.
Frontspin.
Spin.
Level 7
Demonstrate 7 types of mounts.
Ride backward with the seat out in front in a circle.
Ride one footed with the left foot in a circle.
Ride one footed with the right foot in a circle.
Walk the wheel in a circle.
Walk the wheel one footed for 10 meters.
Hop-twist 180 degrees to the left.
Hop-twist 180 degrees to the right.
Ride backward with the seat out in back for 10 meters.
Spin to the left.
Spin to the right.
Level 8
Demonstrate 8 types of mounts.
Ride one footed with the left foot in a figure eight.
Ride one footed with the right foot in a figure eight.
Walk the wheel in a figure eight.
Walk the wheel one footed in a circle.
Ride backward one footed for 10 meters.
Glide for 10 meters.
Hand wheel walk for 10 meters.
Pirouette.
Backward spin.
Level 9
Demonstrate 9 types of mounts.
Walk the wheel one footed in a figure eight.
Ride backward one footed in a circle.
Ride backward with the seat out in front in a figure eight.
Ride backward with the seat out in back in a circle.
Walk the wheel one footed with the left foot for 10 meters.
Walk the wheel one footed with the right foot for 10 meters.
Walk the wheel backward for 10 meters.
Drag seat in front for 10 meters.
Drag seat in back for 10 meters.
Ride backward one footed with the left foot for 10 meters.
Ride backward one footed with the right foot for 10 meters.
One footed with the seat out in front for 10 meters.
Backward pirouette.
Level 10
Demonstrate 10 types of mounts.
Ride backward with the seat out in back in a figure eight.
Ride backward one footed in a figure eight.
Walk the wheel one footed with the left foot in a circle.
Walk the wheel one footed with the right foot in a circle.
Walk the wheel backward in a circle.
180° uni spin.
Sideways wheel walk for 10 meters.
Coast for 10 meters.
Side ride for 10 meters.
Walk the wheel one footed backward for 10 meters.
What are the various mounts?
Back mount.
Rolling mount.
Side mount (side mount reverse would be considered the same as side mount while leg around and leg twice around would be considered different mounts).
Floor mount.
Jump mount (free jump mount and side jump mount would be considered different mounts).
Spin mount (for levels 5 and below the rider should do at least a 180 degree spin mount and for levels 6 and above it should be 360 degree spin mount).
Frog mount (mounting in the floor mount position but jumping up into a jump mount).
Kick-up mount.
Hopping on wheel mount (rider jumps into hopping on wheel).
