The higher seat makes mounting and dismounting easier. Palance was nervous around horses, and had great difficulty with mounting and dismounting. All make the mounting and dismounting of these objects significantly easier. Opperman rode the bike for 17 hours without dismounting. However, there are issues with mounting and dismounting similar to those presented by penny-farthings. Italian artillery opened fire on the infantry as they were dismounting. The tradition of dismounting your horse and removing your hat ended during the Soviet reign. Like many other polearms, the Lucerne hammer was also used for dismounting the enemy. Astley-Cooper was last seen dismounting his brewed up Cromwell and running away with his loader. The Turks realise too late that the soldiers are not dismounting and open fire. Consequently, the date of the dismounting is debated by modern historians. The "Onewheel Pint" model has an additional dismounting mode called "Simplestop".