Cypress

At stop lights....Can you?

I need a slight incline. The groves that car tires wear into the asphault work well for me, but I can olny do it by turning the wheel left. So, basically, my "track stand" is only good for public roads, being that velos bank high right.

Rocking the bike back and forth while still on it in front of traffic is a good feeling. Until you mess it up.

roadfix

It's very easy to learn to do on a fixed gear....and obviously makes no difference which way the road is inclined. But I do have some trouble doing it on my road bike though....

Cypress

I'd blow out my legs if I got a fixed gear. Props to you for having the ability to handle that thing.

Cogswell23

I can rock a trackstand *foreva* on my fixie, can do it no handed even.

on my geared road bike, I can do it all right, but not like on the fixie.

in any circumstance, i can only hold it for a sustained amount of time *if* I have my left foot forward.

most people definitely favor one foot forward over the other to maintain balance, so this makes sense--thats why snowboarders and skaters are either "regular" or "goofy" footed.

but i sure wish i were equally talented in either position. if I dont roll up to the traffic light just right, then the wrong foot will be forward and i dont get to impress those idling in their cars with my supreme feats of balance.

what a drag . . .

marqueemoon

Having the fixed gear to practice on helps. There are a few more skills to get the hang of with a freewheel. I can wait out a red light without putting a foot down about 1/3 of the time on my geared commuter.

I've just started to get the hang of shifting my weight to roll the bike back slightly while in a stand on a geared bike. Being in a low gear also helps.

Batman236

Do you unclip a foot just in case you loose your balance... or do you just fall over two thirds of the time?

Wannabe trackstander wants to know.

roadfix

With clipless pedals, most people can unclip at the moment they feel they're gonna lose it.

Batman236

Oh good. You see, I still haven't gone over to clipless yet, and after reading all the clipless horror stories I got the impression that it took enough time/thought that you would end up on the ground if you didn't unclip far in advance.

Thanks.

Sprocket Man

I just finished putting together my first fixie a little over a week ago:


The first time I tried to trackstand on it, I was able to hold it for 45 seconds. I was quite surprised at how easy it was. On my road bike, I can't hold one for more than 10 seconds or so.

roadfix

Same goes for standard clips and straps.....

marqueemoon

I ride clipless with the release tension set pretty loose.

Cypress

I have to be right foot forward. It's more subtle. My right leg is like a samuai, strong, gentle, accurate, many tricks up it's sleeve. My left leg is like Wallace's red headed friend off of braveheart.

nitropowered

I track stand right foot forward and I can do it forever on my fixie. Give me a long red light and I see jaws drop in every car I look at. On my geared bike I need an ever so slight incline.

recursive

The thing that keeps killing my trackstands is the toe overlap. Inevitably, I'll need to turn the wheel, and there will be my shoe. Trackstand over.

Jared88

is it possible to trackstand without an incline?

scotty_

i dont like track standing because it messes with my speedo... not! trackstands a great but as cool as you feel sometimes you have to ask is it worth the concentration and effort for 1 minute just to look cool? (non-OCP, i ride an ocr3 and just today had a comment on how heavy it is....bastards on cf bikes! (i beat them btw))