Originally Posted by
datlas
Being able to trackstand is NOT a necessary skill, IMO. It's a neat trick but not essential.
If you really want to do it, you should practice at a slight uphill as above, but why waste your time??
Just ride.
+1.
I really don't understand why bother with this?
I've done a couple group rides where some riders were trackstanding, others just unclipped one shoe. I don't think there was any noticeable difference in how quickly either got back up to speed.