Originally Posted by
noglider
You could unclip one foot or both feet before you start the trackstand.
I'm still terrible at it. That's probably because I'm good at keeping one foot clipped in and leaning on my other foot, then taking off and clipping the other foot in very quickly.
The biggest problem I see with trackstanding is that it appears to cause motorists some anxiety in terms of what the cyclist is likely to do -- will they attempt to cross the intersection against the light? are they going to fall? Will they move in an unpredictable direction?
Don't get me wrong: Trackstanding is far better than one of the other alternatives I see a fair amount of here, which is riding in small circles while waiting for the light to change. That's just bad for everyone, I think.
I really don't find clipping in and out to be that difficult, and have never understood folks who trackstand for 20-60 seconds (or more) waiting for the light... and almost invariably creeping closer and closer to the flow of traffic. I get it if the light is 10 seconds or so from changing, but really: The 60 second trackstands I see from time to time? I admire the skills, but I question the judgement.