(I think) An amusing novice trackstanding story that happened just yesterday morning:

On my daily rides, I've been working on trackstanding at all the stop signs along the route. I'm about two months into the process, and not always immobile....creeping forward if I start to lose balance.

A police car pulled out behind me from an intersection, and I made the decision to trackstand my complete stop at the next intersection to complete my obligation to the stop sign. I would have been fine for the 5-10 seconds, but a car pulled out from a driveway on the intersected road, forcing me to wait for another 15-30 seconds. After creeping around to keep my balance for the additional time, I found myself facing the wrong direction from my intended turn. Just happened to be facing the police car to see the expression of amusement on the officer's face before accelerating onto the other road. He let me go (after all, I had made about four complete stops during the wait), but I was a little red faced! Just saying: if you do it, get good enough before doing it in front of an audience!

Rollers have always sounded like being hurtled into a wall with the bike soon to follow. Not sure I'll spend the money for a roller as it'll also mean emergency room co-pays for me.

Trackstanding is fun and seems to improve my handling skills. I can even spend ten minutes in the driveway and feel like I've worked on something to improve without big mileage.