2-8's even better, for me, for freewheel trackstanding. I started off trackstanding on my mtb back in '95. Standing on a fixed-gear is so much easier. 2-8 can get you started easier in either direction you need to move.

The last time I fell was when I was clipped in, full bag, on a slick street,with my non-chocolate foot in front. I tugged on my one-hand adjustable strap to cinch things up and the abrupt weight shift threw me off balance and on my side before I could unclip. That was a little over a year and a half ago.

When I used to ride clips/straps, I'd undo one foot, but that was in my early fixed-gear days. Skipping to a stop is so nice when you can do it in two or three hops, or less. Trackstanding on a fixed-gear came easy to me, it made my freewheel trackstands so much better, I can almost start trials riding, if I could only learn to hop!

Some of the best ideas have been to look ahead and putting your pedals at 2-8. You'll instincively learn to swing wide so you can turn into the right position, with just a little bit of incline.