Just wondering, how many of you trackstand at lights without slipping out. I've been getting my abilities back over the last couple of weeks - my new saddle and switching to the clippless pedals made my trackstands complete crap. Now I'm back to being able to stand through most lights, even if I'm hitting the crosswalk right when it's turning yellow (yeah, I've been stopping on yellow to practice).

Anyways, I'm wondering if it's any easier to do clipped in - I did have a couple of 0mph falls when I was first learning to use the pedals, so I've been paranoid about anything that's going to be longer than about 15 seconds clipped in. It also seems a lot harder to clip out when you're not pedaling, so that worries me a little... The pedals I'm using (crankbrothers mallets) are really great for giving you a surface to stand on, but I will probably be wanting to switch to something smaller like eggbeaters in the future, which I think would make it more difficult...

Any advice on getting more used to it? I am thinking of getting some bmx or motorcycle pads for this winter eventually, those might help (getting sick of road rash - it's been a constant companion for a couple of months now. As soon as one spot heals, I do something stupid and get another ). I don't think going out and practicing on grass would really help me all that much since it's not a surface that I'm on all that much, and the grass and dirt would probably give extra support... It would be kind of like practicing without a bag - better trackstands, but then thrown off by the weight of the bag and a different center of gravity...