One of my favorite things to do on my commute on a few sections of the MUP is to see how long I can go without pedaling starting from a very mild push off. I'll occasionally do a 1/2 to full rotation to keep going. Takes a little longer to get home but it's a good way to rest the legs/lungs and chill out before I have to starting hammering away again once I"m off the MUP and into traffic and start hitting the hill climbs.

But the point being that I picked up good slow riding balance skills and can almost track stand just from riding home.