My first practical track stand!
 

Hey guys and gals. I did my first in-traffic track stand today, and just wanted to share. Not a big deal, really. I was the first person up to a red light in my lane, so I lined up over the buried sensor and did my thing 'til the light turned green. I realize that this board is full of people that can track stand with no hands, blindfolded, and upside down. But I have been practicing for a couple of weeks now, and I'm just happy that my efforts paid off- even if it was just saving myself the extra second that it takes me to stab a clipless pedal.

Bikes make me happy, and life is good.

enjoying bikes is always good.

the first "practical trackstand" i did in traffic was downtown at night. a car pulled up at the same time as me and the passenger, obviously drunk, started yelling "don't fall" and so forth at me. it was a long light and after a minute he started rooting for me to keep it up. as the cross light turned yellow he was like, "almost there. . . yeah!" and we rode off together in celebration.

(sincere) *golf clap*

it not only just saves you a second- it looks COOL! :)

One day, you be able to do a Nathan like this guy

http://static.flickr.com/51/126129652_a29fcae9a7.jpg

track stand
 

them people across the street think your givin them the finger

hahaha... thats Transplant in case you didn't know...

my first one by myself was rad too, but I think the one that I still remember was when me and my friend did them at the same time at a light, to the call of "syncronised ******s!" from some dude in a truck.

Is it me, or is that bike too small for that guy? I like how the people across the street are watching him.

they look like 650 wheels on a 43 frame. or maybe his trackstand skills just make him dwarf everything around him

that looks quite like the cvs across from copley square in boston. but I'm drunk.

Small bikes are awesome :).

its not a small bike, its COMPACT


chris makes it look ****in small. AND the seat post is ridic. the pic is in copley

you're not cool until your first "ate **** while trackstanding story".

oh my well i have plenty of those stories to tell...

Oh and by the way Mr. Clean...

Way to go ;)

"Synchronized ******s" is just freakin hilarious.

ding ding ding

Trackstanding in traffic is why fixed gear bikes rule everything around me.

the size is the first thing i thought of when i saw the pic as well. definitely way too small.

no such thing.

i like my bike just a tiny bit small...i could easily rock a 60 or 61, but i'm loving 58s. longer stem, and everything is right as rainl.

...F.G.B.R.E.A.M. just doesn't have the same ring to it...

I've met the pavement plenty of times while practicing. The last time I spilled I somehow ended up in push-up position over the top of my bike, which would have been painful to land on (not to mention probably bad for the bike too.

[EDIT] And in no way do I mean to imply that I'm cool. I will be the first person to tell you that I am not.

fgollar fgollar bill y'all

Seriously. I'm 5'11 on a 53cm and am loving it. My friend evem more so though... he is 6'0 and on a 53cm.

There is just something about the feel of riding a little small. Really, really fun.

I had kinda the opposite experience today. I'm doing a short trackstand while in the median (boulevard) btwn both ways of traffic, while waiting for the southbound traffic to clear. It does, and as I slowly start that first pedal stroke to get going again, this car parked on the curb starts to pull out. He makes eye contact w/ me and sees me crossing, but apparently he can't wait that extra two seconds to cross, and goes anyway. So I have to stop again (suddenly) while at very slow speed. My only option at this point was to clip out, but I couldn't! My cleat was stuck, and I end up falling over onto the pavement! I have my pedal tension set super low, and had been clipping in and out of them effortlessly all day, but the one time I REALLY NEEDED to clip out, I get stuck and fall. It was quite the demonstration of skill, let me tell ya... :)

Cue pic of the Johnny cash portrait tattoo + "C.R.E.A.M." underneath (best tattoo evar).

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http://www.viceland.com/ca/v12n11/ht...os_donts/1.jpg

Wait was that tattoo post completely random... or am I just a little too drunk right now?

Too drunk - check page one.