i can't trackstand for toffee
07-11-06, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by boots
i find it much easier under certain influences
07-11-06, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by BET
where my name came from. late night BET music videos + trackstands = bike forums name
UNCUT!!!!!!!...
07-11-06, 10:23 PM
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Honestly, what helped me most was watching trackstanding videos on Google Video and YouTube. If you have no one to watch do it, it's really easy to just check out these videos, replay em endlessly at your leisure, and watch the exact form of a good trackstand. Don't be afraid to take a week or more to learn it. I woke up every morning at 5am for 4 days to go to a parking lot near my house and fall down a lot, but eventually it just clicked.
The hardest part for me was figuring out how to shimmy the front wheel out to the left really quickly without toppling the bike over, but with practice, it became very easy to just fling it out when i came to a stop. Your hands will hurt like hell from pushing down on the handlebars so much to maintain a sense of balance--wear gloves. You're going to fall down a LOT. Not straight off the bike, but you'll have to plop your foot down. One by one, all of the motions will start to click with your brain. Coming to a slow stop... swinging the wheel out, entering the balancing phase, letting yourself slide backwards without panic. Make sure your chain is tight, or your crank will jerk back a little bit.
You WILL get it. Good luck!
The hardest part for me was figuring out how to shimmy the front wheel out to the left really quickly without toppling the bike over, but with practice, it became very easy to just fling it out when i came to a stop. Your hands will hurt like hell from pushing down on the handlebars so much to maintain a sense of balance--wear gloves. You're going to fall down a LOT. Not straight off the bike, but you'll have to plop your foot down. One by one, all of the motions will start to click with your brain. Coming to a slow stop... swinging the wheel out, entering the balancing phase, letting yourself slide backwards without panic. Make sure your chain is tight, or your crank will jerk back a little bit.
You WILL get it. Good luck!
07-11-06, 10:56 PM
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I think we sat and watched Kyle drink housewine at Handlebar once? Good times. nice Uno, btw
I think we sat and watched Kyle drink housewine at Handlebar once? Good times. nice Uno, btw
07-12-06, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by eitan
Honestly, what helped me most was watching trackstanding videos on Google Video and YouTube. If you have no one to watch do it, it's really easy to just check out these videos, replay em endlessly at your leisure, and watch the exact form of a good trackstand. Don't be afraid to take a week or more to learn it. I woke up every morning at 5am for 4 days to go to a parking lot near my house and fall down a lot, but eventually it just clicked.
The hardest part for me was figuring out how to shimmy the front wheel out to the left really quickly without toppling the bike over, but with practice, it became very easy to just fling it out when i came to a stop. Your hands will hurt like hell from pushing down on the handlebars so much to maintain a sense of balance--wear gloves. You're going to fall down a LOT. Not straight off the bike, but you'll have to plop your foot down. One by one, all of the motions will start to click with your brain. Coming to a slow stop... swinging the wheel out, entering the balancing phase, letting yourself slide backwards without panic. Make sure your chain is tight, or your crank will jerk back a little bit.
You WILL get it. Good luck!
The hardest part for me was figuring out how to shimmy the front wheel out to the left really quickly without toppling the bike over, but with practice, it became very easy to just fling it out when i came to a stop. Your hands will hurt like hell from pushing down on the handlebars so much to maintain a sense of balance--wear gloves. You're going to fall down a LOT. Not straight off the bike, but you'll have to plop your foot down. One by one, all of the motions will start to click with your brain. Coming to a slow stop... swinging the wheel out, entering the balancing phase, letting yourself slide backwards without panic. Make sure your chain is tight, or your crank will jerk back a little bit.
You WILL get it. Good luck!
07-12-06, 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by [165]
BET
I think we sat and watched Kyle drink housewine at Handlebar once?
I think we sat and watched Kyle drink housewine at Handlebar once?
07-12-06, 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by ChicagoxBoston
I don't think much presure is needed on the handlebars. . .be light and rhythmic. . . .
07-12-06, 01:34 AM
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Well, I couldn't skid for toffee. But today, I've seen the light. And my rear tire couldn't be any more disappointed.
07-12-06, 01:56 AM
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well ****, sir moustache. i can't wait to hit lazos and ****ty pizza metro in a few weeks.
