Track stand on a freewheel.

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10-20-08 | 05:24 PM

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bitterspeak

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Originally Posted by Gyeswho

I trackstood with this load. All you have to do is find a slight slope on the ground and position yourself on it. As you get better with it you'll find you don't need to use your brakes as much because you'll know how to move yourself

What kind of saddlebag is that?

10-20-08 | 06:48 PM

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thanks. it's an Acorn bag

10-20-08 | 07:11 PM

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i never touch the brake when i'm trackstanding on my road bike. i pick the gentlest incline in the road - even relying on surface imperfections rather than overall slopes in the road. i lean on the bars a lot, because it makes it easier to roll the cranks back a few degrees when i need to. stay still but be relaxed, practice, let yourself fail, and eventually you'll be able to do it longer and longer.

10-20-08 | 10:01 PM

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I also gear down a little bit more than I generally would.

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10-30-17 | 07:22 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by imthewalrus

if you don't have a hill, come to a stop and put your back leg on the front wheel and use that to push the bike backwards and achieve balance. not practical, but it allows you to be tarck on your freewheel bike.

Back leg or foot?

10-30-17 | 07:30 PM

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Use the road camber to advantage. Position yourself on the side of the road, parallel or turned in slightly to the center of the road. Point the front wheel to your left. Now pedal pressure pushes the bike to the left, and gravi9ty to the right. Once you have it down, practice and in a while you'll be able to find enough pitch to track stand anywhere.

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