Track Standing...

...any pointers?

I know I'm asking for trouble by making this post, I thought I'd go with "I've got this friend I'm teaching to track stand..." but that would be a lie. I can't track stand and I'm planning to use this time while I'm out of London visiting my family to practice without on-looking fixed peers.

So can anyone give me any pointers as to how to learn this beautiful art?

Cheers guys.

point your front wheel in the same direction as your front foot

try keeping your focus on one thing

relax

I give up...........................

the trick is to balance the bike, while stationary, without falling over.

don't-you'll get it off pat in the end

I found a very slight uphill helps

When you get back to London get yerself down to TrixieDix.

But while up there,
your front foot should be between 1 and 3 o'clock and the front wheel should be at about 30 degrees to the side of your forward foot.
The trick is, if you feel yourself slightly leaning to the left or the right, you apply pressure on the pedal to get the bike back directly under your weight, where you keep your balance.
So if your right foot is forward(your front wheel should be facing right), and your feel yourself falling to the right, you push on the right (forward) pedal,
and if falling to the left, you push on the left (pedal toward the back).

Sorry bout the essay, but this is exactly how i was taught.

I found a very slight uphill helps

right foot forward, wheel pointing slightly to the right, sligh uphill camber in the road....push on the pedal to adjust your balance to the right (uphill)...take the pressure off your right pedal and the wheel will roll back to adjust your balance to the left......once you've mastered it on a cambered road try the flat..

Note: it's easy to track stand a freewheel bike on a cambered road....is camber the right term?

I thought a camber was when a wheel is moving at an angle.
[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camber_angle[/ame]

I give up...........................

Don't give up! Everton might still win the title!!! Maybe even the Champions League???

Signed with love,
GettingEvenGooner

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I thought a camber was when a wheel is moving at an angle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camber_angle

Road camber
In , an adverse camber refers to any road that tilts on the same side that a vehicle leans to on a road. The term camber or refers to the way in which a road slopes from its centre. Usually on a right hand bend the road would slope downwards from left to right, this is known as a crossfall camber or - the opposite to an adverse camber. Adverse cambers can occur at roadworks.

Guess I meant "Cant"...a lot of roads slope from the centre of the road to the gutter (probably to drain water?) a road with a pronounced Cant is good for practising track stands on.....it's like a less steep version of the banking on a track straight.

Cant resist

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will, I was about to post a pic of big BC but you'd beat me to it.

showing your age

PS: I can hardly track stand, I have more than shit balance (partly due to old mtb injury)

limits my options in a match sprint somewhat

PS: I can hardly track stand, I have more than shit balance (partly due to old mtb injury)

limits my options at the junction of Old St and City Rd somewhat

Hipster.

I'll be watching you...

try it on a mountain bike first.

I'll be watching you and getting aroused (as aroused as I can in my skinny jeans)...

Yeh baby

the trick is not trying to trackstand out of a standing position. Basically just balancing. I tried that for ages and it never worked. Its much easier to ride into a trackstand position. ride slowly, then turn the wheel in the same direction that your strongest food is. Then come to a standstill and push down with the other food. It takes a little while but then its real easy. I find it much easier than doing long skids.
have fun

I can only trackstand on one side so far, find out what side feels natural before you start learning. Like everyone else says, point your wheel the same direction as the forward foot. My little tip is: when TSing at the lights, if you roll straight into TS you may find yourself pointing in the wrong direction. I TS with left foot forward, so I first ride to the right a little bit and then roll left into TS, so it sorta evens out.

I find the best way to imagine it is maintaining a circular feel. You're just rolling back and forth in a small section of a circle. Keep pedalling forwards/backwards with your wheel at that angle and you'll ride in a circle. This helps, somehow. Also try to be aware of your surroundings, a beginner will tend to stare at the front wheel.

Good luck from a fellow amateur.

ride slowly, then turn the wheel in the same direction that your strongest food is. Then come to a standstill and push down with the other food.

I found the last bit of this the key when I first started practising - get your position and then roll the bike back a little to get your balance (if I've read you correctly..)

slacken your toe straps on your approach to the red traffic lights, better still dont tighten them

I can track stand for a few minutes on a geared bike (where I learnt) - but cannot manage it at all fixed.