Track Standing...

I don't like plain apples unless they are cut into pieces.

What about strawberry-flavoured apples? Can you eat them whole?

That sounds awesome!

This isn't the only thread that's going apple-shaped today.

i find it easier to trackstand fixed. you can rock yourself into a good position if need be. also, what punkpixel said about rolling into a trackstand. i could never get it then one day, bam, nailed it!

this won't help you do it, but it will make you realise the difference between ok and really good!
YouTube - London Calling Fixed gear track stand

"Through the frame! THROUGH THE FRAME!"

There is literally nothing more boring than watching a film of someone track standing (outside of the velorome). Nothing.

I love a good track stand, both hands on, one hand, no hands, tried one foot the other day, thats pretty tough, but as the above posts state, one you get it, it just becomes easier!

Same with gears, when i ride my geared bike (well, the only one i have at the moment :D) i feel like cheating if i change the gears, so i dont, no point anyway :)

I do this. I rode 11 miles yesterday in 53:13. Came home with well wobbly legs.

I do this. I rode 11 miles yesterday in 53:13. Came home with well wobbly legs.

not bad not bad :)
before Ive moved to Stokey I used to commute from enfield to the city, roughly same distance one way :) i think i used to have similar times in the winter, in the summer a bit better :) but.. that was tiring indeed everyday...

erm, he's on about gear 53 front 13 rear.
timewise that would be pretty slow.
11 miles 35/40 mins

chuckle

erm, he's on about gear 53 front 13 rear.
timewise that would be pretty slow.
11 miles 35/40 mins

well... ye, if you keep average of 30kmph then you can do that in 30-35min, BUT add to that the traffic and the fact that i used to cycle in rush hours and i dont really go through red lights (carefully looking left and right if no police around) ...well maybe some times, ocassionaly :D

:)

whats the worlds longest duration track stand, anyone know?guinness record that is, bet its days.......

i just wrote a long version of what hippy said. oops. but uh. he's right.

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[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]The tip here, SuperSim, is get your front wheel straight before you get on the gas again.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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What about no-hands trackstanding?
I got my fixed eventually and trackstanding is going all good but i find it scary to do it hands free. I mean, I've tried it and managed to do it but the problem I have is that my wheel tends to turn around in my bike, is that something i can correct?
Even when I carry my bike by the frame, the front wheel always tends to turn around to either of sides until the drop on the bars hit the top tube..

yeah tighten up your headset, then you will be able to trackstand no handed but won't be able to ride anywhere.

You could tighten it a little, so that there is less swing, not to the point that it's unridable tho.

No handers are tricky to master, you are loosing one of your main balance and control points, but with time, and practice, they are easily mastered. Just dont practice at the lights untill you are confident. Oh and make sure you do them clipped in! :)

If you can trackstand already, no handed trackstands are a piece of piss, you just have to make sure you're upright and your weight is over the BB, pinch the saddle between your thighs (sitting or standing), and let go. The main thing to remember is to make sure you pinch the saddle nice and tight so that stabilises the bike underneath you without your hands being on it.

try and trackstand with the weight on your saddle, do that before you attempt the no-handed one, I find that make it a lots easier.

I find keeping your weight further back helps with no-handers as this usually ends up with less dramatic movement from the front wheel and only minute adjustments are needed. Personally I like to rest the inside of my knee of my leading leg against the top tube too if I want to make really small weight shifts.

aaaahaa.. I see.. thanks a lot for that.. gonna defo try that tommorow. hope it's gonna work, I actually keep my bum on the saddle when doing that so its problably just a matter of leaning more backwards.

Heh. And I was already getting concerned that there is something wrong with my headset.. while it's just my head :D

So your bikes do the same when you lift them up they 'turn their head around'? ..like a common bike thing, similar to cats - when you pet them they start to purr and rise their tail :)