Tasty downhill trackstand

Rolling to work this morning I seemed to be getting caught on every set of lights so decided it was trackstand day. Unsurprisingly I got caught on the donwhill incline to one set of lights and thought I would give it ago. Rolled up nice and slow, stood up, pushed back slightly and tweaked the handlebars. Result, I found that lovely balance point and held it for a good twenty seconds until the lights changed. Relaxed the legs, sat down and rolled away the exemplar of good grace.

I know it'll be at least another couple of months before I can repeat this performance so I'm going to bask in my own glory all morning long.

As an aside, does anyone else think that motorist don't appreciate a damn good trackstand as much as they should? Surely there should be a law requiring them to roll down the windows and commend your awesome skills or give a little applause.

Edited to add that it was hardly a steep incline, but so far the downhill stand has eluded me.

Did you type that one handed whilst you gave yourself a self-congratulary wank with the other hand? ;p

trackstand wank™

Why yes I did.

Are you ceiling cat?

As an aside, does anyone else think that motorist don't appreciate a damn good trackstand as much as they should? Surely there should be a law requiring them to roll down the windows and commend your awesome skills or give a little applause.
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Agreed. I did a lovely no hander today at the lights and all I got was two bouquets of roses thrown from the car behind and a hot female pedestrian who offered to marry or fuck me, my choice.

You'd think they'd have more fucking gratitude.

i was doing a drunken no handed trackstand at the lights the other night, held it for ages. when they went to green i just fell over instead of riding off.
the taxi driver who was behind me pulled up next to me and wound down his window:

taxi driver: "you allright mate?"
me: "i'm fine"
taxidriver: "that was really impressive till you fell off."

The only people who find track-standing impressive are children and other cyclists who can't track-stand.

The only people who find track-standing impressive are children and other cyclists who can't track-stand.

^ Ha, so true. Kids think it's awesome. Chavs sometimes find it 'sick blud' too.

Chavs sometimes find it 'sick blud' too.

What, like hemophilia?

I'm not sure I follow the analogy, but then there are many things I don't understand about chavs.

I think there's a massive level of unappreciation out there, although I had a motor cyclist comment that it was nice to see someone doing a proper trackstand the other day which was nice.

Currently learning to track stand on my geared road bike, it's surprisingly simple on a flat or uphill but haven't mastered the downhill stand yet, and it requires a bit of faffing about with the break to start of with as well which always feels a bit awkward

I managed by very first sit down track stand today on the way to work... I was well chuffed!

... And yesterday I was feeling fruity and pulled a long-skid-into-track-stand at a set of lights. I then went one handed to smooth my hair back. At that moment I felt as cool as Roger Moore... but I'm sure to everyone else I looked like the biggest wanker in Christendom! But hey, fuck it!!

At that moment I felt as cool as Roger Moore... but I'm sure to everyone else I looked like the biggest wanker in Christendom

Are these not exactly the same thing?

or

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^spaghettihoops: hehe nice one, more embarrassing is to fall over right when u stop due to tight straps and generall stupidity and you have to bear the giggle and comments competition from a cabby and a motorcyclist aaaaall red phase long.

No one can beat my mate Marco's ultra cool traffic light performance last sunday, i'm still jealous:
Trackstand, to hop onto the back wheel, to barspin, to little wheelie and cruise away, I tried to compete with my no handed trackstand, but it just looked wank in comparison haha.

Tourists like a good trackstand. Gotna clap from a load of spanards on London bridge the other day.

I was aiming for this

but I was probably closer to this

Tourists like a good trackstand. Got the clap from a load of spanards on London bridge the other day.

Fun times. You should get to the doctor and get that checked out.

Agreed. I did a lovely no hander today at the lights and all I got was two bouquets of roses thrown from the car behind and a hot female pedestrian who offered to marry or fuck me, my choice.

You'd think they'd have more fucking gratitude.

New forum T-shirt

"I did a no handed track stand and all I got was a fucking blow job"

Will Trackstand For Oral Pleasure

The fundamental elephant in this room: 20 seconds?

By the way Seldom I still owe you some money, can you PM your paypal and I will sort it out - feel guilty.
Not guilty enough to refrain from making gibes though.

New forum T-shirt

2I did a no handed track stand and all I got was a fucking blow job"

thanks Tommy, knew I could count on you

The fundamental elephant in this room: 20 seconds?

You have me worried now. I know I'm not going to win any competitions with that but that's very good going for me.

This thread is full of win.

Perphap Tynan get do an illustration for Tommys quote?

I wish I could track stand (even with two hands).
I usually pull up at the lights brimming with confidence and determination, then when I realise it aint gonna work I put my foot down casually, trying to make it look like I could have done it if I'd wanted to but just couldn't be arsed on that particular occasion...