Trackstands

[trout]

How long can you trackstand for, say not moving forward or backwards for more than a foot?

[TheGiggler]

until i get bored.

balance is probably the most fundamental bike skill ... i used to work on trackstands for excessive amounts of time :)

[: 2 4 3 :]

I can brakeless trackstand as long as I want pretty much, one-handed too. Also, trackstands pointing downhill are the hardest. I usually do trials-style and hop a bit in technical situations, like trackstanding on skinnies and stunts where necessary.

[Bukkake]

I am very close to mastering the no handed trackstand.

[Dean W]

As long as I want.

It is a very important skill to learn and master.

[Wayne P]

I can barely track stand, maybe a minute or two. But I can ride skinny skinnies very slowly. Go figure.

[pump]

As long as I want.

It is a very important skill to learn and master.

Werd,

turn your bar to your bad leg side, lean your bad leg's knee to your seat(or your stanchion to your headtube if you have DC) and rock sideways. and DONOT use your brakes.

[Sandman]

Ive gotten 5 minutes on grass once. no handed trackstand :eek: I better get practicing..

[Nelson]

I can, but hardly use it on the trails, maybe if i'm lining up for a skinny. Falling takes way less effort though....;)

[Elson Roa]

until my legs cramp, or start to shake like fXXX - usually about 30 - 40 mins (yes i have bothered to trackstand that long, it was a dull evening). :stupid:

[Keefer]

until my legs cramp, or start to shake like fXXX - usually about 30 - 40 mins (yes i have bothered to trackstand that long, it was a dull evening). :stupid:

Holy shit. 30-40 seconds here. On a good day.

[biopace]

Rolling trackstand (which I think you guys are talking about) - 5 minutes at least - never bothered to try for longer.

Trials trackstand (the real trackstand) - 30 seconds tops.

[KING-OF E-VILLE]

Rolling trackstand (which I think you guys are talking about) - 5 minutes at least - never bothered to try for longer.

Trials trackstand (the real trackstand) - 30 seconds tops.


Whats the difference?

plus, if you turn your front tire slightly uphill (ie on crown of road at a light) its super easy.

[the flying moose]

trackstands are easy. its all about the trackstand to backflip.

[Professor Frink]

Forever. Oh trials backgrounds come to help:)

[biking_cam]

i can do it forlike 2 mins

[M@M]

i dont really know how long i can trackstand, but long enough that if I find my balence off while in the middle of s skinny, im able to grap the brakes, sit for af ew seconds, regain my balence, and go again perfectly. I think ill have to try a regular trackstand now to see how long i can go. The untimate trackstand test is the swivel teater on air supply!

[Trini-dad72]

I can't. Period. Maybe for a few seconds. I have no slow speed balance. But I'm not worried about it, I just avoid it.

[SEKTER13]

Pretty much as long as I want, very important skill to learn IMO.

[Uncle Duke]

red ron used to do no handed, 1 foot on the frnt tire track stands, on his toad back in '90 .. I thought that was pretty good..

I am usuallly good for the light.

30-40 min track stand!! for real? thats pretty good.

[KHansen]

cant at all really.

[Carbuncle]

For as long as it needs to be...like someone else said, it's a very important thing to master both for street and mountain riding. It's pretty easy once you get what it is that you're using to stay up (as in find the center of gravity of the bike and you together, and stay on it by rocking slightly to keep the feel of where it is).

[bokinator]

I can't trackstand forever on concrete, but somehow, I can do it forever on grass.

The trick is to keep your eyes focused at one point.

out of curiosity, why is it so important?

[Wayne P]

I can't. Period. Maybe for a few seconds. I have no slow speed balance. But I'm not worried about it, I just avoid it.

Good. Track standing for more than 5, maybe 10 seconds means little when you're out riding your bike from point A to B. Your skills won't suffer.

[trout]

I donno about that, I think being able to trackstand shows how comfortable you are on your bike while balancing. Jerky movements or over corrections are a lot more apparent. Plus it's my only trick.

[Elson Roa]

i love trackstands. i dont get stoned often, but staring at your front wheel and concentrating of the flow - trackstanding began to feel like being stoned after a while.





P.S i also ride fixed, thats good for trackstand flow, no brakes

[biopace]

Originally posted by King-of-e-ville
Whats the difference?

plus, if you turn your front tire slightly uphill (ie on crown of road at a light) its super easy.

Rolling trackstand = both wheels free to move

Trials trackstand = both wheels locked - think of a trackstand on a 2 inch wide skinny - using only your body position to keep your balance.

[mtb_kj]

Doing it without moving at all for about a minute, but if I hop around a bit, I can do it for awhile.

[nouseforaname]

Rolling trackstand = both wheels free to move

Trials trackstand = both wheels locked - think of a trackstand on a 2 inch wide skinny - using only your body position to keep your balance.


Trials trackstand is the "real" trackstand?
Where did the term come from? I dont think it was from trials.

[Carbuncle]

I can't trackstand forever on concrete, but somehow, I can do it forever on grass.

The trick is to keep your eyes focused at one point.

out of curiosity, why is it so important?

For me, the mastery of balance it represents saved my ass many times while messengering. On the trail, it's handy if you come to a sharp stop in a tight spot (with a big drop-off on one side, for instance) or on the skinnies.

As far as the eyes thing, keep practicing: you'll get to where you can look around, talk, drink coffee with one hand, whatever. I've had people try to push me off a trackstand and fail, and one moron who was trying to start a fight by running into me from behind just fell over himself when his pedal hung up on my chainstay...

[KING-OF E-VILLE]

thanks for the clarification on the difference in terms. I do the rolling track stand.

I think the name comes from bike racing in the velodrome. on the banked wood track. if you've ever watched it, when the guys are racing 1 on 1, they will play around with each-other, both not wanting to take the lead and draft for the other guy, so they will sometimes end up in track stand competions, trying to out wait the other guy and forcing him to take the lead. so the term is for standing still on the race track or "track-standing"

[Troup]

What is "until Alexey gives it up"?

[the flying moose]

What is "until Alexey gives it up"?

alexey is like a 30 year old virgin who dates strippers but still holds his v-card.

[KING-OF E-VILLE]

i think that reference (Alexey) is to refer to a velodrome racer, since most big time velodrome racers are eastern eurpoean....

just a guess, but maybe Flying Moose is right.

[Dantes Inferno]

pretty much as long as i want on or off the trail pointed up or down or flat or with or without brakes. I used to practice on techy trails when i was the sweep rider for Rippen Riders in squamish. The one handed trackstand isnt that hard, but no handed is a diff story.

[sanrensho]

i think that reference (Alexey) is to refer to a velodrome racer, since most big time velodrome racers are eastern eurpoean....

just a guess, but maybe Flying Moose is right.

Flying Moose has it right. It's an NBR thing.

[RITALIN]

remember these are their e-claims of their e-trackstanding skills

[rowdy01]

^^^^^^^THANK YOU.....i thought i was the only one that thought that!

I would love to see what most of these guys could really do!

[twofortythree]

im pretty sure i can trackstand for 2 hours or like forever i never really try those cause im to busy shreading sloped and helping nick with his JABRONi peperony factoy

[Carbuncle]

The one handed trackstand isnt that hard, but no handed is a diff story.


Yeah, the no-hander is something I never worked on. Looks cool, though. One handers are relatively easy, though.