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Next time you are waiting at a red light, you may want to begin
practicing a technique called the track stand. As you come to a stop,
but before putting a foot on the ground, turn your front wheel about
70 or 80 degrees to the right or left. If your bike is not facing
uphill, turn the front wheel facing uphill. This means that your wheel
will probably be turned to the left, since most often, the road curves
uphill toward the centerline, so that rainwater will run off. Keep
steady pressure on one of the pedals, but balance the tendency to roll
backward, downhill. With practice, you will find that you can come to
a stop and never have to put a foot on the ground. You will be able to
rock slightly back and forth, balancing between rolling back and
pushing forward. This trick is used extensively by road racers who
want their toe clips so tight that removing a foot would be difficult.
For the mountain biker, it helps develop fine control of the bike at
slow speeds, such as when riding along a narrow cliff. - from www.odd-info.com
practicing a technique called the track stand. As you come to a stop,
but before putting a foot on the ground, turn your front wheel about
70 or 80 degrees to the right or left. If your bike is not facing
uphill, turn the front wheel facing uphill. This means that your wheel
will probably be turned to the left, since most often, the road curves
uphill toward the centerline, so that rainwater will run off. Keep
steady pressure on one of the pedals, but balance the tendency to roll
backward, downhill. With practice, you will find that you can come to
a stop and never have to put a foot on the ground. You will be able to
rock slightly back and forth, balancing between rolling back and
pushing forward. This trick is used extensively by road racers who
want their toe clips so tight that removing a foot would be difficult.
For the mountain biker, it helps develop fine control of the bike at
slow speeds, such as when riding along a narrow cliff. - from www.odd-info.com
